home | lending program | curriculum | summer institutes | workshops | newsletters

Summer Institutes

info info info info... what are the summer institutes? what will participating in them accomplish? who is invited to attend?

• Summer 2006
• Summer 2005
• Summer 2004

Summer 2006

Teaching Indiana Standards
African Studies Summer Institute
Indiana University Bloomington

Teaching About Africa

The Indiana University African Studies Program is organizing a Summer Institute for grade 7-12 teachers from Monday, June 12 through Friday, June 16, 2006. The Institute is designed to help teachers develop new resources and activities to build their curriculum and empower their students with well rounded knowledge about the African continent. Experts from different disciplines will make presentations on a range of topics relevant to the new Indiana standards. Themes to be covered will include Ancient African Empires and Long-Distance Trade; the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; Colonialism, Decolonization and Independent African States; Economic Development; Women and Gender; Islam and other Religious Traditions; the Arts, Music, Film and Literature; Resources for Teaching about Africa. Participants will have an opportunity to work with colleagues from other schools to develop teaching modules and use the various African Studies resources available at IU. The Institute will be free of charge and a modest per diem is available for a limited number of participants. Teachers wishing to obtain graduate credit for a fee may enroll for one (1) credit in S590 (Independent Study in Secondary Education) through the IU School of Education. Institute activities are designed to allow for a daily commute from central Indiana. Participants from outside a commuting radius are able to make arrangements for overnight accommodation in one of the residence halls (TBA) where a single room with shared bath is approximately $32/night plus tax. We encourage participation of more than one teacher from the same school. Applications will be accepted on the basis of first come first served and as long as space as is available. For additional information, please contact The Outreach program afreach@indiana.edu or mail to:

Outreach Program Woodburn hall 221
1100 E. 7th St. Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel: (812) 855-5082
Fax: (812) 855-6734

Summer 2005 Institute

Teaching to the Indiana Standards
African Studies Summer Institute
Teaching About Africa: June 13-17, 2005
Indiana University Bloomington

The Indiana University African Studies Program is organizing a Summer Institute for grade 7-12 teachers from Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 15, 2005. The Institute is designed to help teachers develop new resources and activities to build their curriculum and empower their students with well rounded knowledge about the African continent. Experts from different disciplines will make presentations on a range of topics relevant to the new Indiana standards. Themes to be covered will include Ancient African Empires and Long-Distance Trade; the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; Colonialism, Decolonization and Independent African States; Economic Development; Women and Gender; Islam and other Religious Traditions; the Arts, Music, Film and Literature; Resources for Teaching about Africa. Participants will have an opportunity to work with colleagues from other schools to develop teaching modules and use the various African Studies resources available at IU.

The Institute will be free of charge and a modest per diem is available for a limited number of participants. Teachers wishing to obtain graduate credit for a fee may enroll for one (1) credit in S590 (Independent Study in Secondary Education) through the IU School of Education. Institute activities are designed to allow for a daily commute from central Indiana. Participants from outside a commuting radius are able to obtain overnight accommodations in Eigenmann Hall at 10th and Union Streets. We are able to assist with arrangements if necessary.

We encourage participation of more than one teacher from the same school. Applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis and as long as space as is available. For additional information and application information, please contact Dr. Osita Afoaku (afreach@indiana.edu) at 812-855-6786 or 812-855-5082. Please mail or fax applications to:

Outreach Program
c/o Helen Harrell
African Studies Program
221 Woodburn Hall
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

Summer 2004 Institute

Teaching to the Indiana Standards
African Studies Summer Institute
Teaching About Africa: June 13-17, 2004
Woodburn Hall 218, IU Bloomington

The Indiana University African Studies Program is organizing a Summer Institute for grade 7-12 teachers from Monday, June 14 through Friday, June 18, 2004. The Institute is designed to help teachers develop new resources and activities to build their curriculum and empower their students with well rounded knowledge about the African continent. Experts from different disciplines will make presentations on a range of topics relevant to the new Indiana standards. Themes to be covered will include Ancient African Empires and Long-Distance Trade; the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; Colonialism, Decolonization and Independent African States; Economic Development; Women and Gender; Islam and other Religious Traditions; the Arts, Music, Film and Literature; Resources for Teaching about Africa. Participants will have an opportunity to work with colleagues from other schools to develop teaching modules and use the various African Studies resources available at IU.

The Institute will be free of charge and a modest per diem is available for a limited number of participants. Teachers wishing to obtain graduate credit may enroll through the IU School of Education. Institute activities are designed to allow for a daily commute from central Indiana. Participants from outside a commuting radius are able to make arrangements for overnight accommodation in Eigenmann Hall at 10th and Union Streets, where a single room with shared bath costs $32/night plus tax.

We encourage participation of more than one teacher from the same school. For further information and application information, please contact Dr. Osita Afoaku (afreach@indiana.edu). The application deadline has been extended to May 10, 2004.

