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Programs for Teachers
Beloit College (WI): Teacher Workshops
Began: 2002
Funding: Freeman Foundation grant
Beloit College's Asian Studies Program offers workshops and Teacher Institutes throughout the year for middle and high school teachers. For example, "Teaching the Basics of Chinese and Japanese Culture for the 21st Century: A Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers" is designed to increase the teaching of East Asian history, culture, and language so that students entering college will be interested in and ready to begin a program of Asian studies in their undergraduate careers. This workshop will be held biannually for four years, beginning in 2002. Other program topics in 2003 included "Teaching East and Southeast Asia: Resources for the Classroom, Summer Teachers Institute for K-12 and Community College Teachers," held jointly with Northern Illinois University, and "Teaching Greater China: A Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers." In addition, Beloit faculty engaged in outreach to elementary, middle, and high schools in Wisconsin.
Contact Information: John A. Rapp, Chair, Asian Studies Program, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511; (608) 363-2335; (608) 363-2718 (fax).
rappja@beloit.edu
Brigham Young University (UT): The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC)
Began: 2002
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Language Resource Center grant
The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) was established in August 2002 through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education in order to strengthen the nation's capacity to teach and learn Middle Eastern languages more effectively. The NMELRC headquarters at Brigham Young University is a development and research center and a window --largely electronic-- to a web of dedicated and innovative language specialists and quality resources within NMELRC partner institutions working in a coordinated, cooperative effort to move the field forward. A pilot program on the Middle East was taught in test schools in winter 2003-04 and freely offered to all interested high school teachers in spring 2004. In addition to covering many activities to better understand the peoples and cultures of the Middle East, the course includes basic Arabic for simple conversation, plus a small amount of Hebrew so that students can see the similarity of the structure of major Middle Eastern languages.
Contact Information: Stan Jarvis, Coordinator, NMELRC, 214 HRCB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602; (801) 422-7192; (801) 422-0382 (fax).
Stan_Jarvis@byu.edu
http://nmelrc.byu.edu/index.html
Brown University (RI): The Choices Program
Began: 1988
Funding: Public and private sources including Carnegie Corporation of New York, Longview Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Institute of Peace
The Choices Program of Brown University's Watson Institute is a national education initiative designed to engage students at the secondary level in international issues. Choices curriculum materials can be ordered online and are designed for use in a range of courses including U.S. history, world history, global studies, and government. Materials include extensive background readings and a role-play or simulation exercise that encourages students to apply their knowledge to an authentic setting. The Choices Program also has an online Faculty Room, where teachers can obtain information on new materials and upcoming professional development opportunities, find ideas for making connections between published materials and current news, and exchange ideas with others.
Contact Information: Susan Graseck, Director, The Choices Program, Box 1948, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; (401) 863-3155; (401) 863-1247 (fax).
choices@brown.edu
http://www.choices.edu
Columbia University (NY): Asia for Educators web site
Began: 1949
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and the Freeman Foundation
Since its establishment in 1949, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute has been the center for Asia-Pacific activities at Columbia. With programs spanning China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Korea, and the countries of Southeast Asia, its mission is to train new generations of Asian experts in the humanities, social sciences, and professional careers as well as enhance understanding of East Asia in the wider community. Among the initiatives of the Institute's programs for K-12 educators are the East Asian Curriculum Project and the Columbia Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum. These projects support the Asia for Educators web site. The web site has teaching guides (some of which were produced by the Columbia Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum), resource lists (museums), and web links (online lessons). In addition, there is information about travel and language programs, language networks, links related to East Asia, links related to other world areas, information about the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (of which Columbia is one of five coordinating sites), an online educators forum, and information about Education About Asia magazine.
Contact Information: Roberta Martin, Director, Asia for Educators Program, East Asian Institute, Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street, MC: 3333, New York, NY 10027; (212) 854-1723; (212) 749-1497 (fax).
rhm1@columbia.edu
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu
Columbia University (NY): East European, Russian, and Eurasian National Resource Center
Began: 1965
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Center offers a number of outreach programs of specific interest to K-12 educators. In 2002-2003, these programs included: a Central Asia and the Caucasus web site containing links and curricular materials for educators; the second annual Northeast Collegiate Conference on Romania, a program for K-12 teachers that consisted of presentations and the distribution of curricular materials; and "The World One Year after 9/11," a teacher training workshop for K-12 educators held in partnership with Columbia's Teachers College and its five National Resource Centers that consisted of presentations and the distribution of curricular materials and a web site with an array of Internet sources for use by teachers.
Contact Information: Dr. John S. Micgiel, Director, East European, Russian, and Eurasian National Resource Center, Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027; (212) 854-6525; (212) 854-8577 (fax).
jsm6@columbia.edu
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/ECE/homepage.html
Fairfield University (CT): University-High Schools Collaboration: Analytical Skills, Technology, International Studies
Began: 2002
Funding: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), FY2002, three-year grant
This program is designed to train teachers in inner-city high schools in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The program includes summer seminars for teachers to learn how to integrate GIS applications into the high school mathematics, foreign language, history, and social science curricula using digitized maps, census data, and social geography.
Contact Information: Kurt Schlichting, Fairfield University, North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824; (203) 254-4000.
kurt@fair1.fairfield.edu
Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ): Global Issues Gateway (gig.org) web site
Began: 2004
Funding: Internal university funding
Global Issues Gateway (gig.org) is an educational web site for those investigating issues arising from the rapid exchange of goods and ideas across increasingly porous geographic and cultural borders. The mission of the site is to serve as a discriminating source of news, information, and commentary that illuminates the impact of globalization on societies, on institutions, and on the daily lives of people throughout the world, and to provide global learning resources for students, scholars, teachers, and journalists. A special section will focus on resources for the K-12 community.
