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Deadline August 15 for your resources, lesson plans, articles, recommendations, reviews, letters or other materials for the fall newsletter. Email your submissions to editor Susan Neyer (or at least let her know to expect something by then).
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Share your suggestions in our summer newsletter
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As the academic year winds down here in the northern hemisphere, we invite you to share your suggestions for the summer. Do you have any great "global" books to recommend? Did you develop a new lesson? Or perhaps you are looking to collaborate on a project. 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 right away. She would like to get the newsletter out later this month, so that you can head to the library before you head off on vacation! Download past newsletters
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In case you missed it earlier, the spring 2015 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: - Around the NPCA: #LetGirlsLearn Launch, WorldView Magazine Lesson Idea on Ebola, Education Grants, Next Step Travel - Guatemala
- Peace Corps Highlights: Peace Corps Week 2015 recap, Humanitarian Mapping
- Community Forum: Letting Girls (and Boys) Learn
- In the News: Angene Wilson Named Distinguished Global Scholar
- Global Education Resources, Professional Development and Travel Opportunities and more!
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Have you applied yet for an Education Small Grant?
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Did you know that you are eligible for a small grant (up to $500) for your global education project? The NPCA's education small grants for members and member groups are awarded quarterly to fund community projects/events that promote Peace Corps' Third Goal. This goal is to "strengthen Americans' understanding about the world and its peoples" by way of returned and current volunteers, as well as friends of the Peace Corps, sharing their Peace Corps experience and host country culture. These grants are intended to educate Americans about other peoples and countries of the world. The project must be short term (less than one month) and of a local scope and scale. Projects will engage with local schools, libraries, and/or community organizations.
Next application deadline: August 1
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Register Now for Global Education Forum
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Registration is now open for GEF15, and at a discounted rate until July 30. The Global Education Forum, co-sponsored by Asia Society and Penn GSE, will be held on October 16 and 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference is an opportunity to engage in a critical conversation between K-12 and higher education educators about how best to prepare students for a global world.
Read More.
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World's Largest Petition - Supporting Quality Education for All
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The Global Campaign for Education-US has partnered with coalition member A World at School and youth around the world in their quest to produce the largest petition in history. Addressed to world leaders, it will be delivered to U.N. Secretary Ban Ki-moon in September and is in support of ensuring a quality education for all out-of-school children before the end of 2015. Read More. | |
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Global Literature Online Book Group
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Join Global Studies Outreach at Harvard for a new season of the Global Literature Online Book Group for Educators (GLOBE). This year, four book choices illustrate the ways memory of the past shapes the lives of individuals around the globe. Registration is now open for the third session on Brooklyn Heights, a journey of place and memory as a single mother and son from Egypt establish a new home and identity in Brooklyn. The session will be held on Tuesday, July 21st at 7 p.m. 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, D.C., the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is a nonprofit organization at the center of a vibrant and united community of 215,000 individuals who share the Peace Corps experience. The NPCA champions a lifelong commitment to Peace Corps ideals by connecting, engaging and promoting its members and member groups as they continue to make a difference in communities in the U.S. and around the world. Learn more.
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