Bridges to the World Professional Development Institute: 2010
Race, Religion and Culture in World Studies

Spring 2010

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Cleveland Council on World Affairs

Cleveland State University
College of Education and Human Services
(EDT 559 Section 980)

Barbara Byrd Bennett Professional Development Center 11404 Lake Shore Blvd Bratenahl, OH 44108-1022

Workshop 1 (January 21, 2010) Session 1A

Welcome and Introduction of Participants
     Richard Crepage, Director of Education, CCWA 

Discussion of the Workshop Series, emphasizing teacher and student outcomes, formats, materials, etc.
Global Perspectives Overview: Global Awareness, Cultural Competency and the Curriculum
Professor Donald Ramos, CLASS, CSU Emeritus

Overview of need for globalization of the curriculum, state and national recognition of need for globalization, impact for middle and high school teachers

Teaching controversial issues

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Resources for Curriculum Development.
Kathyanne Dobda, CSU Assistant Director for Public Services and Head of Library Instruction
Workshop on website and multimedia resources for teaching about world regions. Assessing and evaluating best resources.

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Session 1B Culture in a Global Context
Professor Kátia Almeida Tracy, Adjunct Assistant Professor, CWRU Anthropology and School of Nursing
       General introduction to the role of culture within the evolving globalized environment.

 

 

 

Workshop 2 (February 9, 2010)  Session 2A

Religion, Race and Society in Latin America: An Introduction
       Professor Donald Ramos, CLASS, CSU Emeritus
Web and Other Resources
Hybridity, A Synonym for Latin America: A Catholic Society Except When It Is Not: The ReMaking of Latin America’s Religious Map
Brazil: The Trouble with Affirmative Action and the Power of Race

Session 2B Religious Complexity and the Middle East

       Professor Stephen Cory, CSU History, Religious Studies and Middle Eastern Studies
Introduction to the religious complexity of the Middle East with a focus on evolution of Islam.
Approaches for teaching about the Middle East, including case studies, responsive papers and Map Walk activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop 3 (March 11, 2010)Session 3A
Placing India into the Curriculum
       Professor Murali Nair, CSU School of Social Work
Looking beyond imperialism, Indian in the modern world. Reality and stereotypes about Indian culture in the U.S..
Using PowerPoint, music, websites, description of the India Experience Program and its impact on area students.

Session 3B Gender and Sexuality in China
        Professor Wenqing Kang, CSU Department of History
             General introduction to history of China
             Exploration of the role which gender and sexuality has played in shaping modern China.

Workshop 4 (April 20, 2010) Session 4A
Shaping the Present: The Impact of the Past on Contemporary China
             Professor Liya Wang, Baldwin-Wallace College, Department of Sociology

Session 4B Resources for Further Curricular Development

Constructing a Whole from the Various Parts: A Case Study
       Professor Donald Ramos, CSU History Emeritus
The Andes as a Case Study: What Happened to the Incas?
             An Appeal for a holistic Approach to Teaching Social Studies

 Bringing It All Together: Teaching about the World
      Professor Donald Ramos

 

 

 

 

Reading Assignments:

 

Useful Websites

 

Resources

Teaching Controversial Issues

Affirmative Action in Brazil

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