ORIAS (U.C. Berkeley) Programs

From: ORIAS [mailto:orias@berkeley.edu]

COMING EVENTS AT ORIAS

ORIAS joins BAGEP Globalizing World History Study group

The BAGEP Globalizing World History Study group is currently in its twelfth year of providing Bay Area teachers with a highly engaging and interactive professional development opportunity. With BAGEP transitioning out of the World Affairs Council in San Francisco, ORIAS is stepping in as co-host. The group has examined various topics related to global interconnectedness, ranging from the causes and effects of the African Diaspora to the Modern Middle East to Global Trade during the Renaissance to Global Poverty, Politics and Power. The group chooses five or six books per school year dealing with an annual theme; the book discussions are facilitated by Alan Karras, author and professor in the International and Area Studies department at University of California, Berkeley.

Our topic this year is Central America and the Caribbean. The first two books are:

A Brief History of Central America by Perez-Brignoli and Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution by Laurent Dubois.

The group is open to all Bay Area classroom teachers, grades K – 12. Space is limited to 20 teachers. A travel stipend and books will be provided for those attending 4 out of 5 meetings.

LOCATION: The World Affairs Council Headquarters, 312 Sutter Street, btwn Grant and Stockton Streets. BART to Powell street. Parking available at Sutter/Stockton garage.

TIME: The Fall, 2008 meeting dates are:
October 15, November 19 and December 17

5 to 7 pm.

Spring dates to be decided.

If you are interested in joining the group please contact either Michele or Anna:

Michele Delattre at ORIAS
orias@berkeley.edu | 510-643-0868

Anna Bolla at BAGEP
acbolla@sbcglobal.net

ORIAS/Humanities West

ORIAS will hold a working group for teachers to accompany the April 17-18, 2009 Humanities West program, “Confronting Napoleon: European Culture at the Crossroads. More on this later.

In the meantime, check out the Humanities West web site for the other programs coming up in this great lecture series held at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco (special ticket pricing for teachers.):

· Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
October 17-18, 2008

· India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity
February 27-28, 2009

· Confronting Napoleon: European Culture at the Crossroads
April 17-18, 2009

Note: The Humanities West web site includes excellent resource pages for their past and present events.

http://www.humanitieswest.org/index.html

CAMPUS EVENTS:

U. C. Berkeley Events Calendar
http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php

Other campus calendars by area|
http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/?view=other_calendars

ONLINE RESOURCES:

Archived resources from ORIAS summer events

Pestilence and Public Health in World History
Institute lecture summaries, glossary, bibliography, and links.
http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2008/Summer2008home.htm

War, Justice and Human Dignity: Exploring Humanitarian Law Workshop for Educators – Organized by American Red Cross International Services with support from: Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross, and ORIAS.

Hard copies of the EHL curriculum and videos are available from the ORIAS lending library. You can also see web-based resources to help teachers introduce the basic principles of international humanitarian law to students in secondary schools. A wide range of teaching resources is available on the website, such as learning modules, workshops, training videos and an online discussion forum.
http://www.ehl.icrc.org/


Some good browsing spot for fall planning inspiration:

Archive of classroom resources developed during ORIAS workshops.
http://orias.berkeley.edu/lessonplan.html

Archive of resources and links from past ORIAS events.
http://orias.berkeley.edu/internat.html#ORIAS


FORA.tv’s World forum has a tremendous library of multimedia commentary, discussion, and debate on world events and ideas by leading area experts recorded during public forums. Engaging and useful material for high school classroom discussion “starters” abounds.
http://fora.tv/section/world

World History Connected: the Ejournal of Learning and Teaching. This issue features a variety of essays on world history pedagogy, as well as interviews, regular columns, and book reviews.
http://www.worldhistoryconnected.org

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Michele Delattre, Program Representative
University of California Berkeley
ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies
2223 Fulton Street Room 338 #2324
Berkeley CA 94720-2324 orias@berkeley.edu 510-643-0868
http://www.ehl.icrc.org
http://orias.berkeley.edu