Events for March 2024

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

Where does antisemitism come from? This is a question that students frequently ask when learning about the Holocaust. Antisemitism (anti-Judaism before the modern era) is over 2,000 years old, but courses that cover the Holocaust often do not consider pre-20th century history. This session outlines the larger context of antisemitism throughout Europe and offers the content teachers need to help students understand the origins and history of the “longest hatred”. The session will examine the four intersecting historical forms of antisemitism – religious, economic, socio-political, and racial.

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

We'll examine the rich diversity and history of Jewish Americans, and gain insights that deepen the understandings of identity for all students. Teachers of world history, U.S. history, ethnic studies, human geography and world religions will all find relevant applications and resources in this workshop.

Explore the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Participants will develop content knowledge, experience student activities, and receive ready-to-use resources that are easily embeddable into virtual learning platforms. These include detailed lesson plans, primary source documents, source analysis tools, maps, videos, and more.

The Middle East is often viewed as a region fueled by conflict. In this session, explore environmental crisis points in the area, like climate change and water scarcity and how they are being addressed through peaceful transboundary collaboration.