Education is Priority as Action Week Nears
We are pleased to note that universal basic education was chosen as one of the National Peace Corps Association's 2010 advocacy priorities. As part of this advocacy effort, we're supporting the Global Campaign for Education, which is promoting the kick-off of the 1GOAL: Education for All campaign during their Global Action Week April 19-25.
We encourage you to participate in Global Action Week by taking advantage of their Lesson for All toolkit, which features a collection of lesson plans and activities that you can use to raise awareness of the global education crisis and get people involved in advocating for education for all.
If you are interested in further supporting this effort you can join our Education for All Advocates group on our Connected Peace Corps social networking site, where updates about activities and events will be posted regularly. To join the group, follow this link.
Legislation regarding Education for All will be introduced in Congress later this month, so look out for more information on how to take action in the next few weeks. If you live in the D.C. area, there will be a Capitol Hill kick-off event during the day on April 21st to mark the introduction of the Education for All Act, featuring Congresswoman Nita Lowey, actress Jessica Alba and others. If you are interested in attending this kick-off event, please contact advocintern@peacecorpsconnect.org. Thank you for your support!
Peace,
Anne Baker
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Online Conferences from LearningTimes
LearningTimes is very pleased to announce a unique online conference sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.
The "Smithsonian Online Conference: Problem Solving with Smithsonian Experts" is a free series of interactive workshops taking place throughout April 2010.
The live online events will be of special interest to educators, entire classrooms of engaged students, and to the general public. Throughout the month, Smithsonian historians, scientists, researchers and other experts share their questions, their methods, and their unique way of thinking in an interactive format that welcomes you to contribute your own ideas.
The sessions span the arts, history, science, and culture, and are organized around four key themes:
- Understanding the American Experience
- Valuing World Cultures
- Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
- Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
Each session will be recorded and posted after it takes place for on-demand access.
To review the complete program and to register please visit:
www.smithsonianconference.org/expert/program
Write to si@learningtimes.netwith any questions.
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Choices Summer 2010 Leadership Institute on Human Rights
The Choices Program's Summer Leadership Institute
Competing Visions of Human Rights
Over the past several decades, human rights discourse has permeated international relations. Yet while the general principle of human rights has been broadly accepted, human rights abuses persist and the intricacies of the subject remain hotly contested.
While in attendance at Brown University's Watson institute for International Studies, participants will learn from leading scholars in the fields of international law and foreign policy, and will explore effective instructional strategies for engaging in the topic of human rights.
For more information and an application, visit www.choices.edu/pd/institutes_7_2010.php
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Nominate a Fellow for Global Citizen Year
Right now there are thousands of high school seniors across the country wondering what they'll study in college, what to do with their lives and how they might one day solve some of the challenges of our time.
Global Citizen Year is an opportunity for these students to spend a year before college, engaging in communities around the world, learning a new language and using their skills to make a difference. GCY Fellows enter college with a sense of themselves and the world - empowered to think critically about the problems we face.
We have launched a national search for HS seniors to join our 2010 Corps, and... we need dedicated supporters like you to make it happen!
Nominate a HS senior or refer an educator or parent to Global Citizen Year
Together, we can build a movement.
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SPEAKERS MATCH
Through the Peace
Corps' Speakers Match program, elementary and secondary school teachers can
enhance their students' learning through classroom presentations by returned
Peace Corps Volunteers. Interested classroom teachers and returned
Peace Corps Volunteers can enroll in the Peace Corps'
Speakers Match program here.
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GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
The goal of Global Connections is to improve the "global literacy" of U.S. high school students and
prepare them for the global services economy of the 21st century.
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