Teacher Institutes

MEPC provides free, highly acclaimed, non-partisan workshops on the Middle East and Islam across the U.S. Our education director Barbara Petzen will come to your school, organization or conference with innovative strategies for teaching these complex topics. We tailor workshops to your specific needs!

Register to be added to our mailing list and you will receive updates on new materials added to our website or workshops that may be held in your area.

Register for a workshop by telling us what date you'd like us to do a professional development workshop and the content you'd like us to bring in. We'll contact you to confirm everything and to further customize your workshop for your teachers' needs.

Host a workshop

Barbara Petzen, the Middle East Policy Councils Education Director, can come to your school, school system, or organization to give a free full-day professional development workshop on the topics of your choice! Give us the following information, and we will contact you to discuss details of when we can come. The topics we typically cover include: