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10 YEARS OF

Inspiring Meaningful Connections with the Arab World




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About Us

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Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

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Summer Institutes Teacher Councils Classroom Resource Enrichment Grants Concordia Language Villages – Teacher Professional Development Workshops Dora Johnson Awards

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Goldsmiths, University of London Certificate

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

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Arab World Spotlight MEOC Educator Book Awards QFI & Duke Summer Institute QFI & GEEO Educator Tours Teacher Leadership Program Teacher Professional Development Grants QFI Community on the Participate.com Platform Ready Set Izra’

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Who We Work With

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Opportunities for Students

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Arabic Honor Society Summer Arabic Study Awards

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Opportunities for Schools & Organizations

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Classroom Connections Grant Connect Your Classroom With An Arabic-Speaking Refugee Convenings Grants to Schools

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Resources

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Al Masdar Mosaic Tilemaker App Q-Wheel Tool and App (Madar Al-Huruf )

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About Us

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About Us Since 2009, Qatar Foundation International (QFI) has engaged a global community of diverse learners and educators, fostering global competency and 21st century skills through the exploration of the Arabic language and the Arab world. Our vision is one that embraces and respects diversity, values lifelong learning and empowers individuals to take action to shape their futures. QFI works in three main program areas: Arabic Language; Arab Societies and Cultures; and Connected Communities. We focus on student-centered learning environments and partner with primary and secondary schools, universities, multilateral entities, and other philanthropic organizations to ensure that our programs advance critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and cross-cultural communication.

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Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

Opportunities for Teaching of Arabic 8


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teacher trainings held for Arabic educators

1,287

Arabic teachers trained through QFI programming

3,966 students of Arabic impacted by QFI school grants

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students reached through the Classroom Resource Enrichment grants. 2019 9


Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

Summer Institutes Since 2010, and in collaboration with language experts and partner universities, QFI has organized summer institutes for Arabic language teachers in our school grant programs to enhance pedagogy and support curriculum development. These workshops include best practices in curriculum planning, classroom management, use and sharing of Open Education Resources (OERs), and integrating culture in the language classroom. The institutes bring together new and experienced teachers from QFI-supported programs and partners across the U.S., U.K., Germany, Brazil, and Canada. Institutes are available for teachers from QFI-supported schools. For any questions regarding the Summer Institutes contact arabic@qfi.org.

Teacher Councils Teaching Arabic is even more enjoyable when you have access to a community of practice. To support such communities, QFI has responded by helping to start and sustain Teacher Councils. Each council’s host organization works closely with its members to provide relevant programming and opportunities, such as workshops, seminars, financial support to attend local or regional conferences, and events to engage their students and community. If you join, you get to know other teachers, network, collaborate, build new skills, develop curriculum, and share your most innovative teaching approaches. Membership is open to all teachers of Arabic. We currently support Arabic Teacher Councils in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Greater Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC., with teacher councils in the UK and Germany under development. Each council organizes activities throughout the school year.

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Looking for an Teacher Council in your area or interested in starting a new council? Visit our website for links to individual chapters at www.qfi.org/opportunities/arabic-teacher-councils or email us at arabic@qfi.org.


Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

Classroom Resource Enrichment Grants Teachers often lack the ability to purchase materials they need for their classrooms to engage students and improve their learning outcomes. To help, QFI offers Classroom Resource Enrichment Grants (CREGs). CREGs are awarded throughout the academic year to provide educators with supplementary funding to purchase educational tools and resources or further explore the Arabic language and the Arab world. Teachers use the Classroom Resource Enrichment Grants for age-appropriate, student-centered resources and materials, including:

Special costs associated with an interdisciplinary project or student-related activities (must have a specific focus on Arabic language and/or the Arab world) such as materials for art, music, geography, history, and science projects;

Costs associated with student-driven performances related to Arabic language and/or the Arab world that involve the greater school community, or even other schools nearby;

Books, videos, software, or other materials that can be used to teach about the Arab world or the Arabic language.

