About Teach Africa Workshop
Are you an educator wanting to diversify the content in your classroom? Are you seeking to expand your students' horizons? The need for students to learn about Africa is as important as ever. This workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn how to bring Africa into your classroom. This event brings together K-16 educators to workshop on teaching Africa in schools. All teachers, administrators, students, librarians, and the public are welcome whether you are an expert on teaching Africa or this is the first time you have even considered it.
The Teach Africa Workshop Spring 2021
The Teach Africa Workshop will be held the Saturday morning of April 17, 2021 via Zoom.
Learn from experts (view our 2021 presenters) to bring Africa into your classroom through a variety of forms. Here are the tentative sessions:
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Fundisha! Incorporating Swahili Culture into the Language Arts Classroom
- Embedding Africa in the School Day: Towards a Holistic Approach to Using African Picture Books in Your Teaching Practice
Breakout sessions will include discussions and demonstrations on integrating African Studies material into your classroom. See the schedule below.
The workshop is FREE. Don't forget to register.
Act 48 credits will be available to interested attendees.
You will also have the opportunity to hear about the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad that will focus on curriculum development Summer of 2022. The African Studies Program received a grant to lead a group of educators to East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) to collect teaching resources and study education and return to build their own lesson plans for their classrooms.