Four PAAC Hawai`i high school teachers were selected to participate in the 2010 summer study tour in Turkey
PAAC provides global studies workshops, trainings, and resources for K-12 public and private school teachers. The workshops result in increased inclusion and infusion of a global perspective into Hawaii’s classrooms. Teachers have the opportunity to learn from experts firsthand and gain practical tools and curriculum to enhance their classrooms.
2011 Teacher Workshop on Turkey: Bridge Between East and West
The workshop held in April 2011, gave over twenty K-12 teachers an overview of Turkish history, culture, and art and provided resources to incorporate Turkey into classroom curriculum. Three Hawai’i teachers that participated in the workshop will be selected to participate in a national delegation to Turkey in June 2011. The workshop and study tour are sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Foundation in cooperation with the World Affairs Council of America. For more information about teacher travel opportunities, please call 808-944-7780.
2011 Teacher Turkey Study Tour
Teachers Lorey Ishihara (Kahuku High), Emelda Keola (Waipahu High), and Donna Quon (Roosevelt High) spent two weeks this summer on a study tour of Turkey. Beginning in Istanbul, the group of educators traveled to the western part of Turkey, ending in Ankara by way of Cappadocia. As a result of this program, our teachers will enhance their classroom curriculum with Turkish history and culture. The development of National Standards in Social Studies areas now include an emphasis on Turkish history, again underscoring the importance of the area geographically and historically.In collaboration with PAAC’s national affiliate, the World Affairs Councils of America, the Turkish Cultural Foundation has sponsored study tours for over 300 teachers and workshops on Turkey for over 2000 teachers across the U.S.
Teacher Voices
- “Thank you very much for the workshop on Turkey. I cannot tell you how exciting it is to attend a well-run, informative, and rewarding event like this. I am frustrated by workshops that I feel I could have learned more by reading an article in fifteen minutes. This Turkey workshop will/did/has energized teachers, and improved our understanding of that country, and serves a higher mission.” -Hawai’i DOE teacher