Contact Information: Michael Sperling, Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary, Distributed, and Global Learning, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666; (201) 692-7360; (201) 692-7273 (fax).
sperling@fdu.edu
http://www.gig.org
Harvard University (MA): National Resource Center (NRC) for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
Began: 1976
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The National Resource Center at Harvard University promotes knowledge and understanding of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Afghanistan. In order to accomplish this goal, the NRC offers six different types of programs for K-12 educators: seminars, professional development programs and conferences, school visits, work with individual teachers to create lesson plans, a web site, and a lending library. NRC also publishes a semiannual newsletter, sent to teachers around the United States, which focuses on resources for particular topics and areas. Seminars, which are one to three days long, focus on a specific topic or world area and use faculty from area universities to conduct presentations relating to the topic. In addition to presentations at Harvard, NRC staff participates in various professional development programs in the New England area, where they make presentations on relevant topics, provide teaching materials, and suggest ways that topics can be integrated into the curriculum. Staff also works with individual teachers to plan curricular materials, make presentations at area schools, or arrange for guest speakers. NRC maintains a web site and electronic newsletter devoted to resources pertaining to the region. In addition, the Teaching Resource Lending Library loans books, slides, videos, and souvenirs to educators free of charge for up to two weeks.
Contact Information: Pamela Kachurin, Associate Director, National Resource Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies, c/o David Center, Harvard University, Central Square, 625 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139; (617) 495-8095; (617) 495-8319 (fax).
kachurin@fas.harvard.edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~nrc
Indiana University (IN): "Global Voices in Song: Songs of Hungary" CD-ROM
Began: 2002
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center supported production of a CD-ROM that introduces Hungarian folksongs and their cultural background to elementary and secondary school music teachers and choir directors. The interactive multimedia material facilitates singing folksongs as well as learning about the context in which the music is made. A resource guide and field-tested lesson plans are included. The center also partners with the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana middle schools to hold periodic social studies framework meetings to increase awareness of ways to integrate international content and perspectives into the social studies curriculum.
Contact Information: Kasia Rydel-Johnston, Assistant Director, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 305, Bloomington, IN 47405; (812) 855-7319; (812) 855-7500 (fax).
krydeljo@indiana.edu
Indiana University (IN): Indiana in the World
Began: 2001
Funding: Indiana University Office of International Programs; Cinergy; IU Kelley School of Business, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER); Purdue University CIBER; Indiana Humanities Council; Indiana Department of Education
Indiana in the World is a partnership between the Indiana State Department of Education and the university's International Resource Center. It is designed to provide lesson plans for middle and high school teachers to explore Indiana's global connections and to support the state's academic standards in social studies and foreign language. Programs for teachers and online resources are also available.
Contact Information: Shawn Reynolds, Associate Director, Center for International Education and Development Assistance, 201 North Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408-4001; (812) 856-5861; (812) 855-6271 (fax).
shreynol@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/cieda
Iowa State University (IA): National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center
Began: 1994
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Language Resource Center grant
The National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center was established at Iowa State University to improve foreign language education at the elementary and secondary levels nationally. Its purpose is to support the professional development of elementary and secondary foreign language teachers, methods professors at institutions of higher learning, and district supervisors of foreign languages. Center initiatives focus on five areas: training, collaboration, research, development, and dissemination. Numerous activities support each of these goals. For example, to meet the training goal, at least seven summer institutes for K-12 foreign language educators from across the nation were conducted in 2001-2002. These were: "Teachers from Spain Institute," designed to introduce seven teachers from Spain to learn about living and teaching Spanish in Iowa; "Leading the Way with Teacher Preparation Institute," designed to enhance the skills of teacher educators and supervisors who prepare pre-service and in-service teachers for the K-6 level regarding foreign language education; "Integrating Technologies in the Foreign Language Classroom Institute," which provided opportunities for K-12 foreign language teachers to experiment with hardware applications and use telecommunications to improve student language skills and cultural understanding; "K-8 Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, and Japanese Teacher Preparation Institute," designed to enhance the skills of teacher educators and supervisors who prepare pre-service and in-service K-8 teachers of less commonly taught languages; "Action Research in Foreign Language Education Institute," designed to explore the uses and benefits of classroom-based inquiry for improving and changing foreign language instruction; "Latin America in the Classroom: Thematic Units for Use in Spanish/Social Studies Classes Institute," designed to give teacher participants a deep understanding of selected Latin American historical and cultural themes and also strategies for incorporating this information into thematic units for their classrooms; and "National Board Certification for Foreign Language Teachers Institute," designed to assist K-12 foreign language teachers and pre-service teachers who are interested in pursing National Board Certification. The center also hosts professional development workshops, sponsors presentations at national and regional foreign languages conferences, provides databases including one in development on K-12 foreign language classroom activities, and more.
Contact Information: Dr. Marcia Rosenbusch, Director, National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, N131 Lagomarcino Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011; (515) 294-6699; (515) 294-2776 (fax).
mrosenbu@iastate.edu
http://www.educ.iastate.edu/nflrc
Michigan State University (MI): Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR)
Began: 1996
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Language Resource Center grant
The Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) was created to promote and support the teaching of foreign languages. CLEAR's projects are arranged into five categories: materials development, professional development, content-based instruction, collaboration, and research. CLEAR offers professional development workshops and technology training opportunities for foreign language teachers of all levels. CLEAR develops language teaching materials for use in both traditional and non-traditional classes. Many of these materials are available on CLEAR's web site.
Contact Information: Joy Campbell, Associate Director, Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR), A712 Wells Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1027; (517) 432-0470; (517) 432-0473 (fax).
joyclear@pilot.msu.edu
http://clear.msu.edu
Montana State University (MT): Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)
Began: 1998
Funding: Administered by American Councils (ACTR/ACCELS) for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Montana State University's education faculty, Bozeman (MT) Public School teachers, and several middle and high school students host English teachers from NIS countries each summer through the Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) program administered by American Councils. The TEA program provides training for the NIS educators in American studies so they can teach English in their home countries in an American context.
