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Summer Teacher Institute 2009

West Africa: Exploring Igbo Culture
July 13-17, 2009

Purpose - Discover the rich culture of West African culture through the Igbo people.

Location - Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Staunton, Virginia

Institute Goals
* Understand key aspects of the culture of the Igbo people.
* Engage students in exploration of West Africa and the backgrounds and homeland of the Igbo.
* Teach students using methods that require higher-level critical thinking using primary sources and artifacts.
* Become part of a network of teachers and scholars to gain and share new knowledge about West Africa.
* Incorporate and expand upon the Virginia Standards of Learning for West Africa into classroom lessons.
* Design teaching materials for a new FCMV depository of West African educational resources.

Workshop Themes
* Traditional Igbo Music, Dance and Art
* Religious and Social Ceremonies
* Daily Life of an Igbo
* Geography and Landscape of Nigeria
* Colonization of West Africa
* Using Storytelling to Tell the History of West Africa
* Practical Teaching Strategies to teach about West Africa

Selection - The selection of participants is on a first come-first-serve basis. Reservations must be made by June 1, 2008.

Expenses
Payment of a $100.00 non-refundable deposit insures your reservation in the Institute and a
payment of $150.00 for hotel accommodations.

Graduate Credit and Continuing Education Units
Mary Baldwin is offering 3 graduate credits in course ED 577: West Africa: Teaching Students about the Igbo Culture at a %50 reduction for $618.00.
For registration information please contact the Museum.
All participants will receive CEUs from James Madison University.

Accommodations
Housing for the participants will be at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton VA. When registering for the Institute, please inform the Museum if you
will need housing, and provide the name of the person rooming with you if available.

For more information on the Stonewall Jackson Hotel please visit www.stonewalljacksonhotel.com

For more information on the Teacher Institute please visit our website:
www.frontiermuseum.org
Or email
reservations@fcmv.virginia.gov
Or call
540.332.7850

Virginia Standards of Learning

Exploration to Revolution: Pre-Columbian Times to the 1770s

History
3.2 The student will study the early West African empire of Mali by describing its oral tradition (storytelling), government (kings), and economic development
(trade).

Geography
3.4 The student will develop map skills by
a) locating Greece, Rome, and West Africa;
b) describing the physical and human characteristics of Greece, Rome, and West Africa;
c) explaining how the people of Greece, Rome, and West Africa adapted to and/or changed their environment to meet their needs.

USI.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of European exploration in North America and West Africa by
c) identifying the location and describing the characteristics of West African societies (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai) and their interactions with traders.

Era IV: Regional Interactions, 1000 to 1500 A.D.

WHI.10 The student will demonstrate knowledge of civilizations and empires of the Eastern Hemisphere and their interactions through regional trade patterns by
d) describing east African kingdoms of Axum and Zimbabwe and west African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai in terms of geography, society, economy,
and religion.

Era V: Emergence of a Global Age, 1500 to 1650 A.D.

WHII.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the impact of the European Age of Discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia by
a) explaining the roles of explorers and conquistadors;
b) describing the influence of religion;
c) explaining migration, settlement patterns, cultural diffusion, and social classes in the colonized areas;
e) explaining the triangular trade;

WHII.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the status and impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500 A.D. by
d) describing Africa and its increasing involvement in global trade;

Skills

VUS.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to
a) identify, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary source documents, records, and data, including artifacts, diaries, letters, photographs, journals,
newspapers, historical accounts, and art to increase understanding of events and life in the United States;
b) evaluate the authenticity, authority, and credibility of sources;
c) formulate historical questions and defend findings based on inquiry and interpretation;
d) develop perspectives of time and place, including the construction of maps and various time lines of events, periods, and personalities in American history;
f) develop skills in discussion, debate, and persuasive writing with respect to enduring issues and determine how divergent viewpoints have been addressed and
reconciled;
g) apply geographic skills and reference sources to understand how relationships between humans and their environment have changed over time;