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Study Tours from World View

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World View Study Visit to Costa Rica
The goal of the study visit is to help educators become leaders for globaleducation by looking beyond the borders of North Carolina and experiencing aculture, country, and people different from their own. Educators will learnabout Costa Rica's education system, the Spanish language, development andenvironmental issues by exploring significant cultural and historical sites andinteracting with Costa Rican families. This study visit is a unique andchallenging professional development opportunity---not your typical touristtrip! Knowledge, strategies, and experiences gleaned from the study visit, aswell as the Latin America and North Carolina seminar and the follow-up workshopwill give participants the ability to add global content to their teaching andhelp their schools and colleges become more global in focus. Click here for moreinformation.

Applicationdeadline: We still have space available! Please contact World View at919/962-9264 for more information.
Dates: July 10-July 19 or July 20-29, 2012
Location: Costa Rica
Cost: $2,000 (includes airfare)

American Councils for International EducationSeminars
The Educational Seminarsprogram offers Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S.Department of State funded grants for U.S. school teachers and administrators.Educational Seminars are designed to provide U.S. and international partneradministrators, teachers, and students with opportunities to learn more abouteach other's countries, educational systems, teaching methodologies, cultureand society, and to initiate collaborative projects with international partnerschools and communities. 2012 programs include destinations such as Argentina,Brazil, Thailand, and Uruguay. www.americancouncils.org.
Application deadline: dates vary by program
Cost: All travel and program expenses are covered.

Augsburg College Center for Global Education TravelSeminars
The Center for Global Education will host summer travel seminars to Nicaragua,Guatemala, and Mexico. Trips explore themes such as environmental justice andsustainable development, immigration, and women's studies. Applicationdeadlines, cost, and schedule vary. www.augsburg.edu/global

AsiaPacificEd
The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the peopleand nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperativestudy, research, and dialogue. The Center's AsiaPacificEd Program forSchools supports the Center's mission by providing global learning andexchange opportunities for educators and students in the United States and inthe Asia Pacific region. For more information, including program applicationsand deadlines, visit the Center's website: www.eastwestcenter.org.

Contemporary Russia: A Summer Area Studies
Program in Russia

The American CouncilsContemporary Russia Program offers undergraduate and graduate students as wellas working professionals an opportunity to study abroad in Russia. ContemporaryRussia is the first American Councils program designed to serve participants atall levels of Russian-language proficiency, including those with no priortraining in the language. Other program features include weekly culturalexcursions, peer tutors, and pre-departure orientation in Washington,D.C. Participants are registered for academic credit at Bryn MawrCollege. www.acrussiaabroad.org. Program information for2012 has not been posted yet. Please check the website for the most up-to-dateinformation.

Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad
Programs provide short-term seminars for elementary or high school educators inthe social sciences and humanities. Participants will improve their knowledgeof the people and cultures of the country they visit through a combinedacademic and cultural experience. Programs are made available throughinteragency agreements and bi-national organizations. Although 2012 deadlineshave past, visit the website to apply for 2013programs.
Dates: datesvary according to location
Location: Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, India, China, Oman, UnitedArab Emirates
Cost: Airfare, room and board, in-country travel, and fees are coveredby the program. Participants are responsible for a "cost share" whichusually totals $450.

Global Exploration for Educators Organization

Global Exploration forEducators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that runssummer professional development travel programs designed for teachers. GEEOis offering 16 different travel programs for the summer of2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China,Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey (8 or 15 day, SouthAfrica/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Peru,Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Educators havethe option to earn graduate school credit through Indiana University andprofessional development credit. The trips are 8 to 24 days and aredesigned and discounted to be interesting and affordable. GEEOprovides teachers educational materials and the structure to help them bringtheir experiences into the classroom. The trips are open to all currentand retired K-12 and university educators and administrators. Educatorsare also permitted to bring along a non-educator guest. More information at www.geeo.org.
GEEO can be reached 7 days a week, toll free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-9PMEST.

National Endowment for the Humanities SummerSeminars and Institutes

Each year the NEH's Divisionof Education Programs offers full-time teachers in any American K-12 schoolopportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of summer seminars andinstitutes. The principle goal is to engage teachers in studies of thehumanities through reading, discussion, writing, and reflection. Seminars andinstitutes focus on themes from history, literature, and world cultures. 2012dates and application materials available on the website, www.neh.gov.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Location: various locations in the U.S. and abroad
Cost: The price of seminars and institutes vary. All teachers selectedto participate will receive a fixed stipend based on the length of the seminarto cover travel, research, and living expenses.

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Educatorsof Excellence Institutes

Since 1987, the Museum'sEducator of Excellence Institutes have provided exceptional educators withstaff development opportunities that transform the way they view and teachnatural sciences. These workshops are subsidized by the Educators of Excellence Fund, which enablesselected educators to experience the natural world firsthand. Click here for moreinformation.

Application Deadline:February 15, 2012
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Belize, Ecuador, and Peru
Cost: The prices of institutes vary.

Toyota International Teacher Program

TheToyota International Teacher Program currently travels to the GalapagosIslands, Costa Rica, Japan, and South Africa. All programs focus on ways inwhich U.S. teachers can incorporate global and environmental education intotheir classrooms and communities through interdisciplinary andsolution-centered approaches. www.toyota4education.com.
Application Deadline: Current application deadline has passed. Sendcontact information to toyotateach@iie.org for notification when the next applicationcycle opens.
Location: Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, South Africa, and Japan
Cost: All program materials, transportation, meals, and lodging arecovered.

Service Learning, Volunteer, and Exchange Opportunities from World View

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A Broader View Volunteers Corp
A Broader View Volunteers Corp offers 165 programs in 22 Countries and createsopportunities for high school and college students. The organization canalso customize programs for groups and individuals. Programs include teachingEnglish, environmental work, health and sanitation, construction, volunteeringin orphanages or day care, and more. Program fees are tax deductible for allvolunteers. More information at: www.abroaderview.org
Duration: From 1 week to 24 weeks, programs year round, flexiblestarting dates.
Cost: From $795 and up (airfare not included)

Cross-Cultural Solutions

Cross-Cultural Solutions'flexible international volunteer programs offer the opportunity to comeface-to-face with global issues and become part of productive solutions. They havedeveloped partnerships with social service pioneers in a number of hostcountries and sponsor projects that focus on health care, education, and socialdevelopment. Volunteer Abroad participants can choose from almost 200 startdates and from 12 countries. The website provides further information for one week and 2-12 week programs.
Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
Cost: $1,746 - and higher (excludes travel to and from the site)

Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch expeditions allowparticipants to work side-by-side with leading scientists on ongoing researchprojects worldwide. Through the Live from the Field programs educators canbring their experiences to the classroom via blogs, photos, videos, lessons andactivities. Fellowships are awarded through a competitive application processto elementary, middle, and high school educators and administrators. Forinformation on educator opportunities see: www.earthwatch.org/edopp.
Duration: usually 7-10 day expeditions
Cost: $450 - $3,895 (excludes travel to and from the site; fellowshipsavailable)

Global Volunteer Network
The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in communityprojects throughout the world. They currently provide 63 volunteer programs in22 countries throughout South America, Africa, and Asia. For more informationvisit: globalvolunteernetwork.org
Duration: 1 week - 6 months
Cost: varies depending on country of program and length of stay;fundraising packet available.

Global Volunteers

Global Volunteers placesvolunteers in 150 programs in 20 countries, including the United States. Teamsof volunteers live and work together with local people on human and economicdevelopment projects. For a global volunteer schedule see: www.globalvolunteers.org.
Duration: 1 - 3 weeks (extended service term 6-24 weeks)
Cost: $50 - $3,000+ ; fundraising options available.

Habitat for Humanity: Global Village Program

Habitat for HumanityInternational's Global Village trips allows participants a unique opportunityto become active partners with people of another culture. Team members workalongside members of the host country to build homes in impoverished areas,while also experiencing the community's culture, language, and socialpractices. For more information see the program fact sheet at: www.habitat.org.
Duration: 9 - 14 days
Cost: $1,275 - $2,500 (includes room and board, travel insurance, incountry transportation, and a donation to the project; airfare notincluded)

Operations Crossroads Africa
Operations Crossroads Africa is a cross-cultural exchange program offeringseven-week volunteer opportunities in various African countries. All projectsare community-initiated, so participants will live and work with hosts who havedesigned the project. Projects fall into five categories: communityconstruction/development, women in development, agriculture/reforestation,community medical or health outreach, and education/training projects. For moreinformation see: operationcrossroadsafrica.org.
Duration/Dates: 7 weeks / June 15 - August 10, 2012
Cost: $3,800 (includes airfare, orientation costs, in country travel,food, room and board, materials; fundraising options available.)

Projects Abroad

Projects Abroad has many volunteerprograms for both educators and students (16 and over). Programs are inteaching, care, medicine, conservation & environment, archeology, business,journalism, veterinary medicine, physiotherapy, animal care, building, ITprojects, sports, law, performing arts, Nomad projects, Inca projects, Khmerprojects, Spanish, French, and Russian. Programs are currently available inAfrica, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific. For moreinformation see: www.projects-abroad.org.
Duration: 2 weeks - 6 months
Cost: $2,195-$5,000+ (includes housing, meals, medical and travelinsurance, visa support, and program; travel to site is not included)

Service Civil International Voluntary Service

Service Civil Internationalis a non-profit network for voluntary service promoting global tolerance andunderstanding through grassroots community service in 50 countries. Its workcamp service visits require less out-of-pocket cost, but are somewhat morerustic - often requiring volunteers to bring sleeping bags and tents. Long Term Volunteers (LTV) can choose from available 2 to 3 monthoptions. Participants must be willing to live, work, and cook togetherwith others from different backgrounds and cultures. See www.sci-ivs.org for more information.
Duration: 2 - 3 weeks or 2 - 3 months
Cost: $235 for overseas and $100 for US (excludes travel to and from thesite). Some host sites may be higher.

