Welcome

Dear Participants,

Below is a list of details about this Summer’s Institute. We look forward
to meeting you on Monday August 6th. A finalized itinerary & resource binder
will be given to you first thing Monday morning. If you have any questions please email or call
one of the Centers listed on the bottom of the page.

Time:

9:30am - 3:30pm
We have many guests speakers scheduled so please be on time. The venue will open daily at
9:00am and close at 4:00pm.

Locations:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoon & Friday
3907 Spruce St.
Carriage House (LGBT Center)
University of Pennsylvania
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lgbtc/contact.php

Tuesday and Thursday morning
Education Commons
233 South 33rd Street
George A. Weiss Pavilion in Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/map.php?id=547&t=1

Food:

Breakfast and lunch will be provided every day. We will make a reasonable effort to cater food
from our different world regions. Dinner is on your own.

Directions to Penn and parking suggestions:

http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/visiting/directions.php
● Sometimes you can find unmetered parking in the neighborhood west of 42nd Street
● The closest Regional Rain stop is University City
● The closest Market-Frankford stops are 40th & Market or 34th & Market
● The closest Trolley stops are 37th & Spruce or 33rd & Market
● The closest Bus stops are 40th & Spruce via route 42 or 33rd & Walnut via Route 21 or
42

Agenda (Themes Covered):

Monday: Introduction to Major Revolutions in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa; Teaching
Peace and Revolution in the classroom
Tuesday: Young Perspectives on Peace & Revolution; Teaching Level Breakout Sessions
Wednesday: Peace & Revolution through the Arts; The Role of Faith & Spirituality
Thursday: Science & Technology; International Video-conference
Friday: Final Group Presentations; Best Practices and Implications for the Future
A detailed finalized agenda will come in your resource binder.

Assignments:

1. Everyday participants are expected to blog about the days’ activities. An email will be
sent to you inviting you to the online blog. Please accept the invitation. A gmail account
is necessary to join the blog.

2. Participants will be responsible for completing a unit of lesson plans and activities
which they will use in their classrooms. Groups of 3-4 will complete a “unit.” Groups
will be decided on the first day and based on area of interest and/or grade level. The
units should comprise of at least 3 lesson plans and two activities. Groups will present
their units on the last day of the institute. Groups are encouraged to use visual aids
to effectively share their ideas to the other groups. A final written version of the unit
is due Friday August 17th. Please include all names of participants and email to
labaronp@sas.upenn.edu.
Out of Town Guests:

These links will connect you to life in University City and Philadelphia. We encourage you to
check out the many great restaurants and museums!
http://www.upenn.edu/life-at-penn/philadelphia.php
http://universitycity.org/
http://www.visitphilly.com/

See you soon!

Middle East Center
Labaron Palmer
labaronp@sas.upenn.edu
215.898.6335

South Asia Center
Raili Roy
railiroy@sas.upenn.edu
215.898.7475

African Studies Center
Anastasia Shown
shown@sas.upenn.edu
215.898.6449

Center for East Asian Studies
Melissa Jen DiFrancesco
meljen@sas.upenn.