From Egypt to Palestine: Celebrating Arab Heritage in Teaching
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. ET
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This event is free for all NCTE members. Not yet a member? Join today!
NCTE members are invited to join English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) and Hannah Moushabeck and Dr. Sawsan Jaber in celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month. This enriching event will uplift Arab literature and culture, with a particular focus on Palestine.
Moushabeck and Jaber will share their personal stories, expertise, and practical strategies for how teacher educators and K–12 classroom teachers can integrate Arab and Palestinian literature and culture into teacher education spaces and K–12 ELA classrooms.
Participants will
- learn about the history, culture, and texts of Arab regions in the world, with a particular emphasis on Palestine;
- gain practical strategies for integrating Arab and Palestinian literature and culture into educational settings; and
- access booklists across K–12 and college settings to expand their text sets and to support the inclusion of Arab literature and culture in their curricula.
Special opportunities for attendees:
- Book Giveaway: Attendees can enter to win a book from Interlink Publishers.
- Resource Packet: All attendees will receive a curated booklist and teaching resources to support the inclusion of Palestinian literature and culture in their curricula.
Please contact profdev@ncte.org with any questions.
FEATURED GUESTS
Hannah Moushabeck is an author, editor, and book marketer who runs Interlink Publishing, the only Palestinian-owned publisher in the United States, alongside her family. Her debut picturebook, Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine, has garnered critical acclaim, winning the New England Book Award and the Arab American Book Award. (NCTE and independent bookstores receive a small commission from purchases made using the Bookshop.org link provided.)
Dr. Sawsan Jaber is a global educator with more than twenty years of experience, a high school English department chair, and a district equity leader. She is the founder of Education Unfiltered Consulting, working with schools nationally and internationally on curriculum development and antibias training.
FACILITATORS
Nadia Behizadeh, past chair of ELATE and current professor of adolescent literacy and co-director of the Center for Equity and Justice in Teacher Education at Georgia State University
Theresa Burruel Stone, ELATE Executive Committee member and assistant professor of English Education at Sonoma State University