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  • EU Bootcamp

    Zoom

    Nine virtual webinars covering European Union-related topics on social science, humanities, and STEM.

    Free

  • Language Teacher Summer Institute

    Zoom

    Maximizing foreign language output in the classroom: An in-depth, interactive, two-week, virtual course

    Free

  • Reading the world written under a graphic with a young woman's face, trees growing from the top of her head, books on the side of her head, and a glob at the back of her neck

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

    Eckstrom-Columbus Public Library 4350 E. 22nd St, Tucson, AZ, United States

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

    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 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: 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 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: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 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, focused […]

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Legislative 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, […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Legislative 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, […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Economics 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, focused […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Economics 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, focused […]

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Elections and Political Participation 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 […]

  • Global Reads Webinar with author Yasmín Ramírez

    Virtual Zoom

    Once a month, the World Area Book Awards (Américas Award, Children's Africana Book Award, Freeman Book Award, Middle East Book Award, & South Asia Book Award) sponsor a free 60-minute […]

    Free

  • Today in International Politics: Speaker Series (TIPSS)

    Zoom

    Theme: Elections and Political Participation 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 […]

  • Cultural Bridges to SEL: A Workshop for K-12 Educators

    University of Arizona

    ABOUT: You’re invited to an evening of free professional development for all K-12 educators: in service and pre-service teachers, educational aides, and administrators. A light dinner will be provided. Participants will […]

  • Institute for Curriculum & Campus Internationalization

    Indiana University Bloomington IN, United States

    Faculty, administrators, and staff interested in growing the global engagement of their campus are invited to attend the four-day event. • Learn how to internationalize your curriculum and campus • […]

    $525

  • Power Plays: Colonialism, Imperialism, and the Making of National Sports in South and Southeast Asia

    Benson Earth Sciences Bldg 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder, CO, United States

    This is a commuter professional development program for high school and community college educators teaching grades 9-14. Make the 2024 Summer Olympics a teachable moment for history, geography, political science, and other social sciences. Learn why certain sports are more popular in South and Southeast Asia, how they became game-changers beyond the athletic realm, and […]

    $50

  • The World in Film: House in the Fields

    Virtual Zoom

    House in the Fields  With filmmaker Tala Hadid register at tinyurl.com/houseinthefields Free screener link provided to all upon registration to view film on your own 30 registrants will get free streaming […]

    Free
  • 2025 Americas Award Global Reads Webinar

    Global Reads Webinar with Aya Khalil

    Featured Global Reads Webinar Series
    Zoom
    Virtual Event

    Please join us for a discussion with Aya Khalil, author of The Great Banned-Book Bake Sale, winner of the 2024 Middle East Outreach Council Book Award for picture books, as well as the Joy for Books Award. Ms. Khalil also wrote The Arabic Quilt, a 2021 Honor Book for Young Children for the Children's Africana Book Awards and winner of a 2021 Arab American Book Award, as well as other books about and for Arab American children.

    Free

  • collage made from maps of the world

    Case Studies in World History: Summer Institute for Community College Faculty

    ORIAS @ UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA, United States

    This program revisits the ORIAS focus on teaching World History through a collaboration with History for the 21st Century. Sessions will feature academic talks by H21 authors, explorations of related teaching […]

  • Flyer for Arabic Language and Culture, 15-hour summer Professional Development Webinar

    Summer Arabic Language and Culture

    Featured
    Online
    Virtual Event

    Learn some basic Arabic conversation to help you connect with Arabic-speaking students and families. You will also learn about Arabic culture, including ideas about time, gender, religion, food, and differences across the region. The instructors will share resources for you and your students to learn more, and recommend materials for your classrooms. There will also be plenty of time to address your questions. This will also help social workers and others working with refugee and immigrant populations from the Arabic-speaking world.

    $160
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