Instructional Resources

• ISTEP Instructional Resource Center
• Global Vistas/History Happenings
• Publications

The ISTEP Instructional Resource Center

The ISTEP Instructional Resource Center, located at San Diego State University, contains over 1200 print and audio-visual materials for teaching about Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, international issues, and global and multicultural education.

Materials are available for 30-day loan to all educators and student-teachers in San Diego County. To visit the Resource Center or inquire about specific items, please call (619) 594-1105. Before visiting us, please call for an appointment. We can also arrange to ship items to you if you are unable to visit the SDSU campus.

Global Vistas/History Happenings

The newsletter "Global Vistas/History Happenings!" is published collaboratively with the Greater San Diego Council for the Social Studies. The two most recent issues are available for viewing in PDF format on this web site (click below). If you wish to receive Global Vistas through the mail, please call (619) 594-1105, or sign up for our mail list.

View Newsletters: Fall 2006: PDF| Fall 2007: PDF

Publications

While ISTEP’s primary focus is on professional development for teachers, on occasion we publish materials that grow out of collaborative projects between subject area experts and classroom teachers. The following ISTEP publications are currently available for viewing in PDF formate on this web site. To purchase hard copies, please call (619) 594-1105, or e-mail istep@mail.sdsu.edu.

Annotated Bibliography of Supplementary Instructional Materials for Teaching About South America

Developed by ISTEP and the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University, this first edition contains annotated entries of over 200 print and audiovisual resources dealing with South America for instructional use at the K-12 level. Each annotation contains price and ordering information current at the time of publication. Designed to be comprehensive, not evaluative, materials have not been reviewed for quality and are not necessarily endorsed by ISTEP.

View this publication: Word PDF

Nationalism: The Issue that Won't Go Away - Activities for Integrating an Understanding of Nationalism into Modern World History at the Secondary Level
An 82-page curriculum unit, collaboratively developed and field tested by university faculty and secondary school classroom practitioners, this unite takes students beyond the superficial to a deeper understanding of the concept of nationalism and how it operates in their own lives and in the lives of others. Eleven c November 4, 2009 or selected and used individually.

View this publication: Introduction: Word PDF

Section I-Who Am I? Who Are We? Exploring Personal, Group and National Identities: Word PDF

   Section II-The Origins of Nationalism: The State, The Nation, And The Nation-State: Word PDF
   Section III-Nationalism In The Modern World: Word PDF
   Activity #11- Ethnicity, Religion and Citizenship: Examples From The Middle East: Word PDF

Key Understandings and Instructional Guidelines for Teaching About Mexico
Developed by a bilateral (Mexico-U.S.) Task Force, this 12-page booklet describes the essential elements of a quality Mexico-related curriculum at the elementary and secondary levels. Outlining a set of higher-level generalizations that students should develop as a result of instruction, key understanding offers specific recommendations and guiding questions regarding content, focus and tone that educators can utilize in evaluating and designing instructional programs and materials.

View this publication: Word PDF

Supplementary Instructional Materials for Teaching About Mexico
Newly revised and expanded, this 44-page document is the result of an intensive search for print, audiovisual, and computer-based materials currently available to classroom teachers or school districts. Over 200 resources are included. Each annotation contains price and ordering information current at the time of publication. Designed to be comprehensive, not evaluative, materials have not been reviewed for quality and are not necessarily endorsed by ISTEP.

View this publication: PDF

War, Peace and Religion in the History Classroom
Curriculum unit developed by participants in a 2008-09 year-long seminar co-sponsored by ISTEP, the Department of Religious Studies and the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies at SDSU, and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Curriculum (in pdf files) Table of Contents

View websites for Teaching About War & Peace: Word PDF