• This Barbie is a Teacher: Exploring Race, Culture, and Geopolitics in the Barbie Movie and Beyond

    Center for Asian Studies @ University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO, United States

    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 […]

  • DEADLINE Euro Bookclub

    Virtual Zoom

    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 […]

    Free
  • Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies: Book Discussion

    Virtual Zoom

    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 […]

    Free
  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    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, […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    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, […]

  • ORIAS World History Reading Group

    Zoom

    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 […]

  • Education for Justice

    Zoom

    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 […]

  • Silent Books: Sharing Wordless Picture Books across Cultures and Languages

    Virtual Zoom

    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 […]

    Free
  • Traditions and Change Book Club for Educators

    Virtual Zoom

    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). […]

  • DEADLINE 2024 Transatlantic Educators Dialogue (TED) Program

    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 […]

  • Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    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 […]

    $25
  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    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, […]

  • Reading the World: A Book Group for K-12 Educators Focused on Global Literature

    Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee 4675 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    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. […]

    Free
  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    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 […]

  • ORIAS World History Reading Group

    ORIAS @ UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • ORIAS World History Reading Group

    Zoom

    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 […]

  • Experiencing the Pine Ridge Reservation with Students

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    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, […]

    Free
  • Globalizing Rural Teacher Training Mentorship

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Department of Professional Education at rural Bemidji State University will partner with the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota to connect teacher candidates with global-minded educators […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Executive 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 […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme:Executive 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 […]

  • K-12 Educators’ Certificate in Global Studies

    Zoom

    The K-12 Educators' Certificate in Global Studies is a 180-hour certificate that will equip educators with content and pedagogical methods and skills to engage with global studies in their classrooms. […]

    $2500
  • World in Film: A Long Way Home

    Zoom

    A Long Way Home Teachers are invited to view the documentary film A Long Way Home, then join film director Luc Schaedler, to learn about both the film and its historical […]

  • Reading the World: A Book Group for K-12 Educators Focused on Global Literature

    Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee 4675 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    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 dynamically […]

    Free
  • DEADLINE: Sijo (Korean Poetry) Student Competition (OH/KY)

    Virtual Zoom

    The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University presents a Sijo Student Competition for K-12 students in Ohio and Kentucky to honor the traditional Korean form of poetry by introducing it to students. New to Sijo?  No problem, materials available to help students write Sijo poetry. Asynchronous Online workshop open to any teacher […]

  • Global Read Webinar with Rimma Onoseta

    Zoom

    Join us as Nigerian author Rimma Onoseta discusses How You Grow Wings. The YA novel revolves around the strained relationship between two teenaged sisters, Zam and Cheta, sharing a bedroom at home while trying to avoid each other and their dysfunctional parents. The plot is fairly fast-paced, unfolding within less than a year, and narrated […]

    Free
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