Contact Information: Beth Davenport, Assistant Director for Training and Special Programs, Office of International Programs, Montana State University, 400 Culbertson Hall, P.O. Box 172260, Bozeman, MT 59717-2260; (406) 994-5045; (406) 994-1619 (fax).
bethd@montana.edu
http://www.americancouncils.org
Ohio State University (OH): Middle East Studies Center (MESC)
Began: 1988
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The center's mission is to promote knowledge and understanding of the Middle East while integrating, developing, and strengthening OSU's Middle East-related academic programs and cultural activities. Teacher training programs and curriculum development for P-12 schools are among the center's many activities. MESC's primary teacher outreach activity is the Summer Workshop on Middle Eastern Cultures, which has been in existence for 14 years. The multi-day workshop is geared toward K-12 teachers and includes daily lectures and presentations on various aspects of the Middle East, including culture, language and literature, history, religion, social institutions, folklore, cuisine, art and architecture, and the status of women, as well as teaching strategies. The center also conducts other outreach activities of potential interest to K-12 teachers and administrators.
Contact Information: Melinda Wightman, Assistant Director, Middle East Studies Center, The Ohio State University, 322D Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1219; (614) 292-5897; (614) 292-4273 (fax).
wightman.16@osu.edu
http://www.osu.edu/mesc
Ohio State University (OH): Online Modules for Global Educators (http://www.teachglobaled.net)
Began: 2000
Funding: The Social Studies and Global Education Graduate Program and The Ohio State University's African, East Asian, Latin American, Middle East, and Slavic and Eastern European area studies centers initiated and maintain the project. Longview Foundation and a BETHA grant from the Battelle Corporation have provided additional funding for module development.
General Description: The online modules were developed to provide teachers with access to high quality scholarship, primary sources, and web-based connections to five world regions. Each module has three sections: web sites, print materials, and films and other media. All resources listed are recommended by the Title VI National Resource Centers.
Contact Information: Dr. Merry Merryfield, Professor in Social Studies and Global Education, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, 333 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210; (614) 292-4314; (614) 292-7695 (fax).
merryfield.1@osu.edu
http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/mmerryfield
Ohio State University (OH): The Professional Development School (PDS) Network in Social Studies and Global Education
Began: 1991
Funding: Various sources
Description: The Professional Development School (PDS) Network in Social Studies and Global Education is a collaborative effort of selected social studies teachers from 10 school districts in central Ohio and the social studies faculty in the College of Education. The goals of the PDS are to improve education for preservice social studies teachers, provide ongoing professional development for practicing teachers, and improve classroom instruction and strengthen the knowledge base in social studies and global education through collaborative inquiry and action research. This last goal focuses on what it means to teach social studies with a global perspective, how to best do it, and how teachers can work with secondary students to interact effectively with people different from them.
Contact Information: Dr. Merry Merryfield, Professor in Social Studies and Global Education, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, 333 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210; (614) 292-4314; (614) 292-7695 (fax).
merryfield.1@osu.edu
http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/mmerryfield
Pitzer College (CA): Claremont International Studies Education Project (CISEP)
Began: 2000
Funding: Claremont International Studies Project, State of California
General Description: The Claremont International Studies Education Project (CISEP) is a program focused on professional development for K-12 teachers in the eastern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County region. The program is designed to develop teacher leaders through an ongoing series of seminars and conferences focusing on international studies, world history, and technology-based educational tools. CISEP also runs two Cultural Ambassadors Programs --one for elementary schools and one for secondary schools. The goals of these programs are similar: to provide either elementary or secondary teachers and their students with the opportunity to interact and develop relationships with representatives of diverse world cultures. International college students make a minimum three-hour visit to a selected classroom. The program is cosponsored by academic centers at Pitzer College, Scripps College, and Claremont Graduate University.
Contact Information: Crystal Saavedra, Program Assistant, Center for Intercultural and Language Education, Pitzer College, Scott 102, Claremont, CA 91711; (909) 607-9312.
Crystal_Saavedra@Pitzer.edu
http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/ilcenter/cisep/
Stanford University (CA): The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)
Began: 1976
Funding: SPICE is a nonprofit educational program and receives funding from the Stanford Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and several private and government foundations and programs.
The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) serves as a bridge between Stanford University and K-14 schools by developing multidisciplinary curriculum materials on international themes. As a program of the Stanford Institute for International Studies, SPICE reflects the scholarship of Stanford University in its curricula and professional development seminars for teachers. These activities focus on contemporary issues in the context of their cultural and historical underpinnings. SPICE supports efforts to internationalize elementary and secondary school curricula by linking the research and teaching at Stanford University to the schools through the production of high-quality curriculum materials on international and cross-cultural topics. More than 100 supplementary curriculum units on Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the global environment, and international political economy have been produced.
Contact Information: Gary Mukai, Director, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, Encina Hall E016, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6055; (650) 723-1116; (650) 723-6784 (fax).
gmukai@leland.stanford.edu
http://spice.stanford.edu/
University of California Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program (CA): California Study Abroad Council
Began: 2001
Funding: Primarily from the annual operating budgets of participating organizations
This intersegmental cooperative initiative of the study abroad units of California institutions of higher education supports global/international education with a particular emphasis on developing methods to get K-12 students and community college transfer students in California thinking about and planning to participate in study abroad programs as part of their associate of arts and bachelor of arts or sciences degree programs.
