Annual Meeting and Workshop
Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council hosts a teacher workshop in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference. Our annual board meeting (private) and business meeting (open) are held at the MESA conference.
We offer a limited number of travel awards for educators who wish to attend the workshop and MESA conference.
We offer a limited number of travel awards for educators who wish to attend the workshop and MESA conference.
2018
Business Meeting (open to all members)
Friday, November 16
4:00 PM
Travis B, 3rd Floor
Grand Hyatt Hotel
600 E Market St
San Antonio, TX
Workshop: Global Connections through the Five Senses (pre-registration required)
November 17
9 AM - 3:30 PM
Mission Branch, San Antonio Public Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78214
This workshop will introduce (and re-introduce) you to the intricate connections between world history, US history, and Texas history by providing a sensory examination of the familiar and not-so familiar, and exploring their roots from around the world and the forces that brought them together in south Texas. We’ll begin with the spices and silks that made their way across the steppes of Asia on horseback and by dhows across the Indian Ocean; and blending in artistic designs and tastes in food that were added in the Middle East and North Africa and forged in the crucible of pre-reconquista Spain. We’ll end by giving the story a unique San Antonio flavor, adding finishing touches with a tour of Mission San Jose and describing local influences from Native Americans and the Canary Island settlers. No matter which aspect of the social studies you teach, you’ll find a new sight, smell, taste, or texture that you can bring to your classroom!
Registration is $15 and includes lunch, teaching materials, and door prizes. Attendees are also welcome to stay for the 2018 Middle East Book Awards ceremony, which begins at 4:30.
Sponsored by the Middle East Outreach Council, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UT-Austin, and the San Antonio Public Library, with the assistance of the San Antonio Missions National Park.
Middle East Book Award Ceremony (open to all)
November 17
4:30 PM
Mission Branch, San Antonio Public Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78214
Friday, November 16
4:00 PM
Travis B, 3rd Floor
Grand Hyatt Hotel
600 E Market St
San Antonio, TX
Workshop: Global Connections through the Five Senses (pre-registration required)
November 17
9 AM - 3:30 PM
Mission Branch, San Antonio Public Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78214
This workshop will introduce (and re-introduce) you to the intricate connections between world history, US history, and Texas history by providing a sensory examination of the familiar and not-so familiar, and exploring their roots from around the world and the forces that brought them together in south Texas. We’ll begin with the spices and silks that made their way across the steppes of Asia on horseback and by dhows across the Indian Ocean; and blending in artistic designs and tastes in food that were added in the Middle East and North Africa and forged in the crucible of pre-reconquista Spain. We’ll end by giving the story a unique San Antonio flavor, adding finishing touches with a tour of Mission San Jose and describing local influences from Native Americans and the Canary Island settlers. No matter which aspect of the social studies you teach, you’ll find a new sight, smell, taste, or texture that you can bring to your classroom!
Registration is $15 and includes lunch, teaching materials, and door prizes. Attendees are also welcome to stay for the 2018 Middle East Book Awards ceremony, which begins at 4:30.
Sponsored by the Middle East Outreach Council, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UT-Austin, and the San Antonio Public Library, with the assistance of the San Antonio Missions National Park.
Middle East Book Award Ceremony (open to all)
November 17
4:30 PM
Mission Branch, San Antonio Public Library
3134 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78214
2019
November 14-17
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
2020
October 10-13
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Examples of past workshops
November 18, 2017: “Engage Your Five Senses! Cultural Exchanges from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean”, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2016: “Religious Identity and Expression in the Middle East”, Primary Source, Watertown, MA
November 21, 2015: “Dimensions of Diversity in the Middle East”, University of Denver, Denver, CO
November 19, 2016: “Religious Identity and Expression in the Middle East”, Primary Source, Watertown, MA
November 21, 2015: “Dimensions of Diversity in the Middle East”, University of Denver, Denver, CO
