This week's postings: 1. Travel to Vietnam with Global TeachNet! 2. Field-Test Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa Lessons from CTIR 3. The U.S. Role in the World-A Report on Student Views 4. 2005 MERLOT International Conference 5. Guatemala: Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders (Jul 31-Aug 20, 2005) Ellen Frierson Global TeachNet Intern National Peace Corps Association mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. Travel to Vietnam with Global TeachNet! As part of an ongoing program in summer travel for educators, the National Peace Corps Association is sponsoring a trip to Vietnam in July 2005, the tenth anniversary of normalization of relations with the US. Live with families in Hanoi, visit schools and universities in the Mekong Delta and Hue, meet teachers and experience cultural activities! An optional extension to Laos and Cambodia will also be available. The NPCA is collaborating with two other experienced partners to coordinate this trip. Friendship Force International is coordinating homestays and all travel. The Fund for Reconciliation and Development, an NGO with twenty years of experience in Vietnam that is headed by a returned volunteer, is developing the program specifically for Global TeachNet members. Go to http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=205 for application and program details. Also visit http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=29 to read about the NPCA's past trips coordinated through Friendship Force. We encourage you to submit your application by March 1, as we expect this trip to fill quickly. ------------------------------------------- 2. Field-Test Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa Lessons from CTIR Posted by request: $70 for field testing one lesson from a high school curriculum on Africa! The Center for Teaching International Relations is seeking teachers to field-test lessons on Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa. The lessons are ready-to-use, interactive materials that will engage your students and help you meet required standards. Topics addressed include public health, regional conflict, education, economics, and more! Examples include: Population and Demographics - Students create population pyramids to understand demographic changes and predict future population patterns in Africa. Foreign Direct Investment Students learn about foreign investment and then research four African countries and decide where they will build a factory. Apartheid in South Africa Students step back to 1984 and advise President Reagan on if he should impose sanctions on the South African government to change the apartheid policy. For each lesson you test, you will need to complete an evaluation form and submit students' work by the end of March. You will receive $70 per lesson and can test up to three lessons. For more information and for lessons available for testing, contact mailto:sertenbe@du.edu or call 303-871-7443. ------------------------------------------- 3. The U.S. Role in the World-A Report on Student Views Posted by request: Over the past year, high school students across the country wrestled with the question of our nation's role in the world using resources from the Choices Program at Brown University. Study and discussion took place both in class and in extracurricular programs and involved consideration of a wide range of current international issues. At the core of students' deliberations was a framework of four divergent policy directions-four Futures. An online ballot provided an opportunity for students to register their views on key international issues and then to have those views presented to elected officials at the start of the new administration. More than 8,200 students participated in the online ballot. The report was released on January 28, 2005. Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Jack Reed (D-RI) distributed the report to their colleagues in the U.S. Senate, and Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) did the same in the U.S. House of Representatives. Information about this report and a pdf of it is available from the Choices Program web site at http://www.choices.edu/usroleballot/report.cfm. Review and/or analysis of this report could be an interesting follow up in class. The resources and online ballot continue to be available for use. ------------------------------------------- 4. 2005 MERLOT International Conference MERLOT -- the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching Announces the 2005 MERLOT International Conference - "Engaging the Global Community - Looking Over the Horizon" July 25-28, 2005 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION For general conference information, information on submitting a proposal, and hotel and travel information, please visit http://conference.merlot.org/conference/2005/ INVITATION Hosted by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the MERLOT International Conference will be held at the at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, July 25 - 28, 2005. The Conference provides forums for learning about shared content, peer reviews, learning objects, standards, and online communities. We welcome participation by the entire international higher education community. Individuals are not required to be affiliated with a MERLOT institution to attend or present at the conference, nor do presentations need to address MERLOT specifically. Presentations from those engaged in the faculty development issues surrounding the MERLOT collection, use and evaluation of digital learning materials in the context of other projects are encouraged and welcomed. DEADLINES Proposals Due: March 14, 2005 Authors Notified: April 1, 2005 Early Registration: May 31, 2005 Conference: July 25 - 28, 2005 Questions about MERLOT International Conference? Email: mailto:MERLOTConference@merlot.org ------------------------------------------- 5. Guatemala: Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders (Jul 31-Aug 20, 2005) Global Youth Connect is pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting young leaders to participate in a human rights delegation to Guatemala from July 31 August 20, 2005. This experiential education program will take participants to Guatemala City, Antigua, and Quiche (one of the areas of Guatemala most affected by the armed conflict) to explore the range of human rights issues that are currently impacting Guatemala's development. We will explore the roots of the violent conflict which held Guatemala in its grasp for almost four decades and learn how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people. Participants will meet with leading human rights defenders, government representatives, youth and others from local communities to learn about the political and social challenges faced by Guatemalans. We will also connect with young Guatemalans in an interactive workshop designed to build cross-cultural understanding. Through hands-on service activities, participants will also have a chance to work side-by-side with Guatemalans in finding positive solutions to social and economic concerns. We will consider the ways in which we can help raise awareness on the issues and provide collaborative support to Guatemalans who are already working to create change. This delegation builds off the success and energy of GYC's human rights study tour to Guatemala in January 2005. We invite interested young leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-25, possess U.S. citizenship or residency, or are studying full-time at a U.S. college or university. Most importantly, applicants should wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and social justice. Spanish proficiency is required. The deadline to receive applications is March 11, 2005 (5:00 p.m. EST). 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