Contact Information: Bruce Hanna, Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications, Universitywide Office, UC Education Abroad Program, 6550 Hollister Avenue, Room 2402, Goleta, CA 93117-5509; (805) 893-4259; (805) 893-4152 (fax).
bhanna@eap.ucop.edu
http://www.lmu.edu/globaled/calabroad
University of California Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program (CA): Outreach Efforts of University of California Education Abroad Program (EAP)
Began: 1996
Funding: Annual operating budget of the University of California Education Abroad Program
Outreach to counselors and advisers of California high schools and community colleges is an initiative of the University of California's Education Abroad Program, which has sent 40,000 students abroad over the last 40 years in academic programs that grant UC course credits. The focus is to support global/international education by encouraging K-12 students and community college transfer students in California to think about and plan to participate in study abroad programs of the University of California as part of their bachelor of arts or sciences degree programs. Information is provided both for students who are entering UC after earning high school degrees and for transfer students from other higher education institutions. WORLD magazine, in both print and digital format, tells compelling stories of how participation in academic programs abroad has enriched the academic experiences and changed the lives of students and faculty who have participated in EAP.
Contact Information: Bruce Hanna, Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications, Universitywide Office, UC Education Abroad Program, 6550 Hollister Avenue, Room 2402, Goleta, CA 93117-5509; (805) 893-4259; (805) 893-4152 (fax).
bhanna@eap.ucop.edu
http://eap.ucop.edu/world/default.htm
University of California, Berkeley (CA): Institute for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Outreach Programs
Began: 1957
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and university funding
The University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Outreach Programs offered two weekend programs for secondary and postsecondary teachers in 2002-2003. In 2003, The Muslim World in Eastern Europe and Eurasia brought together seven specialists to discuss the nature and role of Islam for area teachers. The April 2002 program, Refiguring East and West in the Bush-Putin Era, dealt largely with changes in the world order since September 11, 2001. In summer 2004, the Institute collaborated with the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project to arrange a weeklong teacher workshop on the Cold War.
Contact Information: Barbara Voytek, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, 361 Stephens Hall, MC#2304, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2304; (510) 643-6736 (fax).
bvoytek@socrates.berkeley.edu
University of California, Berkeley (CA): Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS)
Began: 1996
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS) is dedicated to providing scholarly resources and supporting professional development for K-12 educators addressing international studies. Programs include free workshops on international studies and world history topics throughout the year, tuition scholarships for K-12 educators for professional development, a lending library for educators, web-based resources and curriculum materials, a visiting scholar program for teachers doing independent research, and a speakers bureau of Middle East scholars and students for classroom visits. ORIAS is a joint program of the Title VI Areas Centers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Contact Information: Michele Delattre, Program Representative, Office of Resources for International and Area Studies, 2223 Fulton Street, Room 338, 2324 University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2306; (510) 643-0868; (510) 643-7062 (fax).
orias@berkeley.edu
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/orias/
University of California, Davis (CA): The History and Cultures Project
Began: 1991
Funding: California History Social Science Project, State of California
The History and Cultures Project is a community of educators, elementary to university, who are dedicated to supporting and challenging one another in the pursuit of excellence in history and social science education. The History Project offers Saturday Sessions, extension courses, evening seminars, teaching institutes, and book retreats to more than 300 history and social science teachers in the greater Sacramento area (region 3). The project also maintains a teaching resources library, a web-based teaching resources page listed by standard, and an image database.
Contact Information: Nancy McTygue, Director, History and Cultures Project, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616; (530) 752-4383; (530) 752-7851 (fax).
historyproject@ucdavis.edu
http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/
University of California, Los Angeles (CA): Annual Workshop Series for Secondary School Teachers
Began: 1990
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
UCLA's Center for European and Eurasian Studies provides training and resources to southern California secondary school teachers in an annual workshop series featuring lectures by UCLA faculty, presentations by teachers, discussion, collaboration, and hand-on applications guided by the California state curriculum standards. This is a collaborative program with the School of Education and the UCLA History-Geography Project. The center also hosts an annual two-week summer institute for K-12 educators held in conjunction with several UCLA National Resource Centers. While attending professional development activities, teachers have access to the center's curriculum library.
Contact Information: Vera Wheeler, Center for European and Eurasian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 11367 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1446; (310) 825-4060; (310) 206-3555 (fax).
vwheeler@international.ucla.edu
http://international.ucla.edu/euro
University of Colorado at Boulder (CO): The Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA)
Began: 1985
Funding: Private foundation grants including the Freeman Foundation and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
The Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) is the K-12 outreach initiative of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations in cooperation with the Center for Asian Studies. TEA conducts national, regional, and states programs for K-12 teachers to facilitate and enrich curriculum and instruction about East Asia in the world. TEA conducts an annual series of workshops for teachers in Colorado, sponsors a speakers series, and offers Colorado teachers access to an extensive curriculum library of materials on China and Japan. TEA also sponsors summer study tours to Asia for K-12 teachers and offers consultation on curriculum to individual teachers and to school districts in Colorado.
Contact Information: Lynn Parisi, Director, The Program for Teaching East Asia, 595 UCB, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0595; (303) 735-5121; (303) 735-5126 (fax).
parisi@colorado.edu
http://www.colorado.edu/CAS/TEA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL): Russian and East European Center (REEC)
Began: 1959
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Russian and East European Center (REEC) brings together members of the university community and the public interested in understanding and promoting knowledge about Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. REEC offers a number of outreach programs designed especially for K-12 teachers, including curriculum development workshops, an annual International Summer Institute for K-12 Educators, presentations by foreign visiting teachers to area high schools, enrichment programs for area elementary schools, the Update newsletter for K-12 teachers, and access to a resource and multimedia lending library.
Contact Information: Lynda Park, Assistant Director, Russian and East European Center, University of Illinois, 104 International Studies, 910 South Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820; (217) 333-1244; (217) 333-6022 (fax).
reec@uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/
University of Kansas (KS): Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES)
Began: 1965
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
Part of the mission of the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas is outreach to the K-12 community. To reach this goal, CREES maintains a library of lesson plans and curricular units related to Russia and Eastern Europe, sends experts to area classrooms, and organizes professional development programs for teachers. For example, CREES organized a St. Petersburg Semester in spring 2003 consisting of public lectures, cultural events, museum exhibitions, fine arts performances, and outreach events for K-12 educators. CREES cocoordinates outreach programming, presents teacher workshops, develops cross-curricular units for middle and high school students, and presents classroom programs, among other activities.
