Events for May 14, 2024 - May 14, 2024

Primary sources expose students to multiple perspectives on important topics and issues of the past and present, as well as help students develop critical inquiry skills. As a Consortium Member of the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources Program, ICS's trainer-educators are well-versed in utilizing the LOC's digitial source analysis tools and will share all the tips and tricks with you, along with other action-based source analysis tools for you and your students to utilize.

Using archaeology, ancient texts, and current research, we will explore the society of ancient Israel society in the context of ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. Focusing on the daily life, religion, and law of ancient Israel, students will be able to develop a fuller picture of the Israelites' role in the ancient world and the development of Judaism as we know it today.

Using archaeology, ancient texts, and current research, we will explore the society of ancient Israel society in the context of ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. Focusing on the daily life, religion, and law of ancient Israel, students will be able to develop a fuller picture of the Israelites' role in the ancient world and the development of Judaism as we know it today.

Judging by headlines from the Middle East, religion plays an outsized role in the politics of the region. In reality, most countries in the world have shown a significant interest in religion—both historically and in the present—and the role that it plays in society. This session focuses on the complex and diverse religious landscape of countries in the Eastern Mediterranean and considers the variety of ways that religion and politics are intertwined.

Judging by headlines from the Middle East, religion plays an outsized role in the politics of the region. In reality, most countries in the world have shown a significant interest in religion—both historically and in the present—and the role that it plays in society. This session focuses on the complex and diverse religious landscape of countries in the Eastern Mediterranean and considers the variety of ways that religion and politics are intertwined.

Fire up your most burning questions about ICS's curricula topics relating to Jews, Judaism, and Israel, and we'll use an interactive forum to converse and collaborate.

Fire up your most burning questions about ICS's curricula topics relating to Jews, Judaism, and Israel, and we'll use an interactive forum to converse and collaborate.

Primary sources expose students to multiple perspectives on important topics and issues of the past and present, as well as help students develop critical inquiry skills. As a Consortium Member of the Library of Congress’s Teaching with Primary Sources Program, ICS’s trainer-educators are well-versed in utilizing the LOC’s digitial source analysis tools and will share all the tips and tricks with you, along with other action-based source analysis tools for you and your students to utilize.

Primary sources expose students to multiple perspectives on important topics and issues of the past and present, as well as help students develop critical inquiry skills. As a Consortium Member of the Library of Congress’s Teaching with Primary Sources Program, ICS’s trainer-educators are well-versed in utilizing the LOC’s digitial source analysis tools and will share all the tips and tricks with you, along with other action-based source analysis tools for you and your students to utilize.