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If you missed the Global Read Webinar Series in spring 2018, fear not! All of the webinars are archived and viewable online.
Once a month, the World Area Book Awards sponsored a 60-minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards and facilitate a discussion with the author on how to incorporate the book into the classroom. The spring webinar series focuses on social justice. We encourage you to read the books with your colleagues, students, and community, and then join us to hear more from the author. The books are appropriate for students in grades 7-12. The 2018 series featured:
View the archived webinars here: http://internationalizingsocialstudies.wordpress.com/world-area-book-awards/2018webinarseries/ Sponsored by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, the South Asia National Outreach Consortium, the Middle East Outreach Council, and African Studies Outreach Council.
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9/23/2012 Environmental Peacemaking: Understanding the Politics of Water in Palestine, Israel and JordanRead NowAuthorBy Greta Scharnweber, New York University The Dead Sea is dying. One of the most unique natural sites on Earth, famous for its buoyancy and lofty salt and mineral contents, the Dead Sea is on most world travelers’ checklists. Yet many of the Dead Sea’s visitors are unaware that this amazing body of water is in dire environmental crisis.
AuthorBy Lorne Swarthout, Berkeley Carroll School, New York, NY What would it have been like to study Russian history in 1917 or Israeli history in 1948 or Cuban history in 1959? It would have been exciting! And confusing!
AuthorBy Joan Brodsky Schur, Village Community School
Whatever the future holds for Tunisia, the Jasmine Revolution will go down in history as the first blossom of the Arab Spring – a series of revolutionary uprisings that spread from tiny Tunisia, to giant Egypt and far beyond.
From Humor and Hollywood to Piety and Fashion AuthorBy Greta Scharnweber, New York University The following are a few fascinating online, print, and film resources that would help support extension activities in the classroom.
AuthorBy Alex Barna, The University of Chicago Teaching about the Middle East, Arabs, Muslims, or Islam in a contemporary high school or college classroom presents certain pedagogical challenges.
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