The Umm el-Jimal project is creating two teacher’s reference manuals: the Arabic reference manual, to be implemented in Jordan’s government schools and created in partnership with the Ministry of Education, and an English reference manual to be made available to American teachers. The Arabic teacher’s manual is being developed with Muntaha Abdullat and Abdel Kareem Zaradat, specialists in the development of history and curriculum in the Ministry of Education. The lesson plans are divided into the subjects of arts and architecture, civics, geology, and history, and the organized of three sections: outcomes, strategy, and evaluation. This is the proper format for Jordan lesson plans.

The teacher’s reference manual includes two sections, a background section and a series of lesson plans:*

Background Document
Umm el-Jimal Timeline
General Umm el-Jimal History
Nabataean Period
Roman Period
Byzantine Period
Umayyad Period
Modern Period
Geology
Agriculture
Lesson Plans
Arts and Architecture
Buildings of Umm el-Jimal

*This table of contents is tentative and subject to change.

The curriculum is designed to include references to www.ummeljimal.org for students and teachers to utilize the virtual site tours. Physical site tours are also encouraged where time and resources are available.