The Civic Engagement Workshop (CEW) is a one-week, cultural, professional, and intellectual exchange opportunity between high school teachers from the United States and Middle East. This program will take place in Cairo, Egypt.
 
The CEW provides a forum for exchange among teachers who believe that active youth participation and cross-cultural collaboration, both locally and globally, are essential to student learning and the development of 21st century skills. Through this workshop, participants will enhance their skills and learn methodologies for incorporating these concepts into curricula and/or civic engagement activities for students. At the outcome of the program, CEW participants will have built new partnerships with teachers from the US and Egypt and begun developing ways to actively address these critical issues in their schools and communities.
 
UME will provide participants with opportunities for continued learning and application of skills following the March workshop.  Prior to the March workshop, participants will be asked to read particular academic papers reviewing relevant literature/research, as selected by CEW faculty, as part of their preparation.  They will also be asked to engage in an online dialogue with fellow participants from the Middle East and US.