New from Globalize DC:
GLOBAL ALERT FOR DC STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS
March 5, 2019
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Dear Friends:
Below you'll find more great global education opportunities open to DC educators and students. Please take the time to review, apply if you're able, and share within your personal and professional networks. And please let us know if you apply and especially if you get selected!!
Sally Schwartz, Executive Director
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GLOBALIZE DC HIRING FOR SUMMER "JAPAN IN DC" PROGRAM
This summer Globalize DC will again offer its JAPAN IN DC program, open to DCPS and DC charter high school students. We are in the process now of hiring two co-teachers/co-leaders for the program, which is tentatively scheduled to run for four weeks, July 1-26, Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm. We are seeking teachers, youth leaders, or international educators for these part-time positions.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Learning Life "Funday" Programs
Learning Life engages lower-income American families in internet dialogues and project collaborations with lower-income families in other nations to nurture caring and capable global citizens. Learning Life is now seeing volunteers for its "Funday" programs held on periodic Sunday afternoons in southeast DC. If you are a) knowledgeable about food, nutrition, health and fitness, b) are interested in world affairs, c) can speak Arabic, Spanish, or French at an advanced or fluent level, and/or d) love working with children, and are interested in volunteering, email Learning Life's Director, Paul Lachelier, at
paul@learninglife.info.
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OPPORTUNITIES - FOR STUDENTS
CONCAUSA Youth Summit in Santiago Chile
Program Dates: November 2019
Application Deadline: May 29, 2019
CONCAUSA aims to empower, connect, and mobilize adolescents from the Americas around a network that contributes to sustainable development and overcoming child poverty. America Solidaria and its partner, UNICEF, invite applications from teens from the DMV, ages 14-17, who are doing local service learning/community projects. Students should apply in teams of up to 3 people with a video showcasing their project. American Solidaria will cover all costs so that selected teens can travel to Santiago, Chile in November to attend a youth summit for emerging leaders with teens from across the Americas. This opportunity is for Spanish-speaking teens who can travel outside the US.
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Global Classrooms DC (GCDC) Spring Model UN Conference
Program Date: April 26, 2019, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Registration Deadline: March 21, 2019
Global Classrooms DC is the flagship education program of the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA). Registration is now open for GCDC's 15th annual Spring Model UN Conference to be held at the US Department of State and the Pan American Health Organization. This is an amazing event in an amazing venue - with middle and high school students from across the DMV and beyond. Topics for this year's conference include Ending Modern Slavery, Creating Youth Employment Opportunities, Women in Peace and Security, Better Responses to Natural Disasters, Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Click here for more information and to register. Questions? Contact gcdc@unanca.org or 202-223-6092.
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OPPORTUNITIES - FOR EDUCATORS
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
Travel Dates: Summer 2019
Application Deadline: March 27, 2019
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, funded through the US Department of Education, offers short-term summer programs abroad for US educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. All programs include lectures and educational activities; visits to local schools and organizations; meetings with educators and students; and visits to cultural sites. Participants create cross-cultural curricula for their schools back in the US. Three summer programs are offered in 2019 to K-12 educators - to Uruguay (for K-8 teachers), to the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic (for grades 9-12 teachers), to Taiwan (postsecondary). A total of 48 awards will be made (16 per program). The program covers airfare, lodging, and program costs; participants pay a $600 cost share. Applicants must be US citizens and have at least 3 years of full-time experience in their field.
For more information and application instructions, click here. Additional questions? Contact Maria Chang at maria.chang@ed.gov.
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Fulbright Teachers For Global Classrooms Program (Fulbright TGC)
Program Dates: 2019-2020
Application Deadline: March 7, 2019
The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, funded by the US Department of State and administered by IREX, is a year-long professional development fellowship for K-12 teachers to develop skills for preparing students for a competitive global economy. Fulbright TGC equips teachers to bring an international perspective to their schools through targeted training, experience abroad, and global collaboration. The program includes an online professional development course, a Washington, DC global education symposium, and a two to three week international field experience. Participants must develop a capstone project and are eligible for alumni grant opportunities. Applicants must be US citizens who are full time K-12 teaching professionals (teachers, library/media specialists, counselors, curriculum coordinators, and others) with 5 or more years of classroom experience.
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Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Educator Programs (CCAS)
Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service - Center for Contemporary Arab Studies announces a series of free workshops and seminars for educators this coming spring and summer.
Workshop and Teaching Resource on Political Islam
, Sat, March 23, 2019, 9 am-3pm, Georgetown University.
Global Fables, Folklore and Fantasy in Children's and Youth Literature
, Wed, April 10, 2019, 10 am-3 pm. Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University.
Persian Culture and History: an Interdisciplinary Workshop and Retreat for Educators
, Sat, April 13, 2019, 10 am-5 pm, at Farm of Peace, Warfordsburg, PA.
Summer Teacher Institute 2019: The Enlightenment as Global Phenomenon
, August 5-9, 2019, 9 am - 3 pm, Georgetown University.
Click here for more information on each of these workshops and to register. You can also sign up for CCAS's educator mailing list to be notified of future events. Questions? Contact Susan Douglass at sld58@georgetown.edu or 202-687-7902.
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Teaching the European Union
Program Dates: June 23-29, 2019
Application Deadline: March 8, 2019
The deep transatlantic ties - economic, cultural, social, and political - that connect the United States and the European Union (EU) have flourished in the decades since World War II. Join the Global Ties Foundation for a week-long study tour for educators in Brussels, the seat of the EU, designed to provide a deeper understanding of the EU. The fully funded program includes site visits, meetings with EU colleagues and curriculum workshops. High school social studies teachers with at least 5 years' experience, and curriculum specialists from state and local education agencies are eligible to apply. Participants are required to develop an action plan for integrating EU-related content into their work.
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Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award 2019
Application Deadline: May 15, 2019
The Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award, funded by the US-Japan Foundation and administered by EngageAsia, recognizes exceptional teachers who further mutual understanding between Americans and Japanese. The 2019 award will be awarded to one teacher in the humanities category. The award consists of a $2,500 monetary award and a $5,000 grant. The award is open to current full-time K-12 classroom teachers of any relevant subject in the US. EngageAsia accepts nominations, or interested teachers can apply directly.
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If you have questions or wish to pass along other global opportunities to us so that we can share with others, please contact:
Sally Schwartz
Executive Director, Globalize DC
sally@globalizedc.org
202-251-1692
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