Teachers’ Resource: Voyage Through the Islamic Middle East

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Teachers’ Resource: Maths and Islamic Art & Design

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Teachers’ Resource: Exploring Calligraphy Through the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Exploring Plant-Based Design Through the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Lesson Plan: Revolution in Tunisia

This lesson plan asks students to explore the causes an …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Lesson Plan: Writing About the “Arab Spring”

This lesson pan provides resources to assist teachers i …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Lesson Plan: Youth and Education in Afghanistan

This lesson plan uses primary and secondary sources to …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Whose “Terrorism”?

This article and lesson activity from Bill Bigelow chal …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Zinn Education Project

Greed as a Weapon: Teaching the Other Iraq War

This teaching activity is a role play that asks student …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Zinn Education Project

Islam: Empire of Faith (Educational Resources)

This is a set of lesson plans from PBS to accompany the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS

Science and the Art of the Islamic World

This unit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Art of …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teaching the Armenian Genocide with Primary Sources

This teaching resources from The New York Times’ Learni …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The New York Times Company

Je Suis Charlie et Ahmed: Teaching and Learning About the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

This suggested plan of instruction addresses the impact …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The New York Times Company

Teenagers and Extremism: Investigating the ISIS Recruitment Pipeline

This post on The Learning Network uses articles from Th …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Online Tools, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The New York Times Company

PBS NewsHour Extra

PBS NewsHour Extra is the educator resource page for PB …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: NewsHour Productions LLC

Teaching Resources (CMES at Harvard University)

The Teaching Resources page for Harvard University’s Ce …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

Middle East Outreach Council Perspectives

The Middle East Outreach Council’s newsletter Perspecti …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Print Publication, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Middle East Outreach Council

ReOrienting the Veil

Developed for a 2013 conference, “Reorienting the Veil” …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of North Carolina

GWU Institute for Middle East Studies: Lesson Plans

George Washington University’s Institute for Middle Eas …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Elliott School, George Washington University

The Prophet: Curriculum Guide

This is a curriculum guide for the new film, The Prophe …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Journeys in Film

U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Analyzing Political Cartoons

This lesson uses political cartoons to help students ex …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

The Conflict in Syria

In this lesson, students will learn about the Syrian co …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

Debating the U.S. Response to Syria

In this lesson, students will debate the US policy towa …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

Graffiti in Egypt’s Revolution

In this lesson plan, students explore the role of graff …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

The Egyptian Revolution: An Interactive Timeline

In this lesson plan, students review the events of the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Image/Photo, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

ISIS: A New threat

This lesson plan uses videos and political cartoons to …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

The Middle East in Transition: Questions for U.S. Policy

This curriculum from the Choices Program provides tools …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Choices Program

The Syria Crisis and the Global Players: Classroom Guide

This guide offers comprehension and discussion question …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University

Religion in Culture & Politics: Women’s Empowerment in Syria: Lesson Plan for the Light in Her Eyes

In this lesson, students use video clips from the film, …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: American Documentary, Inc.

“Connecting Syria’s Allies and Enemies” Infographic – Lesson Plan

This lesson plan uses an infographic from Al-Jazeera ca …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS Newshour

Exploring Islamic Lands

This week long teaching unit uses the PBS film, Islam: …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Educational Broadcasting Corporation

The Middle East After World War I: Three Lessons

In these three lessons, students consider the way in wh …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

I Am Syria

I Am Syria provides a Prezi presentation on the backgro …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: I Am Syria

Words and Images: Art of Iran

Art of Iran includes 5 lesson plans that introduce stud …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State Mniversity

Rethinking the Region: Plural Identities

This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Mem u Zin: Understanding Kurdish Culture through Poetry and Film

In this lesson, students watch the film based on an epi …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University

Arts of the Islamic World: A Teacher’s Guide

Arts of the Islamic World is a guide and resource for e …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Understanding Migration: Curriculum Resources for the Classroom

This curricular resource, Understanding Migration, help …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP)

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: The Zabbaleen, Cairo’s Garbage Workers

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

People and Place: Aswan High Dam

In this unit, a part of the People and Place curriculum …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

Modern Egypt

This guide provides books, websites, curriculum, films …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

9/11: Resources for Teachers

This guide, curated by Primary Source, highlights books …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

Africa Enslaved: A Curriculum Unit on Comparative Slave Systems for Grades 9-12

While slavery in the U.S. is a common topic in the curr …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin

A Century of Conflict & Resolution in the Middle East

This guide provides books, videos, news sources, blogs, …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World: Egypt, Greece, Italy

This manual introduces teachers and students to 20 piec …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Art Institute of Chicago

How Many Wives?

In this lesson, students understand how religious text …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Muslim Women Through Time

This lesson plan challenges the idea of a monolithic an …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Who Wears a Veil?

In this lesson, students will consider ways in which Mu …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation

Terrorism: What’s in a Word?

Terrorism has become a frequently used word; yet, with …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS, WGBH Educational Foundation