by Asian Studies Center University of Pittsburgh | Oct 3, 2024 | Asia, East Asia, For Teachers, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia
Visit our website to access lesson plans, curriculum presentations and modules, recorded lectures, and conversations with scholars for both educator professional development and classroom use.
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Africa, Asia, East Asia, Eurasia, Europe, For Teachers, Latin America, Middle East, Recorded Lecture, Resource Type, Resources, South America, South Asia, Western Europe
This series of presentations took place during the height of the pandemic and explored differing experiences and responses around the world. Global Views of COVID 19
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Africa, Asia, East Asia, Eurasia, Europe, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Middle East, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia, Subject
Follow Ibn Battuta’s extensive travels! This site features descriptions, maps, quoted excerpts from his account, images of featured locations, and suggested student activities. The Travels of Ibn Battuta
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Africa, Asia, East Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Literature, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, South Asia, Subject
Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, developed in Hero With A Thousand Faces, describes the common heroic narrative in which a heroic protagonist sets out, has transformative adventures, and returns home. It is a useful formula for comparing literary traditions across...
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Arts, Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Grades k-5, Images, Lesson Plans, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia, Subject
This three-week unit invites students to understand and make connections with cultures in rural North India via traditions of ritual painting that have been practiced since ancient times. The unit includes background information for teachers, activities, an image...
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Arts, Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Images, Lesson Plans, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia, Subject
Visual analysis is an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about these histories. This interdisciplinary process melds historical and art historical thinking skills with visual arts concepts. This lesson is based around a methodical visual analysis...
