Middle Level-Jr. High School
Using the built environment to "do history" locally and globally.
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:24pmThe session takes participants on a virtual field study designed for university preservice teachers, demonstrating how to create both local and global field studies for their students.
Teaching Arab Culture through Film
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmThis session will review the experience teaching Arab culture at a public high school in Portland, OR, discuss opportunities and challenges, offer best practices, and share curriculum and lesson plans.
The Electoral Process: Image Making Meaning
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmParticipants will be guided through 3 lesson plans integrating the electoral processes of Jordan, The United Arab Emirates, Israel and Iraq with representational art making for students ages 10-13.
Beyond the Media: How Communicating Across Cultures Challenged Students’ Stereotypes
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmThis poster chronicles the experiences of a rural, American class trying to understand current events in the Arab world and how communicating across cultures challenged stereotypes fostered by media coverage.
Islamophobia in the Western Media
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmWe will compare and contrast the reporting of the watershed events such as 9/11, The Arab Spring, and the Conflict in Syria in western media with Al Jazeera's reporting.
How to Maintain Curriculum Currency in a Constantly Changing World?
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmIntegrating traditional literature, social media, online collaborative and content-curating tools allows teachers to meet the challenges of currency and student engagement in examining today’s democracy movements in MENA.
The Rule of Law: Foundation for Democratic Citizenship
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmTeaching students that the rule of law is the foundation for all democratic ideals will ensure an engaged citizenry that values equity, social justice and opportunity for all people.
Folktales using Binary Opposites and Holistic Perspectives to teach Democracy
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmExplore a method of using folktales from around the world to teach democracy by emphasizing binary opposites, holistic perspectives, and focusing on the characters and events of the story
Human Rights Education in the Middle School Classroom: What You Do Matters
Submitted by David Bailor on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 3:44pmWhat is at the heart of who we are as a society? Join this session and walk away with classroom-ready tools and activities to teach your students about historical and present day issues and the activists who made a difference. Technology and active learning to engage middle school students in human rights will be emphasized.
Cultural Literacy--Getting to Know the Sikh Americans
Submitted by David Bailor on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 12:58pmExplore Sikh culture, traditions, identity, and faith with "Fun Facts"; "Did You Know"; and "Culture Quiz" segments that entertain and inform. This program will leave students engaged and enlightened.
