International Summer Opportunities for Educators and Students from World View

This annual issue of Global Updates highlights a sample of summer institutes or courses, international service learning, volunteer, and exchange opportunities, and international study tours for educators and a special section with opportunities for students. Be sure to check individual organization's websites for the most accurate and up-to-date information and application deadlines.American Councils for International Education: Intensive Summer Language Institutes     

This program provides fully funded fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt and Chinese in Changchun, China. The Intensive Summer Language Institutes are funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education. The program is open to current K-12 teachers and community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and non-native speakers of Arabic and Chinese, speak Arabic or Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate or advanced levels, and currently teach Arabic or Chinese as a Foreign Language at the primary or secondary level at an accredited U.S. public or private school or community college or be enrolled in a program leading to this career. Program Dates: June 19-August 4, 2012. Application Deadline March 2, 2012. To apply please click here.  

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition Summer Institutes 

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has offered a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. The institutes offered by CARLA reflect a commitment to connecting research with practice as well as an ongoing mission to share information with teachers and their second language learners. Linking research and theory with practical applications for the classroom, each institute includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities, and networking with colleagues. Eleven institutes will be offered in 2012. The 2012 institute schedule is posted at www.carla.umn.edu/institutes. 

Location: Minneapolis, MN 

Choices Program Summer Institute 

This four-day summer institute for secondary teachers joins content and methodology. Multiple scholars provide content sessions while lead teachers help participants incorporate content into their teaching. Teachers will hear from leading scholars in the fields of international law and foreign policy, work with the Choices curriculum unit, Competing Visions of Human Rights: Challenges for U.S. Policy, explore effective instructional strategies for engaging adolescents in the topic, and plan for outreach to other educators. The 2012 Institute focuses on Competing Visions of Human Rights from July 9- 13. Application Deadline: March 16, 2012. Visit www.choices.edu for more information. 

Location: Providence, Rhode Island 

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Summer Seminars for Teachers 
These weeklong summer seminars provide intellectual development as well as a context for developing classroom resources and strategies. The Institute offers forty different seminars including: The Age of Jefferson, Ronald Reagan and the Global Cold War, 9/11 and American Memory, History of American Foreign Policy since 1898. Visit www.gilderlehrman.org for more information.  

Application deadline: February 15, 2012
Dates: weeklong seminars occur June through August 

Location: various locations in the U.S. and the U.K. 

Cost: The Gilder Lehrman Institute covers all books, room, and board as well as providing a $400 (U.S.) or $500 (abroad) travel reimbursement. Participants cover all other travel and personal expenses.

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars and Institutes 
Each year the NEH's Division of Education Programs offers full-time teachers in any American K-12 school opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of summer seminars and institutes. The principle goal is to engage teachers in studies of the humanities through reading, discussion, writing, and reflection. Seminars and institutes focus on themes from history, literature, and world cultures. For forthcoming program dates and information visit: www.neh.gov.
Application deadline: March 1, 2012
Location: various locations in the U.S. and abroad

Seminar on Korean History & Culture and the Korean American Experience
This five-day seminar provides an understanding of Korean history, fosters an awareness of Korea's rich culture, and makes available outstanding resources and lessons. Participants learn about Korea from prominent scholars, view engaging films, explore Koreatown, savor delicious food, visit a Buddhist temple, view exquisite art, hear the unique sounds of Korean music, and more. Participants also will learn about additional study and travel grants. For further program information and an application e-mail Mary@KoreaAcademy.org or watch for upcoming information at www.KoreaAcademy.org.
Dates: July 30-August 3, 2012
Location: Los Angeles, California

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) 
SEASSI is an eight-week intensive language training program for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals, held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Instruction is offered in the following languages:  Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. Each language course is equivalent to two semesters of study, with full academic-year credit.  Instruction is given in small individualized groups. seassi.wisc.edu
Application deadline: April 16, 2012
Dates: June 18 - August 10, 2012
Location:  Madison, Wisconsin      

  

Understanding and Teaching about Islam 
Dar al Islam offers a free residential two-week long summer institute, primarily for secondary school teachers. The program covers the faith, civilization, and worldview of Islam through a study of primary texts and classical and later interpretations. The goal is for educators to see how Islam works in the daily life of Muslims and to better understand the basic tenets of this fast growing faith in the US and the world. Graduate-level college credits available. For program brochure see: www.daralislam.org.
Application deadline: April 1, 2012
Dates: July 7 - 18, 2012
Location: Abiquiu, New Mexico
Cost: No registration costs, participants must pay for their own travel to Albuquerque. Room, board, materials, and books are provided. There is a fee to earn college credits.     

Yale Summer Institutes: Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER)
The MacMillan Center of Yale University draws upon university resources to offer a summer institute series. Each Institute includes lectures and seminars by leading scholars; films; workshops; field trips; and teaching resources and strategy sessions.  Some institutes include short overseas study tours. Click here for 2012 schedule announcements.
Location: New Haven, Connecticut. Institutes may also spend days in New York City or Washington, D.C.