As we move into the second half of the school year, the Global Connections program is continuing to make strides in its mission to improve the "global literacy" of students. We want you to know that you can still sign up for Global Connections and take advantage of this free resource for the remainder of the school year. Each week, you'll receive new articles featuring a particular person, country, and current issues that are significant to the subject of globalization.

(Click the image to view a sample week of Global Connections. Note: not all links are available for viewing on the sample page)

Over the coming months, a team of 'Master Teachers' will work on providing educators with frameworks for using Global Connections materials in the classroom. We are also setting up a social networking space where participants can share their ideas.

Global Concerns Classroom is proud to partner with Fordham University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs to provide students from schools throughout the NYC area with the exciting opportunity to work together to examine the impact of the global water crisis and to explore viable solutions. The student workshop will be a hands-on summit experience where students work in groups to develop a plan and proposed budget to help alleviate a country's water crisis. The Fourth Annual Student Workshop will be on February 12, 2010 at Fordham University from 9am-2pm.

Further details can be found on our website. Please contact Sylvia Wong for registration by email: Sylvia.Wong@concern.net or phone: 212-557-8000

The Fourth International Conference on Ethnomathematics will be held July 25-30 at Towson University, near Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will include scholarly presentations, posters, cultural events, and at least one excursion. Anyone with an interest in the interaction between mathematics and cultures is invited to participate. Some of the topics may include mathematics in non-Western traditional cultures, mathematics in occupational cultures, sociological and/or political aspects of mathematics, using mathematics from other cultures in the classroom, seeking mathematics in the cultures of students, and other aspects. A trip to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington is planned for July 30, to look at mathematics in American Indian culture. Earlier ICEMs were held in Spain, Brazil, and New Zealand, so this fourth conference is in a fourth continent and especially convenient for North American participation. Inexpensive accommodation is being arranged in the university residence halls and other rooms will be available in the university conference center and nearby hotels. 

More information about the conference, presentation proposals, accommodation, and registration can be found at http://ICEM-4.org or by email to Lawrence Shirley at LShirley@towson.edu

"Multicultural Morocco:  Lessons From Africa"

Summer 2010

Summer study-travel program in Morocco for Teachers

UCLA African Studies Center is now accepting applications for the 2010 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) in Morocco. This project, specifically designed for teachers, will provide a unique Arabic language and cultural immersion experience for a better understanding of Morocco's place in Africa, North Africa, and the wider world. Project participants will receive intensive Arabic language instruction with seminars on Moroccan culture and society supplemented by site visits and daily interaction with the local population to create a multidimensional, dynamic learning environment. The project will be based in the iconic Moroccan city of Fes, with organized excursions to Agadir, Marrakesh, Meknes, and other places that illustrate the multicultural diversity of Morocco. Project has three phases and applicants must be willing and able to FULLY participate in all phases.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   JANUARY 30, 2010

For more info, visit our website or contact the UCLA African Studies Center at africa@international.ucla.edu or 310-825-3686.