great opportunities from Lisa Adeli

[from Lisa Adeli - LOVE her resources!!!]

I said no more e-bulletins for this year, so this isn't one! However, here are a few virtual opportunities you might want to see:
Note: CMES is telling you about these opportunities/resources and does not endorse them. We are required to put a disclaimer for non-sponsored events; there is nothing about these particular ones that has triggered this comment.

1. Here's a virtual institute for teachers and community college educators from the Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburg: "Ecological Civilization: Exploring China as a Model." It will be held on Saturday, May 30 from 9:00 am -12:00 noon Eastern Time. (That's WAY early for those of us in the West, but at least you can attend in your jammies!!) There's a great flyer about it as well as the registration link if you go to https://communitycollegeoutreach.arizona.edu/pd-programs-community-college-educators and click on the links.

2. Foreign Language instructors: Here is an online summer series, from the University of Pittsburg's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies: "The Nuts and Bolts of Online Language Teaching." There are 4 different workshop sessions held from May 26-June 5, from 4:30-6:30 pm EDT (which is 1:30-3:30 pm Arizona or Pacific Time). For a whole lot more information and registration materials, go to: https://communitycollegeoutreach.arizona.edu/pd-programs-community-college-educators to see the info and find the registration link.

3. The Centers for Latin American Studies at the University of Georgia, Vanderbilt University, and Tulane University are holding a 2020 virtualsummer teacher institute for high school and community college educators "Central America: People and the Environment." It will run from June 8-12. To find out more info and the registration link, go to: https://lacsi.uga.edu/summer-research-institute

4. Here's a virtual talk on "The Lives of Two Ancient Pandemics and Their Modern Resonance" by Dr. Irene Bald Romano of the University of Arizona. It will take place on June 5 at 9:30 am Arizona time (which is 12:30 pm EDT). For more information and to register, go to: https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IB5M-Lp9R7y9FuUyH2-D7w?_x_zm_rtaid=ewh7a6PaRgyxduPyf7S1yg.1590077933309.efbdc55012e13aa9cf9bc3fca4b2471d&_x_zm_rhtaid=482

5. The Asian Society has a whole website "Learn with Asia Society at Home." There's everything from a Virtual Reading Room, Cooking with 'STEAM,' a series of activities (May 18-30) on the Muslim festival of Eid, and a lot more. Check them out at: https://asiasociety.org/education/learn-asia-society-home
Take care, and happy summer!!

Lisa Adeli, PhD, Director of Educational Outreach
University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies
adeli@arizona.edu