[***Crossposted from the GlobalEdNews mailing list, Mod.***] Special note: As the school year comes to a close, we recognize that some of you may not have access to your school email accounts over the summer. If you would like to suspend your subscription to this listserv over the summer or unsubscribe altogether, simply reply to this email with "suspend" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line; if you are suspending, include the dates you would like to start and end the suspension in the body of the email. Remember, you can always access the listserv archives by going to http://smtp.rpcv.org/mailman/listinfo/globalednews and clicking on the "GlobalEdNews Archives" link. Please contact us at any time if you have questions. Thank you all for your good work in global education! This week's postings: 1. 2005-2006 Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange applications available 2. CIEE seeks host families for international students 3. Call for papers - Hawaii International Conference on Education 4. Grants for cultural diversity education in rural areas 5. Application deadline extended - Conference on child labor 6. Primary Source summer institutes *** "Words From Other Worlds," the Global TeachNet workshop scheduled for May 17-22, has been postponed until Fall 2004. If you have any questions, please contact Erin at mailto:teachnet@rpcv.org. We hope to see you at future workshops! *** Erin Bair Coleman Global TeachNet Program Coordinator National Peace Corps Association mailto:teachnet@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. 2005-2006 Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange applications available >From Global SchoolNet and the Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange: The 2005-2006 Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange application materials are now available! Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange arranges direct one-to-one classroom exchanges to over thirty countries for teachers at all levels. There are administrative exchange opportunities in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Prospective applicants must meet the following general eligibility requirements: - U.S. Citizenship - Fluency in English - Bachelor's degree or higher - Be in at least third year of full-time teaching - A current full-time position The application deadline is October 15, 2004 for the 2005-2006 program year. For more information and/or an application please visit http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org or call (800)726-0479. ------------------------------------------- 2. CIEE seeks host families for international students >From the Friends of International Education listserv: The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is currently looking for caring and qualified host families for high school students coming to study in the United States. They will arrive in August 2004, and stay in the U.S. for either five or ten months. CIEE is also looking for great individuals to become local coordinators. These people would volunteer their time with local high schools, locate host families and work with foreign students throughout the school year. Even though it is considered a "volunteer" position, a small placement stipend and travel benefits are part of the great benefits of this position!!! For more information, please visit one of the websites below: Becoming a local coordinator: http://us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/rep/index.html Becoming a host family: http://us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/host/index.html ------------------------------------------- 3. Call for papers - Hawaii International Conference on Education 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education January 4 - 7, 2005 Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA Sponsored by: East West Council for Education Center of Asian Pacific Studies of Peking University The 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education will be held from January 4 (Tuesday) to January 7 (Friday), 2005 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu is located on the island of Oahu. The main goal of the 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Education is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various education related fields from all over the world to come together and learn from each other. An additional goal of the conference is to provide a place for academicians and professionals with cross-disciplinary interests related to education to meet and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. The conference is currently seeking research papers; abstracts; student papers; work-in-progress reports or proposals for future projects; and reports on issues related to teaching. Submission Deadline: August 17, 2004 For more information, go to http://www.hiceducation.org or write mailto:education@hiceducation.org ------------------------------------------- 4. Grants for cultural diversity education in rural areas >From the Rural Schools Network: The Linda Grable-Curtis Rural Teachers Grants, a program of the National Geographic Society Education Foundation, provide up to $500 to help teachers educate students about cultural diversity and understanding. