Got a Must-Read for Summer? Submit it to Global TeachNet News!
As summer is fast approaching, we're looking for submissions for our next issue of the Global TeachNet News. This includes lesson plans, articles, or any other resources related to global education.
The summer issue is
also the issue where we
feature suggestions for summer reading. Anything you have to
recommend would
be appreciated: a title, author, and anything from a few paragraphs
about the
book to a full-fledged
review. Visit our Global TeachNet News archives for ideas and examples. Please send any
lessons, articles, summer reading suggestions or resources you may have which would be of interest to Susan Neyer at susanneyer@astound.net. All submissions (or notification thereof) are due by May 21.
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Exploring Humanitarian Law Summer Institute
Register
Now: The 2010 EHL Institute
for Educators. Washington, DC - August 2-5!
Registration Now
Open! The
American Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) Summer Institute for
Educators will be held at the National Headquarters, Washington, DC,
August 2-5. The cost to attend is $75.00 with participants responsible for
their transportation, accommodations and some meals. A limited number of scholarships of up to $450 are
available to help participants cover the cost of attending the EHL
training. Continuing
Education Units will also be offered to interested attendees. To learn more, please visit the EHL
website to see U.S.
educators teaching EHL in the classroom. For additional information please
email EHL@usa.redcross.org
or contact Phebean Cole by phone at (202) 303-5224 or by email at ColePhe@usa.redcross.org.
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iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2010
On July 12-17,
2010, iEARN-Canada will be hosting the 17th Annual iEARN International
Conference and 14th Annual Youth Summit. This is a gathering open to all, which
typically brings together teachers and students from 50-70 countries.
All are welcome! We invite you to join hundreds of educators, students,
administrators and partner organizations who come together annually at the
iEARN Conference and Youth Summit to share how they are using technology to
build global understanding and enhance teaching and learning!
Highlights of this year's conference include:
- Karen Cator, Director,
Educational Technology,
US
Department of Education
- Milton Chen, George Lucas
Education Foundation
- Jennifer Corriero & Michael
Furdyk, TakingITGlobal
- Stephen Heppell, Education
Visionary
- Adobe Youth Voices Film
Festival
- First Nations Dance Troupe
- Environmental Youth Panel
- Opportunities to meet and
collaborate with educators from over 50 different countries!
Early registration rates still available. For more information, see http://www.iearn2010.org or contact: registration@iearn-canada.org
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New Book: Teachers and Human Rights Education Now Available
We are
pleased to announce that our new book Teachers and Human Rights Education (Audrey
Osler and Hugh Starkey) is now published and is available now from Trentham
Books or from the US
distributor Stylus.
Why do teachers need to be familiar with human rights? In multicultural
societies, whose values take precedence? How do schools resolve tensions
between children's rights and teachers' rights?
Teachers and Human Rights Education clarifies the relevance of human
rights to teachers' everyday work. The authors draw on international examples
to discuss how schools can work with young people to promote the ideals of justice
and peace. Human rights principles are applied to the challenges of living
together democratically.
The book is a contribution to the UN World Programme on Human Rights Education
and is a key text for postgraduate studies. ISBN: 978-1-85856-384-8
Trentham
books: www.trentham-books.co.uk/
Stylus: http://trentham.styluspub.com/
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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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