This week's postings: 1. Peace Corps World Wise Schools: Correspondence Match program 2. Two Announcements from the Center for Teaching International Relations 3. Georgetown University Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding 4. Content and Strategies for Teaching About the Arab World and Islam - in Hawaii this Summer! 5. Scholarships for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at Clark University 6. Job Announcements from NetAid Dear subscribers, Thanks to everyone who responded to our survey last week to tell us about your experiences with our Global TeachNet program and to let us know how we can better serve you through our communication and resources. If you have not yet responded, we invite you to please do so by visiting http://www.rpcv.org/pages/survey.cfm?id=52 (for individuals and groups using our resources) or to http://www.rpcv.org/pages/survey.cfm?id=62 (for organizations using our services to share their resources with our audiences). We will respond to any individual inquiries sent through the survey as soon as we can, but given the number of responses it may take us a few days to reply to all of them. Thanks to all of you for your continued work with global education! Ellen Frierson Global TeachNet National Peace Corps Association http://www.globalteachnet.org -------------------------------------------- 1. Peace Corps World Wise Schools: Correspondence Match program Posted by request: We at the Peace Corps have a dynamic exchange program for U.S. teachers and Peace Corps Volunteers serving overseas—an exchange of letters, stories, pictures, souvenirs, artifacts. The program enriches classrooms enormously and touches the hearts of students and teachers alike. Its effect? Lifelong. Its cost? Nothing! We have Peace Corps Volunteers in countries all over the world waiting to write to teachers and their classrooms in the United States. All we need to do here at Peace Corps headquarters is match those Volunteers with teachers. Would you or other teachers in your school like to participate? We encourage you to contact Amy Clark, at the Peace Corps World Wise Schools program. She coordinates the Correspondence Match program. Amy’s e-mail address is mailto:aclark@peacecorps.gov. Teachers can also apply to be matched online, at http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/correspond ------------------------------------------- 2. Two Announcements from the Center for Teaching International Relations Posted by request: The Center for Teaching International Relations (CTIR) at the University of Denver is hosting 3 AP® Institutes this summer. AP® European and World History will be offered June 19-23, and AP® Spanish Language will be held July 17-21. The AP® Spanish Language Institute will heavily emphasize the upcoming 2007 exam changes. All Institutes welcome both new and experienced AP® teachers. Graduate credits available. Registration information can be found at http://www.ctir.org or by calling 800.967.2847 (Ext. 2). The 6th Annual International Studies Schools Association (ISSA) Conference will be held January 25-27, 2007 in Portland, OR. The Conference Planning Committee is now accepting presentation proposals. The call for proposals form can be found at http://www.intlschools.org. For more information, please call Liz Beindorff at 800.967.2847 (Ext. 1). -------------------------------------------- 3. Georgetown University Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Posted by request: The Awair teacher workshop program, conducted by Audrey Shabbas, has a new home for 2006. We are now sponsored by Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. We couldn't be more pleased! Visit http://www.awaironline.org or http://cmcu.georgetown.edu for more information about the program and the center. -------------------------------------------- 4. Content and Strategies for Teaching About the Arab World and Islam - in Hawaii this Summer! Posted by request: July 10, 11, 12 University of Hawaii one credit course taught by Audrey Shabbas at the Manoa campus, island of Oahu. Tuition $200. Description: http://www.hawaii.edu/wccc/ITE587.pdf Registration: http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer For further information, please email mailto:fgrado@hawaii.edu Sponsored by Georgetown University Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding -------------------------------------------- 5. Scholarships for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at Clark University Posted by request: Clark University's (Worcester, MA) Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) offers at least one tuition-free scholarship to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer accepted into one of the four IDCE graduate programs (worth $40,000 at current rates) in: Community Development and Planning, International Development, Environmental Science and Policy, and Geographic Information Sciences for Development and Environment. The deadline for applications for Fall 2007 is January 15, 2007. To learn more, visit http://www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/cp For information and application, please e-mail mailto:idce@clarku.edu -------------------------------------------- 6. Job Announcements from NetAid Posted by request: About NetAid NetAid educates, inspires and empowers young people to take action against global poverty. Using peer-to-peer education, leadership training, and technological innovation, NetAid’s programs provide the knowledge, perspectives, and skills to create a new generation of informed global leaders. Founded in 1999 by the United Nations Development Programme and Cisco Systems, NetAid is an independent, nonprofit organization based in New York and working nationally. (Visit our web site at http://www.netaid.org.) Full job descriptions can be found at http://www.netaid.org/about/jobs-and-internships/ Program Manager The Program Manager plays a critical role in NetAid’s youth engagement efforts. The position is responsible for three important areas: (1) research on issues such as AIDS, malaria, water, hunger, and education; (2) translation of that knowledge into virtual and in-person training and education; and (3) partnership building. The successful candidate will also plan, manage and execute NetAid’s summer Poverty Fighting Summit. Program Assistant The Program Assistant supports NetAid’s education and action efforts. The position is responsible for coordinating an annual awards competition and a Summer Poverty Fighting Summit as well as administering a student training selection process. This position will also field inquiries from students, parents, and teachers about NetAid’s efforts and will support students through NetAid’s Online Action Center. Web Manager The Web Manager will support NetAid’s online training and youth engagement programs as well as our online constituency relations. 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