• 9:00 - 9:30am Coffee and Orientation
• 9:30 - 10:00 Welcome and Introduction
• 10:00 - 11:30 Maria Grosz - Ngaté (African Studies and Anthropology):
  • Ancient African States and Long - Distance Trade
  • Video: 'Caravans of Gold'
  • Reading: 'The Mande' in Mande Music by Eric Charry, 2000.
• 11:30 - 12:30 John Johnson (Folklore and Ethnomusicology):
  • African Epics and Praise Poetry - Sunjata
  • Reading: Selections from Son - Jara: The Mande Epic by John W. Johnson
• 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

Woodburn Hall 112

• 1:30 - 3:00pm George Brooks (History): Africa and the trans - Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Reading: "European Relations with Africa before 1870" in Africa (first edition) by Phyllis M. Martin and Patrick O'Meara, eds., 1977.
• 3:00 - 3:15 Break
• 3:15 - 4:45 Working Session: Development of Curriculum Unit

Tuesday, June 15

Woodburn Hall 218

• 9:00 - 9:10am Introduction
• 9:10 - 10:30 Samuel Obeng (Linguistics):
  • An Introduction to the Languages of Africa
• 10:30 - 10:45 Break
• 10:45 - 11:40 Patrick McNaughton (Art History): African Art
  • Reading: "African Art" in Africa (3rd ed.), by Phyllis Martin & Patrick O'Meara, eds., 1995.

IU Art Museum

• 11:45am - 12:15pm Diane Pelrine (Curator, Arts of Africa and Oceania ):
  • An Introduction to the Africa Collection
• 12:15 - 1:15 Lunch

Woodburn Hall 112

• 1:15 - 2:45pm John Hanson (History): Religions of Africa - Islam
  • Reading: "Islam and African Societies" in Africa (3rd ed.), Martin & O'Meara, eds.
• 2:45 - 3:00 Break

Mathers Museum

• 3:00 - 4:30pm Abbie Anderson and Ellen Sieber ( Mathers Museum ):
  • Teaching with Objects and Photographs
  • Reading: "Teaching with Objects and Photographs: Teacher Resources" by Mathers Museum of World Cultures.
• 4:30 - 5:00 Wrap - up of the day

Wednesday, June 16

Woodburn Hall 218

• 9:00 - 9:10am Introduction
• 9:10 - 10:00 Didier Gondola (History, IUPUI): Colonial Conquest and Colonial Rule
  • Reading: "The Colonial Era" in Africa (3rd ed.), Martin & O'Meara, eds.
• 10:00 - 10:15 Break
• 10:15 - 11:45 Video: "This Magnificent African Cake"
  • Discussion moderated by Didier Gondola
• 11:45 - 12:45 Lunch

Woodburn Hall 112

• 12:45 - 2:15pm Osita Afoaku (African Studies and SPEA):
  • Nationalist Movements, Independence , and Post - Colonial African States
  • Reading: "African Politics" in Africa (second edition) by April A. Gordon and Donald L Gordon, eds., 1996.
• 2:15 - 2:30 Break
• 2:30 - 4:30 Working Session: Development of Curriculum Unit

Thursday, June 17

Woodburn Hall 218

• 9:00 - 9:10am Introduction
• 9:10 - 10:40 Una Okonkwo Osili (Economics, IUPUI):
  • African Economic Development
  • Reading: "Migrants and Housing Investment: Theory and Evidence from Nigeria." EDCC, v.52no.4, 2004.
• 10:40 - 11:00 Break
• 11:00 - 12:30 Gracia Clark (Anthropology): African Women and Work
  • Reading: "Mothering, Work, and Gender in Urban Asante Ideology and Practice." American Anthropologist 101(4), 2000.
• 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

Woodburn Hall 112

• 1:30 - 3:00pm Nolutho Diko (Education): Challenges of Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Post - Apartheid South Africa.
  • Reading: "From Truth to Transformation: South Africa 's Truth and Reconciliation Commission." www.csvr.org.za/papers/papbh&sk.htm
• 3:00 - 3:15 Break
• 3:15 - 4:45 Working Session: Development of Curriculum Unit

Friday, June 18

Woodburn Hall 218

• 9:00 - 9:10am Introduction
• 9:10 - 10:40 Theodore Bouabre (Comparative Literature): African Literature and Film
  • Reading: "African Literature" in Africa (3 rd ed.), Martin & O'Meara, eds.;
  • "African Cinema - Militancy or Entertainment?" by Mweze Ngangura
• 10:40 - 11:00 Break
• 11:00 - 12:30 Daniel Reed (Ethnomusicology and Archives of Traditional Music): African Music
  • Reading: "Instructor's Guide for Music and Culture of West Africa: The Straus Expedition."
• 12:30 - 2:00 Group Lunch at Siam House

Woodburn Hall 112

• 2:00 - 3:30pm Marion Frank-Wilson (Africana Library and English):
  • Resources for teaching about Africa
• 3:30 - 4:30 Institute Wrap-up and Evaluation