Submissions Needed for Fall Global Education Newsletter
As summer is winding down, NPCA Global Education is gearing up for the new school year with the Fall edition of our Global Education News. We're still looking for submissions in the form of lessons, articles, reviews, or other resources that help foster a global perspective in the classroom.
Send all contributions to the Global Education newsletter editor, Susan Neyer, at susanneyer@astound.net. If you are planning to contribute, please let her know by August 21st.
Peace,
Anne Baker
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New on the NPCA Education Blog: Speakers Match in Action
Boston-Area
Teacher: Former Volunteers Help Connect Classroom to the World
School is
almost back in session and teachers in search of engaging lesson plans should
look no further than the Speakers
Match request button. Speakers Match, a Peace Corps program that
brings Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) into classrooms to present their
service experiences with students, "puts a human face and story to the Peace
Corps," says Merrie McIvor, a Spanish teacher at Chelmsford
High School in Massachusetts. McIvor, who has been
hosting Boston area RPCVs in her classroom for
years and whose own daughter served in Panama, wants more teachers to know
that a unique opportunity is available to them this school year...
Read more at our NPCA Global Education blog
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Worshops at the Ark of Albion Education Center in Belize
Posted by Request:
The following workshops are being offered by Rod Rylander (RPCV Philippines, Belize) at the Ark of Albion Education Center, San Antonio Rio Hondo, OW District, Belize:
Creating
More Happiness: November 5-13 Tropical
Ornithology: January 27-30, March 17-21, June 16-20 Alternative
and Appropriate Design and Construction Techniques: February 12-18 Tropical
Traditional Ways: April 9-12 Family
Tropical Educational Experience: December 27-30
For further information about Rod and the village, see www.rrylander.com/workshops.htm or email: rarylander
{at} yahoo {dot} com.
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New Online Lesson from the Choices Program
Posted by request:
The Haitian Revolution Today
This is a free, online lesson for The Haitian Revolution that uses art, music, and literature to consider how Haitians today think about the Revolution.Get the Free Lesson
This lesson is part of the curriculum unit The Haitian Revolution.The Haitian Revolution explores the development of the American colonial world and one of the greatest wealth-producing colonies in world history. Students consider the different groups involved in the conflict, draw connections between events in Europe and the Americas, and reflect on the legacies of the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world.
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Announcing 2011-2012 Fulbright Opportunities for K-12 Teachers
Learn more
about unique professional development opportunities with two Fulbright
programs that are designed for K-12 teachers from the United States
and other countries: The Fulbright
Classroom Teacher Exchange Program and The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in
Teaching Program. These
two Fulbright programs are sponsored by the U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and they are managed by The Academy
of Educational Development (AED) under a cooperative agreement. We invite
you to see our website at www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org
for more details about programs, requirements, benefits,
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2010 Global Education Conference - Call for Presentations
The call
for presentations for the 2010 Global Education Conference is now open.
Presentation proposals are now being accepted at www.globaleducationconference.com. The 2010
Global Education Conference is a collaborative effort to significantly increase
opportunities for globally-connecting education activities and initiatives. The
conference will be held online November 15 - 19, 2010 in the Elluminate (now
Blackboard Collaborate) platform. Sessions will be free, broadcast live in
multiple time zones and multiple languages, and will be available in recorded
formats afterwards. The dates of the conference coincide with International
Education Week, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the
U.S. Department of State. Conference
presentations will be categorized in five tracks: Teacher, Student, Curricular,
Policy and Leadership, and Global Issues. Particular emphasis will be given to
global inclusion and practical teacher application, and the intention is that
all serious proposals be given the opportunity to be presented. Keynote
speakers will be announced in September and October.
For more information, visit The Global Education Collaborative. |
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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. |
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. For more information about this program, visit our website. |
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ABOUT NPCA GLOBAL EDUCATION
NPCA Global Education is the global education network of the National Peace Corps Association and ASCD.
ABOUT NPCA
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Washington, DC, the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is the nation's leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization supporting Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community through networking and mentoring to help guide former volunteers through their continued service back home. It is also the longest-standing advocate on behalf of the Peace Corps and its values. To become a member or get more information, visit www.peacecorpsconnect.org.
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