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting education on world cultures in the following areas: classroom, school, or district-wide efforts that support cultural education; hands-on and field experiences directly involving students and teachers learning about different cultures; and more. For application guidelines visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/index.html #grants. ------------------------------------------- 5. Application deadline extended - Conference on child labor [Editor's note: This conference was featured in the Feb. 26th issue of GlobalEdNews.] The University of Iowa's Center for Human Rights (UICHR), in collaboration with the Child Labor Coalition, American Federation of Teachers, the UI College of Education, UI Labor Center, and the UI International Programs will host a two-day training on child labor at the Sheraton Hotel in Iowa City, Iowa. The goals of the training are to provide training opportunities for educators to promote teaching about child labor in middle and secondary schools, promote dialogue between teachers, children, and experts from the U.S. and developing countries. The registration deadline has been extended until May 21, 2004. All interested teachers teaching 5th grade and above are encouraged to apply. The application and other relevant information are available at http://clri.uichr.org/ (go to "Projects" section) or by calling (319) 335-3900. Teachers selected for this training will receive funding to cover travel, accommodations, and meals for the full two days. For more information, contact: Chivy W. Sok mailto:chivy-sok@uiowa.edu tel: (319) 335-3857 fax: (319) 335-1340 ------------------------------------------- 6. Primary Source summer institutes >From Primary Source: We still have space in our 2004 summer institutes, but the seats are filling fast! Please read the descriptions below for key information on each of the courses. You may download an application by going to www.primarysource.org/calendar. If you prefer to have an application sent to you, write to mailto:registration@primarysource.org or call 617-923-9933 x20. 1) Asians in America, 19th-20th Centuries: Immigration, Exclusion and Resistance July 26 - 30, 2004 at Milton Academy, Milton MA. Orientation June 12 and follow-up October 30 at Primary Source, Watertown, MA By focusing on the experiences of Chinese, Japanese and Koreans in America (with reference to Filipinos, Asian Indians and Southeast Asians), K - 12 participants will be able to teach a more inclusive and accurate story of the last two hundred years of US history and literature. Along with readings, each day includes a lecture, interaction with primary sources and workshops offering useful materials and lesson plans. 2) The Genesis and Genius of Islam: The Founding, Expansion and Achievements of Islamic Societies, 570-1566 August 16-20, 2004 at the Framingham Public Schools, Framingham MA Orientation June 10 and follow-up November 16 at Primary Source This course will explore the development of Islamic religious, social and political life over time and across several cultures - from the pre-Islamic Middle East to Mohammed, from the House of Wisdom in Baghdad to the Crusades, and from Islamic Spain and North Africa to the height of Ottoman culture under Sultan Suleyman the Lawgiver (known in the West as "the Magnificent"). Topics will include the achievements of Islamic societies in science, math and technology as well as art and architecture, and a film series is planned. The seminar will also address ways of tackling preconceptions about the Islamic world, presenting the diversity of human stories of Islamic history, and using themes to organize content illustrating unifying and distinctive aspects of these rich cultures. 3) China: From the Earliest Times to the Ming Dynasty July 6-9 and 12-16, 2004 at the Asian Cultural Center, Woburn, MA. Orientation, Saturday, May 22, and follow-up Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Primary Source. Primary Source's 10th annual China institute will provide a comprehensive look into China's religious, literary, intellectual, and political history across several dynastic changes. Each day will feature lectures by scholars, discussion of relevant primary sources and workshops with experienced classroom teachers. The beginnings of the Chinese writing system, the rise of Buddhism, the technological innovations in early agriculture, and the rise of Ming political autocracy are a few of the many topics that will be explored in-depth over the course of the institute. 4) For Boston Public School teachers only: Westward Expansion: New Voices from the Frontier June 24, 25, 28-30, 2004 at the Boston Latin School, Boston MA This institute examines the course and consequences of certain groups' westward movements for the many races and ethnicities of the Old West, challenging stereotypes of both the 19th century and the present. Using primary sources such as oral histories, photographs and cartoons, we will attempt to view the meaning of events such as U.S. territorial acquisitions and settlements, the Gold Rush, the Trail of Tears, and cowboy migrations for various peoples at the time: white and Mexican settlers, black cowboys and marshals, Native American women and men of several tribes, and Chinese workers. _______________________________________________ Please note: The materials and information included in this listserv are provided as a service to you and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by Global TeachNet or the National Peace Corps Association. We encourage subscribers to pass the information along to colleagues and other interested parties. Please credit this listserv as the source and include subscription information. If you would like to submit an item to be included in an upcoming posting, please send it to mailto:gtnlist@rpcv.org. 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