CREGs are available for educators in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. For more information on how to apply in your region, visit www.qfi.org/cregs.

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Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

Concordia Language Villages – Professional Development Workshops QFI partners with Concordia Language Villages to offer intensive cohort-based workshops for Arabic language teachers that take place over several weekends throughout the school year. Participants commit to two in-person workshops and three online webinars. These workshops are open to primary, secondary, and college-level Arabic teachers in the U.S. and Canada. Workshops are led by expert teacher-trainers and cover topics such as curriculum and assessment, learner engagement, staying in the target language, and integrating culture in the classroom. To make it possible for dedicated teachers to take advantage of this high-impact educational opportunity, all costs of the workshops are covered, including a travel stipend for participants. Applications for the workshop series open in August. The first in-person workshop takes place in October, followed by three webinars; the second in-person workshop in April. For more information, visit www.concordialanguagevillages. org/adult-programs/educator-programs/workshops-consulting/qatar.

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Dora Johnson Awards

Opportunities for Teaching Arabic

To expand the community of primary and secondary school Arabic teachers across the U.S. who can attend the annual ACTFL convention and increase the presence of Arabic at the conference, we provide $1,500 grants to help cover registration and travel expenses. The Dora Johnson Awards are named in memory of a lifelong advocate for expanding access to Arabic instruction at the primary and secondary level and professionalizing Arabic language instruction. Dora advised and supported QFI from our beginning moments as an organization in 2009 as we established a framework for supporting Arabic in the U.S.. Dora’s perseverance then has made all the difference for teachers and their students ever since. To qualify for a Dora Johnson Award, you must be a primary or secondary school Arabic teacher and member of both ACTFL and the ACTFL Arabic Special Interest Group (or commit to joining both). Preference is given according to the following criteria, in descending order:

First-time attendees

First-time presenters who have attended before

Presenters

Attendees who have not previously received a Dora Johnson Award.

To apply, visit QFI’s grants management portal at qfi.fluidreview.com. For any questions contact djawards@qfi.org.

Goldsmiths, University of London Certificate QFI partners with Goldsmiths, University of London to provide an Arabic Certificate Course for teachers of Arabic. The course provides a foundation in up-to-date methodology for teaching Arabic as a second/foreign language to primaryand secondary-age learners. To ensure flexibility in meeting individual needs and an ongoing integration of theory and practice, it is based on a blended approach combining face-to-face teaching, supported self-study and classroom observation. Course participants are expected to be well-organized, open to new ideas, and to develop a reflective stance towards their professional development. The course promotes a reflective, process-based, and collaborative approach to professional development. It is based on a combination of lecture workshops, self-study activities and classroom teaching. Participants submit portfolios for review at the end of the course. The course is open to teachers working in the U.K. in mainstream, independent and community-based school contexts, teaching classes of primary- and secondary-school aged children. For more information, visit www.gold.ac.uk/ educational-studies/teacherscentre/arabiccertcourse

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

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trainings held in the U.S., U.K., and Germany for teachers in the humanities, social sciences, and arts

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teachers trained through QFI programming about the Arab world

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students impacted by QFI Arab Societies and Cultures programming

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books given to teachers through MEOC Book Awards 2019 15


Who We Work With

Colchester, VT Middlebury Interactive Languages

Garrett Park, MD

United States and Canada

JNCL-NCLIS

Northampton, MA Vancouver, Canada

Five Colleges, Inc.

Edmonton, Alberta Montgomery County, MD

Edmonton Public Schools

International Education Funders Group

Minneapolis, MN Washburn High School Justice Page Middle School

Missoula, MT Seattle, WA

Bemidji, MN

World Affairs Council of Montana

OneWorld Now!

