What Teachers Need to Know Global Insights for K-12 Contexts by Primary Source Do you teach about global cultures or world events in your classroom? If so, Primary Source created this podcast for you. In every compact episode, What Teachers Need to Know offers vital insight for understanding world cultures and current events so that you can facilitate deeper learning about the world with your students. Meet subject-matter experts and explore online resources that can help make a complex and dynamic world accessible for K-12 classrooms. Together, we can prepare the next generation to be informed and engaged global citizens. Africa Ep. 1 What We Talk About When We Talk About Africa Acknowledgements Special thanks to the Boston University Africa Studies Center and the Teaching Africa Outreach Program for collaborating and providing support for our Africa podcast. The Middle East Ep. #1: What and Where is the Middle East, Anyway?Ep. #2: Underneath the VeilEp. #3: Media Literacy & the Middle EastEp. #4: Syria, Explained Ep. #5: The Saudi-Iran Cold WarEp. #6: The Diversity of IslamEp. #7: Water and War in YemenEp. #8: Arab Youth & Youth ActivismEp. #9: Learning from RefugeesEp. #10: Teaching about Iraq, a State in FluxEp. #11: Imagining Nationhood in the Middle EastEp. #12: Rooted in Jerusalem: The Abrahamic FaithsEp. #13: Into the Souq: Culture, Cuisine, and Cacophony Acknowledgements Special thanks to Qatar Foundation International, which provided the seed funding and support to develop and launch The Middle East podcast. Thanks also to Tamar Avishai of the Lonely Palette podcast, who provided early technical and artistic advice.