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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
 Ep. #2: Interconnected Africa: Movements Across the Indian and Atlantic Ocean Worlds
 Ep. #3: Soundscapes of Protest: Music in Social Movements Across Africa
 Ep. #4: Ending the Scramble: Decolonization Across Africa
 Ep. #5: African Women Shaping the Future: Leadership, Resilience, and     Possibility
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Ep. #1: What and Where is the Middle East, Anyway?
Ep. #2: Underneath the Veil
Ep. #3: Media Literacy & the Middle East
Ep. #4: Syria, Explained 
Ep. #5: The Saudi-Iran Cold War
Ep. #6: The Diversity of Islam
Ep. #7: Water and War in Yemen
Ep. #8: Arab Youth & Youth Activism
Ep. #9: Learning from Refugees
Ep. #10: Teaching about Iraq, a State in Flux
Ep. #11: Imagining Nationhood in the Middle East
Ep. #12: Rooted in Jerusalem: The Abrahamic Faiths
Ep. #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.

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Thanks also to Tamar Avishai of the Lonely Palette podcast, who provided early technical and artistic advice.

 
 
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      • 2020 staff video library
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    • Courses
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    • Free Podcast Series: What Teachers Need to Know
    • Free Online Curriculum: Primary Source World
    • Free Webinar Library
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    • Building Blocks for Global Citizenship
      • F.A.Q.s
      • Building Blocks Bundle Instructions
    • Democracy Lab: 8th Grade Civics for the 21st Century
    • Elementary Curriculum: Straight from the Source
    • Cornerstones for Civic Engagement
    • Building Global Schools Toolkit
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