Providence, RI

Kalimah Programs’ STEAM

Brown University’s Choices Program

Arabic Immersion Summer Camps

Success Academy

Boston, MA

Concordia Language Villages

Boston Arts Academy

Chicago, IL

Bozeman, MT

Boston Latin Academy

University of Chicago

Irving Elementary School

Primary Source

Detroit, MI GEE

Evergreen, CO Portland, OR

Urbana, IL

National Geographic Maps

Lincoln High

Columbus, OH Battelle for Kids

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

West Sylvan Middle School

New Haven, CT Wilbur Cross High School

Salt Lake City, UT Brigham Young University

St. Louis, MO

Christopher Columbus Family Academy K–8 School

Washington University in St. Louis

Choate-Rosemary Hall

Bowling Green, KY

New York, NY

Western Kentucky University

P.S. 261

Dahlonega, GA University of North Georgia

Los Angeles, CA Bell High School Elizabeth Learning Center Granada Hills Charter High School Hamilton High School

Tucson, AZ

P.S./I.S. 30 Green Bronx Machine SIMA Classroom Project Explorer

University of Arizona

Houston, TX

AFS Global

Middle East Outreach Committee (MEOC)

Arabic Immersion Magnet School

NaTakallam

Global Nomads

Houston Independent School District

Occidental College

Norristown, PA GEEO

Austin, TX Austin High School Burnett Middle School Austin Independent School District

Durham, NC Duke University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Consortium for Middle East Studies

University of Texas at Austin

Philadelphia PA Al Bustan Seeds of Culture

Washington, DC Chapel Hill, NC Participate

Washington Latin Public Charter School MacFarland Middle School George Washington University

Fayetteville, NC Anne Chestnut Middle School

American Councils Georgetown University Press

Harrisonburg, VA Harrisonburg High School

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Schools | Programs and Partners

2019 The United Kingdom

Liverpool, England

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Qatar

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Belfast Royal Academy

Bradford, England

Methodist College Belfast

Horton Park Primary School

Doha, Qatar Batley, England

Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Batley Grammar School

Education Above All World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)

Batley Girls High School

Friends’ School

Upper Batley High School

Qatar Debates Qatar Foundation Schools THIMUN Qatar

Leicester, England Madani Schools Federation

Kempston, England Daubeney Academy Kempston

Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Springfield Primary School Kempston Challenger Academy

Shimna Integrated College

Isleworth, England Derry, Northern Ireland

Bolder Academy

St. Colomb’s College Steeltown Primary

Ingatestone, England

Germany

Anglo European School

Crickhowell, Wales Crickhowell High School

London, England British Council Goldsmiths, University of London

Cardiff, Wales Fitzalan High School

Manchester, England Abraham Moss Community School

Birmingham, England North Birmingham Academy

Berlin German–Arab Friendship Society (DAFG) Give Something Back to Berlin Be an Angel

Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU)

After School Hustle

Shubbak

Brighton, England Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Hove, England

Lüneburg Al Shabah School

Blatchington Mills School

Kassel Battery Dance

Munich WirWerk

Salzburg, Austria Salzburg Global Seminars

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

Arab World Spotlight QFI has partnered with SIMA Classroom to provide educators with free access to a set of 14 short films depicting the richness and diversity of the Arab world that can be used in classrooms worldwide. Curated as the Arab World Spotlight Playlist (AWS), QFI, and SIMA Classroom aim to empower students to investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas and act. In addition to free access to the AWS films, teachers also have access to storytelling resources and lesson plans. Consider participating in the AWS by having your students produce multimedia projects on how the AWS films resonated with their life experiences. If you would like free access to the Arab World Spotlight Playlist contact connectedcommunities@qfi.org with the following information: 1. First and last name 2. Name of your school 3. Location 4. Subject you teach

MEOC Educator Book Awards Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) sponsors the Middle East Book Awards to recognize outstanding books by Arab authors or about the Arab world region. QFI’s MEOC Educator Book Award program makes these awardwinning books that contribute to a more meaningful understanding of the region available to primary- and secondaryschool teachers and schools. The MEOC Educator Book Award program is open year-round and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For any questions regarding the application or program contact bookawards@qfi.org.