WorldTeach at the Center for InternationalDevelopment WorldTeach is a non-profit,non-governmental organization based at Harvard University that providesopportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to internationaleducation by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries.In addition to year-long programs, WorldTeach also offers summer serviceprograms in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Namibia, Poland, and South Africa. Fordetails visit: www.worldteach.org.
Duration: 2 months - 1 year
Cost: $1,000-$5,990 (includes airfare). Summer programs are$4,490-$5,990.

International Summer Opportunities for Educators and Students from World View

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

This program providesfully funded fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseasstudying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt andChinese in Changchun, China. The Intensive Summer Language Institutes arefunded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at theU.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for InternationalEducation. The program is open to current K-12 teachers and communitycollege instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, as well as to studentsenrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages. Applicantsmust be U.S. citizens and non-native speakers of Arabic and Chinese, speakArabic or Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate or advanced levels, andcurrently teach Arabic or Chinese as a Foreign Language at the primary orsecondary level at an accredited U.S. public or private school or communitycollege or be enrolled in a program leading to this career. Program Dates: June19-August 4, 2012. Application Deadline March 2, 2012. To apply please clickhere.

Center for Advanced Research on LanguageAcquisition Summer Institutes

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

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Choices Program Summer Institute

This four-day summer institute for secondary teachers joinscontent and methodology. Multiple scholars provide content sessions while leadteachers help participants incorporate content into their teaching. Teacherswill hear from leading scholars in the fields of international law and foreignpolicy, work with the Choices curriculum unit, Competing Visions of Human Rights: Challenges for U.S.Policy, explore effective instructional strategies for engagingadolescents in the topic, and plan for outreach to other educators. The 2012Institute 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 HistorySummer Seminars for Teachers
These weeklong summer seminars provide intellectual development as well as a contextfor developing classroom resources and strategies. The Institute offers fortydifferent seminars including: The Age of Jefferson, Ronald Reagan and theGlobal Cold War, 9/11 and American Memory, History of American Foreign Policysince 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 theU.K.

Cost: TheGilder Lehrman Institute covers all books, room, and board as well as providinga $400 (U.S.) or $500 (abroad) travel reimbursement. Participants cover allother travel and personal expenses.

National Endowment for the Humanities SummerSeminars and Institutes
Each year the NEH's Division of Education Programs offers full-time teachers inany American K-12 school opportunities to study humanities topics in a varietyof summer seminars and institutes. The principle goal is to engage teachers instudies of the humanities through reading, discussion, writing, and reflection.Seminars and institutes focus on themes from history, literature, and worldcultures. 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 theKorean American Experience
This five-day seminar provides an understanding of Korean history, fosters anawareness of Korea's rich culture, and makes available outstanding resourcesand lessons. Participants learn about Korea from prominent scholars, viewengaging films, explore Koreatown, savor delicious food, visit a Buddhisttemple, view exquisite art, hear the unique sounds of Korean music, and more.Participants also will learn about additional study and travel grants. Forfurther program information and an application e-mail Mary@KoreaAcademy.orgor 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 undergraduateand graduate students and professionals, held on the campus of the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison. Instruction is offered in the following languages: Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, andVietnamese. Each language course is equivalent to two semesters of study,with full academic-year credit. Instruction is given in small individualizedgroups. 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 andclassical and later interpretations. The goal is for educators to see how Islamworks in the daily life of Muslims and to better understand the basic tenets ofthis fast growing faith in the US and the world. Graduate-level college creditsavailable. 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 travelto Albuquerque. Room, board, materials, and books are provided. There is a feeto earn college credits.

Yale Summer Institutes: Programs in InternationalEducational Resources (PIER)
The MacMillan Center of Yale University draws upon university resources tooffer a summer institute series. Each Institute includes lectures and seminarsby leading scholars; films; workshops; field trips; and teaching resources andstrategy sessions. Some institutes include short overseas study tours. Clickhere for 2012 schedule announcements.
Location: New Haven, Connecticut. Institutes may also spend days in NewYork City or Washington, D.C.

Summer 2012 Hawaii and Cambodia trips for students and teachers

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The East-West Center will, once again, be returning to Cambodia for our youth leadership program, which is open to high school students (ages 15-17) and K-12 teachers. Thanks to the generous support from the US Department of State, there is no participation fee, and international airfare (including travel to/from Hawaii), housing, and meals are covered by the program. Information and application materials can be found on our website at:

http://www.asiapacificedcrossings.org/students/american-youth-leadership-program-with-cambodia/

We would appreciate your help in getting the word out about the program to teachers on your listserv. The application deadline is January 16, 2012.

Thanks,

Aloha,
Namji

Namji Steinemann
Director | AsiaPacificEd Program
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road | Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
Tel: 808.944.7596 | Fax: 808.944.7070
www.eastwestcenter.org | www.asiapacificed.org

World View International Study Visits

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World View has extended the application deadline
for our 2012 Study Visit to

COSTA RICA

Join us this summer to learn first-hand about the culture, ecology, and education system of Costa Rica. Your worldview will never be the same! Itinerary includes school visits, ecological excursions (volcanoes, coffee farms, and coastal attractions), Spanish language classes, community service projects, Costa Rican cooking, Latin dance instruction, and more!
APPLICATION & DETAILS

Estimated Trip Cost: $2,000 [Includes airfare, lodging, most meals, Spanish lessons, visits to historical and cultural sites, and more]

2012 Dates

Tour I: July 10-19, 2012
Tour II: July 20-29, 2012

Applications due January 20, 2012!

Learn more at worldview.unc.edu or call World View at 919/962-9264.

Click to watch the

2012 Study Visits video!

National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars and Institutes Programs-fully funded

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There are a number of excellent NEH Summer Institutes next summer related to global ed. These are fully funded and teachers who participate receive monies to cover housing and travel.

See http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html for the complete list.

Merry

Berlin’s Cultural Diversity Across Two Centuries
Berlin, Germany: June 17-July 20 (5 weeks)
Robert R. Shandley, Texas A & M University, and Brent O. Peterson, Lawrence University
Information:
Brent O. Peterson
Lawrence University
711 East Boldt Way
Appleton, WI 54911
920/832-6663
brent.peterson@lawrence.edu or r-shandley@tamu.edu
http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/german/neh2012/

South Africa: History and Culture
South Africa: June 21-July 29 (5 weeks)
Richard Corby, University of Arkansas, Monticello
Faculty: Kay Grant, Liesel Hibbert
Information:
Richard Corby, Professor of History
University of Arkansas at Monticello
562 University Drive
Monticello, AR 71656
870/460-1847
corby@uamont.edu
www.uamont.edu/social_and_behavioral/nehsouthafrica/home.htm

Central Asia in World History
Columbus, OH: July 15-27 (2 weeks)
Scott Levi, Ohio State University
Faculty: Carter Findley, Adeeb Khalid, Nurten Kilic-Schubel, Timothy May, Daniel Prior, Ron Sela, Robert Snavely, Kristina Ward
Information:
Scott Levi
Associate Professor of History
Ohio State University
230 West 17th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1361
614/292-2674
levi.18@osu.edu
http://hti.osu.edu/centralasia

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
London, UK: June 24-July 21 (4 weeks)
David Raybin, Eastern Illinois University, and Susanna Fein, Kent State University
Information:
David Raybin
Department of English
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
330/221-8803
draybin@eiu.edu
www.eiu.edu/~neh

The Industrial Revolution in Britain: Historical Intrepretations
London and Nottingham, UK: June 24-July 27 (5 weeks)
Gerard M. Koot, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Information:
Gerard M. Koot
History Department
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
508/994-3145; 508/999-8301
gkoot@umassd.edu
http://www1.umassd.edu/ir/

The Political Theory of Hannah Arendt: The Problem of Evil and the Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: June 24-July 27 (5 weeks)
Kathleen B. Jones, San Diego State University
Information:
Simone Arias
P.O. Box 17308
San Diego, CA 92117
858/663-8827
sarias2@earthlink.net
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~arendt/wp/

Punishment, Politics, and Culture
Amherst, MA: June 25-July 27, 2012 (5 weeks)
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
Information:
Austin Sarat
Department of Political Science
Clark House
Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002
413/542-2380
neh@amherst.edu
www.amherst.edu/go/neh

American Frontiers in Global Perspective
Grand Rapids, MI: June 24-July 14 (3 weeks)
William Katerberg and Robert Schoone-Jongen, Calvin College, and Carol Higham, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Faculty: Andrew Graybill, Jamie Skillen, Richard Slatta, William Van Vugt
Information:
William Katerberg
Professor of History
Calvin College
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4301
616/526-6047
wkaterbe@calvin.edu
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/history/katerbergneh/

Chinese Film and Society

Champaign, IL: July 9-August 3 (4 weeks)
Nancy Jervis and Gary Xu, University of Illinois, Champaign
Faculty: Myron Cohen, Poshek Fu, Paul Pickowicz, Stanley Rosen, William Rothman
Information:
Susan Norris
Program Coordinator
Asian Educational Media Service
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801-4822
217/333-9597
norris@illinois.edu or njervis@illinois.edu
www.aems.illinois.edu/nehChineseFilm

Diversity and Unity in the Pueblo World
Cortez, CO: June 24-July 14 (3 weeks)
Elaine Franklin, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, and Margie Connolly, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Faculty: Tessie Naranjo, Shirley Powell, Joseph Suina, Mark Varien
Information:
Debra Miller
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
23390 Road K
Cortez, CO 81321
970/564-4346
dmiller@crowcanyon.org
http://www.crowcanyon.org/programs/campus/NEHsummer2012.asp

Folger Shakespeare Library’s Teaching Shakespeare Institute

Washington, DC: July 2-27 (4 weeks)
Robert Young, Folger Shakespeare Library
Faculty: Sue Biondo-Hench, Michael Collins, MaryEllen Dakin, Stephen Dickey, Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, Jay Halio, Michael LoMonico, Margaret Maurer, Madhavi Menon, Paul Menzer, Barbara Mowat, Peggy O’Brien, Gail Kern Paster, Caleen Sinette Jennings
Information:
Caitlin Griffin, Education Programs Assistant
Teaching Shakespeare Institute
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202/675-0395
educate@folger.edu
http://www.folger.edu/tsi2012

