Visit NPCA at the Annual NCSS Conference International Alley
NPCA will be exhibiting at the 2010 NCSS Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on November 12-14. We will be located at the head of the exhibit hall's International Alley (booth 400), so just look for the flags of the world hung throughout the booths!
As we breeze through November, it's time to remind you about our next Global Education News. We're looking for lesson plans, articles, book reviews, or any other materials that promote global perspectives in the classroom. Please send your letters or materials (or a notification that you will be submitting them) 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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What is Peace Corps? RPCV Responds to Students
"While it amazes me, so many Americans have NEVER heard of us!" says Nancy Gehron, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) of Falls Church, VA, who served in Togo from 1983 to 1985. Nancy participates in Speakers Match - a program that brings RPCVs into classrooms to teach students of all ages what Peace Corps is, and why it's important. "I love talking to kids about Peace Corps and my experiences," says Nancy. "Since the day I came back from Togo, I've been recruiting the next generation of Volunteers."
Years ago, Nancy spoke at several schools, career fairs, and classes studying Africa at the request of Peace Corps and the schools' administrations. Since returning from work in Madagascar and Tanzania as an Administrative Officer in 2008, Nancy has been contacted by the Speakers Match office to reach out to more kids about the Peace Corps experience.
To learn more or to sign up for Speakers Match, click here.
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Primary Source Film Screening
Posted by Request:
Primary Source Presents: Beijing Taxi Screening
Tuesday, November 16
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tickets ($15) available online
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Join Primary Source and director Miao Wang (Yellow Ox Mountain) for BEIJING TAXI, a new documentary that vividly portrays the ancient capital of China undergoing a profound transformation - all from the unique perspective of three taxi drivers. Follow their journey as they navigate a quickly morphing city, confronting modern issues and changing values in the leadup to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The screening will be followed by a post-film discussion with director Miao Wang.
Purchase your tickets online at http://primarysource.kintera.org/beijingtaxi
For more information, visit http://primarysource.org/events or contact Gina Sultan - 617.923.9933 ext.16 or gina@primarysource.org
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Create Your Own Documentary with Take 2
Posted by Request:
For the first time, students throughout North America have the opportunity to edit National-Geographic-quality raw footage to create their own documentaries and shorts. Take 2 is offering issue-specific footage that places students in the center of global hotspots like Sudan and Cuba.
Each module has over five hours of footage that comes with a comprehensive curriculum and teaching tools that meet the state and national curricular standards for social studies, economics, government, science, media, or literature. Teachers do not need to have any video or editing skills. Though they are comprehensive enough to cover a full-semester course, they can be scaled down to a 2-week after-school project. Finally, students may submit their documentaries to festivals, put them on the web, or take them on the road to educate the public and practice their newfound leadership and global citizenship.
For more information, please visit www.take2videos.org or contact its director, Karin Muller, at Karin@karinmuller.com
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Partner with a School in Haiti through the Power of Education Foundation
Posted by Request:
After the earthquake on January 12, 2010, thousands of children were left without a school to attend and a safe place to live. Now that emergency aid has left Port-au-Prince, children in Haiti need partners that will help a make long-lasting impact on their future through access to education.
The Power of Education Foundation www.powerofeducationfoundation.org is a smaller, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based non-profit organization that is looking for school partners for 2010-2011. We strive to create an "experience" for the US school as well as help support a primary school and medical clinic, opened in Port-au-Prince in October 2010.
Connecting with an individual school in the developing world can be a very powerful experience for students, staff and parents. For more information about becoming a partner school, please contact Michael Hibbeln at: mhibbeln@rockfordschools.org.
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Global Connections Available for 2010-2011
Posted by Request:
The Globalist is pleased to annouce that they are again offering a free weekly subscription to Global Connections for the 2010-2011 school year. This online media resource provides fresh perspectives on current international issues in order to improve the "global literacy" of U.S. high school students and prepare them for the global services economy of the 21st century.
Last year, NPCA Global Education partnered with The Globalist to develop frameworks for using Global Connections in the classroom. These frameworks are available in pdf format on the NPCA Global Education page.
To receive a 2010-11 weekly subscription for your school, please email Richard Walker at rwalker@theglobalist.com.
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