Expanding the Ancient World Workshop:

This workshop will take place online; a Zoom link will be provided via email to registered participants.

This workshop is presented in partnership with OER Project. Registration is required via the OER Project's website.

Expanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. Keyed to the NYC Department of Education Social Studies Scope and Sequence, this program is designed to offer K-12 educators opportunities to develop their knowledge of the ancient world and to provide classroom-ready strategies for teaching the past with reliable sources. Featuring inquiry-based workshops, flexible lesson plans, and up-to-date research, Expanding the Ancient World aims to equip teachers with information and skills that they can share with their students. CTLE credits will be offered to New York State teachers.

The workshop will feature discussion of the so-called "Silk Roads," the ancient trading networks that presaged our modern globalized world, and focus on the Sogdians, a diverse community of merchant families occupying the oases regions of Central Asia between the 4th and 8th centuries CE. In addition, the workshop will present texts and materials concerning the interconnected and multicultural society of the Sogdians along the Silk Roads, with an emphasis on personal experiences at home and abroad. This workshop can fit into classroom teaching modules such as "The Mediterranean World and Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere," "Interregional Networks," and "Transregional Trade Networks." Students will be able to reconstruct narratives from the past based on archaeological and historical primary sources (historical inference), as well as apply different types of evidence to illustrate diverse perspectives in the ancient world.

Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour.

If you have any questions regarding the Expanding the Ancient World program please email ETAW@nyu.edu.

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