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March 26, 2010                                                                  www.peacecorpsconnect.org         

Spring Global TeachNet News Now Available

We are pleased to announce that the Spring 2010 issue of Global TeachNet News is now available. Click here to access the PDF file of the newsletter, featuring great information and ideas for incorporating global issues into education. Some of topics we're exploring in this issue are:

  • K-8 corner: Taking a Look at Haiti

  • 9-12 corner: Food and Us - Gardening Locally & Globally

  • The Millennium Development Goals

  • Lots of resources, learning and travel opportunities and more!

I hope you enjoy this issue and will let us know how you're sharing these and other resources in classrooms and communities. Please send your letters or materials for the next issue (including your recommendations for summer reading) by May 15 to Susan Neyer, editor, at [email protected].



Peace,
Anne Baker
Vice President, NPCA


Interdisciplinary Teaching Institute from The Key School

Posted by request:

Engaging Minds, Inspiring Ideas: An Interdisciplinary Teaching Institute

 

The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland announces Engaging Minds, Inspiring Ideas, a Professional Development Institute for K-12 Educators on June 17 and 18. Interdisciplinary teaching is the theme for the 2010 institute. Contemporary topics for the full-day seminars include Global Studies, Bioethics, Media Literacy, Mindfulness in Education, and Outdoor Education. Facilitated by master teachers who will share educational theory, pedagogy and practical ideas with participants, these seminars will feature opportunities for active learning and reflection.

 

For additional information and to register online, visit www.keyschool.org.

 

Institute Dates: June 17 and 18

Location: The Key School, Annapolis, MD

Early bird registration deadline: April 21

Fee: $175 per seminar

Open to all K-12 educators

 

For details, please contact:

Marilyn Meyerson, Institute Director

[email protected]

Phone: 410.263.9231




Institute for Global Studies Summer 2010 Programs

Posted by request:

The Institute for Global Studies is pleased to announce our 2010 summer professional development programs for educators.  

 

  • East African Students in MN Schools: Connecting in Culturally Relevant Ways

  • From Alexandria to Wikipedia: Media and Knowledge in the Modern World

  • Global Media in the Language Classroom

  • The Ascent of Asia?  India and China Today

  • Water in the World: Science, Society, and Scarcity

  • Cinematic Representations of the Irish Republican Army

  • Spaces of Occupation: From Minnesota to Palestine

  • Food in World History

All programs take place on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. Teachers from outside the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area are eligible to stay in on-campus housing.  Each institute has a limited number of housing scholarships available to teachers on a first-come, first-served basis.


Complete descriptions and schedule available on our website.

 

To register online, click here.

 

Further questions?  Contact Molly McCoy at [email protected] or 612-624-7346.

GEEO Summer Travel Programs

Posted by Request:


Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that runs professional development travel programs designed for teachers. 


GEEO is now taking reservations for summer travel programs to India, Peru, Tunisia, Southern Africa (South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe) and China.

Educators can earn graduate school credit (1 credit through Indiana University) and professional development credit while seeing the world.  The trips include school visits and are deeply discounted so as to be affordable to teachers. GEEO also advises teachers on how to find funding to subsidize the cost of the trips.The trips are open to all K-12 and University educators and administrators. Educators are also permitted to bring along a non-educator guest.

Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at www.geeo.org. GEEO can also be reached 7 days a week, toll free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-9PM EST. To sign-up for GEEO's listserv, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line "subscribe."


IYF YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Program

 

IYF Seeks Dynamic Young People Leading Social Change

 

There's a lot of talk about the problems facing our world today, but it takes a special person to find a solution and put it into action - a social entrepreneur. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is in search of 20 young social entrepreneurs from around the world for its YouthActionNet� Global Fellowship Program.

 

Sponsored by Nokia, the YouthActionNet� Global Fellowship Program recognizes young social innovators for their outstanding achievements. Profiles of the 2009 Global Fellows can be viewed at: www.youthactionnet.org

 

The Global Fellowship is open to qualified candidates between 18 and 29 years old. Applicants must be proficient in English and have founded/co-founded projects or organizations with at least one year of demonstrated social impact. This can include leading a new project within an existing organization. Winners will be announced on October 1, 2010.

 

 

The deadline for applications is April 9, 2010. Application information is available at: www.youthactionnet.org.


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Spring Global TeachNet News

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