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Our next issue, per tradition, will feature your recommendations for books for summer reading - whether a good "beach read" or something more thought-provoking. Please send your book recommendations, reviews, letters or materials. Email your recommendations
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Publish your work in our Global Education Newsletter
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Have a favorite book or lesson plan to share? Or perhaps one of your students wants to share what they've learned from their travels. Whatever your global topic, we invite you to submit it for publication in our quarterly NPCA Global Education News.
Please send any resources, websites, book reviews, lessons, etc. that would be of interest and/or useful for our readers to our editor, Susan Neyer, at susanneyer@astound.net. She would like to get items by May 30, or at least know by then to expect them.
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Member Groups Featured in Spring Newsletter
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In case you missed it earlier, the first 2014 issue of our quarterly, resource-filled Global Education News is available in the Education section of the NPCA website. Here are some of the highlights of this issue: - RPCV Groups Support Girls' Education: Burkina Faso and Pakistan
- 9-12 Corner: Election in Afghanistan and U.S. Foreign Policy
- Bring the World into Your Home - One Exchange Student at a Time
- Global Education Resources, Professional Development and Travel Opportunities and more!
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Making a Peace Corps Difference for Girls Education in Nigeria
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Boko Haram - If you are ever in need of a name to describe extreme opposition to Western education, it's that one. On April 15, 2014, members of the jihadist group Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 girls from a school in Chibok, Borno in Northern Nigeria.
Their action has inspired the international movement to #BringBackOurGirls. But did you know that the Peace Corps and National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) member groups have a long history of strong support for girls education in Nigeria?
Read more
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Boko Haram: Behind the Headlines
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The African Studies Center at Boston University produced this resource for teachers.
This brief guide to understanding Boko Haram goes behind the headlines about "Islamic militants" to the more complicated story about poverty, corruption and Islam in Nigerian politics.
The guide is divided into 8 topics, each one shorter, sometimes much shorter, than a page. Resources for further reading are also included.
You'll find the link to the PDF and a wealth of other resources for teaching about Africa on their website.
Download the guide
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Global Education Conference
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The call for proposals for the 2014 Global Education Conference are now open. Proposals can be submitted from May 1st until November 15, 2014. Proposals will be accepted beginning June 1st. Read More | |
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Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) E-Learning Courses
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For this third term (September-October), HREA will offer many of their standard human rights courses, plus their first Gender Mainstreaming course in Spanish and new courses on Gender and Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Humanitarian Action and Disaster Relief. Read More
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Global Education - The Human Rights Dimension
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This course, offered online by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, provides an introduction to human rights education as part of the Global Education context, and deals with its concepts, approaches, strategies and action, by considering its interconnections between the global and local. Read More
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Interactive Global Leadership Program for High School Students
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Global Action Through Engagement (GATE) is a great opportunity for students to deepen global engagement and understanding, develop leadership skills, and build college and career skills in cross-cultural communication, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and digital and media literacy. July 16-19, 2014 at UW-Milwaukee. Read More
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Host a High School Exchange Student Sponsored by U.S. Department of State
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The benefits of hosting an exchange student go beyond simply welcoming someone new into your family's life and sharing American culture, values, and traditions - when you host an exchange student you welcome a new culture, a new language, and all the richness that comes with it into your home. Read More
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Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA)
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GPA Short-Term Program provides grants to colleges and universities, state departments of education, and nonprofit educational organizations to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. Application deadline: June 24 Read More
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DISCLAIMER Please note: The materials and information included in this email are provided as a service to you and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the National Peace Corps Association. SHARE THE INFO We encourage subscribers to pass the information along to colleagues and other interested parties. Please credit this email as the source and include subscription information.
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SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS If you would like to submit an item to be included in an upcoming posting, please email us. Submissions should be no longer than 150 words and should include follow-up details for those interested in learning more. EDUCATORS TOOLBOXWe have compiled a wealth of resources and information pertaining to global education including teaching materials, travel and exchange programs, and professional development and education opportunities on our website.
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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 championing lifelong commitment to Peace Corps ideals. It provides service and education opportunities that build on the Peace Corps experience, and is also the longest-standing advocate for an independent and robust Peace Corps.
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With this issue, we are launching a new look for this quarterly enewsletter. We hope you like it!
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