Contact Information: Jodi B. Simek, International Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russia and East European Studies, University of Kansas, 1440 Jayhawk Boulevard, Room 320, Lawrence, KS 660445-7574; (785) 864-4237; (785) 864-3800 (fax).
intloutreach@ku.edu
http://www.ku.edu/~crees/
University of Kansas (KS): Kansas Consortium for Teaching About Asia (KCTA)
Began: 1959
Funding: The Kansas Consortium for Teaching About Asia (KCTA) supported by the Freeman Foundation
The Kansas Consortium for Teaching About Asia (KCTA) is hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), which provides a wide range of outreach services to K-12 educators about China, Korea, and Japan. Programs include a speakers bureau; list of recommended web sites and resources; teacher workshops and institutes; and a semi-monthly electronic newsletter for teachers, East Asia Outreach Note. KCTA is part of the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, which collaborates with more than 20 universities nationwide to enhance the study and teaching of East Asia in middle and high schools throughout the United States.
Contact Information: Dr. William Tsutsui, Director, Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia, Center for East Asian Studies, 1440 Jayhawk Boulevard, Room 3001, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7590; (785) 864-9435; (785) 864-5046 (fax).
btsutsui@ku.edu
http://www.kcta.ku.edu
University of Maryland College Park (MD): Africa in the Schools (AIS)
Began: 2003
Funding: Various sources
This program is designed to create and evaluate Africa-related curriculum and instructional materials; sponsor research and information about Africa in pre-collegiate schools; develop collaborative scholarship and exchange partnerships with African counterparts; and establish a network of leaders who can develop teaching materials and serve as resource persons for teachers and school districts.
Contact Information: Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, Professor and Founding Director, International Center for Transcultural Education, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland, 3014 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742; (301) 405-7350; (301) 405-3573 (fax).
bf6@wam.umd.edu
http://www.intleducenter.umd.edu
University of Maryland College Park (MD): Latin America in the Schools (LIS)
Began: 2003
Funding: Various sources
This program is designed to add to the quality and quantity of Latin American studies in pre-collegiate schools. It generates critiques of existing curriculum materials; develops pre-college leaders who can integrate Latin American scholarship into their instructional practices; develops partnerships with students, teachers, community groups, and associations; and engages Spanish-speaking communities in transcultural dialogues with educators, scholars, and other community members.
Contact Information: Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, Professor and Founding Director, International Center for Transcultural Education, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland, 3014 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742; (301) 405-7350; (301) 405-3573 (fax).
bf6@wam.umd.edu
http://www.intleducenter.umd.edu
University of Maryland College Park (MD): Mid-Atlantic Region Japan in the Schools (MARJiS)
Began: 1985
Funding: Various sources including foundation grants and state and local governments
MARJiS is the International Center for Transcultural Education's flagship program. It is designed to prepare pre college educators on both sides of the Pacific to transform instructional materials, develop publications, form research partnerships, and develop leadership and professional development initiatives using Japan and the United States as cases.
Contact Information: Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, Professor and Founding Director, International Center for Transcultural Education, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland, 3014 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742; (301) 405-7350; (301) 405-3573 (fax).
wam.umd.edu
http://www.intleducenter.umd.edu
University of Maryland College Park (MD): Oral History Institute
Began: 2002
Funding: Various sources including foundation grants and state and local governments
The Oral History Institute serves as a research, professional development, curriculum transformation, and advisory unit that brings together groups of individuals to learn the techniques of oral history. The goal of the institute is to teach school reformers, education policy makers, archivists, museum educators, teachers, scholars, and community group members to generate and record the perspectives of less privileged and traditionally invisible individuals and groups. The institute is held in cooperation with the University of Maryland College Park's David C. Driskell Center for the African Diaspora and the Consortium for Race, Gender, and Class, as well as historians from around the region, nation, and world.
Contact Information: Dr. Barbara Finkelstein, Professor and Founding Director, International Center for Transcultural Education, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland, 3014 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742; (301) 405-7350; (301) 405-3573 (fax).
bf6@wam.umd.edu
http://www.intleducenter.umd.edu
University of Michigan (MI): Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES)
Began: 1959
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the University of Michigan focuses on interdisciplinary research and training in Russian and Eastern European studies. Among its many outreach activities for K-12 educators are professional development workshops, curriculum units, technology-based curriculum projects, Internet resources for social studies teachers, a service-learning class through which undergraduates give regional presentations in area K-12 classrooms, and Internet resources for Slavic language teachers.
Contact Information: Barbara A. Anderson, Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Suite 4668, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106; (734) 764-0351; (734) 763-4765 (fax).
crees@umich.edu
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/
University of Minnesota (MN): Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) Summer Institutes
Began: 1996
Funding: U.S. Department of Education's Title VI Language Resource Center grant and the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development and College of Liberal Arts, as well as other national and state funding sources.
CARLA offers a series of weeklong summer institutes on a variety of topics for K-12 foreign language teachers at all levels of instruction, program administrators, and curriculum specialists from all over the world who come to improve the state of language teaching and learning worldwide. The interactive institutes are designed to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom, through discussion, theory building, hands-on activities, and networking with colleagues.
Contact Information: Karin E. Larson, Coordinator, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, 619 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612) 624-6022; (612) 6244-7514 (fax).
larso205@tc.umn.edu
http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/
University of Minnesota (MN): Content-Based Language Teaching with Technology (CoBaLTT)
Began: 1999
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Language Resource Center grant
CoBaLTT provides intensive professional development and online resources that help language teachers create content-based lessons/units using technology to enhance students' language proficiency and content or cultural knowledge. The professional development program has been offered in a face-to-face format with the support of online instructional modules, and starting in 2004 as a one-week summer institute for foreign language teachers. The specific topics of the program include the principles of content-based instruction (CBI), curriculum development for CBI, CBI teaching strategies, technology to support CBI, national foreign language standards, and performance-based assessment. In addition to the online instructional modules, the CoBaLTT project has compiled helpful resources to support the instructional modules, including the lesson plans and units developed by project participants, graphic organizer templates, technology tutorials and ideas, discussion boards for module topics, rubrics and checklists, and more.
