Students explore Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and consider the changes colonialism imposed on African governments, economies, and societies. Students consider some of the ways Africans responded to European colonialism.
Introductory Workshop
Teaching about Contested International Issues: An Introduction to Brown University’s Choices Program
8:30 am — 3:30 pm
Wagor International School of Excellence
Taichung, Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan
DETAILS
Please join us for a two-day introductory workshop to learn how our inquiry approach to controversial issues—both current and historical—can help your students:
build historical thinking skills such as sourcing, contextualization and chronological reasoning;
create persuasive arguments;
analyze evidence to determine fact from opinion; and
build consensus across differences to sharpen civic literacy skills.
Information about other leading History and Social Studies providers, such as SHEG, the DBQ Project, and SPICE, will also be distributed.
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$290 USD Per Person
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
Two-year digital license to these curriculum units provided to each participant’s school: Colonization and Independence in Africa; Confronting Genocide: Never Again; Climate Change and Questions of Justice; and The American Revolution: Experiences of Rebellion.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Appropriate for middle and high school history, social studies and humanities teachers, including AP and IB educators. Pre-registration is required. Early registration is advised.
Mimi is the Director of Sales and Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.