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Learning opportunities for secondary school teachers	Posted: 4/03/08
If you are a world history teacher, this is a unique learning experience for your students . . . The United States Institute of Peace is funding a special opportunity as part of a research effort to explore students' understanding of tolerance and pluralism through the lens of world history. Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain is the story of how Muslims, Christians, and Jews built a thriving society together, but also of how it was torn apart. It is history in the present tense. Since the August premiere of Cities of Light, Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) in collaboration with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University has created 13 lesson plans for chaptered viewing and full length viewing as well as interactive exercises to coincide. If you are a high school teacher and wish to participate in this opportunity, begin by going to the website and registering to receive your free copy of Cities of Light: http://islamicspain.tv/For-Teachers/free_cities2.php. As part of this study, UPF will gauge the impact of the film, website, and its associated educational materials across high school social studies classrooms. About the Website and Resources: Islamic Spain, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Reconquista are standard topics in world history, world geography, and world cultures in middle and high schools at the national and state levels. UPF offers teachers the opportunity to enhance students' understanding of Medieval Spain by offering them quality resources. UPF identified a team of educators to develop 13 lesson plans for Cities of Light that meet specific national teaching standards. This lesson packet aims to make use and comprehension of the documentary film more productive in the classroom. The lessons are also intended for elective courses on world or comparative religions. This website also provides other resources, such as commonly used terminology of the period, related website links and recommended readings. There is also a site map, to provide additional reference material for you on Islamic Spain. Requirements and Eligibility The Classroom Film Evaluation project requires teachers to show the film in their classroom following UPF guidelines. Students will be required to complete questionnaires before and after watching the film to help assess student reaction to the film. Teacher will then be required to complete online Teacher Surveys using responses from the questionnaires. For any questions please contact the project coordinator, Daniel Tutt at (202) 629-4689, or at Daniel@upf.tv
Want to Teach in an International School?	Posted: 3/19/07
Visit these websites U.S. State Department's Office of Overseas Schools [http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/cl6483.htm] lists many international schools. Joyjobs.com [http://www.joyjobs.com/service/]offers tips for teaching overseas. The International Educator [http://www.tieonline.com/] lists jobs. Websites of organizations recruiting for international schools International Schools Services  [http://www.iss.edu/] QSI Quality Schools International  [http://www.qsi.org] Search Associates  [http://www.search-associates.com/] The University of Northern Iowa [http://uni.edu/placement/overseas/] hosts an annual recruiting fair
Travel-Study Programs	Posted: 3/19/07
Fall and Summer Fellowships in Korean Studies Yong Jin Choi Korea Society of New York City http://www.koreasociety.org/korean_studies/fellowships/  KKC Educator Fellowships National Association of Japan-American Societies www.us-japan.org Asia for Educators Program http://afe.easia.columbia.edu Goethe Society of North America http://www.goethesociety.org/
Women's History-Summer Programs	Posted: 3/19/07
Women's History-Summer Programs http://www.radcliffe.edu/events/conferences/2007_summerSeminar.php
For Information about the Fulbright Exchange Programs	Posted: 3/13/07
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program 600 Maryland Ave., SW Suite 320 Washington DC 20024 phone (202) 314-3527 fax (202) 479-6806 fulbright@grad.usda.gov http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org
Dar al Islam's Teachers Institute	Posted: 3/13/07
A 2-week, residential program in Abiquiu, NM for teachers of social studies, world history, geography, and religion. The Institute is free to all accepted participants, except for the cost of round trip transportation between home and Albuquerque, NM. Dar al Islam is a non-profit educational organization that was incorporated in 1979 for the purpose of increasing an understanding of Islam among all people of this nation. We either organize, sponsor, or host numerous programs annually that aim to educate our citizens, Muslims and non-Muslims, about Islam using primary sources (versus translations and transliterations), and the Teachers Institute is one such program. The 2007 Institute will be our 18th. For more information about Dar al Islam, please take some time to visit our website at www.daralislam.org. Under the "Programs" link you will find more detailed information about the Teachers Institute.   Rehana Shafi Acting Director, Dar al Islam Teachers Institute Assistant Director, Sherman STEM Teacher Education Program @ the University of Maryland, Baltimore County phone number is (410) 493-3271