Teacher Resources
 Teaching About the Middle East
Teachers' Workshop
Buena High School
Sierra Vista, AZ
January 26, 2008
9:00 – 9:15: (whole group session) Meeting the Academic Standards and Teaching about the Middle East. Dr. Lisa Adeli, Outreach Coordinator, CMES
9:15 – 10:45: (whole group session) Intro. to the History and Geography of the Middle East. Dr. Dick Eaton, History Department.
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11:00 – 12:00: Overview of Middle Eastern Languages and Religions. Christian Sinclair, Assistant Director, CMES.
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1:00 – 1:55: (breakout sessions – by content area)
- Social Studies teachers – CMES Social Studies Lesson Plans on the Middle East. Dr. Lisa Adeli, Outreach Coordinator, CMES
- Language Arts teachers – Middle Eastern Literature (in Translation) for Young People. Seemin Raina, Doctoral Candidate, College of Education
2:00 – 3:00: (breakout sessions – by grade level)
- Elementary teachers – Holidays and Celebrations in the Middle East. Shauna Little, Graduate Student, Near Eastern Studies Department
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- Secondary teachers – Youth Culture in the Middle East through Contemporary Music. Sanam Zahir, Graduate Student, Near Eastern Studies Department
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