Contact Information: Karin E. Larson, Coordinator, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, 619 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612) 624-6022; (612) 6244-7514 (fax).
larso205@tc.umn.edu
http://www.carla.umn.edu/cobaltt/
University of Minnesota (MN): Summer Institutes
Began: 1999
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Institute for Global Studies and the European Studies Consortium, both Title VI National Resource Centers at the University of Minnesota, offer outreach programs for teachers, faculty, and students to enhance international and global education. Professional development workshops and Summer Institutes for K-16 teachers are offered on a wide range of topics related to global education and on topics designed especially for language teachers. Stipends are available to attend some of the programs.
Contact Information: Sarah K. Herzog, Outreach Coordinator, Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota, 214 Social Sciences, 267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612) 624-7346; (612) 626-2242 (fax).
sherzog@umn.edu
http://igs.cla.umn.edu
University of Missouri-Columbia (MO): Show Me the World
Began: 2001
Funding: Reallocation of funds within the College of Education
The Show Me the World project at the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Education is a global initiative to help create structured opportunities for teachers and students to use telecommunication technology to interact directly with and learn from teachers and students from other countries in a partnership arrangement. Students and teachers in Missouri can work in a collaborative setting with peers from around the world, giving them a wider perspective on issues and a greater understanding of similarities and differences. These school-to-school partnerships help Missouri students, as well as students in other parts of the world, gain the knowledge and skills to gather, analyze, and apply information and ideas effectively.
Contact Information: Dr. Laura Diggs, International Education Technology Partnership Program, University of Missouri, 303 Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-3351.
laura@missouri.edu
http://showme.coe.missouri.edu
University of North Carolina (NC): NC Center for International Understanding Global Study Programs for Educators
Began: 1995
Funding: Principals' Executive Program, NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Duke University Center for North American Studies, North Carolina School of Science and Math
North Carolina K-12 public school educators can participate in various exchange programs to foster international understanding through face-to-face contact with people from other cultures. Educators attend a two-day orientation, then spend two weeks abroad. They attend follow-up workshops to help them use what they have learned abroad in their classrooms and to share with their colleagues.
Contact Information: Millie Ravenel, Director, NC Center for International Understanding, 412 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2813; (919) 733-4902; (919) 733-8578 (fax).
ravenel@ga.unc.edu
http://www.ga.unc.edu/NCCIU/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC): World View
Began: 1998
Funding: The Residential Leadership Program in 2003 was funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; Center for European Studies; Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies; Choices for the 21st Century Education Program, Brown University; Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University; NC Center for South Asian Studies of the Triangle South Asia Consortium; Triangle Institute for Security Studies; University Center for International Studies; and Visiting International Faculty Program. The World View Symposium for 2003 was funded by The American Forum for Global Education; Center for European Studies; Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies; Choices for the 21st Century Education Program, Brown University; CIBER, Kenan Flager Business School; Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University; NC Center for South Asian Studies of the Triangle South Asia Consortium; Triangle Institute for Security Studies; University Center for International Studies; and Visiting International Faculty Program.
This program was created to "help schools and colleges prepare students to succeed in an interconnected world in which the rules have changed for everyone." Through annual symposia, seminars, workshops, a weeklong summer residential leadership program on global issues, and study abroad programs, the program assists K-12 and college administrators and faculty to integrate global studies into the curriculum, improve ESL instruction and related programs for immigrant students, and promote foreign language instruction. World View partners with 15 schools districts, a Charlotte, North Carolina-area high school, two private schools, five community colleges, and a four-year college to provide outreach. The program also will, on request, visit schools or organize short specialty workshops on global issues.
Contact Information: Robert Phay, Director, World View, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 8011, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011; (919) 962-9264; (919) 962-6794 (fax).
rephay@email.unc.edu
http://www.unc.edu/world/
University of Pennsylvania (PA): Middle East Center (MEC)
Began: 1965
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The Middle East Center (MEC) Outreach Program offers both the university's academic community and the interested public access to the resources available at Penn. The center endeavors to reflect the diverse nature of the Middle East in its activities, covering the region's various ethnic groups, religions, languages, civilizations, and countries in addressing the different needs of academics, educators, reporters, and the general public. MEC conducts a number of professional development programs for K-12 educators each year. These include workshops, a summer institute, in-service presentations, consultations at area schools, and curriculum development initiatives.
Contact Information: Robert Vitalis, Director, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania, 202 South 36th Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6227; (215) 898-6335; (215) 573-2003 (fax).
rvitalis@sas.upenn.edu
http://mec.sas.upenn.edu/
University of Pittsburgh (PA): Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES)
Began: 1965
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
REES annually serves more than 1,500 primary and secondary school students through school visits, the Model United Nations program, an instructional resource library, and professional development seminars for teachers. The center also develops high school curriculum guides for selected countries. The School Visits Program is utilized by Pittsburgh-area elementary and secondary schools to enhance students' educational experience and add to the curriculum by bringing experts on, and visitors from, the REES region to speak. Occasionally, students from area schools may be invited to the University of Pittsburgh for an educational program organized by REES. The Model UN Program is a simulation of the sessions of the United Nations. This is an opportunity for students to apply prior research and studies in a "real world" context and practice diplomacy, negotiating, and resolution writing. The instructional resource library offers a variety of educational resources to promote international awareness for various age groups. Lending materials are available for two-week, no-cost loans by mail.
