Program

Education Programs: Institutes for K-12 Educators

Period of Performance

10/1/2015 - 12/31/2016

Funding Totals

$186,630.00 (approved)
$170,484.97 (awarded)


Central Asia in World History

FAIN: ES-231004-15

Ohio State University (Columbus, OH 43210-1349)
Scott Cameron Levi (Project Director: February 2015 to May 2017)

A three-week institute for twenty-five school teachers on the role of Central Asia in world history from antiquity to the present day.  

3-week Summer Institute for 25 K-12 teachers to be held at Ohio State University July 10-29, 2016. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how Central Asia has functioned as a crossroads of intercultural exchange and major events and trends within Central Asia. The Institute will be led by Dr. Scott Levi of Ohio State, and will consist of daily workshop sessions led by Dr. Levi and visiting faculty. Teachers will also have time to develop curricular modules as well as a product of the Institute.