This week's postings: 1. Global TeachNet Members to Receive Save the Children USA "State of the World's Mothers" Report 2. International Classroom Collaboration Projects with Relief International-Schools Online 3. AFS-USA: Host a Visiting Teacher at Your School! 4. Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions for Hawaii International Conference on Education Ellen Frierson Global TeachNet Intern National Peace Corps Association mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. Global TeachNet Members to Receive Save the Children USA "State of the World's Mothers" Report Thanks to a special arrangement with Save the Children USA, Global TeachNet is sending all members the "State of the World's Mothers" report with an accompanying lesson plan written by Angene Wilson. This report, launched annually around Mother's Day, has a 2005 theme of "The Power and Promise of Girls' Education." The complete "State of the World's Mothers 2005" and "Mother's Index" is available online, along with action steps you can take to help more girls go to school. To download the report, visit http://www.savethechildren.org. The accompanying lesson plan is also available online at the NPCA's website at http://www.rpcv.org/lessons/AIDS.doc and at the Save the Children USA website at http://www.savethechildren.org/mothers/report_2005/lesson_plan.asp . Dues-paying members of Global TeachNet (including National Peace Corps Association members opting to join Global TeachNet) will receive the report and lesson plan in the mail shortly! Your feedback is welcome, and we invite you to please take a short online survey to share with us your thoughts about the report and its potential use in the classroom. The survey is available at http://www.rpcv.org/pages/survey.cfm?id=44. ------------------------------------------- 2. International Classroom Collaboration Projects with Relief International-Schools Online Posted by request: Connect with schools in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories and Tajikistan Relief International- Schools Online is running an exciting connectivity project with high schools globally. During the upcoming year these schools will be paired with high schools in the United States for school-to-school partnerships. Throughout the year partners will collaborate via information and communication technology to evaluate research, discuss and report on designated issues related to global civic education. Methods of collaboration include web-based chats and forums, e-mail exchanges, online newsletters, and message boards. We also offer the exciting opportunity for teachers to participate in free exchanges to the countries they work with! The goal of the program is to facilitate virtual school-to-school projects as a means of building international relationships and deepening the cross-cultural exchange for students and of sharing education methodologies for teachers. We are looking for passionate, involved educators who want to explore the world with their students! For more information on these program please contact Liliana Vazquez at: Relief International Schools Online 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Tel: 650-486-2431Email: mailto:liliana@schoolsonline.org ------------------------------------------- 3. AFS-USA: Host a Visiting Teacher at Your School! Posted by request: AFS-USA will be hosting over 50 visiting teachers from Thailand, China and Latin America in US K-12 schools for the 05-06 school year. We are still in need of school placements! Since 1972, AFS-USA has made it possible for international educators from other countries to live, work, teach and learn in the United States for either a semester or a year at a time. A visiting teacher brings a different area's geography, history, culture, politics and economy to life in a way that is not just educational but colorful, current and exciting. All Visiting Teachers are professional educators in their home country; most are English teachers. Through AFS' Global Educators, participants expand their knowledge of other cultures and educational systems, exchange teaching methods, and learn from teachers and administrators, all while acquiring first hand knowledge of what it's like to live in another country. Since their hosting costs are borne by AFS-USA (through program fees or through foundation support), the financial support expected from host schools is not great. What does AFS provide? *All program planning and arrangements *Pre-departure and arrival orientations *Placement with host families (Families and schools are not paid to host AFS teachers. They, like you, are interested in building international friendships.) *An international support structure with full time AFS offices in each country, 24 hour local and international emergency services and a local AFS volunteer support network in each host community. *The security of knowing that AFS has more than 50 years experience in international exchange! If your school might be interested in hosting a Visiting Teacher for a year or semester, or you would like further information, please contact Erin Abrams at mailto:eabrams@afs.org or 800-876-2376. ------------------------------------------- 4. Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions for Hawaii International Conference on Education >From hiceducation.org: 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education January 6 - 9, 2006 Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA Submission Deadline: August 18, 2005 The 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education will be held from January 6 (Friday) to January 9 (Monday), 2006 at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from education related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. Cross-disciplinary submissions with other fields are welcome. The Hawaii International Conference on Education encourages the following types of papers/abstracts/submissions: Research Papers - Completed papers. Abstracts - Abstracts of completed or proposed research. Student Papers - Research by students. Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for future projects. Reports on issues related to teaching. For detailed information about submissions see: http://www.hiceducation.org/cfp_edu.htm Email address: mailto:education@hiceducation.org _______________________________________________ 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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