SUMMER 2008 Courses

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Social Studies

Patchwork Quilt-Making: A Practical Art that Provides Opportunities to Explore Historical, Cultural, and Ethnic Roots (Grades 1 - 6) TEED599N
Learn how to make a patchwork quilt as you examine the lives and roles of women in American history. Through discussions, presentations, and hands-on experiences, participants will learn how to integrate quilt-making into their social studies, language arts, and math curricula. We will also appraise quilting from a multicultural aspect as we discuss and look at Amish, African-American, and Native American quilts. Since quilting was often a social activity, participants will be involved in a cooperative learning experience that translates well into the elementary classroom.

Edna Johnson, a teacher at the Bank Street School for Children for many years, is currently Assistant Principal at PS 59 in the Bronx.

July 30 and 31
Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 am - 4 pm
1 CEU $395/ 1 credit $1060
Materials fee $15
Registration Deadline 7/23

Strategies for Teaching About Islam (Grades 4 - 8) TEWS667N
The impact of Islam on world history, our own times, and the increasing number of Muslim students in our schools all warrant a greater study of Islam in the Classroom. While teachers increasingly recognize this need, just when and how to teach about Islam is not always evident. This course is designed to help teachers find new points of entry through which they can teach about Islam in their Social Studies courses, as well as ways they can create integrated units with teachers of English, art, science, and mathematics.

Joan Brodsky Schur is the author of Eyewitness to the Past: Strategies for Teaching American History in Grades 5-12, Immigrants in America: The Arab Americans, and Editor of Coming to America: The Arabs. Her articles on teaching about Islam have appeared in numerous professional journals and she has written lesson plans for a variety of Websites including The Islam Project.org. Schur serves as Social Studies Coordinator at the Village Community School in New York City.

July 22 and 24
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 - 4 pm
1 CEU only $395
Materials fee $10
Registration Deadline: 7/15

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