Global Issues in Depth The World Affairs Council of Houston is pleased to announce Chevron’s Portrait of the World workshops for educators. During the 2009-2010 academic year, Chevron will sponsor full-day workshops on Mexico, China, Argentina, and West Africa. Through these professional development workshops, teachers will study historical and current economic, political, and cultural issues and will return to the classroom with up-to-date instructional resources and lesson plans. Content and curriculum is useful for the secondary and college level. The State Board of Educator Certification has approved the World Affairs Council to furnish Continuing Professional Education to teachers.  The Council is CPE 501096. We are not permitted to duplicate G/T certificates. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. Portrait of West Africa Workshop - April 10 - Register Now

Click here to view recent Chevron Portrait workshops Portrait of Argentina Lecture topics: Highlights in Argentine History Peronism Modern Argentina: International and Domestic Issues Argentina in the classroom Portrait of Pakistan Lecture topics: The Creation of Pakistan Najm Akbar, Defense Language Institute Women in Pakistan Zeba Shah, Developments in Literacy A look at Pakistani – U.S. relations Najm Akbar, Defense Language Institute Short film clip "A Voice from Heaven – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan" The Economy of Pakistan Javed Ashraf, University of St. Thomas  Pakistani Literature and its impact on the region Sehba Sarwar, Author The Arab World and Islam Lecture topics:  Cultural Linguistic Odyssey of the Middle East Connections Between the Abrahamic Faiths Understanding Islam: Strategies for the Classroom Introducing a Midievil Banquet in the Alhambra Palace Background to Al-Andaus/Islamic Spain Teach Africa Phase II Visit www.wachouston.org/teachafrica The World Affairs Council of Houston is proud to partner with The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership for a U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Africa-education orientation program. Thank you to Texas Southern University for hosting the teacher workshop. Thank you to Marathon Oil, ExxonMobil and the World Bank for their support of Teach Africa. Portrait of Southeast Asia Lecture topics:  Southeast Asia and the Energy Connection Johan Zaayman  Neighbors on Diverse Paths: Political comparisons of Vietnam and Cambodia Long Le, Ph.D. Cambodia’s Recent History Ambassador Sichan Siv Burma’s Current Political Impasse Ward Keeler, Ph.D.  Growing Pains of Economic Change Free Markets in Vietnam Steve Parker What the Future Holds Lecture topics:  The Latino Mosaic in the 21st Century Isidro Aguirre  Energy in the 21st Century Najib Abu Salibi, Ph.D. The Rise of China: Today’s political, economic, and security issues Hans Stockton, Ph.D. The Next President and Foreign Policy Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D. China’s Energy Escalation Susan Locklear More Energy, Less CO2: The Geopolitics of Energy Chris Bozman France, Sarkozy and the Mediterranean Union Robert D. Zaretsky, Ph.D. Portrait of Central Asia Lecture topics: Security and Future in Central Asia Teresa Ruiz, Regional Analyst Natural Resources in Central Asia Linda Pett-Conklin, University of St. Thomas Business in Central Asia Wolfgang Thoene, Director of Business Development of FMC Technologies Biography forthcoming. Religion and Politics in Central Asia David B. Cook, Rice Univeristy Africa in Transition: Challenges for the 21st Century Lecture topics:  The Legacy of Imperialism Pamela Maack, San Jacinto College Natural Resources & Armed Conflict Susan Erikson, University of Denver The Pandemic: HIV/AIDS in Africa Documentary film viewing with Q&A Adel Chaouch, Marathon Oil Company Global Health: Africa Susan Erikson, University of Denver "The Portrait of Russia was outstanding. You always make my day with the presentation and quality guest speakers. Rarely do you find staff development that makes you eager to attend, but that is not so when you put on a workshop."  Participant, Portrait of Russia - April, 2006

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