This week's postings: 1. 10th Anniversary Global TeachNet Newsletter out now! 2. "Social Studies and the World: Infusing Global Perspectives" 3. LearnAboutYourWorld.org offers children's books, in-class activities, and more 4. TeachGlobalEd.net offers reviews of global education resources 5. Distance Education course - "Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion" Megan Matthias Global TeachNet Intern National Peace Corps Association mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. 10th Anniversary Global TeachNet Newsletter out now! Global TeachNet is a bimonthly teacher resource from the global education networks of the National Peace Corps Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Summer 2005 marks the 10 year anniversary of the newsletter, with articles such as: 9-12 Corner: Lessons from Two Recent Books; K-8 Corner: Let's Go Fly a Kite; Meet the Author: Margy Burns Knight; 2004-2005 Peace Educator Award Winner; Suggestions for Summer Reading; Electronically Speaking; and Global Education Resources. We welcome your contributions. Next deadline: August 10 for the September-October Issue. See http://www.rpcv.org/GTNjulaug05.pdf for the most recent issue! ------------------------------------------- 2. "Social Studies and The World: Infusing Global Perspectives" > Posted by request "Social Studies and The World: Infusing Global Perspectives" is just out from the National Council for the Social Studies. Written by RPCVs Merry Merryfield and Angene Wilson, it includes chapters on teaching world cultures, world and US History, global issues, current events and planning cross-cultural experiences. It includes 50 teaching ideas and hundreds of resources useful in infusing global perspectives into middle and high school social studies. To purchase a copy call 1-800-683-0812, quoting the item or inventory number 050103. The price of the book is $14 for NCSS members, $22 otherwise. ------------------------------------------- 3. LearnAboutYourWorld.org - children's books, in-class activities, and more Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'Brien and Mark Melnicove have created illustrated books to help children discover the world. These award winning books are used in classrooms across the country, aligned to learning standards, and are praised for their authentic representation of diverse world cultures. Website includes news about their books, classroom activities, and information about classroom visits from the authors. Check out http://www.learnaboutyourworld.org for more information. Margy Burns Knight and her book "Africa is Not a Country" are featured in the newest issue of the Global TeachNet newsletter. -------------------------------------------- 4. TeachGlobalEd.net offers resources and reviews TeachGlobalEd.net is the product of ongoing collaboration of Ohio State University's Social Studies and Global Education program with OSU's African Studies Center, East Asian Studies Center, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Middle East Studies Center, the Slavic and Eastern European Studies Center and Indiana University's Center for the Study of Global Change. The website includes resources searchable by region or topic, including links to websites of many other organizations and groups. The Centers have approved all resources offered here for K-12 teachers. See http://www.teachglobaled.net for more information. -------------------------------------------- 5. Distance Education course - "Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion" > from the Global Human Rights Education listserv, http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education/markup/maillist.php HREA is calling for applications for the distance learning course "Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion". The course will be offered from September-December 2005. Course instructor is Dr. Gerd Oberleitner. Further information and application forms can be obtained at: http://www.hrea.org/courses/9E.html Please note that the registration deadline for this course has been extended until September 1, 2005. _______________________________________________ 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. 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