Johann Sebastian Bach in the Baroque Era and in our Time
Eisenach, Leipzig, and Potsdam, Germany:
July 1-July 27 (4 weeks)
Hilde Binford, Moravian College
Faculty: Michael Marissen, George Stauffer, Allen Viehmeyer, Peter Wollny
Information:
Dr. Hilde Binford
Music Department
Moravian College
1200 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
610/861-1691
hbinford@moravian.edu
www.bachforteachers.org

Recipe for America: New York, Immigration, and American Identity through Culinary Culture
New York City, NY: July 30-August 17 (3 weeks)
Lynda Kennedy and Janna Robin, New York Public Library
Faculty: Elizabeth L. Bradley, Andrew Coe, Hasia Diner, Megan Elias, Rebecca Federman, Jessica B. Harris, Annie Hauck-Lawson, David Locascio, Joyce Mendelsohn, Edward T. O’Donnell, Marci Reaven, Nilsa Rodriguez-Jaca, Joy Santlofer, Laura Shapiro, Andrew F. Smith, Claire Tesh, Suzanne Wasserman, Yohuru Williams, Jane Ziegelman
Information:
Lynda Kennedy
Director, Teaching & Learning, Literacy and Outreach or
Janna Robin
Coordinator, Teaching & Learning
New York Public Library
476 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018-2788
212/340-0910
lyndakennedy@nypl.org or jannarobin@nypl.org
http://www.nypl.org/node/140785

Stories of the Great Migration

Columbia, SC: July 16-27 (2 weeks)
Valinda Littlefield, University of South Carolina
Faculty: Folashade Alao, Bobby Donaldson, Gerald Early, Minuette Floyd, Jessica Harris, Marvin McAllister, Patricia Sullivan, Ken Vogler, Larry Watson, Isabel Wilkerson, Suzanne Wright
Information:
Valinda Littlefield
Director, African American Studies Program
Gambrell Hall, Suite 258
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208-0001
803-777-7248
littlevw@mailbox.sc.edu
http://www.cas.sc.edu/afra/si/

Four Classics: First Novels of Native America
Bellingham, WA: July 2-August 3 (5 weeks)
John Purdy, Western Washington University
Information:
John Purdy, Professor
Department of English
Western Washington University
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-9055
360/650-3243
neh@wwu.edu
www.wwu.edu/neh

Religious Worlds of New York: Teaching the Everyday Life of American Religious Diversity
New York, NY: July 16-August 3 (3 weeks)
Henry Goldschmidt, The Interfaith Center of New York, cosponsored by Union Theological Seminary
Faculty: Ali Asani, Randall Balmer, Courtney Bender, Charles Hallisey, John Stratton Hawley, Charles Haynes, Elizabeth McAlister, Robert Orsi, Michael Paley, Mark Phillipson, Annabella Pitkin, Josef Sorett, Matthew Weiner
Information:
Dr. Henry Goldschmidt
Education Program Associate
Interfaith Center of New York
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 540
New York, NY 10115-0253
212-870-3514
info@religiousworldsnyc.org
www.religiousworldsnyc.org

The Early Republic and Indian Country: 1812-1833
Chicago, IL: July 16-August 10 (4 weeks)
Scott Manning Stevens, Newberry Library, and Frank Valadez, Chicago Metro History Education Center
Faculty: R. David Edmunds, John W. Hall, Ann Durkin Keating, Rachel Rooney, Susan Sleeper-Smith
Information:
Scott Stevens, Director
McNickle Center for American Indian Studies
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312/255-3563
mcnickle@newberry.org
www.newberry.org/mcnickle/indiancountry.html

NEH Information
General questions concerning the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Seminars and Institutes Program may be directed to
202-606-8463 or sem-inst@neh.gov.

Grant Money from 2012 -2013 NC Arts In Education Grants

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The North Carolina Arts Council is offering Arts in Education Grants to give your faculty, parents and students a chance to work with a world class artist in the 2012 – 2013 school year.

Storytellers, dancers, musicians and visual artists can provide an enriching, entertaining, educational arts experience that your community will never forget. This season, international, award winning storyteller and published author, Donna Washington, will be offering two different residency experiences.

For Level I residency grants which last five days, Donna offers ‘Stand and Deliver’. This fast paced, hands on skill building experience is designed to help students build self-confidence when they present themselves and their ideas. It will also improve visualization, communication and cooperation skills while working on group projects. It includes a parent student night that focuses on encouraging family members to listen to and respect each other.

For Level II residency grants which may last up to ten days or more, Donna will be happy to meet with your principal and teachers to plan and organize an innovative, fun and exciting arts exposure that is custom tailored to your students needs.

For more information about this residency and other opportunities offered through the Artist Residency Grant Program, click here or call Banu Valladares at (919) 807-6502.

The application deadline for Artist Residency Grant applications is March 1 st , 2011 at 5p.m.

For more information about Donna Washington visit her website

www.Donnawashington.com, reply to this email or call Dave Klibanow at (919) 471-3036

Free Professional Development from UNC Chapel Hill

2012-01-17T15:26:00.000-05:00

Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Education, is offering a professional development series funded, in part, by a Research Triangle Schools Partnership Community/Schools Partnership Grant entitled:

Identify and Supporting K-12 Students within the Context of Three-Tiered Models of Prevention to Meet Students Multiple Needs: A Collaborative Effort.

As part of Project Screen and Support, Dr. Lane will host a monthly series at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence (CCEE) beginning on January 31, 2012. Sessions are held one Tuesday evening per month from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. This professional development series is offered at no charge to all kindergarten through twelfth-grade teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and parents interested in learning more about proactive, systematic methods of looking for students who might require additional assistant to experience success in schools. Information will be provided regarding systematic screening tools and how to use these data to inform tiered intervention efforts, with an emphasis on supporting students whose behavior impedes their academic and social success. We encourage you to attend all five sessions; however, each session provides stand-alone information to build knowledge, skill sets, and confidence in supporting students with challenging behaviors.

For further information and to enroll, please go to http://ccee.unc.edu/pd/pss/

Spring Online Professional Development Courses Open for Enrollment

2011-11-23T09:40:00.000-05:00

Spring Online Professional Development Courses Open for Enrollment - Teachers can hone their instructional skills by taking a professional development course from North Carolina E-Learning for Educators. All online courses for spring are open for enrollment. Offerings include the Carolina On-line Teacher (COLT) program as well as Moodle training, content-area courses, and courses designed to help teachers work with special populations. As always, each course was created using a researched model of effective professional development and the online format allows participants

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LEARN NC will host our annual fall conference

2011-10-25T16:29:00.002-04:00

On Monday, November 7, LEARN NC will host our annual fall conference. This year, for the first time, the conference will take place entirely online. You’ll be able to listen to the presenters, pose questions, and interact with other participants from any Internet-connected computer. And, as always, the conference is entirely free!

We’ll be joined by an exciting line-up of presenters, who will discuss topics like how to reach struggling readers, teaching about North Carolina American Indians, modeling-based science instruction, and the state’s adoption of new curriculum standards and professional teaching standards. Presenters include classroom teachers, UNC faculty members, and leaders from DPI.

The conference will consist of eight sessions, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All sessions will be archived for future viewing. For more details and to register, please see the conference website.

We look forward to seeing you there!

LEARN NC fall conference website: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/fall-conf-2011-registration/contents

World View Schedules Fall Education Symposium

2011-09-12T08:41:00.004-04:00

World View Schedules Fall Education Symposium - World View’s 2011 Fall Education Symposium, “Peace and Conflict: Ten Years After 9/11,” will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Friday Center, Chapel Hill. The Symposium explores the ten years post September 11 and how this significant 21st century event has shaped global perspectives in geopolitics, East-West relations, and educational discourse. Sessions will also look at the nature and causes of international conflict, human rights, peace resolutions and more. The program is designed for administrators and teachers in all disciplines. CEU credits (1.5) will be offered. Registration is $175 per person or $600 for a team of four. For more information, including registration, please visit www.unc.edu/world/2011K12Symposium.htm .

National Humanities Center Online Professional Development Seminars for History and Literature Teachers

2011-08-30T16:34:00.001-04:00

Online Professional Development Seminars
for History and Literature Teachers

http://goo.gl/pmnKR

Fall 2011 Schedule

Tuesday,Oct. 4, 2011
Jefferson and Slavery
Mia Bay
Rutgers Univ.;
NHC Fellow

Thursday,
Oct. 6, 2011 The Factory v. the Plantation: Northern and Southern Economies on the Eve of the Civil War
Peter Coclanis
UNC-CH;
NHC Fellow

Tuesday,
Oct. 11, 2011 "Aliens" in the Empire: Diversity in the American Colonies
Kathleen DuVal
UNC-CH;
NHC Fellow

Thursday,
Oct. 13, 2011 No Lords, Spiritual or Temporal: The First Great Awakening and the American Revolution
Timothy H. Breen
Northwestern Univ.;
NHC Fellow

Tuesday,
Oct. 25, 2011 Big Houses and African Villages: The Plantation Melting Pot
Heather Williams
UNC-CH;
NHC Fellow

Thursday,
Oct. 27, 2011 The Idea of American Exceptionalism: From the Puritans to President Obama
Andrew Delbanco
Columbia Univ.;
NHC Fellow

Tuesday,
Nov. 1, 2011 The Scopes Trial and America's Multiple Modernities
Michael Lienesch
UNC-CH;
NHC Fellow

Thursday,
Nov. 3, 2011 Predicaments of the New Republic: America, 1789-1820
Scott Casper
Univ. of Nevada;
NHC Fellow

Tuesday,
Nov. 8, 2011 Prohibition

Michael A. Lerner
Bard High School Early College

Thursday,
Nov. 10, 2011 The Impact of the Cold War on American Society
Michael Kazin
Georgetown Univ.

Tuesday,
Nov. 17, 2011 The Power of Speaking: Rhetoric in American Public Life
James Engell
Harvard Univ.;
NHC Fellow

Tuesday,
Dec. 6, 2011 Making Sense of Battle: Journalism and Photography of the Civil War
Eliza Richards
UNC-CH;
NHC Fellow
Cost: $35.00 per seminar.

