Umm Kulthum: Her Life and Legacy

The legacy of Umm Kulthum, the internationally famous E …

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Institution/Provider: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Hip Hop and the Arab Uprisings

Music played an important role in garnering support for …

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Institution/Provider: Portland State University

The Middle East after World War I: Drawing Boundaries, Dividing a Region, and Creating a Crisis

Following World War I, the Allied Powers divided the fo …

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Golden Age of Islamic Achievement

This five lesson unit based on Common Core State Standa …

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School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University

Science and Islam

This resource supports teaching and learning about scie …

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School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Museum of the History of Science

Access Islam

These multimedia resources about Islam will help studen …

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School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Educational Broadcasting Corporation

The Experience of the Egyptian Revolution

In 2011, the Egyptian people staged 18 days of demonstr …

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Institution/Provider: Portland State University

Teaching about Refugees

As an increasing number of refugees in the Arab world s …

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School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Georgetown University

Rethinking the Region: Arts and Technology

Arts and technology have been important elements of cul …

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Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA

Rethinking the Region: Political and Social Movements

Political and social movements in the Middle East and N …

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Rethinking the Region: Empire and Nation

This unit is based on an extensive analysis of high sch …

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Rethinking the Region: Women and Gender

This unit was developed based on an extensive analysis …

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Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to the 9-12 US Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa

This curriculum was born out of an extensive analysis o …

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School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Arabic)

This publication focuses on The American Council on the …

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Institution/Provider: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Social Media ICT

This digest aims to share some of the key digital devel …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: ICT Qatar

Ideas to Build Communication Skills

This document is a compilation of activities that can b …

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Ideas for Listening Assessments

This file contains various ideas for summative listenin …

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Penn Middle East Center Useful Links, Resources, and Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers

This is an extensive list of links related to teaching …

Language of Presentation: English
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School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center

Reading Comprehension Questions

The following document provides different kinds of ques …

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56 Different Examples of Formative Assessment

David Wees is a formative assessment specialist with th …

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Self-Evaluation Form

This self-evaluation form is designed for students to u …

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Comic Book Project

The purpose of this project is to have students practic …

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Poem Collaboration Worksheet

“Poem Collaboration” is an activity in which each stude …

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The Trials of Spring Lesson Plan: Women War and Social Change in the Arab Spring

This lesson plan uses the Trials of Spring video series …

Language of Presentation: English
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School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Peace is Loud

Five Top Strategies to Teaching Language

This document provides an insight into the top effectiv …

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School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Study Guides and Strategies

Arabic Feasts

This PowerPoint material can be used to help students l …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Rap Activity

The following is a worksheet and rubric designed to cre …

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Listening – رمضان في مصر

Help guide your students through the listening clip رمض …

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Reading about ميمونة

This reading speaks about the Moroccan Jewish holiday o …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
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Listening to People Narrate Their Own Lives

This worksheet can be used to accompany the videos on “ …

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Reading Summative Assessment

This is a summative reading assessment that can be used …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Writing – Speaking Assessment (Intermediate)

This document contains a collection of activities that …

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Institution/Provider: Fadi Abughoush

Writing – Speaking Assessment (Novice)

This document contains a collection of activities that …

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Cairo: Living Past, Living Future

This module unit focuses on the historical and contempo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Online Tools, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning

This resource provides background information on geomet …

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

Mad Libs

These two Mad Libs stories can be used to help students …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Using نسبة Adjectives in Context

This worksheet can be used to help students practice re …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Types and Parts of Arabic Sentences

This worksheet can be used to help students practice th …

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Religious Makeup of Lebanon

This reading  can be used to teach students about the r …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Christmas in Damascus

This is a photograph of a Christmas scene in Damascus i …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Eastern Orthodox Easter in Damascus

This is a photograph of a celebration of Eastern Orthod …

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Countries and Capitals – Lesson 2

This unit focuses on countries around the world and the …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Countries & Capitals – Lesson 1

This unit focuses on countries around the world and the …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Root and Pattern

This unit focuses on  الجدر و الوزن and is particularly …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Phone Call

This PowerPoint presentation is intended to provide tea …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Feelings

This PowerPoint presentation is intended to give teache …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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Family in Egypt

In this unit, students are introduced to the manner in …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
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Small-Group Speaking Assessment

For this assessment activity, students will need to for …

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Bingo Game to Practice أ ب ت ث ن and Short Vowels

This bingo game could be used to help students practice …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
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Reading Practice – Finding Words in the Newspaper

This worksheet will help students practice their readin …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
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