Sawako Nakayasu is an artist who combines language, performance, and translation. Her work focuses on translation and she has been received the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for her work on The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa. As a part of The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) annual conference, Ms Nakayasu will give a reading […]
Sawako Nakayasu is an artist who combines language, performance, and translation. Her work focuses on translation and she has been received the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for her work The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa. As a part of The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) annual conference, Ms Nakayasu will give the keynote […]
Sustainability and Resilience in East Asia @ Biosphere 2 REGISTER NOW! https://tinyurl.com/ceas-2023 November 11th Transportation and entrance to Biosphere2 included Lunch included CEAS’ first symposium has been packed with several unique and thought-provoking speakers from the University of Arizona and beyond. This conference will gather scholars and graduate students from all fields to discuss the […]
Learn about Sijo, (Korean Poetry) through online lectures, presentations, examples, and teaching materials. Work at your own pace. Open to any educator in any state. Professional Development available upon completion (2.0 contact hours). Resource material sent upon completion. Finish by February 15, 2024. Registration link Link to the Asynchronous Sijo Workshop will be sent separately.
for Indiana upper elementary/middle school teachers Global STEAM utilizes the resources of IU’s School of Education and Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies to offer programming to cohorts of upper elementary and middle school teachers from schools throughout Indiana. The Global STEAM workshops are ideal for middle school science, STEM, art, social studies, […]
Film Screening
In this presentation, Cass Didier (Waverly High School, Nebraska, U.S.) and Rūta Petkevičiūtė (Erudito Lyceum, Kaunas, Lithuania) will share their experience organizing a two-week summer camp for their students in Nebraska in summer 2023. Please register at https://go.illinois.edu/BringingStudentWorldsTogether.
This presentation describes the programme of Second Chance Schools in Greece -- content, methodology, financing, accreditation -- and goes a step forward to highlight the education opportunities for incarcerated adults. The presenter, Nektaria Tziora, will speak about the programme's strengths and weaknesses and share her thoughts on challenges and opportunities for the future. Please register […]
The University of Pittsburgh’s European Studies Center and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill’s Center for European Studies are excited to announce the 2024 Brussels-Lux Study Tour, with travel dates of June 16-22, 2024! This study tour is a great opportunity for educators to learn-in-place about the European Union. It is open to pre-service […]
Did you know the 2023 summer hit movie “Barbie” was banned in Vietnam? Do you know why? Join this half-day workshop to explore Barbie and other selected films that became controversial in Southeast Asia because of territorial disputes. Participants will increase their knowledge of the history and geography of Southeast Asia and learn how to […]
Applications are open for the Center for European Studies 2024 Euro Bookclub. This book club is a professional development and discussion program for middle and highschool educators. Led by an expert in the book topic and region, the virtual book club will meet monthly to discuss that month's book. Educators have the opportunity to create […]
Join us for an online discussion of "Slavery and Islam," by Jonathan A.C. Brown. Brown, a professor and the Prince Alwahleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University, explores the moral and ultimately theological problem of slavery across the Jewish, Christian and primarily Islamic traditions. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Eve […]
Theme: Current Events Session 1 TIPSS is a teacher-led program for teachers of AP Comparative Government and their students. TIPSS partners with over a dozen NRCs to help teachers and students understand the issues in the world. Meetings are held two nights (in a row) each month. Each meeting features three 20-minute presentations by experts, […]
Theme: Current Events Session 2 TIPSS is a teacher-led program for teachers of AP Comparative Government and their students. TIPSS partners with over a dozen NRCs to help teachers and students understand the issues in the world. Meetings are held two nights (in a row) each month. Each meeting features three 20-minute presentations by experts, […]
East Bay Discussing: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck Teachers in ORIAS World History Reading Groups read one book each month within a world history/global studies theme. Books are intended to deepen teacher knowledge, but may not be appropriate for classroom use. Participants meet monthly to eat and spend two hours in collegial conversation. It […]