Email Caryn Koplik, Assistant Director of Education Programs, for special pricing.
A list of assigned readings will be made available prior to each seminar. Assigned texts will be provided free and online.

North Carolina Museum of History Check out what’s in store at the NC Museum at http://ncmuseumofhistory.org.

2011-08-08T09:19:00.002-04:00

North Carolina Museum of History
Check out what’s in store at the NC Museum at http://ncmuseumofhistory.org.

National Humanities Center’s Fall Online Seminars

2011-08-08T09:18:00.000-04:00

National Humanities Center’s Fall Online Seminars
Attached, please find the NHC’s fall online seminars for history and literature teachers. See the promotional code to request free registration for North Carolina teachers. If you have any questions, contact Caryn Koplik at ckoplik@nationalhumanitiescenter.org

North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS) 42nd Annual Conference The conference will be held February 23-24, 2012

2011-08-08T09:16:00.000-04:00

North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS) 42nd Annual Conference
The conference will be held February 23-24, 2012 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Visit the Council site: http://ncsocialstudies.org to register and submit a session proposal.

Common Core and NC Essential Standards Summer Institutes from DPI

2011-08-08T08:41:00.002-04:00

Essential Standards Update:

Common Core and NC Essential Standards Summer Institutes

NCDPI just completed a very engaging series of leadership sessions across the State that focused on understanding the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics and the North Carolina Essential Standards that are set to be implemented beginning with the 2012-13 school year. We would like to thank those who participated in those sessions for your attentiveness, your discussions and your feedback. Together, we can effect positive change in social studies education in North Carolina. We look forward to the continued dialogue and training. Resources from the summer institutes will be posted to our website soon.

Twitter and Professional Learning Communities

2011-08-05T16:58:00.002-04:00

If you use Twitter (or would like to start), then there is a lot of great discussion about Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that takes place on Twitter on a daily basis.

You can follow/search the hashtag #atplc to gather information as it is tweeted by educators all across the country about "all things professional learning communities."

Also, you may want to follow some of the people below who are considered experts in the PLC process:
SolutionTree Solution Tree
Helping educators build schools where everyone learns. #ProfDev, books, events, @authorspeak2011; free resources on PLCs, RTI, assessment, #edtech, & more.

plugusin Bill Ferriter
I'm a full time classroom teacher and the author of Building a PLC at Work (http://bit.ly/plcatwork)and Teaching the iGeneration (http://amzn.to/igeneration)

mikemattos65 Mike Mattos
Educator Consultant Author: Pyramid Response to Intervention (Coming Soon: Simplifying Response to Intervention)

Check who they are following for more possibilities.

Introduction to Professional Development Presentation

2011-08-04T15:49:00.003-04:00

North Council on Economic Education Upcoming Professional Development

2011-08-04T08:36:00.000-04:00

Virtual Economics 4.0. A digital library filled with thousands of quality economic, personal finance, and entrepreneurship lessons—easily browsed with a handy built-in search engine. Sessions are August 15 in Cabarrus County, August 19^th in Edenton (financial literacy focus), and October 10^th in Wilson. Stipends are included for teachers from select counties! See attached flyer.

The Stock Market Game. While the SMG has long been known to be fun and educational, it has only recently been shown to boost 21^st-Century Skills and increase test scores in math, econ, and personal finance. This workshop will teach you how to get started, and if you’re a veteran, will show you how to implement the accompanying lessons so your students get a richer experience. SMG is offered at no cost to teachers for the first 800 middle school teams that sign up! August 18^th, Fidelity Investments Building, Cary, NC. See attached flyer.

Teaching Financial Literacy. TFL is a free 10-hour online course designed to get you ready for the essential standards revision. Produced in cooperation with NC DPI, TFL leads through the basics of teaching personal finance while familiarizing you with gobs of free lesson plans, readings, video games, videos, and interactive simulations. Part of the course involves implementing lessons from our extensive lesson plan bank in the classroom. TFL is in its second offering, and has gotten rave reviews from last spring’s participants. DPI will award 1 CEU (10 contact hours) upon completion of the course. TFL is self-paced. The deadline for finishing is September 18^th. Since the course is self-paced, you can register and begin any time before this. See the attached flyer.

For questions about these opportunities, contact Stephen Day, Programs Director for the North Carolina Council on Economic Education at 919.791.1995 or visit NCCEE on the web atwww.nccee.org

Archaeological Workshops for Educators

2011-06-10T10:40:00.002-04:00

2011 Archaeological Fieldwork Experience for Educators Up to 2.0 CEUs; $50 ($40 for Exploring Joara Foundation members) Morganton, NC July 25-26 OR August 4-5

This workshop explores the science of archaeology through a combination of classroom activities and archaeological fieldwork. On the first day, you’ll learn some fundamental concepts of archaeology as you explore inquiry-based activities that you can use in your classroom. On the second day, you’ll apply what you’ve learned as you work alongside professional archaeologists to excavate the remains of a 16th-century Spanish fort and Native American village.

Workshop flyer:

http://www.joarafoundation.org/pdf/Teacher%20Workshop%202011.pdf

Workshop application:

http://www.joarafoundation.org/pdf/Teacher%20Workshop%20application.pdf

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2011 Classroom-Only Archaeology Workshop

0.8 CEUs (or 1.0 CEUs with an optional assignment)

$25 ($20 for Exploring Joara Foundation members) Morganton, NC July 25 or August 4

This one-day workshop introduces teachers to the science of archaeology and explores inquiry-based archaeology activities that can be used in the classroom.

Workshop flyer:

http://www.joarafoundation.org/pdf/Teacher%20Workshop%202011.pdf

Workshop application:

http://www.joarafoundation.org/pdf/Teacher%20Workshop%20application.pdf

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Archaeology Workshop/Field Experience

Historic Yates Mill County Park

4620 Lake Wheeler Road

Raleigh, NC 27603

Time: 9am–5pm daily

FREE!

5-Day Session: July 11-15 (Worth 4.0 CEUs) 3-Day Session A: July 11-13 (Worth 2.4 CEUs) 3-Day Session B: July 13-15 (Worth 2.4 CEUs)

These FREE workshops explore the science of archaeology through a combination of classroom activities and archaeological fieldwork.

Participants will learn fundamental concepts of archaeology and work alongside professional archaeologists to excavate an area of the park. They will also receive Project Archaeology curriculum materials and inquiry-based activities appropriate for use with K-12 students.

For a flyer and additional information about registering for the workshop, please contact Historic Yates Mill County Park at 919-856-6675 or visit www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill

Current Social Studies PD Opportunities from UNC School of Government

2011-06-03T08:49:00.002-04:00

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. 2011 Local Government Seminar: What Does Local Government Do and How Do I Get My Students to Care?

Deadline: June 22, 2011

The 2011 Local Government Seminar will explore the role of local government in North Carolina and provide pedagogical strategies for teaching young people about how local government in North Carolina works. Sponsored by the NC City & County Management Association, this year’s training will be held in Durham, NC and it includes conversations with various elected and unelected government officials, dinner with an assistant county manager, and a Durham Bulls baseball game! To learn more about this training, visit the Consortium’s website.

2. Consortium and UNC Program in the Humanities and Human Values Partner to Offer Upcoming “Challenges to Democracy” Training

Deadline: July 5, 2011

This training is currently full, but there are still spots available on the waitlist. To be placed on the wait list, send an email to Ms. Anita Buie at buie@sog.unc.edu; be sure to include your name, phone number, email address(es), and subject(s) taught.

The NC Civic Education Consortium and the Program in the Humanities & Human Values at UNC-Chapel Hill have partnered to offer teachers a unique three-day exploration of the theme “Challenges to Democracy.” The training will take place Monday, July 11 – Wednesday, July 13 at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Through assorted readings, films, and seminars led by UNC-Chapel Hill professors, participants will explore topics including the erosion of democracy, fear in democracy, democracies and hypocrisy and changes to democracy. To learn more about this training, visit the Consortium’s website.

3. UNC Program in the Humanities and Human Values Announces A Fantastic Lineup of Summer Seminars.

Register now to secure a spot in a seminar offered by the Program in the Humanities. Teachers receive a 50% discount off tuition and are eligible to win travel scholarships as a part of the Daisy Edmister Fund. Seminars are one or two-day events, Friday evening and Saturday morning or all day Saturday. Receive credit for 10 contact hours of continuing education. To find out more about the topics and dates of these seminars, visit the Consortium’s website.

4. Law Institute For Teachers (LIFT)

Deadline: June 15, 2011

The North Carolina Bar Association is pleased to offer this terrific opportunity for all of North Carolina’s teachers – Law Institute for Teachers (LIFT). Join teachers from around the state in Cary for two days exploring various topics such as contract rights, wage and hour issues, liability for educations, and violence in our schools, and many more diverse topics. To find out more about the LIFT program, visit the Consortium’s website.

UNCC MINDSET Project: Mathematics Instruction using Decision Science and Engineering Tools

2011-05-23T16:04:00.000-04:00

MINDSET- A Math Course with Real ANSWERS!

The curriculum is presented to high school students as a series of real-world problems with
the purpose of making the underlying mathematics more relevant to them.

The goal of MINDSET is to improve students’ mathematical abilities and attitudes by building
on skills learned in Algebra II in relatable problem contexts.

The course is comprised of two semesters, one semester of deterministic content and the
other probabilistic. Both use algebra as a prerequisite.

Techniques covered in the deterministic curriculum include linear programming, the critical
path method, facility location problems, transportation problems, and multi-criterion decision
making.

But…MINDSET is different! These techniques and tools are woven into real-world problem
contexts, where the student starts with the contexts and proceeds to math skill development.

@ the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

June 14-17, 2011 and June 21 – 24, 2011

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

WWW.MINDSETPROJECT.ORG

(Select Workshop Registration from left sidebar under “Tasks”)
Contact Dr. David Pugalee @ david.pugalee@uncc.edu for more information

WorldView Summer Opportunities and 2011-12 School Year Opportunities

2011-05-19T14:49:00.002-04:00

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR COLLEAGUES

MEMORANDUM
To:                World View Partners
From:           Robert Phay
Date:           May 17, 2011
SUBJECT:  Summer Opportunities and 2011-12 School Year

As June graduations close the school year, World View offers several ideas for the summer and ways to start the 2011-12 academic year with an international focus.