QFI & Duke Summer Institute In partnership with Duke University’s Middle East Studies and Islamic Studies Centers, QFI holds an annual summer institute for U.S. primary and secondary school teachers that explores different themes about the Arab world. During the five-day institute, teachers deepen their understanding of both the historic and modern Arab world. Participants learn from scholars and community experts, study authentic texts, and participate in experiential learning activities. Throughout the institute, teachers work in groups or individually to develop curriculum or materials for classroom use. Specialists on the Arab world are available to help participants link content learned with pedagogical practice and gain resources and teaching strategies to engage students in developing new perspectives on the region. All expenses are covered for selected participants. For any questions regarding participating in the QFI & Duke Summer Institute contact culture@qfi.org.

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

QFI & GEEO Educator Tours The opportunity to learn about other cultures first-hand through an in-country experience is an unparalleled educational experience for teachers. QFI partners with the Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) to offer cultural immersion trips to the Arab world for primary and secondary school teachers. Each winter and spring, educators travel to Qatar and Oman for a 12-day experience where they explore historical and cultural sights led by local guides. Sessions during the evenings facilitate curriculum connections and discussion. Expenses covered for participants include travel, lodging, and meals. The highly competitive application is open to all primary and secondary U.S. teachers in public and public charter schools. Preference is given to educators who are in the social science, humanities, and arts fields and demonstrate both a strong interest in and commitment to teaching about the Arab world in their classrooms. For any questions regarding the application or program contact culture@qfi.org.

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

Teacher Leadership Program Using a train-the-trainer model, we have created a teacher leadership program designed to build a cohort of primary and secondary school teachers across the U.S. in the social sciences, humanities, and arts who are able to provide effective professional development to their peers on topics related to the Arab world. QFI offers this two-year leadership program in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Participants attend a series of five fully-funded workshops held in different U.S. cities to explore themes related to the Arab world including sessions with experts in the field. They work closely with education specialists to develop effective pedagogical approaches to the content. The program will conclude with a weeklong cultural immersion tour to Qatar. In addition to the workshops, participants take part in monthly activities in groups and with individual mentors to develop curricula and reinforce content knowledge and skills. They also develop a toolkit of teaching strategies and resources to share with other educators to help them become more effective and confident when teaching about the region. Upon completion of the professional development workshop series, participants are provided with funding and resources to present their portfolios at two professional development workshops, at the local and national levels. Participants also have the opportunity to serve as mentors for the following year’s incoming cohort of participants. All expenses for participants are covered. Applicants can apply to this program each year during the fall with the program beginning the following winter. For any questions regarding the application or program contact culture@qfi.org.

Teacher Professional Development Grants QFI aims to increase access to high quality professional development opportunities related to the Arab world for teachers in the social sciences, humanities, and arts fields. We know that there is very little support available for teachers to attend professional development events, which is why QFI launched the Teacher Professional Development Grants. These grants offer up to $2,000 toward travel and registration costs associated with attending appropriate programs. Teachers can apply for opportunities in the U.S. and internationally. Content of the event should be directly related to the Arab world. Successful applicants have attended:

Workshops

Conferences

Summer institutes

Seminars

Educational courses, in-person or online

For any questions regarding the application or program contact tpdgrants@qfi.org.

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Opportunities for Enhancing Teaching About the Arab World

QFI Community on the Participate.com Platform To support educators to bring authentic, diverse, and global perspectives into their classrooms, we’ve partnered with Participate.com to provide several online professional development courses for teachers. Join our community of practice and share with other teachers as you develop ways to integrate virtual exchange and multimedia projects to explore the Arab World with your students. Available courses include:

Virtual Exchange 101: An Introduction

Teaching Multimedia Collaboration

Virtual Exchange 102: A Deep Dive

Teaching the Aber Virtual Exchange

Commit to Action: Service Learning and the SDGs

Refugee Story Circle

Impact Media: Explore the Arab World thru Film

All QFI courses are available for free on the Participate platform. Join the QFI Professional Learning Community at qfi.org/participate. For any questions contact connectedcommunities@qfi.org.

