Teaching about Ghana in the Elementary Classroom

A workshop for elementary teachers interested in teaching about Ghana. The Boston University African Studies Center is a National Resource Center for teachers for Africa and a Massachusetts-approved Professional Development Provider. All teachers of grades K-5 are invited to attend our workshop, in person. During this day-long workshop, teachers will have unique opportunities: To learn about Ghanaian languages, cultures, and history from Ghanaians; To receive free books and meet authors, including Tricia Elam Walker (author of Nana Akua goes to School), Alison Goldberg (author of Bottletops), Emily Williamson Ibrahim (author of Gizo Gizo, A Tale from the Zongo Lagoon), and Crystal Boateng, (author of numerous books about Ghana, including Afia the Ashanti Princess). To practice activities to do in the classroom To gain an introduction to Akan Twi, one of the Ghanaian languages To learn about Ghanaian artifacts that teachers can borrow from the center To sign up to invite a guest speaker to talk about Ghana in their classrooms Free lunch Attending teachers will receive certificates with 10 PDPs Register for in-person attendance at 232 Bay State Road, Room 505.