This week's postings: 1. Visit Our "Kids Around the World" Website! 2. Educating for Global Citizenship in a Changing World - new resource guide! 3. Fair Trade Resource Network - new student guide 4. International Education Resource Center from "North Carolina in the World" 5. National Geographic Teacher Grant Program - Deadline: September 02, 2005 Megan Matthias Global TeachNet Intern National Peace Corps Association mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. Visit Our "Kids Around the World" Website! Global TeachNet's "Kids Around the World" website is now seven months old! "Kids Around the World" uses the Internet to introduce elementary school students in the United States to the lives of kids in developing countries all around the world. The website features interviews with children between the ages of six and ten who live in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe. Students can listen to the interviews, which are often conducted in the child's native language, and also read a transcript in English. Along with each interview is a gallery of pictures showing the child doing the kinds of things they do every day. "Kids Around the World" is easy to navigate, fun to explore, and encourages children in the United States to ask questions and find out more about other parts of the world and the people who live there. "Kids Around the World" offers many resources for teachers who wish to incorporate the website into their lessons. A lesson plan to accompany "Kids Around the World" is currently available on the website. Also available are activity sheets and lists of great children's books that are relevant to the countries and regions featured. Finally, the site includes links to other websites with general country information, maps, photos, news and current events, and information about children and youth. We invite you and your students to come and explore "Kids Around the World" at http://www.katw.org and discover more about the lives of children all over the world. ------------------------------------------- 2. Educating for Global Citizenship in a Changing World - new resource guide > Posted by request This resource provides teachers and other educational stakeholders with a range of ideas and practices for teaching and learning about citizenship within today's global context. It is intended that this resource will be helpful to those who are 'critically' considering ways in which global perspectives might be infused into our classes and school-wide programs. Presented by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto and the Canadian International Development Agency's Global Classroom Initiative. http://cide.oise.utoronto.ca/globalcitizenship.php ------------------------------------------- 3. Fair Trade Resource Network - new student guide > from the Fair Trade Resource Network e-update At the 2005 United Students for Fair Trade International Convergence, FTRN released the 2nd edition of "Making Fair Trade Happen on Campus" by Loretta Neal, a recent graduate of Case Western Reserve University. The guide helps students and professors promote the The 3 Cs of Fair Trade: crafts, commodities, and curriculum. A free copy is available at http://fairtraderesource.org/student.html ------------------------------------------- 4. International Education Resource Center from "North Carolina in the World" > Posted by request This international education resource center provides teachers with a launching point for teaching and learning on the web. Powered by LEARN NC, it provides annotated links to hundreds of quality websites, many with multimedia, searchable by region, instructional purpose, and appropriate grade level. http://www.ncintheworld.org -------------------------------------------- 5. National Geographic Teacher Grant Program > from the Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast for July 8, 2005 http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast-past.asp National Geographic Teacher Grant Program to promote geographic literacy for all children. Teacher grants are given directly to educators to facilitate their work in promoting and increasing geographic literacy in the classroom, school, district, and community. Teacher Grant applications are accepted from any current teacher or administrator in an accredited K-12 school within the United States and Canada. Projects that have outreach to urban areas are particularly encouraged. Maximum Award: $5,000. Eligibility: Teachers K-12. Deadline: September 02, 2005. 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