Workshops
The Middle East Studies Center offers workshops and seminars for educators that increase participants’ knowledge of the region and support pedagogical approaches to global education that promote critical thinking, tolerance, and respect.
2013 Summer Institute:
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Beginning in December, 2010, a wave of demonstrations, protests, and revolutions spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Over two years later, the world is still trying to understand what led to this moment, why these events occurred, and how they will ultimately impact the region. By exploring these questions, this workshop will provide teachers with a context and framework for teaching about the Arab Uprisings. Optional credit available through PSU Continuing Education Department in the Graduate School of Education. 21 Professional Development Units available. This workshop is free. For more information and to register, please click here. |
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Global Education Through Film:
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Through this workshop, educators will:
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Global Education Through Film: Summer InstituteFriday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22, 2012
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International films transport an audience to new lands and provide viewers with unique insight into other cultures. Through this three day workshop, teachers will increase their understanding of film as an education tool to inspire interdisciplinary learning about world history and cultures, current events, and other global concepts. Click here for more information about this workshop, including lesson plans, presentations, and teaching materials. |
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People, Power, and Protest: Teaching about the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesFriday, October 14, 2011 | 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
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Join the Middle East Studies Center for an educators’ workshop on how to teach about the occupied Palestinan territories. The workshop will focus on the use of hip hop music and art to teach about social and political protest in the occupied Palestinian territories. Click here for more information about this workshop, including lesson plans, presentations, and teaching materials. |
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People, Power, and Protest: Teaching About IranFriday, August 5, 2011 | 9:00 am
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This workshop will prepare K-12 educators to teach about current forms of protest in Iran including the 2009 Green Revolution, the use of social media, and various forms of pop culture. Through interactive and participatory sessions, teachers will increase their knowledge about Iran and explore teaching strategies that encourage students to think critically. Educators will receive a wide range of resources to support their teaching. Click here for more information about this workshop, including lesson plans, presentations, and teaching materials. |
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Responding to the 10th Anniversay of 9/11 in the Classroom with Jean Beebe and Chris Destefano |
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Teachers from around the country came together for this webinar led by Jean Beebe and Chris Destefano. It addressed how the involvement of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks can be used to teach about World History II, Contemporary Events, US Foreign Policy, Middle East Studies, Conflict Resolution; Gain new teaching resources and techniques for classroom application from other teachers. Cosponsored by The Choices Program, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies Outreach Center |
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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships provide a portion of institutional tuition and fees, as well as a stipend for Arabic, Hebrew, Per