The Middle East Policy Council offers the second addition of the renowned Arab World Notebook at a reduced price to each participant of the workshop. If funds are available, you may consider purchasing a Notebook for each attendee, or you might incorporate this cost into any attendance fee, assuring that all attendees receive a copy of this outstanding work. Equipment Ms. Shabbas will require a VCR and monitor, a slide projector, an overhead projector with screen and a blackboard or easel and paper in order to make use of her visual aids. A Typical Workshop Workshops last for one full day. Ample time is given to discussing impressions of the Arab world, Islam and the broader Middle East.
Special attention is paid to techniques on how to effectively communicate their new knowledge.
Teachers of all subjects and grade levels as well as librarians and clergy are welcome to the workshops, but the primary focus of the Council's workshop program is on high-school teachers in the social studies.