Fall 2010 Global Education News Now Available
With the new school year now in full swing, we are pleased to announce that the Fall 2010 issue of NPCA Global Education 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 the highlights of this issue include:
- Life Long Learners and Global Citizens: Human Rights
in the Classroom
- The Place of English in the World Community
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K-8 corner: Pattern and Variety in Cultural Universals
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9-12 corner: I Am Something-A Shea Butter Conundrum
Unlocks a Story of Peace Corps Success
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Lots of classroom resources, professional development 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 by November 15 to Susan Neyer, editor, at susanneyer@astound.net.
Peace,
Anne Baker
Vice President, NPCA
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Comings and Goings at NPCA Global Education
In our last GlobalEd News, we introduced NPCA's redesigned website and the changes to NPCA Global Education. As we head into fall, there are a couple more things we would like to mention that are happening at NPCA Global Education:
Coming - As part of our parnership with ASCD, this school year we will be providing select educational resources online that focus on the issue of food security. This will include lesson plans, articles, and online discussion, all designed to help students better their understanding of the challenge that food security presents on both a global and local scale. Stay tuned over the coming months as we will be featuring these resources here as well as on our website.
Going - After six years of portraying the lives of elementary
school children from all over the world through interviews,
photos and other media, our Kids Around the World website
will be going offline at the end of October. The interviews, conducted by both serving and returned Peace Corps volunteers, are posted on the site and are accompanied by lesson plans, maps and other resources for educators to use in the classroom.Plans are in the works to archive the site, and we will provide an update on how to access the archive when those plans are finalized. In the meantime, we encourage you to take one more look at Kids Around the World by visiting www.katw.org.
If you have any questions or would like more information about either of these happenings, email us at globaled@peacecorpsconnect.org.
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FPA Announces Great Decisions 2011 Topics
Posted by Request:
The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) announces topics for its Great Decisions 2011 classroom materials - used by educators nationwide to stimulate thought-provoking debate on key global challenges of concern to U.S. policymakers and voters.
The 2011 topics are:
1. Rebuilding Haiti
2. U.S. National Security
3. Horn of Africa
4. Responding to the Financial Crisis
5. Germany Ascendant
6. Sanctions and Nonproliferation
7. The Caucasus
8. Global Governance
Find free resources for the Great Decisions 2011 materials online at www.greatdecisions.org.
Take advantage of FPA's Online Ordering Special and receive 20% off your order of Great Decision's classroom materials, now through October 14, 2010
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GEEO Summer 2011 Travel Programs
Posted by Request:
Hello Educators!
GEEO is excited to announce our programs for the summer of 2011, including a special offer for early bookers. Book your summer 2011 trip by October 31, and GEEO can offer you 2010 pricing! 2011 prices have yet to be determined, but we expect they will average 5% more than in 2010.
As you may know, Global Exploration for Educators Organization is a 501c3 non-profit organization that encourages teachers to explore the world through innovative tours and gives them the tools to share their experiences with students.
Next summer, GEEO is offering travel programs to India, China, Vietnam, Turkey/Syria/Jordan/Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica and Guatemala/Belize/Mexico.
Detailed information about our programs, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at www.geeo.org. The Southern Africa and Peru programs will be posted on the website towards the end of this week. GEEO can also be reached 7 days a week, toll free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-9PM EST.
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Fall 2010 Course Offering from USIP
Posted by Request:
Interested in nonviolent struggles for political and social change? Want to explore the strategies and tactics of civil resistance with professionals and scholars in the field? Interested in discussing real world applications of civilian-based movements and their impacts on international affairs? Apply Now!
Civil Resistance and the Dynamics of Nonviolent Conflict
A professional level course offered jointly by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and the United States Institute of Peace
October 19 - December 9, 2010
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm - 8pm
USIP Headquarters / 1200 17th St. NW / Washington, DC 20036
LEARN MORE
APPLY NOW
For more information please contact education@usip.org
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New Lesson Plan on Iraq from the Choices Program
Posted by request:
The Lessons of Iraq
Teaching with the News
In this lesson, students will:
- Critically compare the suggested lessons of Iraq with classmates.
- Evaluate the legitimacy of the lessons presented.
- Analyze how the lessons of Iraq may influence U.S. leaders.
- Apply the lessons of Iraq to other U.S. foreign policy issues.
Get the Lesson
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PCNAF Teacher's Corner
Posted by Request:
Help Your Students Understand 'Global Interdependence' Nigeria, with a population of over 123 million, is Africa's most populous country. However, more than 7 million children of primary school age - more than any other country in the world - remain outside the school system, and 62% of those children are girls. The Peace Corps Nigeria Alumni Foundation (PCNAF) is committed to serving as a catalyst for enhancing public awareness here in the U.S. about the critical need to improve equity and access to quality education for children in Nigeria. A key component of PCNAF's mission is providing support to teachers interested in using the crisis in Nigeria as a vehicle for helping their students learn about Africa and instill in them a sense of global responsibility. There is an urgent need for American students to understand the economic, political, social and ecological ties that bind the United States to Nigeria and other developing countries. For more information, technical assistance and resources for the classroom on the issue of global interdependence, visit the PCNAF Teacher's Corner at www.pcnaf.org or email: info@pcnaf.org
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