Contact Information: Gina Peirce, Assistant Director and Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University Center for International Studies, 4G Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; (412) 648-2290; (412) 648-7002 (fax).
gbpeirce@ucis.pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/comout.html
University of Pittsburgh (PA): Center for West European Studies (CWES)
Began: 1984
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and European Commission grant
The Center for West European Studies (CWES) at the University of Pittsburgh promotes the study of Western Europe by coordinating existing departmental activities and by developing new courses, lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants. Through its outreach efforts, the center also builds relationships between the university, policy makers, community organizations, and the business sector. CWES hosts annual language teaching and evaluation workshops for secondary school language teachers, summer institutes for middle and high school language teachers, and other professional development programs and services for area K-12 educators.
Contact Information: Stacey Beggs, Assistant Director, Center for West European Studies, European Union Center, University Center for International Studies, 4E Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; (412) 624-3503; (412) 648-2199 (fax).
beggs@ucis.pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes/
University of Texas at Austin (TX): Hemispheres
Began: 1996
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grants
Hemispheres, the international area studies outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin, utilizes university resources to promote and assist with world studies education for K-12 and postsecondary schools, businesses, civic and nonprofit organizations, the media, governmental agencies, and the general public. Comprising UT's four federally funded National Resource Centers dedicated to the study and teaching of Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia, Hemispheres offers free or low-cost services to these groups and more. Although each center coordinates its own outreach services to various constituencies, including management of its lending library, speakers bureau, public lectures, and conferences, Hemispheres collaborates on the promotion of resources and on the production of a biannual newsletter for K-12 Texas educators, a weekly e-mail bulletin of Hemispheres' events and local international events of interest to educators, and joint teacher workshops and summer institutes for in-service teachers.
Contact Information: For general inquiries about services and events, e-mail hemispheres@inic.utexas.edu or see http://inic.utexas.edu/hemispheres/. For information about resources devoted to a specific region of the world, contact the appropriate National Resource Center: Center for Asian Studies, Outreach Asia, Jordan Phillips, Outreach Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, WCH 4.134,1 University Station G9300, Austin, TX 78712-1194; (512) 475-6038; (512) 471-1169 (fax); outreach@uts.cc.utexas.edu. Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, Natalie Arsenault, Outreach Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, Sid W. Richardson Hall 1.310, 1 University Station D0800, Austin, TX 78712-1284; (512) 232-2404; (512) 471-3090 (fax); n.arsenault@mail.utexas.edu. Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Christopher Rose, Outreach Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, WMB 6.102, 1 University Station F9400, Austin, TX 78712-0527; (512) 471-3582; (512) 471-7834 (fax); csrose@mail.utexas.edu. Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Terry Giles, Outreach Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, GRG 106, 1 University Station A1600, Austin, TX 78712; (512) 471-7782; (512) 471-3368 (fax); thgiles@mail.utexas.edu.
hemispheres@inic.utexas.edu
http://inic.utexas.edu/hemispheres/
University of Utah (UT): Middle East Center
Began: 1960
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The mission of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah is to provide students with an opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary programs of study aimed at the acquisition of proficiency in a major language or languages of the Middle East and North Africa and the attainment of a well-informed understanding of the area's history, cultures, religions, literatures, politics, and contemporary dynamics. In the case of graduate students, this objective includes the mastery of the techniques of sound research related to the area. The center also seeks to promote understanding of this complex area within the larger community through workshops for teachers in public education (K-12), public lectures, and other community-oriented programs. Teacher workshops are conducted in cooperation with the Utah State Office of Education for the purpose of enhancing the teaching of Middle East-related subject matter in the public schools. Graduate students in the center are encouraged to participate in these workshops and on occasion are given opportunity to share their knowledge of the Middle East directly with K-12 students in the classroom. The Outreach Program also arranges for lectures and lecture series aimed at promoting informed public discussion of issues relating to the Middle East. The center also publishes Outreach Notes three times a year for educators in Utah and surrounding states. It includes information about lesson plans, Internet resources, upcoming community events, center programs, and more.
Contact Information: Linda Adams, Director, Outreach Program, Middle East Center, University of Utah, 260 South Central Campus Drive, Room 153, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9157; (801) 581-5003; (801) 581-6183 (fax).
linda.adams@m.cc.utah.edu
http://www.hum.utah.edu/mec/
University of Vermont (VT): Asian Studies Outreach Program (ASOP)
Began: 1994
Funding: Freeman Foundation and U.S.-Japan Foundation
The Asian Studies Outreach Program (ASOP) of the University of Vermont is a nonprofit organization that promotes teaching and learning about Asia. Founded in 1994 on the foundation of several teacher programs on China, ASOP now provides comprehensive services and programs for teachers, school administrators, and students to learn about China, Japan, and Thailand. ASOP introduces Asia into all Vermont schools, public and private, kindergarten through 12th grade. This mission is carried out through the Statewide Program for Asian Studies in Schools. The Statewide Program is based on the partnerships between ASOP and Vermont schools, the State Department of Education, and various professional organizations in Vermont and in other states. ASOP provides opportunities for hundreds of Vermont teachers to learn about Asian cultures through its Asian Studies Institute Across Vermont (ASIAVT), organizing numerous programs for more than 600 Vermont educators and high school students in China, Japan, and Thailand, and assisting more than 200 Vermont schools in offering educational content on Asia on a regular, systematic basis. ASOP's services to Vermont schools include: workshops on Asian cultures for teachers; overseas programs for teachers, school administrators, and high school students; consultation on curriculum design and instruction; Asians in Schools with visiting teachers from China, Japan, and Thailand; a loaning library of curriculum materials, educational resources, and cultural kits; and touring exhibits on loan for schools.
