India's Century of Change: Diversity, Democracy & Social Dynamics ONLINE COURSE FOCAL SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONS: Evaluating visual evidence; Media literacy; Research skills; Analyzing point of view & purpose DATES: November 10 - December 15, 2020PDPs/CREDITS: 22.5 PDPs; option for 1 graduate credit ($160 fee applies)FEE: Partnership educators—no cost (other than fee for 1 graduate credit); Non-partnership educators—$400 (plus fee for 1 graduate credit) India's multifold diversity lies at the core of the challenges and opportunities it faces in the political, economic, and social realms. This fully online course will provide educators with ways to approach this daunting diversity and to use it as a lens to examine India’s political development from the movement for independence and Partition to the recent election victory of Narendra Modi. Participants in the course will also examine the challenges India has faced as it has attempted to develop its economy over the last 60 years, paying particular attention to urbanization, the wealth gap, and environmental issues. Social issues from gender to education and a look at differing perspectives on Bollywood will round out the course in the final week. A rich collection of readings, maps, photographs, documents, video, literature, and art will inform our explorations throughout the course. Open to all K-12 educators.