{"id":14,"date":"2012-10-02T20:25:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T20:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanworldhistory.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2015-07-08T16:10:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T16:10:31","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/africanworldhistory.org\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Institute will begin with an opening reception on Sunday evening, July 12, where participants will be welcomed by Institute Director Nwando Achebe, Associate Director John Metzler, and African Studies Center Director, Jamie Monson. This will be an opportunity for participating NEH summer scholars and the Institute staff to begin to get to know each other in person.<\/p>\n
The weekly schedule follows, in the link below.<\/p>\n
Sessions described as \u201cteacher\/scholar interviews\u201d will be used to tape short 10-minute videos of teachers interviewing the participating scholars about the key points and concepts from their presentations. Sessions described as \u201cApplication to teaching \/curriculum plan development\u201d will be used for discussion of how the topics and presentations during the Institute can be incorporated into teaching to meet high school World History standards. In addition, some of this time will be available for the participating teachers to work individually or in pairs on designing their curriculum plans. The exact plans for these time periods will be shaped by the weekly evaluation sessions and any other input from participants regarding what they would find most valuable. The Institute Associate Director, John Metzler, will be available during all of these sessions, and Institute Director Nwando Achebe can be available upon request to consult with individuals about their curriculum plan. Additionally, Institute Associate Director, John Metzler and the graduate assistant will be available at the Africana Library each Monday through Thursday each week from 3:00-4:30 to consult with teachers individually or as teams. \u00a0A graduate student proficient in PBworks, and blog tools being used for the Institute also will be available to train or coach participants during that time period in the first two weeks, as needed.<\/p>\n