Trip to Korea and Mongolia: On July 2 I will travel to Korea and Mongolia for 2 ½ weeks. If you have schools (elementary, middle, high, or early college) that would like to connect with me, World View will send them lesson plans on Korea and Mongolia, pictures and geographic information, several emails during the trip, and a post card mailed from Mongolia. I also will be happy to take a school’s “Flat Stanley” or other small mascot as a companion, as several of you sent on trips to Antarctica, Peru, Cambodia, and South Africa. If you would like one of your schools to “join” me, please notify Katharine at klaco@unc.edu or 919-962-9264.

Summer TV and Reading Assignment: World View would like to give you, your colleagues, and your students a summer assignment. Fareed Zakaria, editor of TIME Magazine and author of the highly regarded book, The Post-American World, hosts an hour-long program on CNN called “GPS.” GPS looks comprehensively at foreign affairs and global issues that impact our lives. We recommend that you watch this program every Sunday (10:00am and repeated at 1:00pm) to keep you thinking globally. Finally, look for the July 2011 issue of World View’s Global Updates for summer reading recommendations from the World View staff.

I hope these efforts will keep you connected to global issues this summer and start your classrooms on an international note for the next academic year. In fall 2011 World View will offer our annual K-12 Global Education Symposium on “Peace and Conflict: Ten Years After 9-11” (October 19-20). A flyer with registration form is attached so that you can register a team from your district or school. This program has filled early the last five years, so register now to guarantee spaces for your team. Registrations fees are not due until the program, but you are welcome to pay now to avoid reverting funds.

Best wishes as you wrap up the 2010-11 school year.

Encl: World View K-12 Global Education Symposium Flyer

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Katharine Laco, Assistant Program Manager

World View

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB 8011

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011

tel: 919.962.9264

fax: 919.962.6794

klaco@unc.edu

http://www.unc.edu/world

World View Summer Opportunities for 2011-2012

2011-05-17T12:06:00.000-04:00

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR COLLEAGUES

MEMORANDUM
To:                World View Partners
From:           Robert Phay
Date:           May 17, 2011
SUBJECT:  Summer Opportunities and 2011-12 School Year

As June graduations close the school year, World View offers several ideas for the summer and ways to start the 2011-12 academic year with an international focus.

Best wishes as you wrap up the 2010-11 school year.

Encl: World View K-12 Global Education Symposium Flyer

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Katharine Laco, Assistant Program Manager

World View

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB 8011

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011

National Humanities Professional Development for Social Studies Teachers

2011-05-10T12:48:00.002-04:00

In the summer of 2011 the National Humanities Center, with support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, will again offer three online professional development seminars exclusively for North Carolina high school teachers of American history and literature. They will directly address the learning objectives in Competency Goal 2 of the Standard Course of Study in United States history, "Expansion and Reform: 1801-1850."

Participants will receive a stipend of $100. (A participant will receive only one stipend even if he/she participates in multiple seminars.)

These seminars seek to deepen teacher content knowledge, introduce teachers to fresh primary resources, and offer advice on how to use those resources with students. They explore documents and images through discussion led by distinguished scholars. Texts come chiefly from the Center's online resources for teachers Toolbox Library and TeacherServe®. Each seminar will require from 35 to 50 pages of reading. Participation requires a computer with an internet connection and the ability to accommodate speakers and a microphone.

Recertification Credit: Three National Humanities Center online seminars will provide ten and a half contact hours or 1 CEU credit. Because the seminars are conducted online, they may qualify for technology credit in districts that award it. The Center will provide documentation of participation.

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2011

This program is made possible by a grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

SUMMER 2011 SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 28; 10:00-11:30 a.m. Building a Nation: Westward Expansion and the Coming of the Civil War?, Elliott West, Univ. of Arkansas

Wednesday, June 29; 10:00-11:30 a.m. The Cult of Domesticity; Lucinda MacKethan; North Carolina State Univ.

Thursday, June 30 10:00-11:30 a.m. Religion and Reform in Nineteenth-Century America Robert Abzug; Univ. of Texas

Learn NC online courses available for the month of May

2011-04-28T09:29:00.000-04:00

LEP 101

This course will prepare you as you take on the role of a LEP Coordinator or ESL Teacher. You may be a new ESL teacher or have been assigned the role of a LEP Coordinator without receiving any training.

Although you may already know theories or strategies for teaching ESL students, this course is like a manual to teach you the policies, procedures, and required duties that accompany your job dealing with LEP students specifically in NC schools. All material in the course is based on North Carolina LEP policy and is created with the input of the DPI ESL Consultants.

The Connected Writer

Embrace blogging as a way to enhance your students' writing and to reach your own curriculum goals. Writing platforms like blogs, wikis, and forums inspire opportunities for collaboration, peer review, and critical thinking that traditional writing assignments cannot.

Fear not -- we won't send you into the wilderness of social media without a map. You'll learn about not just the available tools, but also internet safety considerations, evaluation materials like rubrics and surveys, examples of successful classroom blogs and blogging assignments, and a variety of web-based platforms specifically designed for education purposes. In addition, throughout the course you will have many opportunities for self-reflection and professional collaboration with educators from across the state.

Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction in Elementary School

A broad vocabulary is crucial to reading with fluency and comprehension. Because most words are learned indirectly through multiple exposures, it is important to teach word learning strategies. Good vocabulary instruction means fostering word consciousness -- the interest and motivation to learn and use new words.

This course will teach you to create a classroom culture of word consciousness. You'll learn how to model and to encourage independent word-learning strategies that your students can apply while engaging in wide and varied reading. You will also explore the value of instructing students in grades 3 through 5 how to infer the meaning of words from context and word parts.

Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum

Countless students are graduating high school financially illiterate, and overall, as American and world citizens, we are struggling economically. Financial literacy isn't a luxury, but a necessity for every child in every school in America.

Everything you do in this course will relate to developing effective lesson plans and strategies you can use in your own classroom, in addition to fulfilling recommendations of 21st Century Schools. You'll participate in a collaborative environment where a variety of activities and assignments will help you learn the specifics of financial literacy, differentiation, and their relationship to the 21st Century Schools goals. You'll leave the course having completed an integrated financial literacy lesson plan that fulfills recommendations of 21st Century Schools, as well as features differentiated design principles to better communicate this important content to all learners.

Project-Based Learning in the 21st Century

Inspire your students by connecting classroom content to real-world situations. Project-based learning promotes a more engaging learning experience than traditional, text-based classroom activities, helping students gain cross-curricular skills and take ownership of their learning experience.

In this course you will collaborate with peers from across North Carolina to share ideas, learn about available resources, and discuss different perspectives of project-based learning, student achievement, interdisciplinary curriculum, and standards. As a final product, you will create a project-based learning assignment you can use in your own classroom.

Reading First: Supporting Early Reading Instruction with Technology

Participants in this workshop will discover the many ways in which new technologies can support classroom reading instruction in kindergarten through third grade. As they examine existing research on literacy technologies, participants will also review or familiarize themselves with the five areas of instruction discussed in the National Reading Panel's 2000 report on early reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension. The workshop will put special emphasis on evidence-based uses of technology for reading instruction.

Teaching Writing in the Elementary Classroom

All students have the capacity to be good writers, and writers learn to write by writing. These are the basic tenets of this workshop, during which participants will learn instructional strategies to teach upper-elementary students how to write narrative and informational text.

Participants will explore how to teach their students about the traits of good writing through mini-lessons and writing workshops, and how to use established criteria to evaluate writing. Participants will also recognize that writing is a process and consider how to organize instruction to guide students through the stages of that process. This course will take participants through the instructional cycle, from writing prompt to revision as they create their final projects.

Innovate to Transform the Classroom with Web 2.0 Tools

K-12 education has entered a new technological era. In increasingly dynamic educational settings, technological resources can be integrated into the curriculum to promote student engagement and achievement. In order to take advantage of these settings, teachers need to have the appropriate knowledge and experience.

In this course, you will learn to integrate technologies such as Web 2.0 tools and mobile learning devices to create engaging learning experiences for your students. By taking advantage of the latest classroom technology, you can help your students communicate, share ideas, and collaborate with students across the globe.

Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in the Elementary School Classroom

Researchers have identified the strategies that expert readers use to understand text. Develop your students into active, purposeful readers by teaching these strategies in your classroom.

In this course, you'll study teaching techniques that help students in grades 3 through 5 develop concrete strategies for constructing meaning from both narrative and expository text. You'll collaborate with educators from across the state and explore cutting-edge instructional procedures designed to bolster students' key comprehension strategies.

World View and the UNC European Union Center of Excellence PD on The European Union & the Euro

2011-04-27T16:17:00.000-04:00

The European Union & the €uro
A Workshop for K-12 Educators

Co-sponsored by World View and the UNC European Union Center of Excellence

May 12-13, 2011

FedEx Global Education Center, UNC at Chapel Hill

Join colleagues for a 1½ day workshop designed to help North Carolina K-12 teachers better understand our interconnected world by learning more about the European Union. This workshop will include presentations by EU scholars on the European Union and the Euro currency. Resources that use technology to enhance content and better integrate the EU in the school's curriculum will be provided. One CEU will be offered.

NC Civic Education Consortium Professional Development on the Supreme Court

2011-04-27T16:15:00.000-04:00

Calling All Supreme Court Watchers!

Finish the school year on the right track by applying for this FREE and exciting professional development opportunity with the NC Civic Education Consortium.

1. From Kelo to Citizens United: Telling the Stories of the US Supreme Court

Deadline: April 29, 2011

Educators teaching Civics and Economics, US History or Contemporary Law & Justice are invited to join Duke University School of Law and the NC Civic Education Consortium for a unique teacher training on the Supreme Court and its role in American Society. Participants will receive a set of DVDs created by Duke Law’s Voices of American Law project, each covering a critical US Supreme Court case. These 20-minute documentaries, including interviews with the parties themselves, their lawyers, and the judges who shaped the case, expose students to the stories of the real people affected by the Court’s opinions. Participants will also receive an accompanying lesson plan for each DVD, designed for simple and immediate implementation in the Social Studies classroom.

