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STEM Outreach at the Middle East Center

Through creative teacher training programs, the Middle East Center combines STEM outreach with area studies curriculum training for K-12 educators. This year the Center worked with the Franklin Institute and African Studies Center at Penn to organize a workshop on math education in Egypt and the United States. Dr. Idris Stovall, the Director of STEM Youth and School Programs at the Franklin Institute, discussed the similarities and differences in math curriculum in these countries throughout his presentation. Ten K-12 educators participated in the workshop to receive professional development credit. Dr. Stovall, who is also a lecturer at Penn's Mathematics department, can be seen sharing his insights with teachers during the workshop on May 1, 2014.