Teaching and Educational Resources

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) has open access teaching and educational resources including teaching modules, webinars, lesson plans, and more from alumni across the different CAORC funding programs, including the CAORC Research Fellowships, Overseas Faculty Development Seminars, and Responsive Preservation Initiative. These resources, which range from K-12 to university level, were designed to support educators in teaching about other countries, world regions, and international social, cultural, and political issues.

This page is currently under construction as we move to a new platform host for the resources.

Tips for Using CAORC’s Teaching Resources

Once you've navigated to our collection you'll see all of CAORC's current resources. OERCommons does not require for users to create an account in order to view and download the materials on their site!

On the left hand side, you'll see a number of dropdown menus that you can use to filter through our resources, like Education Level and Language.

You can also use the Search bar feature, which allows you to use keywords to help find what you're looking for.

There’s also a ‘Search’ bar feature where you can type in any number of keywords to help you find what you’re looking for.

For example you could search ‘Activity’ to find all the resources that are listed as an activity. You can also use the search feature to find a specific region, like The Middle East, or even specific countries. In this example, we searched for India and found 12 topics with that keyword.

If you would like to view a resource, click the title. You’ll be able to view a short description of the resource, some background information on the fellow who created their resource, the necessary attachments, tips on how to use this topic in your classroom, and more!

If you are an educator on Flip who uses one of these resources in your classroom, we’ve included an ‘Educators Prompt’ at the bottom of the resource description and an attachment of questions for you to respond to. If you do not have a Flip account, you also have the option to respond to questions in the ‘Educators Prompt’ attachment and send it via email to info@caorc.org with the subject line ‘Educators Prompt Response’.

For questions or comments, please email info@caorc.org.

Educational Resources from the Overseas Research Centers

Several of CAORC’s member centers have developed educational materials or compiled lists of resources, which can be found below. Please note that this list is intended as a reference. Always check with the ORC directly for the most current information.

Resource Library: Explore a collection of articles, videos, slideshows and more covering all areas of Egypt's rich history and cultural heritage

American Research Center In Egypt

https://www.arce.org/resource-library