Ready Set Izra’ QFI supports innovative curriculum modules that allow teachers to explore STEAM themes in a global context. Our Ready, Set, Izra’ grant provides support to schools who are interested in exploring urban agriculture through a plant science-themed curriculum and participating in a virtual exchange with a classroom in Qatar that is simultaneously going through the curriculum. Grant support includes funding for a hydroponic tower garden, free access to the Green Bronx Machine Curriculum (available in English and Arabic), and support for setting up a virtual exchange with a partner classroom. To apply, visit QFI’s grants management portal at qfi.fluidreview.com. For any questions contact connectedcommunities@qfi.org.

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Opportunities for Students

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Arabic Honor Society chapters in the U.S. and Canada

797 students involved in the Arabic Honor Society

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summer programs supported by QFI

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Opportunities for Students


Arabic Honor Society

Offering exclusive funding opportunities for AHS students to apply for financial support to participate in summer Arabic language study, study abroad in the Arabic-speaking world, and funding towards college tuition

Providing information about post-secondary institutions and opportunities for students to continue their Arabic studies

Compiling a list of scholarships and grants available to Arabic language students at the high school level and beyond

Providing career guidance, along with profiles of Arabic language-oriented careers, and outlining the essential steps necessary to reach these goals

Organizing yearly contests and events to connect and engage students

Partnering with CirkledIn to help students connect with higher education and career opportunities.

Opportunities for Students

The Arabic Honor Society (AHS) fosters and supports student engagement in Arabic language study at the high school level, and offers students a platform for continuing their studies into college and beyond. AHS accomplishes this by:

To learn more about how to join a chapter, or establish one of your own, visit arabichonorsociety.com for more information.

Summer Arabic Study Awards Through grants to leading academic institutions offering intensive summer Arabic courses, we provide need- and meritbased scholarships to primary and secondary school students in the U.S. Scholarship applications are open in the spring and the summer programs take place between June and August. Academic institutions that have or are planning to offer summer Arabic programs may submit an application in response to the annual Request for Proposals in November. Are you a high school student interested in applying for a scholarship with a participating summer Arabic program? Apply directly to the summer programs listed below:

Arabic Summer Language Institute at the University of North Georgia

Kalimah Programs’ STEAM Arabic Immersion Summer Camps

Dahlonega, GA, students grades 9-12

Montgomery County, MD, students grades KG-5

Arabic Summer Jumpstart Program at the University of Arizona

Middlebury Interactive Languages- Arabic

Tucson, AZ, students grades 11-12 Brigham Young University Arabic Language Camp

Colchester, VT, students grades 8-12 Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW)- Summer Intensive Arabic Program

Salt Lake City, UT, students age 14-17 (on-campus housing), age 14-24 (off-campus housing and commuting)

Urbana-Champaign, IL, students grades 9-12

Concordia Language Village’s Al Waha

Bowling Green, KY, students grades 7-10

VAMPY Program at The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University

Bemidji, MN, students age 8-18

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Opportunities for Schools & Organizations

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Opportunities for Schools & Organizations

350+

NaTakallam classroom sessions to bring displaced people’s voices to discussions about migration into schools around the world

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students traveling to the Arab world though Classroom Connections grants

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new partnerships

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Classroom Connections Grant

Opportunities for Schools & Organizations

Classroom Connections grants provide supplementary funding of up to $55,000 for secondary school teachers to take student groups on immersive travel abroad experiences to Qatar. We believe travel experiences are vastly enhanced by including pre-trip virtual exchange activities to better engage with the host culture. In keeping with this mission, applications must include a virtual exchange program that ties in directly with their trip. For any questions regarding the application or program contact connectedcommunities@qfi.org.

