September 11 and its Aftermath:  What Do We Teach Our Students?

March 13-14, 2002

Koury Auditorium
Kenan-Flagler Business School
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Cosponsors
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
University Center for International Studies
Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF)

		Wednesday, March 13
	12:30	Registration
	1:30	Welcome Provost Robert Shelton, UNC-Chapel Hill
	1:40	International Terrorism: Background and Definitions Joseph Caddell, History Department, NC State University
	3:00	Break
	3:20	Understanding the Islamic World Akram Khater, History Department, NC State University
	4:30	How Other Countries Perceive September 11 and the U.S. Led Response Yan Li, moderator    World View Olivier Brunet, Duke/UNC Center for European Studies Claudio Fuentes, Doctoral Candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill Greg Hamer, VIF Teacher from Australia
	5:30	Reception (wine and cheese) in Foyer
		Thursday, March 14
	8:00	Coffee, Juice, and Pastries
	8:30	Homeland Defense and Civil Liberties Richard Kohn, Chair, Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense; History Department, UNC-CH
	9:45	Break
	10:00	Concurrent Sessions 1.  Teaching World Cultures: Understanding Similarities       and Differences      David Gilmartin, History Department, NC State University 2.  Cultural Images and Stereotypes: Recognizing and       Going Beyond      Karen Rectanus, Exploris Middle School 3.  Responding to Terrorism: The Challenges for       Democracy      Secondary Teaching Materials      Marion O'Quinn, Cary High School      Bill Velto, Cary Academy      Teaching Fellows, Brown University      Choices for the 21st Century Program 4.  The United Nations, Terrorism, and Nation Building      Jim Roush, Retired Foreign Service Officer and       Vice President, Wake County Chapter, UN Association 5.  What is Islam Today?      Nadia Yaqub, Curriculum in Asian Studies, UNC-CH
	11:15	Acquiring Media Savvy: How To Evaluate and Use Media as a Teaching Tool Cori Dauber, Communication Studies Department, UNC-CH
	12:30	Lunch
	1:45	Teaching Students about the War on International Terrorism, the Threat of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons, and How a Democracy Should Respond Four Concurrent Sessions 1.  K-5 Educators      Jerod Kratzer, moderator         Meredith College      Suzy Amburn, Hunley Park Elementary, Charleston Co Schools      Jim McRae, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Wilkes Co Schools 2.  Middle School Educators      Rob Helfenbein, moderator         School of Educator, UNC-CH      Nila Chamberlain, Robeson Co Schools      Larry Dean, Greenwood Middle School, Wayne Co Schools 3.  High School Educators      Millie Cox, moderator         Charlotte Country Day School      Marion O'Quinn, Cary High School      Bill Velto, Cary Academy 4.  College Educators      Carolyn Pumphrey, moderator         Triangle Institute for Security Studies      Joseph Caddell, History Department, NC State University      Cori Dauber, Communication Studies Department, UNC-CH
	3:00	Break
	3:15	After Afghanistan: Phase Two of the War Against Global Terrorism Richard Kohn, History Department, UNC-CH
	3:45	Why Education Matters: School/College Responsibilities to Help Students Think Critically About Major Global Issues Cori Dauber, Communication Studies Department, UNC-CH
	4:15	Charge and Adjournment Robert Phay, World View