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Third grade students at the Gunichas Primary School in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia create artwork for their OneWorld Classrooms partner class in the USA. |
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STUDENT TO STUDENT LANGUAGE LAB |
OneWorld Classrooms' online Student to Student Language Lab will launch on January 21, 2008 with modules in English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. (See your username/password reminder in the left hand column to access the Lab.) The Lab will feature K-12 students from around the world sharing their first languages via audio, video, photos and student artwork. As it grows through content contributions made by participating classes, it will become a great place for students to learn a foreign language straight from their peers who speak it!
The Student to Student Language Lab is an EXPLORE AND CONTRIBUTE resource. We welcome your class/school to contribute content NOW -- or any time before May, 2008. If you are interested, please send an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org for additional information. To learn more about contributing, view our sample module here and our content contribution guidelines here. Participation is FREE for all K-12 classes/schools.
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This bulletin lists grants, contests and funding resources for K-12 teachers, students and schools. Each entry includes a suggestion for how to connect the resource with a OneWorld Classrooms program.
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Global Education Funding Opportunities
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The Oracle Education Foundation invites students and teachers to participate in ThinkQuest International 2008. Students and their teacher-coaches work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. The top 5 teams in each age division receive laptop computers and a cash award for the coach's school. A special award is also presented to the team best demonstrating global perspectives.
Deadline: April 2, 2008
(USA Only) An education program and contest about the environment that empowers teens to create a better world.
Grants and scholarships of up to $75,000 will be awarded to teams of five to ten middle or high school students and one teacher-advisor working to address an environmental issue.
Deadline: Varies
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Work with overseas partner schools in various world regions through our Classroom Connections program to compare and contrast environmental issues and circumstances; and collaborate to generate solutions.
Longview Foundation (USA Only)
Now accepting letters of inquiry for initiatives in internationalizing teacher preparation and innovations in international education.
Deadline: January 8, 2008.
This prize program aims to raise awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and skills for U.S. students and annually awards prizes totaling $150,000 in five different categories.
Deadline: December 3, 2007
Tip: If you miss this opportunity this year, plan now for next year. Read about past winners and keep track of this year's contest.
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Criteria for this award include integrating international content across all subject subject areas and grade levels; learning world languages; forming partnerships with schools in other countries; and using technology to promote international learning. Participating in OneWorld Classrooms is a great way to demonstrate your efforts in all of these areas.
K-12 school districts and public and private schools providing character education will receive $10,000 to enhance their program and $10,000 to provide outreach to other educators.
Deadline: 12/03/07
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Fostering global citizenship is what OneWorld Classrooms is all about -- and a key component of character education.
The NEA Foundation's Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.
The NEA Foundation's Student Achievement Grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.
Deadline: February 1, 2008
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Integrate OneWorld Classrooms' Free Travel & Learn Online content, Global Connections and Classroom Connections into your new internationalized staff development approach. Collaborate with overseas partners to deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter.
Free World AIDS Day Classroom Materials
Journeys in Film is offering free curriculum materials to educate United States student populations about HIV/AIDS while exploring South African and Zulu culture through math, science, social studies, language arts, media literacy and visual arts lesson plans.
Deadline: Ongoing
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Interact, through OWC's Classroom Connections, with a middle or high school AIDS Awareness Club in Namibia or South America to explore the topic from an international perspective.
Junior high and high school teachers can win a weeklong visit in July 2008 to Brazilian fair-trade cooperatives, farms, and communities for the purpose of creating fair trade lessons for the 2008-09 school year.
Deadline: December 15, 2007
How to connect this resource with OneWorld Classrooms: Follow up by interacting with a partner class in Brazil through OWC's Classroom Connections.
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