Tips for Parents and Teachers teaching Ancient Black History

Below is a syllabi of a course I taught teachers on Ancient Black history. It has a list of books the can help you understand better the ancient history of Black and African people.  Teaching Ancient Black World                History COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: Teaching Ancient Afrocentric History CREDIT HOURS: INSTRUCTOR:Clyde Winters, PhD Catalog Description: This course will emphasize theoretical and practical aspects of curriculum development, learning and ancient Afrocentric history instruction. This is a lecture discussion course intended to acquaint students with the broad contours of the ancient historical experiences of Blacks in Africa (Egypt and Kush), Mesopotamia, China, Greece and the Americas; and nurture skilled teaching in this area. Students will write lesson plans and curricula, while they learn the best practices used to teach social studies aligned with district, national and state academic standards. Emphasizes application of knowledge of learning and curriculum in educational settings. Rationale: The purpose of this course is to aid teachers and others in gaining an understanding of the educational principles and practices involved in creating standards based lesson plans, curricula and the content and methods necessary to teach the ancient history of Black and African people. This course should provide educators with information about these views, show how teaching practices and curricula are built on particular views of learning, and aid educators in applying their views of learning and motivation in schools. Required Texts: Diop, C.A. (1991). Civilization or barbarism. Brooklyn,N.Y.: Lawrence Hill Books. Diop, C.A. (1974). The African origin of civilization. New York: Lawrence Hill & Com. DuBois, W.E.B. (1965). The World and Africa. New York: International Publishers. Jackson,John G. (1974). Introduction to African Civilization. New York. Keita, M. (2000). Race and the writing of History. N.Y.: Oxford University Press. Mudimbe,V.Y. (1994). The idea of Africa . Bloomington, IN: Univeristy of Indiana . Morley,N. (1999). Writing ancient history. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Sitchin,Z. (1990). The Lost Realms. New York: Avon Books. (pp.86-110) Winters,C.A. (1995). Afrocentric ancient history curriculum. Chicago: Uthman dan Fodio Inst. Winters,C.A. (2000). Introduction to Afrocentric History. Chicago: Uthman dan Fodio Inst. Winters, C.A. (2001). Memnonia. In Shades of Memnon Book II, by Brother G (Greg Walker)(pp.13-32). Chicago: African Legends. Winters,C.A. (2002).Ancient Afrocentric History and the Genetic Model. In Egypt vs Greece, Ed. By M.K. Asante and A. Mazama, (pp.121-165). Chicago: African American Image. Winters,Clyde. The Ancient Black Civilizations of Asia. Winters,Clyde. A Short History of Black People in Ancient Times Winters,Clyde. Ancient Africa History Primer. Wilson, A.N. (1993). The falsification of Afrikan consciousness. Brooklyn,New York:African World InfoSystems. Instructional Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to: * Evaluate an educational practice according to its underlying view of learning. * Construct a personal view of learning and motivation, including knowledge of current theories and views. · Evaluate text according to its purpose in teaching (Afrocentric ) ancient history · Apply knowledge of curriculum development in producing effective learning activities for children in elementary and high school · Make Social Science lesson plans which are standards based · Model appropriate behavior necessary for participation in cooperative learning experiences where students produce their own knowledge * Apply knowledge of learning processes in simulated teaching-learning situations. * Apply knowledge of learning processes in real-world situations. * Apply views of motivation in simulated teaching-learning situations. Instructional Activities: Group Presentation of Article, Book, Web Site Review: Much of the learning in the course will be based on the participants sharing knowledge, materials and experiences. Cooperative learning groups will be assigned. Each group will be responsible for researching and presenting on a reading selection, or web site. As part of the course, students will be reading and reviewing current research literature regarding ancient Black World History history, learning and educational practices. Each group of student will select a recent research article, book or web site and complete a written review of the article. The review is to follow a prescribed format. Groups will be numbered and will be assigned a date to give their presentation in class. Groups need to research the assigned topic using the library and other sources to find further information on the topic and assign teaching/presentation roles to each member of the group. A heavy emphasis will be placed upon classroom applications regarding the topic. (40 points) Journal Writing: Students will keep a reflective journal regarding thoughts and readings throughout the term. Some entries will be to write on specific class experiences, readings, or assignments. (40 points) Write Lesson Plan: Students will write two standards based lesson plans. (50 points) Evaluation: 120 Points Total 109- 120 A 97-108 B 85-96 C 73-84 D 72 or below F