This week's postings:
1. Check out Global TeachNet's "Global Education Gateway"
2. High School Exchange Program Still In Need of Host Families -
DEADLINE NOW
3. TeachAfrica - Offers a chance for you to share resources
4. Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education - Call for
Papers/Abstracts/Submissions
5. "Living a Life of Service Award" Application Information
6. Become a host family with AFS-USA
Dear Subscribers,
No, you didn't miss anything! We did not post to this list last week. We
post semi-regularly during the summer months, but expect to be back on our
regular schedule in the fall. Enjoy your summer!
Megan Matthias
Global TeachNet Intern
National Peace Corps Association
mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org
http://www.globalteachnet.org
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1. Check out Global TeachNet's "Global Education Gateway"
The "Global Education Gateway" is Global TeachNet's central page to guide
you in your search for resources and information on global education:
* Global Education Links to programs, projects and online resources for
teachers and students;
* Global Issues Toolbox, with up-to-date information about issues of
global importance, such as education, the environment, refugees,
globalization, hunger and poverty; and
* Global Education Policies and Practices, with information about
legislation, state programs, and some more general information about the
field of global education.
Check out http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=61 for the full website!
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2. High School Exchange Program Still In Need of Host Families
> Posted by Request
PAX (Program of Academic Exchange) is looking for host families in six
states to host high school students participating in two State Department
sponsored programs - Partnerships for Learning Youth Exchange and Study
program (YES) and Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX). Most YES
students come here from countries with the large Muslim populations and
FLEX students from Russia and former Soviet republics. The students on
both programs hope to build a better understanding between the U.S. and
their homelands, one family at a time.
The boys and girls (15-18 years old) chosen for the YES and FLEX program
have been identified as outstanding young "ambassadors" and students with
leadership potential. They were selected out of thousands that applied
through a merit-based competition and complicated system of exams and
interviews and have good English. The scholarship provides full medical
insurance and a monthly stipend, as well as a host family clothes
allowance to help the family get their student started. Families can
expect students to help with household chores and participate in family
activities.
PAX, one of the 10 administrators of the grants, believes in the third
goal of Peace Corps - bring the world home - and is looking for host
families in WA, PA, AR, NC, DE, and AK. Host families are asked to provide
a bed, a place for quiet studying, and the love and support any teenager
would need. This is a wonderful chance to make a lifelong friend and help
a young person learn more about America. The families travel without
leaving the security of their home by learning from their student; they
build mutual understanding and, eventually, get a son/daughter in the
other part of the world.
The best hosts are simply curious and warm people, not ones with a
magazine perfect lifestyle. These kids want a reality experience! The
families can host a student for the full school year or be a "welcome"
family for 8-10 weeks until the student is moved to a permanent home!
Please call or email NOW as the students are scheduled to arrive in
mid-August!
Please email Oksana at mailto:oxanap@pax.org or call 1-800-555-6211, ext.
302 and check our website at http://www.pax.org
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3. TeachAfrica - Offers a chance for you to share resources
TeachAfrica is dedicated to the teaching of Africa and the African
Diaspora across the disciplines. It is a moderated, community-maintained
digital repository of electronic resources related to African Studies
available free-of-charge to registered users. This site includes photo
and audio galleries, web resources, and other teaching materials. You can
also contribute to the site by uploading your own lesson plans and media.
Check out http://teachafrica.net/index.php for more information!
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4. Fourth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education - Call for
Papers/Abstracts/Submissions
Submission Deadline: August 18, 2005
Web address: http://www.hiceducation.org
Email address: mailto:education@hiceducation.org
The 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education will be held
from January 6 to January 9, 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 for any of the listed areas:
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
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5. "Living a Life of Service Award" Application Information
> Posted by Request
On behalf of our Honorary Chair, Caroline Kennedy and the Board of
Directors of the Peace Corps Fund, I am writing to request your nomination
for the "Living a Life of Service Awards," to be held on Thursday,
September 29th 2005. This prestigious award will honor five Returned Peace
Corps Volunteers who currently teach in the New York City public schools
and promote cross-cultural understanding among their students.
Each will receive a grant to enable them to continue these efforts. This
and future events will raise money to endow similar projects by other
returned Peace Corps volunteers in education, business, medicine,
government and the arts.
The awards will be presented to five teachers, one from each borough, at
the Peace Corps Fund First Annual Gala held on Thursday, September 29,
2005 7:00- 10:00 at The Puck Building in Manhattan.
To be selected the teacher must:
1. Be a returned Peace Corps volunteer (RPCV)
2. Be teaching in New York City (5 Boroughs) in a public school
3. Actively participate in the third goal of Peace Corps - "To
promote a better understanding of other people on the part of the
American people."
Teachers may nominate themselves or be nominated by another teacher,
principal or Teacher Center Instructional Specialist. Teachers should
write a 300-500 word description of how they are fulfilling the third goal
of Peace Corps. This essay will neither be a formal grant application nor
will it be judged on its literary content. Additionally, please complete
an information form and write a 5-6 sentence biography to be included in
the program if selected for an award.
Nomination deadline is Monday, September, 12, 2005.
For more information and questions, please feel free to contact the Peace
Corps Fund at 212-228-3128 or mailto:awards@peacecorpsfund.org.
Sincerely,
Teresa Devore
Chair, Selection Committee
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6. Become a host family with AFS-USA
> Posted by Request
We hear it all the time from families who host AFS Exchange Students, "We
had no idea how much our family would benefit by this experience!" AFS-USA
needs families of all kinds to share their daily lives with an outstanding
young person from another country and culture.
Contribute to building a more just and peaceful world by making a world of
difference in your community. If you cannot host this school year, please
become an AFS 'Aunt' or 'Uncle' family or an AFS liaison or volunteer.
What the world needs now is...you!
Facts about AFS High School
Exchange Students:
AFS students are selected in their home countries and are eager to become
members of U.S. families, schools, and communities.
AFS students are often praised as being young ambassadors for their
countries.
AFS students hail from all over the world.
Most students arrive in August and remain with families for one year
Host Families:
Share their home, heart, and daily lives with their hosted son or daughter;
Provide a bed and meals (students have their own insurance and spending
money);
Receive on-going support from community-based AFS Volunteers who also work
with students to place them in local high schools;
Are asked to guide, love, and support their hosted student as they would
their own children.
For more information or volunteer opportunities visit
http://www.afs.org/usa or contact the AFS Info Center at (800) AFS-INFO.
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