The Summer Teacher Institute on Africa 2005:
"Africa from the Pyramids to the Cape of Good Hope"

June 13-24, 2005

• Schedule of Events [PDF] [HTML]
• Registration Form
• Presentations & Lesson Plans
• Jonathan Blum [DOC]
• Bianca Elliott [DOC]
• Octave Mugobowineza [DOC]
• Photos
  

The Institute provides teachers, and graduate students at KU, a unique perspective on Africa and African culture. The main objective of the two-week institute is to learn about Africa in order to teach about vital and related topics. It is designed to address challenges and problems encountered in learning and teaching about Africa. Using a multifaceted teaching approach, including presentations, panel discussions, demonstrations, video illustrations, and hands on library research, Africanist faculty at KU will provide the content knowledge to better understand Africa and its realities. Specific topics of study will include teaching resources and methodology, current African issues (media stereotypes, women, health, human rights, ethnic conflicts, politics, and HIV/AIDS); plus culture, languages, music/dance, literature, and religion. A visit to see African art collections at Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City is planned as well as featuring teaching resources available at the Kansas City Zoo and KU's Museum of Anthropology. The Institute's closing day will include an elaborate ceremony featuring culture, music, dance, and foods of the people of Africa.

This Institute is recommended for any teachers, educators, or graduate students who teach and learn about Africa in their classrooms, or who seek quality information and thought-provoking discussion about different aspects of African culture and society.

The daily format includes an array of learning sessions-talks and panel discussions by KU African area specialists, library research time, a field trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Participants will create lesson plans for their own classrooms, and will have opportunities to meet with faculty consultants for content and resource suggestions. The last day of the Institute, each participant will share their units and brainstorm more ideas together.

The $40 materials fee covers the educational program with KU faculty specialists in several disciplines, an informational packet with classroom resources, library privileges and refreshments.
Graduate credit will be available to those who wish to enroll and pay for tuition and fees. In-service credit has been applied for in the Lawrence and Topeka School districts. If you would like help obtaining in-service credit in your district, please let us know.
Materials fee refunds may be requested in writing before June 1; otherwise no refunds will be given after that date.

A SAMPLER OF OUR TOPICS

• Methodological Approach to Teaching Africa
• Islam in Africa
• Stereotypes of African People in the Media
• Africa Online: Resources for Teaching about Africa
• Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts in Africa.
• African Collections at KU's Museum of Anthropology.
• A visit to Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Collection in Kansas City.
• Literature; Language and Culture; Values and Traditional Religions.
• African Music and Dance: Presentation and Demonstration
• African Peoples: Socioeconomic Status
• The Situation of African Women
• Health Issues and HIV/AIDS in Africa,

OUR SPECIALISTS INCLUDE:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Graduate Credit Available: Please inquire about details.
  
• In-Service Credit has been applied for in the Lawrence and Topeka school districts. If you would like help obtaining in-service credit in your district, please let us know.Contact Khalid El-Hassan for more information.
  
• Parking
  Bailey Hall is in the middle of Jayhawk Boulevard on the KU campus. No parking is allowed on Jayhawk Boulevard. There are parking lots, within walking distance of Bailey Hall, that have no charge for summer parking. A parking map will be included with the confirmation letter. Temporary parking permits may be obtained from University Parking for $8/day. Participants may also park in the Kansas Union Parking Garage for $1/hour.
  
• Fees
  • Materials Fee $40
    Late fee: additional $5 after June 1, 2005
    
  • Materials Fee Includes:
    
    • Educational program with KU faculty specialists on Africa
      
    • Informational packet and resource materials
      
    • Refreshments
• A confirmation letter with further details will be sent upon receipt of registration. A parking map will be included with this information. If requested on the registration form, a listing of area accommodations and/or information for graduate credit registration will also be sent at this time.