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.
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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
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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
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