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For Teachers: Professional Development

Colonialism, Occupation, and Resistance: The Question of Palestine

The University of Minnesota's Institute for Global Studies will offer a program on "Colonialism, Occupation, and Resistance: The Question of Palestine."

Summer Institute on International Affairs

The Summer Institute on International Affairs, hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C., is a key resource for teachers committed to providing their students with a global education. The Institute gathers educators from across the country for a week long seminar on international affairs and the role of the U.S. in the world. The Institute will take place June 21-25, 2010.

Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning Conference

The Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning annual conference, titled "Creating Success in a Global Era: A World-Class Education for Every Student," connects educators, business leaders, policymakers and resource providers to share best practices, build partnerships and advance policies to ensure that all students are prepared for work and citizenship in a global era.

Summer Institutes 2010 East African Students in Minnesota Schools

The University of Minnesota's Institute for Global Studies will host a series of two-day workshops in summer 2010 exploring a range of culturally relevant materials and activities designed to support the academic engagement of East African students.

Primary Source Summer Institutes 2010

The history and humanities education non-profit Primary Source will host a series of summer institutes to provide rich introductions to a range of subject fields.

Competing Visions of Human Rights

The Choices Summer Institute, to take place July 6-9, 2010, will give participating teachers an opportunity to examine the concept of human rights and the challenges of enforcing human rights at an international level. Using the Choices curriculum, participants will also explore effective instructional strategies for engaging students in the topic.

GEEO.org: Study and Abroad for Teachers

GEEO is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and assisting as many teachers as possible to travel abroad and then share their experiences with their students upon their return to the classroom. Opportunities are now available for summer 2010!

International Studies Summer Institute (ISSI)

Indiana University at Bloomington's Center for the Study of Global Change will be holding its International Studies Summer Institute (ISSI) from July 7-15, 2010.

ISSI is a residential institute for educators of grades six and above where educators gain an understanding of international issues facing the world today and learn about innovative ways to bring international issues to their classrooms.

Sustainable Harvest International Educators Workshop

Sustainable Harvest International invited educators to apply for their Educator Workshops in Central America to help engage in dialogue about community-based service-learning involving concepts of sustainability, organic agriculture and environmental restoration.

Advanced Summer Institute

The Cloud Institute's annual Advanced Summer Institute is designed for faculty teams, curriculum supervisors and their teams and individuals who are interested in designing curriculum units that educate for sustainability.

 

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