Art Of The Islamic World A Resource For Educators !!TOP!!
The following links connect educators to resources for teaching about Islamic art and architecture. These resources might be of particular interest to world history teachers eager to supplement historical narratives with visual content and to art history or AP art history teachers who are developing a unit on the the arts and culture of the Islamic world. Islamic art is rich in geometric designs, proportionality, and repeating patterns and thus teachers of math may find these materials useful in illustrating and reinforcing certain mathematical concepts.
Art of the Islamic World A Resource for Educators
Explore the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a carefully curated collection of resources recommended and reviewed by distinguished scholars in the fields of anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith dialogue, the history of art and architecture, and world literature, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies, and Islamic studies. Six public libraries hosted focus groups to review many of the titles, and all titles were reviewed by librarians and other humanities practitioners with extensive programming experience.
National Resource Centers for Foreign Language, Area & International StudiesFunded by the US Department of Education, through Title VI, this is a database of university-based Arab, Near East, Middle East & North Africa area studies centers at institutions across the United States. Many of these resource centers provide outreach programming for K-14 students and educators, as well as for the local community. Curriculum modules and age appropriate material. Some outreach centers may engage in topical presentations upon request.
Teach UNICEF provides educators with global learning resources and programs. Through a focus on global citizenship and child rights, TeachUNICEF engages students in an exploration of humanitarian issues and inspires them to take action to improve their world.
"This event was a workshop for teachers, co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University and Unity Productions Foundation. The workshop featured the new documentary film The Sultan and the Saint which was aired on PBS stations on December 26, 2017. This workshop was an opportunity for educators to acquire the film for their classrooms, hear from filmmakers and scholars involved in its production, and explore the set of curriculum resources created for its companion website."
This workshop covered major world religions that teachers discuss in the secondary social studies world history/geography curriculum. This program included scholars and religious leaders from major faith traditions, as well as historical, demographic and cultural information and resources.
Who are the Arabs? Steve Tamari, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.This concise teaching module details the history of the Arab peoples from ancient times until today. It includes topics such as origins, Islam, encounters with the West, Arab nationalism, the Arab world today, and Arabs in America. Included in it are stories and poems by Arab writers as well as profiles and sketches from a variety of Arab countries. A resource list and valuable classroom discussion questions and activities are included. Only available online.
World History Matters hosts a variety of world history websites, which were created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. One of these sites, Children & Youth in History, is a world history resource that allows users to learn about youth in the past.
Disclaimer: These websites were chosen because of the information, interactive lesson plans, audiovisual educational resources, and other useful links they provide on the peoples, cultures, politics, economies, and general history of the Middle East. Some contain political opinions and analyses and represent diverse viewpoints. We do not endorse any one perspective, but aim to provide educators with some constructive tools to enhance their teaching of the Middle East, as well as increase interest, awareness, and knowledge of the region in the wider community.
This activity was inspired by considering how the Google Art Project could relate to high school students. The education link on the Google Art Project provides more ideas and examples of activities, suggestions, and videos from a variety of experts. Such resources can be useful to classroom teachers, students, museum educators, or anyone interested.
Through an application of digital technologies to humanities scholarship and teaching, AIW's virtual museum delivers an enhanced understanding of the Islamic world and constitutes a comprehensive online resource.
Cities and Buildings Database. The Cities and Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. 041b061a72