For more information about the Voices of American Law Project, and details regarding the Supreme Court cases featured in the DVDs, go to: http://voicesofamericanlaw.org.

To register for this terrific opportunity, visit the Consortium’s Training website.

(Please note: Due to the costs associated with this training, we require a FULLY REFUNDABLE deposit with your registration form. We will return your deposit when you attend the training.)

World View Global Updates, April, 2011

2011-04-27T16:13:00.000-04:00

To view this newsletter online, click here or paste
http://www.unc.edu/world/Global_Updates_2011/Mar_Apr/April_11.htm in your browser.

"Making the Wright Connection" An Online Community for the Study of Richard Wright

2011-04-15T13:24:00.000-04:00

Virtual Seminar Series Presents

A Very Average Negro?: Using Richard Wright's

Life to Teach African-American History

Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. CST

Taught by Jennifer Wallach, Assistant Professor of History

at the University of North Texas

REGISTRATION IS FREE

Abstract:

When explaining his decision to write his autobiography, Black Boy, Richard Wright once remarked that he did so in part because he realized that he was a "very average Negro." He hoped that his story would be read as representative of the experiences of others who lacked his access to the reading public. Due to his extraordinary talent and unprecedented success as an African-American novelist, his claim initially sounds like false modesty. However, it also manifests his sensitivity to the fact that he did not walk through history unaccompanied. This seminar will demonstrate how Richard Wright's life can be used as an example for teaching many aspects of African-American history. Topics covered will include Reconstruction, the Great Migration, African-American life during the Great Depression, and various African-American cultural and political responses to racial oppression.

Upcoming Virtual Seminars

"The Global Vision of Richard Wright" Saturday, April, 23, 2011 at 10am CST

Presented by Amritjit Singh, Langston Hughes Professor of English at Ohio University

"Facing Death: The Fear of Death vs. the Death of Fear" Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 11am CST

Presented by Abdul JanMohamed, Professor of English at the University of California (Berkeley)

Join us: Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Project on the History of Black Writing at the University of Kansas, this virtual seminar (webinar) will be presented online and participants should have access to a computer with an internet connection and audio speakers or headphones.

Registration: Please register in advance on our website:

www.wrightconnection.ku.edu to receive login information for the virtual seminar.

More Information

The Role of Social Media and Its Impact on the Egyptian Revolution

2011-04-11T15:58:00.000-04:00

An interactive video presentation and cultural dialogue for students and teachers in North Carolina.
Dr. Naglaa Hassan
April 21st, 2011

The Office of International Education and Development at Appalachian State University is offering a great, interactive opportunity for middle school and high school classrooms across North Carolina. Thursday April 21st from 11am-12pm, Dr. Naglaa Hassan, lecturer of English Literature at Fayoum University in Egypt, will share her perspectives and expertise related to social media and its influences on the Egyptian Revolution. Classrooms can join the discussion online or access a live stream link of the presentation.

If you would like to join this session as a classroom group, you can register online at
http://www.international.appstate.edu/node/394

You will be sent the access number to call from your location in North Carolina.

A maximum of 48 sites can access the live stream at https://www.mcnc.org/video-streaming/PerspectivesonEgypt.

A flier with more information is attached. For questions, email bergstedtss@appstate.edu or call 828-262-8046 ext. 111.

--

Leslie Beasley Hodges, Program Associate

World View

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB# 8011

208 N. Columbia Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011

Tel: 919.843.8210

Fax: 919.962.6794

http://www.unc.edu/world

Learn NC Courses for May, 2011

2011-04-08T10:03:00.002-04:00

Get a head start on your PD for next year with LEARN NC and North Carolina e-Learning for Educators. We have lots of courses starting May 4 in a variety of subjects, including STEM, literacy, ESL, project-based learning, using Web 2.0 tools, and more.

For details, see the course listings below. All courses are aligned to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards, and are based on a researched model of effective professional development. These classes start May 4 and seats are limited, so register soon! Courses start at a paltry $75.

ESL

LEP Training 101
May 4–May 24    Carrie Hill    1.0 CEUs    $75

A Crash Course in ESL
May 4–May 31    Carrie Hill    2.0 CEUs    $150

Lesson Planning for English Language Learners Using the WIDA/ELP Standards
May 4–Jun 14    Joy McLaughlin    3.0 CEUs    $225

STEM

Modern Math Teaching: Creating a Culture of Curiosity through Multimedia
May 4–May 24 Dan Meyer 1.0 CEUs $75

Literacy

Adolescent Literacy: English Language Arts Comprehension Strategies
May 4–Jun 14    Traci Barger    3.0 CEUs (Literacy)    $225

Reading, Writing and Research: Integrating Literacy across the Curriculum
May 4–Jun 7    Suellen Epps    2.0 CEUs    $150

Teaching Writing in the Elementary Classroom
May 4–Jun 14    Shalyn Lapke    3.0 CEUs    $225

Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
May 4–Jun 14    Michelle Furches    3.0 CEUs    $225

The Connected Writer: Using Blogs and Collaborative Tools to Improve Student Writing
May 4–Jun 7    Lucy Miller-Ganfield    2.0 CEUs    $150

Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in the Elementary Classroom
May 4–Jun 21    Molly White    2.0 CEUs    $150

Reading First: Supporting Early Reading Instruction with Technology
May 4–Jun 14    Leah Gotcsik    2.0 CEUs    $150

Cutting-edge Instruction

Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum
May 4–Jun 14    Rena Sutton    3.0 CEUs    $225

Designing a Virtual Field Trip
May 4–Jun 14    Dan Froelich    2.0 CEUs    $150

Teaching Effectively with an Interactive Whiteboard
May 4–Jun 14    Michael Scott    3.0 CEUs    $225

Visual Learning Strategies
May 4–Jun 14    Edie McDowell    2.0 CEUs    $150

Innovate to Transform the Classroom with Web 2.0 Tools
May 4–Jun 21    Lisa Hervey    3.0 CEUs    $225

Fostering Learning with Digital Portfolios
May 4–Jun 14    Sharon Nash    2.0 CEUs    $150

Project-Based Learning in the 21st Century
May 4–Jun 14    Rosemary Giraldo    3.0 CEUs    $225

Introduction to Online Learning
May 9–May 29    Deborah Horn    1.0 CEUs    $50

Carolina OnLine Teacher Program

Assessment and Evaluation in Your Online Course - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–May 31    Kathryn Walbert    2.0 CEUs (technology)    $150

Accessibility, Usability and Visual Design - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–May 31    Kathleen Silc    2.0 CEUs    $150

Moodle Training - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–May 24    Deborah Horn    2.0 CEUs    $150

Teaching Online Courses - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–Jun 7    Gary Langner    3.0 CEUs (technology)    $225

Facilitating Online Collaboration - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–May 31    Ruth Bennett    2.0 CEUs (Technology)    $150

Developing Your Online Course - Carolina Online Teacher Program
May 4–Jun 14    Kathryn Walbert    3.0 CEUs (Technology)    $225

Global Youth Service Day collaborative opportunities with Kyrgyzstan high schools

2011-04-07T08:53:00.003-04:00

Hi, everyone!

Ryder from IREX’s Global Connections & Exchange team here! We are inviting high school teachers interested in connecting global learning with local service in a special April project with students in Kyrgyzstan’s Tech Age Girls program. In April, either as a collaborative project of about three weeks’ length, or as a one-time live Skype discussion, we would like to connect your students with their peers in Kyrgyzstan, who are eager to discuss, share, problem-solve, and SERVE in their communities as part of Global Youth Service Day.

I’m attaching a small flyer, in case it did not appear as part of this email. Contact me for more information!

RYDER COBEAN

Program Associate, Civil Society Division

International Research & Exchanges Board

2121 K St. NW, Ste. 700

Washington, DC 20037

tel: +1.202.628.8188 x155

fax: +1.202.628.8189

eml: rcobean@irex.org

skype: ryder.cobean

A Citizen's Constitutional Workshop, Jesse Helms Center, April 9

2011-04-05T10:01:00.002-04:00

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Wingate, NC

Register online for this event!

Do you know how to protect our country's founding values? Are you concerned about the preservation of the Constitution and what it means for our freedoms?

A Citizen's Constitutional Workshop, conducted on Saturday, April 9 by the North Carolina History Project (a project of the John Locke Foundation) and hosted by the Jesse Helms Center Foundation and the Union County Patriots, will provide intellectual tools and insight for Patriots to defend critical constitutional principles.

Presenters will include:

Dr. Troy Kickler, founding Director of the North Carolina History Project and Adjunct Professor of United States History at N.C. State University.
Dr. Michael Sanera, Director of Research and Local Government Studies at the Locke Foundation and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at N.C. State University.

This event will be a workshop with a lunch and pre-registration is strongly suggested. Tickets can be purchased at the John Locke Foundation's website here.

Event overview:

This workshop provides today's Patriots with the intellectual tools to fight for the restoration of the original intent of the U.S. Constitution, which was to promote a limited government based on the rule of law. It explains what the framers meant by phrases such as the "general welfare," "necessary and proper" and other clauses that are often used to justify an ever more powerful federal government. In addition we explore the North Carolina ratification debates and reveal how the Tar Heel State ensured that the Bill of Rights was added. By examining the important role of the states in the nation's beginning and providing constitutional commentary based on the founders' words, this workshop is a must for Americans interested in preserving the United States and a federal form of government.

What the experts are saying about A Citizen's Consitutional Workshop:

"In this time of renewed interest in the Constitution, it is meet that we look back not just on the text, but on the agreement itself. That agreement was hammered out in the state conventions, in crowded rooms full of arguments and clever attempts to turn portions of the agreement to the advantage of one group or another. "A Citizens' Constitutional Workshop" could not be more important, or more timely. That's why NC citizens should attend these workshops. They will remind us that the power of the Constitution is not what it says, but what it did, stitching together a solid national fabric from a patchwork quilt of diverse and opposing interests. We became a nation not when the Constitution was written, but rather when it was ratified."
*Michael C. Munger
Director: Philosophy, Politics and Economics- Duke University.

