Events

Remembering 9/11: Moving Beyond Grief to Global Understanding
A webinar for educators and high school students

We invite you to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the start of the war in Afghanistan by participating in a worldwide viewing and discussion of Beyond Belief, a documentary film that tells the story of Susan Retik and Patti Quigley. Widowed on 9/11, these two extraordinary women demonstrate the power of global understanding as they travel to Afghanistan and discover an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world.

We are pleased to welcome Beth Murphy, the filmmaker, for a special one-hour webinar for teachers and high school students. View the film free online (Password: BB42) and then join other viewers on the 14th to discuss your reactions and ask questions.

Webinar with Beyond Belief Filmmaker
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
5:00 p.m. Eastern
4:00 p.m. Central
3:00 p.m. Mountain
2:00 p.m. Pacific

We hope you'll join us! Register now – detai

Designing & Running Participatory Photography 3 Day Training Workshops

14-16 Sept 2011 & 16-18 Nov 2011

The 3-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding, designing, managing and facilitating a participatory photography project.

The course covers key aspects of participatory photography including practicalities, methodologies, ethics, participatory tools, facilitation and participatory frameworks.

Please follow the link to our website, for more information and to book!

http://www.photovoice.org/whatwedo/training/training-workshop

Designing & Running Participatory Photography 3 Day Training Workshops 13-15 Sept 2011

The 3-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding, designing, managing and facilitating a participatory photography project.

The course covers key aspects of participatory photography including practicalities, methodologies, ethics, participatory tools, facilitation and participatory frameworks.

Please follow the link to our website, for more information and to book!

http://www.photovoice.org/whatwedo/training/training-workshop

PhotoVoice Training Workshop September – BOOKING NOW!

Designing & Running Participatory Photography 3 Day Training Workshops 13-15 Sept 2011

The 3-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding, designing, managing and facilitating a participatory photography project.

The course covers key aspects of participatory photography including practicalities, methodologies, ethics, participatory tools, facilitation and participatory frameworks.

Please follow the link to our website, for more information and to book!

http://www.photovoice.org/whatwedo/training/training-workshop

On a Global Exchange Reality Tour to the US-Mexico border, participants explore the root causes of immigration and meet with a diversity of groups and individuals to hear what's happening on the immigration front line. Since 1994, more than 3,600 people have died crossing the border into the US. US immigration and border security policies like "Operation Gatekeeper" have increased human rights abuses and the number of border deaths, as migration routes are pushed farther east to remote stretches of Arizona's deserts.

The global economy also plays a significant role in this region and impacts immigration patterns. More than one million farmers lost their livelihoods when the Mexican

The Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning annual conference connects educators, business leaders, and policymakers to share best practices, build partnerships, and advance policies to ensure that all students are prepared for work and citizenship in the global 21st century.

• Join the conversation with keynote speakers Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Alan November, Andreas Schleicher, and Maya Soetoro-Ng.
• Connect with practitioners and policymakers to understand how all K-16 stakeholders can work together to achieve a world-class education for every student.

• Learn with world experts about the best resources to prepare our students for post-secondary education and the workforce in an interconnected world.
• Lead by advocating for global competence as a key priority in American education.

Registration link: http://sites.asiasociety.org/pgl2011/conference/register/

Early-bird discount ends June 13.

Global Exchange Reality Tours is partnering with Not For Sale to bring together aspiring individuals to travel to Uganda. Discovering Uganda means exploring a quintessential example of the complex and unique tasks facing post-colonial African states. The development of this East African nation is beset with complex issues that make it an exceptional case study within the East African community and the larger narrative of post-colonial Africa. The civil war in the northern region has raised critical global issues surrounding human rights, child abduction, and the reconciliation of peace and justice on the international and domestic stage. Join us as we learn about the struggles, successes and identities of Uganda, through the eyes of the people and organizations that are working on the rehabilitation and psychological recovery of child soldiers.

Discover Uganda in all of its differences. Experience this a country that few visit and bring your stories home to share with others.

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At Global Exchange, we believe the root of violence in the region is caused by the Occupation and the complete disregard of international law and UN resolutions. We believe if U.S. citizens truly understood the reality of what is happening in the region, and were exposed to the amount of dialogue that even the Israeli public is exposed to, we would be able to begin to pressure our government to change its one-sided policies toward Israel.

Our fact-finding delegations to Palestine & Israel strive to further the U.S. public's understanding of the conflict and the region's realities by giving people first-hand exposure to the human rights abuses occurring in the Occupied Territories. Participants have the opportunity to hear a diverse spectrum of Palestinian and Israeli voices and learn about their understanding of the conflict and hopes for a solution.

We ask participants to ask tough questions: Should the U.S. government be giving $3 billion in annual aid to Israel, which already has the

Learn how districts are successfully deploying award-winning LearningSpace™ in free one-hour webinars.  

To reserve a space, click here or call 703-885-3444.

Webinar dates and times:

• June 27, M, 4 pm ET
• June 28, T, 1 pm ET
• At ISTE in Philadelphia: June 27-29, exhibit #331
•  Or at a time you request

Explore China’s rich history and its relationship with the world in preparation to teach students about this economic and cultural powerhouse.  Featuring live online chats with scholars, audio and video content, and more, these courses offer interactive learning opportunities on your own schedule. Each course also provides student-friendly tools and resources ready for use in your classroom. 

Two graduate credits are available per course.  Participating educators also qualify for a study tour to china!

The Enduring Legacy of Ancient China 

June 15-August 23
10-Week Online Course

Open to All K-12 Educators

Changing China: History and Culture Since 1644

June 15-August 23
10-Week Online Course

Recommended especially for educators in grades 6-12

To register or for more information, email Abby Detweiler at abby@primarysource.org.

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF has established the BE UNICEF program to provide Colorado teachers an opportunity to discuss global education, identify resources, and create opportunities for their students to take action to address global problems.  At our free BE UNICEF Teacher Institute in June, thirty Colorado secondary teachers will acquire valuable insights (and materials) in global education and collaborate with like-minded colleagues on lessons and activities to bring back to the classroom.  We are presently working with a local university to arrange for professional development credit.

We will also feature a special guest from UNICEF, Dr. Changu Mannathoko.  As Senior Policy Adviser, Dr. Mannathoko provides technical support and expertise in the areas of gender equity and girls’ education, capacity development, child-friendly schools, safety and security in schools, HIV and AIDS prevention, life-skills based education, and United Nations partnerships for girls’ education (UNGEI).  Sh

How Hauppauge Schools Deployed ePals LearningSpace District-Wide
And why it made a difference.

Thursday June 2 at 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, 11 am PT)

Sign up for a 1-hour webinar on how Hauppauge, New York deployed safe social learning and collaboration platform ePals LearningSpace across an entire school district, and the impact it had on student learning and teacher efficacy at http://epals.ken.sgizmo.com.

Using School-Safe Social Media to Break Out of Curriculum’s “Rusty Cage”

As Assistant Superintendent and Technology Director in Hauppauge (NY) Schools, Ken Graham is a nationally recognized pioneer in implementing innovative, outcomes-oriented educational tools like ePals LearningSpace across entire school districts.  A champion for breaking curriculum free from its "rusty cage" constraints of time, place and overly grades-based objectives, Graham advocates for opening up possibilities of connection, collaboration and exploration in the classroom that reveal and develop the unique talents of

Start thinking ahead for what you can do next school year.

This webinar will get you familiar with some of iEARN's projects and how you can use its Collaboration Centre to participate in them and make connections.