Contact Information: Dr. Juefei Wang, Director, Asian Studies Outreach Program, University of Vermont, 479 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05405; (802) 656-7985; (802) 656-8472 (fax).
jwang@uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu/~outreach
University of Washington (WA): Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Began: 1975
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and the University of Washington
The UW Middle East Center currently offers programs leading to graduate degrees in Middle Eastern and Central Asian area studies, with language training available through the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization. The center offers an array of programs and services especially planned for teachers. These include in-service training programs for social studies teachers, workshops held throughout the year, an annual dinner-lecture series for teachers, summer seminars for teachers, and Internet resources.
Contact Information: Felicia Hecker, Associate Director, Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Thomson Hall, Room 225, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-4227; (206) 685-0668 (fax).
fhecker@u.washington.edu
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/mideast/index.htm
University of Washington (WA): Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center (REECAS)
Began: 1945
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
REECAS supports a wide range of resources and activities for members of the academic community and the public who are studying the region at any level, doing business with the countries of the region, or have organizational ties to the region. The center is an information clearinghouse on Russian, East European, and Central Asian topics, and provides outreach support for K-12 teachers and college instructors interested in this area of the world. REECAS sponsors several activities to help K-12 teachers learn about the culture, politics, geography, history, and other aspects of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The outreach resources and projects include on-line information on REECAS events such as seminars, lectures, conferences, and cultural events; an electronic forum, REECAS-NW, with information on Seattle-area events and programs, visitors, and other information about the former USSR and Eastern Europe; an annual REECAS NW Conference; an Outreach Collection that includes books, videos, lesson plans, and selected resources; web-based teaching materials for teachers of grades K-9; and Keypals Resources, a guide to establishing e-mail connections between classrooms in the United States and those in REECAS countries.
Contact Information: Marta Mikkelsen, Assistant Director, Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Thomson Hall, Room 203B, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 685-3113; (206) 685-0668 (fax).
martam@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/reecas/
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI): Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Began: 1965
Funding: CLACS is jointly funded by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant with the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which also offers diverse outreach programming (http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lacis/new/outreachevents/outreach.htm).
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) provides extensive resources and services for K-16 educators --locally, regionally and nationally -- incorporating Latin America and the Caribbean in their teaching. The Media Collection has approximately 700 items, including videos, slides, music, and curriculum aids made available to regional educators on a free-loan basis. The catalog is available online. The center also organizes frequent professional development programs for K-12 educators and maintains the Wisconsin Latin American Studies (WISLAS) listserv, designed to serve as a statewide and regional instrument for sharing news, events, and opportunities related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Contact Information: Julie K. Kline, Outreach and Academic Program Coordinator, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201; (414) 229-5986; (414) 229-2879 (fax).
jkline@uwm.edu
http://www.uwm.edu/dept/CLACS
Western Michigan University (MI): Tradition and Transition in Senegal: Islam, Globalism, and Contemporary West Africa: A Curriculum Development Project
Began: 2003
Funding: Fulbright-Hayes Group Study Abroad Program
The Tradition and Transition in Senegal project is an outreach activity of the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies at Western Michigan University. The project is designed to develop knowledge and appreciation of Francophone West African culture for university and public school teachers at the university and its partner institution, the Kalamazoo Public Schools. In collaborative public school-university teams, participants attend pre-departure seminars and then spend four weeks in Senegal studying with their counterparts from universities and public schools.
Contact Information: Dr. Ronald W. Davis, Assistant Provost and Director, Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies, 213 L Ellsworth Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5245; (616) 387-3907; (616) 387-0630 (fax).
ronald.davis@wmich.edu
http://www.wmich.edu/hcenter/
World Affairs Council of Washington, DC (DC): Summer Institute on International Affairs
Began: 1991
Funding: Corporate and foundation support
The Summer Institute is a weeklong workshop for educators designed to serve as an accurate and up-to-date resource on international affairs for teachers across the country. Held in cooperation with The George Washington University, the institute provides a foundation for teachers to incorporate international topics into their traditional curricula. Throughout the week, expert speakers from the academic, nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors present in-depth studies of a world region or topic. Sessions offer teachers the opportunity to discuss and interact with field experts and other educators.
Contact Information: Kalpana Simhan, Managing Director, World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, 1800 K Street NW, Suite 1014, Washington, DC 20006; (202) 293-1051; (202) 293-3467 (fax).
ksimhan@worldaffairsdc.org
http://www.worldaffairsdc.org
Yale University (CT): European Studies Council
Began: 2000
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant
The European Studies Council formulates and implements new curricular and research programs reflective of current developments in Europe, broadly defined to encompass all states and peoples from Ireland to the Urals. It provides a wide array of outreach programs and services to K-12 educators. These include teacher training services and professional development workshops and summer institutes for middle and secondary school teachers; development of school curriculum; in-school programs such as the "International Carnival: Celebration of World Cultures"; implementation of K-12 global studies curriculum and foreign language programs in several magnet school partnerships; and more.
Contact Information: Brian Carter, Council Program Coordinator/Outreach Coordinator, Council on European Studies, Yale Center for International and Area Studies, New Haven, CT 06520-8206; (203) 432-3424; (203) 432-5963 (fax).
brian.carter@yale.edu
http://www.yale.edu/ycias/europeanstudies/about.htm
Yale University (CT): PIER (Programs in International Educational Resources)
Began: 1993
Funding: U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and other resources
The Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS) develop and implement programs, services, and resources designed to advance understanding of international and world regional issues through outreach to education, business, media, and the public. PIER programs include intensive summer institutes and professional development workshops for K-12 teachers, curriculum development and evaluation, and an extensive resource center that serves as a lending library of print, audio-visual, and computer software resources on Africa, East and South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe, and international and global issues. Materials for the teaching of French have recently been added. Online lesson plans are also available.
Contact Information: Janet Headley, PIER Manager and PIER Director International Affairs, Yale Center for International and Area Studies, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8296; (203) 432-3429; (203) 432-9886 (fax).
janet.headley@yale.edu
http://www.yale.edu/ycias/pier
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