"The John Locke Foundation's workshop on the Constitution will provide a solid foundation for anyone interested in understanding the Founders' experiment in republican government. By taking a federal perspective upon the original understanding, students will learn how the Revolution was fulfilled by the Constitution -- and gain insight into the divergence between the world of James Madison, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson and the USA of today."
*Kevin Gutzman
History Professor, Western Connecticut State University.
Author of Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution and Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush.

REGISTER ONLINE FOR A CITIZEN'S CONSTITUTIONAL WORKSHOP

NC DPI Professional Development Opportunities for Social Studies Teachers

2011-04-04T09:55:00.002-04:00

Professional Development Opportunities:

AP Human Geography Webinar

NCDPI invited you to attend a FREE, one-hour webinar on Monday, April 4, 2011. This session is designed to provide strategies to help students achieve success when taking the AP Exam. For more information see attached flyer.

Free Workshop for Civics & Economics teachers: {REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED}
This one-day session will feature training from DPI Social Studies consultants on the implications of the new PFL standards in C & E, best practices from the 2010 Economics Educator of the Year, and resources from the NC Council on Economic Education and the Federal Reserve Bank. Classroom resources and a certificate for 10 contact hours will be available for all participants. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Financial Literacy Summit II
On June 22, North Carolina A&T State University will host a Financial Literacy Summit for teachers. This free event is sponsored by NC DPI and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy for Youth. For more information, see the attached flyer.

National Humanities Center’s Online Seminars

The National Humanities Center is pleased to announce a seminar series devoted to NC history and literature. Participants will receive a $100 stipend. You may participate in multiple seminars, but will receive one stipend. Three seminars will earn ten and a half contact hours or 1 CEU. Space is limited Register now at http://www.nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/ncsemssum11.html

§ Teacher and Curriculum Support Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey

Please complete the Social Studies K-12 Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey posted at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BX9XYFA54/. The survey will take no more than 3 to 5 minutes to complete. The information collected will help the K-12 Social Studies section understand the professional development needs of teachers in social studies classrooms and the needs of those who support classroom teachers in order to plan future professional development and training.

Common Core and Essential Standards Regional Summer Institutes:

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is pleased to announce the kickoff of the Common Core and Essential Standards Regional Summer Institutes. These two- day summer institutes are blended professional development (PD) opportunities for district-level and charter school teams to gain an understanding of the transition from the current Standard Course of Study to the new Common Core and Essential Standards for all content areas, which will be implemented during the 2012-13 school year.

For more information, please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/ or

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes/

For questions about your local team structure or to request participation on the district-level team, please contact your local Race to the Top Coordinator. For questions about the team structure or to request participation on the Charter School team, please contact your school lead administrator.

Social Studies Grant Opportunity

2011-04-04T09:49:00.002-04:00

Greetings Social Studies Educators:

Here is the latest news regarding social studies including professional development opportunities. As always, please share this information with those who are not currently subscribed to the listserv. If you know of someone who would like to be added, please ask them to email Bernadette Cole at bcole@dpi.state.nc.us with the following information: Name, email address, school/district, grade level, and role (i.e teacher, coordinator, principal).

Best regards,

The NCDPI K-12 Social Studies Team

Grant Opportunity:

Character Education

The K-12 Social Studies Section at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is pleased to announce another round of Character Education Mini-Grants. The deadline for submission is

April 29th at 5 PM, EST. Please see the attached application and rubric. If you have questions, contact Dalton Edwards at DEEdward@dpi.state.nc.us or 919-807-3832.

NC Civic Education Consortium The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War Deadline: March 31, 2011

2011-03-24T09:56:00.000-04:00

Keep your spring semester on the right track by applying for this FREE and exciting professional development opportunity with the NC Civic Education Consortium

1. The 150^th Anniversary of the Civil War

Deadline: March 31, 2011

Teachers and curriculum coordinators, don’t miss the Consortium’s unique two-day Civil War event! To be held at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government on April 8-9, explore this action-packed period of history through presentations from renowned Civil War scholars and interactive exploration of engaging lesson plans for teaching about the Civil War and related themes on Friday and Saturday. Friday evening, teachers will be treated to dinner and a night at the theatre when we attend Playmakers Repertory Company’s performance of “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Educators who teach about the Civil War do not want to miss this – only five spaces remain so register today! Participants will receive 1.5 CEUs, mileage reimbursement, substitute reimbursement, meals, lesson plans, a free ticket to “Big River,” and one nights accommodations in Chapel Hill (if you are traveling 120 miles round-trip.)

For additional information (including a tentative agenda) and the registration form, go to http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/civiced/programs/upcoming_trainings.php.

Are you following the Consortium on Facebook? Receive announcements of additional opportunities for teachers and current news relating to civic education by clicking on the link below!

National Humanities Center...Expansion and Reform: 1801-1850

2011-03-23T08:51:00.001-04:00

In the summer of 2011 the National Humanities Center, with suppport from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, will again offer three online professional development seminars exclusively for North Carolina high school teachers of American history and literature. They will directly address the learning objectives in Competency Goal 2 of the Standard Course of Study in United States history, "Expansion and Reform: 1801-1850."

Participants will receive a stipend of $100. (A participant will receive only one stipend even if he/she participates in multiple seminars.)

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2011

Summer 2011 Schedule
Date	Topic	Leader
Tuesday, June 28 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Building a Nation: Westward Expansion and the Coming of the Civil War?	Elliott West Univ. of Arkansas
Wednesday, June 29 10:00-11:30 a.m.	The Cult of Domesticity	Lucinda MacKethan North Carolina State Univ.
Thursday, June 30 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Religion and Reform in Nineteenth-Century America	Robert Abzug Univ. of Texas

Schiele Museum of Natural History Presents the Marine Mammal Geodome

2011-03-18T12:50:00.000-04:00

April 7 & 8
(Only available to teachers who reserve a time for their class)

The Geo Dome will be here on April 9 (Earth Day) as well but will be only open to the public. Teachers could offer extra credit if their students attend. Program Description: Learn about climate change and its effects on
marine mammals while inside the GeoDome, a fully immersive theatre. Discover how climate change is impacting the migration, feeding habits, and behaviors of many marine mammals. Also, discuss possible solutions and how you can help make a difference.

Program Fee: Gaston County Schools - FREE
Out of County Schools - $5 per student
FREE for teachers
Class Size: 45 students
Grade Range: 7th through 12th graders
Program Length: 30-45 minutes

Contact: Please call 704.854.6676 to schedule your group.
1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC
704.866.6908 | www.schielemuseum.org

Discover China Night at Cuthbertson HS March 21, 2011

2011-03-18T08:49:00.001-04:00

Discover China night will be Monday, March 21, 2011, from 5:00 pm-8:15 pm, at Cuthbertson High School. A 6:00 performance will be presented by Shaolin Kung Fu Masters from the Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte. Break-out sessions will follow with presentations by UCPS Chinese and social studies teachers, as well as instructors from the Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University.

This opportunity to learn about the Chinese culture, people, and history is unique and fits nicely into the county's globalization initiative.

For more details contact the school or...

Joyce Dunlap, Ed. D., Publicity

Assistant Principal

Weddington High School

4901 Monroe Weddington Road

Matthews, NC 28104

704-708-5530 (Phone)

704-708-6218 (Fax)

Play hooky! CATCH (Caring for Aquatics Through Conservation Habits) is an environmental education program developed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

2011-03-15T13:52:00.002-04:00

Play hooky! CATCH (Caring for Aquatics Through Conservation Habits) is an
environmental education program developed by the N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission. The CATCH program is free and includes an
educator workshop, activity guide and other instructional materials. Adults
working with youth ages 8–15 learn how to present activities on topics such
as identification of North Carolina fish species, fish adaptations and biology,
habitat requirements, fishing skills, water safety and conservation ethics.
Teachers may earn CEUs, and the workshop counts towards the
NC Environmental Education Certification.
$5 covers extra program materials special to The Schiele Museum workshop!
Please call 704-854-6676 to reserve your place by Wednesday March 16.
1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC
704.866.6908 | www.schielemuseum.org

Teach Like a Rock Star

2011-03-15T13:44:00.002-04:00

Teach Like A Rock Star is the #1 most requested professional development event in the nation. Want to know why?
Here’s what educators are saying:
"This is the most revolutionary conference I have ever attended. I learned in 6 hours what I’ve been searching for over the last 26 years."
"I’m not the same teacher that walked in that door this morning. This is life-changing. Thank you!"
"I knew I would learn something today. I had no idea I would have so much fun that I laughed coffee out of my nose. (Apologies to my neighbor.)"
Revolutionary? Life-changing? Laughed coffee out of her nose? Hmmm . . . guess that’s why educators love Teach Like A Rock Star.
See for yourself: [ www.TeachLikeARockStar.com ]

March Tour Dates:
Baltimore, MD - March 21st
Sandston, VA - March 22nd
Charlotte, NC - March 23rd
San Antonio, TX - March 29th

National Humanities Center offers PD for US History and Literature Teachers

2011-03-14T16:27:00.000-04:00

Summer 2011 Schedule
Date	Topic	Leader
Tuesday, June 28 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Building a Nation: Westward Expansion and the Coming of the Civil War?	Elliott West Univ. of Arkansas
Wednesday, June 29 10:00-11:30 a.m.	The Cult of Domesticity	Lucinda MacKethan North Carolina State Univ.
Thursday, June 30 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Religion and Reform in Nineteenth-Century America	Robert Abzug Univ. of Texas

Participants will receive a stipend of $100. (A participant will receive only one stipend even if he/she participates in multiple seminars.)

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2011

This program is made possible by a grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Scholarship Opportunities: Student Scholarship

2011-03-10T10:22:00.002-05:00

The Financial Services Roundtable, headquartered in Washington D.C., has established a college scholarship for students who have successfully completed a financial literacy course. Students who have completed the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program qualify for the scholarship. Ten $5000 scholarships will be awarded. The deadline is March 31, 2011. The criteria information flyer and application can be downloaded from the Instructor section of the hsfpp.nefe.org website. Please note that that this is not a NEFE scholarship. NEFE did not establish the application criteria and will not be involved in the selection process.

