Greetings to all, Here's a special announcement regarding summer courses for those who are interested. Patrick Finnegan University of Minnesota Human Rights Center N-120 Mondale Hall 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN USA 55455 Phone: 612-626-0041 Email: humanrts@umn.edu ************************************************************************ ***************** A Global Studies Summer Institute is a fantastic opportunity for examining global and international issues! The Institutes are designed to provide K-16 teachers with the knowledge and materials to engage students and skill for applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills to international issues in the classroom. Teachers study seminar themes and issues, explore curriculum materials, and learn new strategies and skills for teaching global studies in their curriculum. A feature of the Institutes is free housing on campus and generous $200 scholarships to help with the cost of tuition. The Summer Institutes are funded by a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Participants: K-16 educators. Enrollments are limited to 20-30 participants. Location: West Bank of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Scholarships: Generous $200 scholarships available to teachers taking the course for credit. There are $50 scholarships for teachers taking the course for non-credit. Graduate credit: Participants have the option to register for 2 professional graduate credits, which is $326 per credit, plus registration fees. Free Lodging: Participants can stay for free in a single dorm room on campus, with air conditioning and shared bathrooms. Registration: Contact Sarah Herzog at 612-624-7346 or by email at sherzog@umn.edu. Registration is also available online at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm. The registration deadline for this summer is July 5, 2005. Teaching Asia with Film July 18-22, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm How can we use movies to teach students about Asia? As movies are becoming more diverse--Asian films are frequently showing up in movie theaters and video stores. This institute will feature four films from Asia, both East and South Asia. Using films, discussion and readings, teachers will learn techniques for using and analyzing Asian films with their students. Teachers will receive a resource guide with films on video or DVD to use in the classroom. Teachers can register for $125 or for 2 undergraduate, professional or graduate credits. Register online at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm. Islam in Global Context July 25-29, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm As the fastest growing faith in the world, Islam is a religion whose historical, cultural, geographical, and political sweep is vast. From Morocco to Indonesia, Islam is comprised of over 1.2 billion people, spread over 50 countries and five contents, with over 30 languages and 25 ethnicities. Yet not since the days of the Crusades has a religion created as much misunderstanding in the world as that of Islam. The goal of this course is to achieve an understanding of the Islamic world by studying how Muslims see themselves in the world they live in, and how the world views them. In order to accomplish this, we will examine the 1) historical development of Islam 2) Islam in the comparative context 3) Islam and global conflicts 4) Islam and global media and 5) Islam, art and architecture. This course is designed for teachers with a general interest in the Islamic world in its global context, the cultural and historical aspects of Islam, or in the life, practices and beliefs of Muslims. Teachers can register for $125 or for 2 undergraduate, professional or graduate credits. Register online at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm. Teaching Genocide and Human Rights July 18-22, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm This is a special one week course designed to familiarize teachers about aspects of contemporary genocide and the framework of human rights. The year 2005 is an appropriate year to study this subject, as it is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Nuremberg Trials. The end of the Holocaust did not prevent other genocides from occurring during the remainder of the 20th century. The course will familiarize participants with subject matter, content, texts, important issues such as memory, dealing with atrocity in the classroom, relating the issues to contemporary problems in American society, and most important, how study of this material can affect attitudes toward representing history, as well as teaching methodologies. This is a two 2 credit course. Teachers register for 2 undergraduate, professional or graduate credits. Generous $200 scholarships available to teachers taking the course for credit. Register online at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm. ___________________________________________ Sarah Herzog Borden, Outreach Coordinator Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota 214 Social Sciences 267 19th Ave South Minneapolis MN 55455 Phone: 612.624.7346, Fax: 612.626.2242 Email: sherzog@umn.edu Web: http://igs.cla.umn.edu Visit the IGS outreach page for information on global studies events at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hr-education-na@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/markup/maillist.php If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hr-education-na@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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