Between the Middle East & Africa: Environmental Adaptation & Socio-Economic Traditions of Southern Morocco

When

9 a.m., April 17, 2010

This workshop featured four speakers: one who gave an overview of the geography and environment of southern Morocco, one who discussed tribal groups in Morocco, one who discussed economic variations: north-south, Middle Eastern-African, settled-nomadic, urban-rural, and one who gave an overview of the Arabic language, both written and spoken. There was a working lunch in which teachers worked in groups and discussed implementing cross-disciplinary lessons in the classroom. Teachers received 5 professional development credits, lunch, and a packet of resources for use in their classrooms and preparation for the trip.The Program Featured:Quality program sessions by excellent professors and teachersA resource packet provided free to all participantsLunch provided free of charge4-6 professional development hoursWorkshop Resource Packet:"Moroccan Immigration in the Mediterranean Region: Reflections in Ben Jelloun's Literary Works" By Yehudit Ronen"The Penal Code in the Customary Laws of the Swasa of the Moroccan Western Atlas and Anti-Atlas" By David M. Hart"Berber Names and Substrata in Mauritania and the Western Sahara: Linguistic and Ethno-Historical Guidelines for Future Research on a Paradoxical Problem" By David M. Hart"The Rgaybat: Camel Nomads of the Western Sahara" By David M. Hart"Transforming Brain Drain into Capital Gain: Morocco's Changing Relationship with Migration and Remittances" By Mara A. LeichtmanArabic GuideBy Friends of MoroccoWorkshop Presentations:"Arabic Language Written and Spoken" By Nadia Hamrouni