Professional Development

The Center for African Studies Outreach conducts staff development workshops and institutes open to educators, librarians, parents and community members in Washington, DC and the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

In the summers, Outreach hosts a Summer Institute - "Africa in the Classroom and Community" for highly motivated educators interested in reading, learning, and teaching about Africa.

Throughout the year, Outreach collaborates with other institutions to organize educator workshops. Please contact us to request a professional development workshop.

Summer Institute for Educators 2024

Healing and Justice: Medieval Stories from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt
July 23 - July 26, 2024

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How Archaeology is Changing What We Know about Medieval West Africa
August 2, 2023

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Voices from the Swahili World
July 30 & August 2, 2021

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Voices from the Gold Road: Medieval Ghana, Mali, Songhai
August 6, 2020

2024 ISCOG Teachers Workshop

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The 2024 ISCOG Teachers' Workshop was held on Friday, June 14, 2024. Entitled: Repositioning Africa's Place in the Classroom: Educational Strategies and Approaches, the workshop centered around the themes of contemporary African history, literature, fashion, and music.

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This 9th Annual workshop was held in person at Howard University on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

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This Children's Africana Book Award Webinar, part of the Global Read Webinar Series, took place on February 15, 2024 with a presentation by Rimma Onoseta, author of How You Grow Wings.

CfAS Studies Summer Institute 2018 Photos

August 1-3, 2018
Howard University

See PHOTOS from the 2018 Institute.

August 2-4, 2017
Howard University

See PHOTOS from the 2017 Institute.

Videos from Previous Summer Institutes

EXPERIENCES OF SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATORS PARTICIPANTS

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September 30, 2015

In this video Lesego Malepe shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Bonita-and-Hassan-Adeeb-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Bonita and Hassan Adeeb share their experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Heidi-Marohn-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Heidi Marohn shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Janet-Martin-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Janet Martin shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

James-Hargraves-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video James Hargraves shares his experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Liane-Rosenblatt-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Liane Rosenblatt shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Eshe-Armah-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Eshe Armah shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

Dodah-Yirusha-2015-CfAS-Summer-Institute

September 30, 2015

In this video Dodah Yirusha shares her experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

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September 30, 2015

In this video Taneka Parascandolo and Laura Honig share their experience about the 2015 CfAS Summer Institute.

Category: Summer Institute for Educators

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