Amplifying Voices When Histories Are Silenced Join educators across the country for the 2023 African Studies Association Teachers' Workshop! This year's program begins with a keynote by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, esteemed professor of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University. His talk and the sessions that follow will explore two essential questions: How […]
In response to the waves of refugees from Africa and the Middle East arriving in the Italian island, Lampedusa, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), led by Deborah Soria, launched the project “Silent Books, from the world to Lampedusa and back” in 2012. The project involved creating the first library on Lampedusa […]
Join the author to discuss the book! Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition adapted by Sean Michael Wilson . Facilitated by Janet Smith, the East Asian Studies Center at Ohio State University Please register here. Copy of the book supplied by The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University (while supplies last). […]
The European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Transatlantic Educators Dialogue (TED) program, which will run Jan. 14 - March 17, 2024. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for educators in the U.S. and Europe to come together online to discuss salient topics and build networks for […]
Join us virtually to delve into discussions with speakers from various National Resource Centers as well as other experts across the United States. Registration includes copies of each award winning book which will be mailed to you. (Book should be read before its featured session. ) Time 7pm-9 pm Eastern 6pm-8pm Central 5pm-7 pm Mountain […]
Theme: Judicial Systems Session 1 TIPSS is a teacher-led program for teachers of AP Comparative Government and their students. TIPSS partners with over a dozen NRCs to help teachers and students understand the issues in the world. Meetings are held two nights (in a row) each month. Each meeting features three 20-minute presentations by experts, […]
Responding to current issues, these workshops aim to shed light on military presences operating in Africa and ways Africans grapple with them. To support teachers in contextualizing military groups' activities in Africa, we are offering a webinar series to delve into not only into various military groups' roles, including The Wagner Group, the U.S. Africa […]
About: Brazilian educator Paulo Freire writes, “Reading is not exhausted merely by decoding the written word or written language, but rather anticipated by and extending into knowledge of the world. Reading the world precedes reading the word, and the subsequent reading of the word cannot dispense with continually reading the world. Language and reality are […]
Theme: Judicial Systems Session 2 TIPSS is a teacher-led program for teachers of AP Comparative Government and their students. TIPSS partners with over a dozen NRCs to help teachers and students understand the issues in the world. Meetings are held two nights (in a row) each month. Each meeting features three 20-minute presentations by experts, […]
San Francisco Discussing: Silencing the Past by Michel-Rolph Trioullot Teachers in ORIAS World History Reading Groups read one book each month within a world history/global studies theme. Books are intended to deepen teacher knowledge, but may not be appropriate for classroom use. Participants meet monthly to eat and spend two hours in collegial conversation. It […]
East Bay Discussing: Contraceptive Diplomacy: Reproductive Politics and Imperial Ambitions in the United States and Japan by Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci Teachers in ORIAS World History Reading Groups read one book each month within a world history/global studies theme. Books are intended to deepen teacher knowledge, but may not be appropriate for classroom use. Participants meet monthly […]
The K-16 Education Outreach Program at the African Studies Center hosts an annual series of book group meetings wherein participants of all ages and backgrounds are invited to read and discuss engaging novels by African authors. We offer two book discussion groups: one focuses on African literature written in or translated to English, and another […]
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois Hybrid professional development workshop for K-14 educators and librarians presented in person or via Zoom, on the topic of the tradition and celebration of Carnivals in Brazil and in the Andes. Illinois K-12 educators are eligible to receive ISBE Professional Development Hours (PDH).
Sign up for the Worlds of Experience for Language Learning (WELL) 2024 Spring Cohort Worlds of Experience for Language Learning (WELL) a CERCLL and Title VI funded project, is recruiting for the new Spring 2024 cohort of K-12 and community college language teachers (see the attached flyer). Purpose: Worlds of Experience for Language Learning project aims to […]
January 26, 2024 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern 1:00 pm-2:00pm Central 12pm-1:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific Please join us for a special January session of our Global Studies Virtual Symposium, an event that connects global studies scholars and educators across community college campuses nationwide. The symposium offers an engaging teaching and learning forum for sharing best practices, […]