• Youth Activism and Resilience Book Club for Educators

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Virtual zoom Join us virtually to enjoy discussions about these books 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. ) These book clubs are IMMENSELY […]

    $25
  • Educators Talk with Film Makers of Padauk: Myanmar Spring

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Join us virtually on the International Day of Human Rights.  Educators will hear from the film makers of Padauk as well as scholar Palita Chinsaengchan, Assistant Professor from the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota. Participants will receive a resource list and viewing guide on the film, and will […]

    Free
  • Our World : A Global Book Club for Educators on Sustainability

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Join us virtually to enjoy discussions about these books with speakers from various National Resource Centers as well as other experts across the United States.  Register here  7pm-9 pm Eastern 6pm-8pm Central 5pm-7 pm Mountain 4pm-6pm Pacific Dates: Wednesdays Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2024 October 2  Okinawa  November 6 The Bee Mother December […]

    Free
  • Our World : A Global Book Club for Educators on Sustainability

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Join us virtually to enjoy discussions about these books with speakers from various National Resource Centers as well as other experts across the United States.  Register here  7pm-9 pm Eastern 6pm-8pm Central 5pm-7 pm Mountain 4pm-6pm Pacific Dates: Wednesdays Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2024 October 2  Okinawa  November 6 The Bee Mother December […]

    Free
  • Exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Economics Courses

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Virtual event register here Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Principles of Economics or Survey of Economics courses can help students bring the global local.  By engaging students with activities and assignments introducing them to the SDGs, students explore how countries, governments, businesses, consumers, and individuals make continual economic choices either aligned […]

    Free
  • Our World : A Global Book Club for Educators on Sustainability

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Join us virtually to enjoy discussions about these books with speakers from various National Resource Centers as well as other experts across the United States.  Register here  7pm-9 pm Eastern 6pm-8pm Central 5pm-7 pm Mountain 4pm-6pm Pacific Dates: Wednesdays Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2024 October 2  Okinawa  November 6 The Bee Mother December […]

    Free
  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In person at the University of Minnesota. This is a Title VI  African Studies Initiative Summer. The vulnerability of the African continent to climate change cannot be overstated. According to a recent article, “due to the widespread impacts of climate change” Africa is “losing 5% to 15% of its gross domestic product growth annually. Seventeen […]

    Free
  • Schools for the Planet Summer Institute

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Toward Universal Climate Literacy with Children’s Literature and Media In this three-day in person summer school, literacy educators Drs. Nick Kleese, Jana Lo Bello Miller, and Stephanie Rollag Yoon will […]

  • The Importance of Global Workforce Skills

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In person institute in Minnesota sponsored by the International and African Title VI Centers at the University of Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Development, "Exports of […]

  • KITA Lessons for American Preschools

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    We are looking for students, administrators, educators, community leaders and practitioners to join this special opportunity investigating preschool programs with high populations of immigrant children in Germany in order to impact […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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
  • 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
  • China-Africa Contemporary Relations: a Summer Institute for Educators

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    China’s ascendancy as a dominant economic and political global power has been the subject of much scholarly and political debate. More specifically, China’s renewed interest in Africa continues to beg the question, what is China’s Africa strategy or Africa – China Strategy? Some scholars suggest that China’s strategic interests in Africa are purely economic, resource […]

    Free
  • Schools for the Planet: Toward Universal Climate Literacy with Children’s Literature and Media

    University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Led by Dr. Nick Kleese, Dr. Jana Lo Bello Miller, Dr. Stephanie Rollag Yoon Dates: June 20-22, 2023 Time: 9:00 am-1:30 pm Cost: Free (includes resources) Cost with dorm lodging from June 18-22, 2023: $275 Registration link: https://z.umn.edu/climatelit We are a climate-illiterate civilization that has sleepwalked into climate breakdown, biodiversity crash, and unprecedented social inequalities that exacerbate planetary ecocide. To turn […]

    Free
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