This week's postings: 1. Model Global Elementary Schools Program Report Available Online 2. Educational Resources for Human Rights Day 3. Young Filmmakers Use Web to Teach About Global Issues 4. 2006-07 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education 5. Call to Action for Youth: Stop Discrimination and Violence Against Girls Welcome to all our new subscribers who attended the National Council for the Social Studies conference this past weekend! We enjoyed meeting so many of you at our sessions and at the International Alley in the exhibit hall. You will be receiving this listserv every Thursday, and we hope it will provide you with valuable information and resources for bringing global education to your schools and classrooms. To access more resources from Global TeachNet, please visit us online at http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/globaled and click on "Teachers." To take advantage of the full benefits of Global TeachNet (including the quarterly WorldView magazine and Global TeachNet newsletter), we encourage you to subscribe by visiting http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=67&category=3. Ellen Frierson Program Associate National Peace Corps Association mailto:teachnet@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org -------------------------------------------- 1. Model Global Elementary Schools Program Report Available Online The Model Global Elementary Schools program, a collaboration between District of Columbia Public Schools and the National Peace Corps Association, began in November 2005 when teams of teachers from six Washington, DC elementary schools took part in a workshop and developed comprehensive plans for implementing global education programs in their schools. Over the course of the 2005-2006 school year, this dedicated and creative group of educators explored ways to effectively teach about international issues and promote global awareness, and demonstrated what “model” global elementary schools can look like. A report highlighting the work of three of the Model Global Elementary Schools is available online. This report gives an overview of the participating schools and features many creative ideas and insights from teachers. To download the report, please visit http://www.rpcv.org/globaled/ModelGlobalElementarySchools.pdf -------------------------------------------- 2. Educational Resources for Human Rights Day There are many resources available for educators who wish to teach about human rights and Human Rights Day is a perfect opportunity to focus on this important subject. Here are a few websites you can visit to find materials on teaching about human rights: Human Rights Education Associates (HREA): http://www.hrea.org/ The Electronic Resource Centre for Human Rights Education is an on-line repository of human rights education and training materials, on-line forums, databases and links to other organisations and resources. Human Rights Resource Center: http://www.hrusa.org/ University of Minnesota-based resource center offering Human Rights Education materials, networking, training for activists & educators, and background information, including HR treaties and laws. Amnesty International: http://www.amnestyusa.org/education/index.html Global Organization working for the protection of human rights. High School Amnesty Clubs; Educator Section; Kids section; News, reports, campaigns. For more resources, please visit the Global Issues Toolbox in Global TeachNet's Global Education Gateway at http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=219 and click on “Human Rights, Sweatshops, Justice & Democracy” for a list of relevant links. -------------------------------------------- 3. Young Filmmakers Use Web to Teach About Global Issues >From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Believing that stories are the most powerful teachers, the nonprofit group Curriki, in Washington, has enlisted 15 filmmakers in developing countries to produce short narrative videos designed to help students learn about strife and poverty across the globe. Each of the two-to five-minutes pieces -- which blend photos, music, voice-overs, and printed text -- focuses on one of four Millennium Development Goals set forth by the United Nations: eradicating poverty, combating diseases, promoting education, and cultivating the environment. An example is the video by Hauwa Ashley Umar, from Nigeria, who used shots of maps, mosquitoes, and hospital wards to tell the story of her brother, who died of malaria three years ago. She has since dedicated herself to educating Nigerians about Malaria. Most of the filmmakers are 20-25 years old and had no artistic experience, says Bobbi L. Kurshan, executive direction of Curriki, which provided digital cameras to participants. "Digital storytelling has become extremely important in teaching school today; the best teachers are the ones who tell good stories." She hopes the videos -- known collectively as the Tapestry Project -- will reach a global audience that can gain access to them through the internet. All the movies are open-source, meaning any teacher can copy, alter, or adapt them. For more information, go to http://www.un.org/youthsummit/gallery.asp?page=GalleryDigStory -------------------------------------------- 4. 2006-07 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education Posted by request: We are now accepting applications online for the 2006-07 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education in the elementary/middle, high school, media/technology, and state categories. The prize program was created in 2003 to raise awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and skills for U.S. students and annually awards prizes totaling $25,000 in each category. The deadline for submissions for the four categories listed above is January 12, 2007. For more information, please visit: http://www.internationaled.org/prizes Don't miss this incredible opportunity! -------------------------------------------- 5. Call to Action for Youth: Stop Discrimination and Violence Against Girls Posted by request: Please pass this announcement along to students: Every day, in every part of the world, girls are kept out of school, hit, ignored, forced to marry and have sex, sold as slaves, made to fight in wars and asked to sit silently while decisions are made for them – about them. These are all violations of their rights. Governments are asking how they can work to stop this discrimination and violence against girls. This question cannot be answered without you. Children know their issues best – and have clear ideas about how to solve problems. That is why we, the Working Group on Girls and UNICEF's Voices of Youth, are asking you to read this youth version of an expert report and tell us what you think should be done. The report talks about which girls are in danger of violence and unfair treatment and suggests ways governments, and their citizens, can protect them. Your recommendations and suggestions will be presented at the 51st annual Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations headquarters in February-March 2007 and will influence how the world works to stop discrimination and violence against girls. Read the report and send us your answers by 15 January 2007! To read the report and take action, visit http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3295.html _______________________________________________ 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. We encourage subscribers to pass the information along to colleagues and other interested parties. Please credit this listserv as the source and include subscription information. If you would like to submit an item to be included in an upcoming posting, please send it to mailto:gtnlist@rpcv.org. 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