Curriculum Development

The book for discussion is Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine (2023) Stanford Press, by Lisa Bhunglia, political geographer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Kent State University.

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Please note Session is held in Pacific Time

CERIS and the Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh will host a workshop centered around the article written by Nathan Thrall "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama".

6 :00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Bob Ross, Professor of Social Justice Studies Point Park University will provide context of life in the West Bank in the Occupied Territories. Erin Brault long time education with Pittsburgh Public Schools is discuss ways to incorporate the content into curriculum.

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

How have African American activism and African anti-imperial movements been inter-connected across time? What global histories are you silencing when you silence African American history? This workshop invites all teachers to consider a new lens to amplify silenced histories.

Register here: https://berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvce2trTIoHtysUc1Kshxrnx8FXQ...

Announced by CERIS

Teach-In about Palestinians and the tremendous pushback and opposition in our schools and communities, offered by Abolitionist Teaching Network and the Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies. (This is part 2 of 2) , 11/19 from 9:30-11:30 AM PST co-sponsored by the Abolitionist Teaching Network and the Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies.

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Join us for an online discussion of "Slavery and Islam," by Jonathan A.C. Brown. Brown, a professor and the Prince Alwahleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University, explores the moral and ultimately theological problem of slavery across the Jewish, Christian and primarily Islamic traditions.

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOV 21!

For Teachers of All Grade Levels!
Teachers of all grade levels (K-12) and content areas: You could win cash, prizes, and prestige by entering our lesson plan competition! The deadline to submit lesson plans for consideration in this year’s competition (by email or regular mail) is Monday, November 7, 2022 (but you are welcome to submit your lessons any time before that).

The Meursaalt Investigation Register Book Discussion

November 4, 2022 6 PM EST (Virtual)

The Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) invites educators to a discussion by Kamel Koued that offers humanizing retelling of accounts in Albert Camus’1942, The Stranger.

The discussion will be led by Anour Rahmani, a writer and human rights defender from Algeria. His is an Artist Protection Fund Fellow in residence at Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Modern Languages and City of Asylum.

Hybrid Workshop July 25-29