Travel Abroad Opportunities. Global Updates From World View

2011-03-10T10:19:00.001-05:00

View this online newsletter to find summer institute or courses, international service learning, volunteer and exchange opportunities, and international study tour opportunities for educators. You may access this online newsletter at: http://www.unc.edu/world/Global_Updates_2011/Jan_Feb/Feb_11.htm

2011 George Washington Teachers’ Institute

2011-03-10T10:16:00.002-05:00

Explore the character and accomplishments of George Washington while living on his 18th-century estate. Engage in an active exploration of 18th-century history with top historians. Participate in interactive workshops, tours, field trips, and group projects. Discuss how to integrate the teaching of history into English, Science, Math, and Geography curricula. Return to your classroom and share new knowledge, teaching materials, and enthusiasm with your students. The Institute has five slots for North Carolina educators to participate in this annual, week-long residential program. Read the attached brochure for more information.

NC Museum of History

2011-03-10T10:15:00.002-05:00

Want to find out what’s going on at the museum? Visit them on the web at: http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/wgo/Programs.html#march . You will find free programs and resources that are great for children and adults.

Verizon Foundation Training and Educational Resources

2011-03-10T10:14:00.000-05:00

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has received a $40,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to provide teachers with training on how to use free online educational resources available on Verizon Thinkfinity ( www.thinkfinity.org ). Verizon Thinkfinity features thousands of free K-12 lesson plans, in-class activities and videos that can be searched by grade level, keyword or subject. These resources are already aligned to the Common State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics and will soon be aligned to North Carolina’s new Essential Standards in science, social studies and other subject areas. In addition to providing standards-based resources, Thinkfinity.org also offers a comprehensive professional development program that allows teachers to sign up for free online or face-to-face training. The site also features the Thinkfinity Community (community.thinkfinity.org) where educators and other users can interact with each other, other state partners, content partners, national Thinkfinity team members and others, on any education-related issue. For more information about Verizon Thinkfinity in North Carolina, call NCDPI Communications and Information at 919.807.3450 or visithttp://it.ncwiseowl.org/resources/thinkfinity_nc/.

The Supreme Court, Past and Present April 16th (10 AM - 6:30 PM)

2011-03-10T10:13:00.001-05:00

Educators teaching Civics & Economics and US History are invited to join the NC Civic Education Consortium and the UNC Program in the Humanities and Human Values for a unique training opportunity with two of North Carolina’s finest scholars – presidential historian William Leuchtenburg and law professor Gene Nichol. In the morning, teachers will participate in a pedagogical training on engaging, interactive, and student centered curriculum for teaching about the Supreme Court. In the afternoon, teachers will have the opportunity to hear Dr. William Leuchtenburg and Professor Gene Nichol - two great and distinct minds - discuss controversies surrounding the high court from the past to the present. For more information, go to http://www.civics.org/programs/upcoming_trainings.php

The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War: A Retrospective April 8th (10 AM - 10 PM) and April 9th (9 AM - 1 PM)

2011-03-10T10:12:00.002-05:00

One hundred and fifty years ago, the United States was torn apart in our nation’s most violent and destructive conflict, the American Civil War. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the war, we invite 8th grade social studies teachers to join us in an examination of a region and a nation in catastrophe during this exciting two-day event. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore pedagogical skills for conveying this complex history to middle school students, receiving and participating in interactive lesson plans designed for easy implementation in the middle school classroom. Teachers will also return to the role of students themselves, broadening their content knowledge in seminar presentations from renowned Civil War scholars. In addition, participating teachers will be treated to an evening at the theatre on the evening of April 8th, receiving special admittance into a preview of Playmakers Repertory Company’sproduction of “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,“ featuring the Red Clay Ramblers! Don’t miss out on this unique combination of events hosted by the Program on the Humanities and Human Valuesand the NC Civic Education Consortium!

Why a Second World War? April 1 (10AM - 4:30PM) & April 2 (9:15AM - 4:15PM)

2011-03-10T10:11:00.000-05:00

The NC Civic Education Consortium and the UNC Program in the Humanities and Human Values are pleased to announce a fantastic two-day training with one of the world’s most respected World War II scholars, Dr. Gerhard Weinberg. On day one, the Consortium will provide training on engaging, student centered post-World War I curriculum dealing with the rise of fascism, interwar diplomacy, and other exciting topics. On day two, teachers will be treated to a fascinating presentation of the interwar period with Dr. Gerhardt Weinberg. Through a series of four lectures, teachers will gain greater insight into why “the war to end all wars” was followed twenty one short years later by an even deadlier conflict. This is a rare opportunity forWorld and US History teachers!

Civic Education Consortium Workshops:

2011-03-10T10:10:00.002-05:00

Listed below are a series of upcoming workshops sponsored by the Civic Education Consortium. For more information on each of the sessions, go to http://www.civics.org/programs/upcoming_trainings.php

Literacy in Accelerated Courses and Programs:

2011-03-10T10:09:00.001-05:00

Are you interested in serving on the North Carolina State Literacy Plan committee or do you teach courses in which a standardized exam requires the completion of time restricted essays? If so, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction invites you to participate in a unique professional development opportunity focused on literacy instruction. The presenters will address nonfiction, informational texts, which is a Common Core State Standards (CCSS) focus. Middle school and high school teachers who are involved in vertical teaming in an effort to prepare more under-represented students to participate in rigorous courses in preparation for College Career Readiness (CCR) are also invited to participate.

In order to participate on either the committee or just the professional development, you should complete the following application via the Zoomerang survey by Monday, March 14, 2011, by 4:00 p.m.): http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BYRCNC869/ . Please see the attached email for more information.

Common Core and Essential Standards Regional Summer Institutes:

2011-03-10T10:08:00.001-05:00

For more information, please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/ or

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes/

Teaching Financial Literacy (TFL)

2011-03-10T10:07:00.002-05:00

Prepare your teachers for the social studies standards revision! These interactive online modules direct K-12 teachers to useful online financial literacy resources to help them bolster their own knowledge of personal finance concepts, and lay out the discipline of personal finance in an easy-to-understand format. Also, a free booklet entitled “What Personal Finance Is About” will be given to all participants! See the attached flyer for more information.

Personal Financial Literacy Training for Civics and Economics Teachers

2011-03-10T10:06:00.002-05:00

The 2010 Essential Standards has included a personal financial literacy strand (PFL). The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will host four regional meetings to prepare teachers for this change. See the attached flyer the details and registration information for this training.

Teacher and Curriculum Support Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey

2011-03-10T10:04:00.002-05:00

Please complete the Social Studies K-12 Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey posted athttp://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BX9XYFA54/. The survey will take no more than 3 to 5 minutes to complete. The information collected will help the K-12 Social Studies section understand the professional development needs of teachers in social studies classrooms and the needs of those who support classroom teachers in order to plan future professional development and training.

NCDPI K-12 Social Studies Professional Development Wiki Site

2011-03-10T10:03:00.002-05:00

Remember, if you are looking for upcoming Professional Development opportunities the K-12 Social Studies team has just what the doctor ordered! Visit our Professional Development site for the latest up-to-date PD opportunities for social studies educators.

http://ssresources-nc.wikispaces.com/Professional+Develop+Opportunities+For+NC+K-12+Social+Studies+Educators

COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS REGIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTES

2011-02-28T12:04:00.002-05:00

COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS REGIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTES

Professional Development for District-level teams

In 2011, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will kickoff an intensive, blended professional development (PD) initiative sponsored by ACRE and Race to the Top (RttT) for LEAs and Charter Schools. This blended PD will focus on the transition from the current Standard Course of Study to the new Common Core and Essential Standards for all content areas (Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, The Arts, Healthful Living and ESL). North Carolina will implement these new standards for all content areas during the 2012-13 school year.
The blended PD initiative will begin with two (2) day face-to-face regional Summer Leadership Institutes LEA PD Leaders. NCDPI divisions, including Curriculum and Instruction, District and School Transformation, Educator Recruitment and Development, and Exceptional Children will facilitate the institutes.

Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region 8

Institute Dates

DATE	LOCATION
June 27-29, 2011	Grove Park Inn, Asheville (Region 8) 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804 \| 828.252.2711
July 12-13, 2011	Kinston High School, Lenoir County (Region 2) 2601 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501 \| 252.527.8067
July 19-20, 2011	Pasquotank High School, Pasquotank County (Region 1) 1064 Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 \| 252.337.6880
July 26-27, 2011	Southern Middle School, Moore County (Region 4) 717 Johnson Street, Aberdeen, NC 28315 \| 910.693.1550

Each institute will provide:

An overview of the new standards
Instructional tools for implementing the new standards, and
Content-specific materials that LEAs and Charter Schools can use as they provide training and support in their districts and schools

360 Solutions Degree Programs

2011-02-28T10:30:00.000-05:00

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Follow the Teach Grant and Title I Loan Forgiveness link for more information regarding qualification.

Check if your school is listed as Title I or a “low income school” by clicking here.

Check current “high need” or “critical shortage” fields by state by clicking here.

Some online programs enrolling now for March/April of 2011:

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Doctoral:

*In many cases, EdD & PhD programs are available for all specializations.

360 Education Solutions has an exciting new partnership to announce - looking for a faith-based university with online programs, affordable costs & NCATE Accreditation?

Master of Education (Cognate Areas Include: Literacy, Special Education, Leadership, Christian School Teaching, or Generalist/Self-Designed)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with a Transition to Teaching: Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with a Transition to Teaching: Secondary Education
Master of Arts in Interpersonal Relations
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP accredited)

Remember, although 360 Education Solutions only partners with universities that meet or exceed accreditation standards, it is always imperative to seek approval first-hand from your State Department of Education, Human Resources Department or district certification specialist.

Please feel free to contact Meghan Marin at 866-341-4273 x204 with any specific questions you may have.

Meghan Marin| Director of Operations

www.360-edu.com

Telephone: 480-777-5735 Ext. 204

Fax: 480-777-5736