Connect Your Classroom With An Arabic-Speaking Refugee QFI is partnering with NaTakallam to give students engaging, language practice and opportunities for a cultural exchange, without leaving the classroom! NaTakallam (“we speak” in Arabic) connects displaced persons, called Conversation Partners (CP), with students around the world. Our partnership with NaTakallam provides virtual guest speaker sessions that allows students all over the world to interact and learn more about their CP’s lives, the Arab world or simply to learn Arabic! Programs can be conducted in German, English or Arabic (or a mix of both) as a single 60-minute session, or a three- or 10-part series, any of which can be integrated into an existing school class or an extracurricular club activity. To bring NaTakallam to your school and to request QFI-supported scholarship funding visit www.natakallam.com/in-the-classroom/.

Convenings QFI gathers with members of our community to participate in professional development and share opportunities for strengthening connections. We sponsor teachers and leaders in our network aiming to increase the presence and participation of voices representing Arabic and the Arab world. Some of the conferences we attend and sponsor annually are:

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Multilingual Education Fair of DC

AFS Global Conference

National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL)

ASPEN Ideas Festival

National Council on the Social Studies (NCSS)

EdLeader21

National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)

Expolingua

National Forum to Advance Rural Education

International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

Salzburg Global Seminar

Shubbak Festiva

International Virtual Exchange Conference

SXSWEdu

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

World Innovation Summit on Education (WISE)

London Language Show

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Opportunities for Schools & Organizations

Grants to Schools Since 2009, QFI has provided direct support to schools who want to establish or expand Arabic language programs at the primary and secondary school level. Funding is available to public or public charter schools in the U.S., and statefunded schools in the U.K. and Germany and can provide support for teacher salary or classroom curriculum material and development. Grants for schools are intended to create sustainable programs within five years. Currently, QFI’s school grants reach more than 3,200 students in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. Contact us at arabic@qfi.org to discuss applying for a school grant. Proposals are submitted through QFI’s grants management portal at qfi.fluidreview.com. Visit pages 16-17 to see where we currently support Arabic programs in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

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Resources

Resources Al Masdar Al Masdar is a robust online resource database featuring high-quality teaching materials and resources for Arabic language educators as well as educators in the social studies, humanities, and arts fields. The database is comprised of lesson plans, units, supplementary resources, and authentic materials that can be quickly accessed for use in the classroom, including hydroponics curriculum, Arabic Yoga, and the Arabic Thematic Lesson Series. Users can create and upload their own teaching materials to share with other educators. You can explore all of the available resources and filter them based on your area of focus at www.teachalmasdar.com.

Mosaic Tilemaker App Mosaic Tilemaker is an interdisciplinary, interactive website and mobile application that introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Islamic art and architecture by exploring and creating mosaic tile art. Students can learn about the history and mathematical principles behind this art and use a fun and interactive tool to create and share their own mosaic tiles online. You can visit tilemaker.teachalmasdar.org or download it on both iTunes and the Google Play Store.

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high quality resources for Arabic teachers currently on Al Masdar Resources

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primary and secondary resources about the Arab World have been developed out of QFI support

high quality resources for teaching about the Arab world currently on Al Masdar.

2,500+ Q Wheels given out in the world 2019

Q-Wheel Tool and App (Madar Al-Huruf) An open, free language tool that introduces users to the Arabic alphabet by matching English letters and sounds to their Arabic phonetic counterparts. The mobile app includes sound of the Arabic spoken letters and allows the user to customize and share their name in Arabic as an online digital sticker. The app —now available in both German and English— can be downloaded for free on iTunes and the Google Play Store. The physical version of the wheel includes an accompanying workbook and curriculum. Contact arabic@qfi.org to request copies of the physical version and related materials. 31


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