Linking All Types of Teachers to International Cross-Cultural Education
From: lattice@msu.edu
Date: February 16th, 2010
To: All LATTICE members and friends
Reply-To: lattice@msu.edu Website: www.latticeworld.org
Subject: LATTICE Newsletter #496
TO: ALL LATTICE members and friends
Newsletter highlights:
- Next LATTICE Session: March 25th, 2010
- Previous LATTICE Session on February 4th
- Last LATTICE Zulu Basket Sale
- LATTICE Graduate Assistant Position – Seeking Applications
- LATTICE Fellowship for Graduate Assistants
- LATTICE Cross Country Skiing
- LATTICE Book Club
- Resources for Haiti
- Quilt Exhibition by LATTICE Member, Chris Worland
- Invitation to International Student Speakers for Haslett High School's One World Day 2010
- "Historical Policies and Attitudes Toward Women in Afghanistan" at Haslett Community Church
- ASHA: Extended Immunization for Rural Children
- Invitation to Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference 2010
- Student Outreach Activities from the MSU Asian Studies Center and CVIP Speaker's Bureau
- Amazing Links - Declan Galbraith's "Tell Me Why" song & 'Discover Anthropology' website
- Opportunities for Educators
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Next LATTICE Session, March 25th
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Previous LATTICE Session on February 4th
February 4th, 2010 - Topic: The Consequences of 'Othering' in the context of the Rwandan Genocide
You can view the agenda and the report from the session on the LATTICE website!
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Last LATTICE Zulu Basket Sale
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LATTICE Graduate Assistant Position Available for 2010-11
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LATTICE Fellowships
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LATTICE Cross Country Skiing
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LATTICE Book Club Notes
From Mary Hennessey and Amy Kilbridge:Our next LATTICE Book Club will be meeting on Thursday Feb. 18 at 4:15 at the E. Lansing Library. We will be discussing The Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter. Unfortunately, the women from Zeitouna could not join us, but we will be showing the dvd of their group.
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I came across this excellent site that has lots of good background info for teachers on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, as well as other books on the subject: http://wowlit.org/blog/2010/01/04/windows-on-the-world/#more-361Here are the books we will be discussing at the upcoming sessions of the LATTICE Book Club. The long numbers are the ISBN numbers, which bookstores (Everybody Reads & Schuler's - Okemos) find easier to use to order the books. If you are not purchasing the books, they should all be available at your local library or through MELCAT. We have several special guests on the schedule tentatively. I'll send you updates as I have them. Amy and I are excited about these sessions! They will be held at the East Lansing Public Library, unless I notify you differently.
- March 18
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (978-0316114271)
- April 15
- Red Glass by Laura Resau (978-0440240259)
- Author visit to East Lansing Public Library to discuss this book and her other books about Latin America on Saturday April 24 at 2:00
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Resources for Haiti
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Quilt Exhibition by LATTICE Member, Chris Worland
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Invitation to International Student Speakers for Haslett High School's One World Day 2010
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"Historical Policies and Attitudes Toward Women in Afghanistan" at Haslett Community Church
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ASHA: Extended Immunization for Rural Children
A Project of Michigan State University and Shanti Ashram in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India -
Invitation to Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference 2010
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Student Outreach Activities from the MSU Asian Studies Center, Spring 2010
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Amazing Links - Declan Galbraith's 'Tell Me Why' song & 'Discover Anthropology' website
Opportunities for Educators
4-H Japanese Exchange (Inbound)
Are you interested in hosting a Japanese student? Well, if you are, you can participate in the 4-H Japanese Exchange program. As a host family, you must have a youth in the home of the same gender and approximately the same age, 12-14. There are no requirements for meetings or travel during the one month. The host family must agree to treat the Japanese youth as a member of the family and to pick them up and return them to a central location. They must also attend a host family orientation.
The tentative dates are July 23 to August 22.
This year, there will be at least 50 Japanese youth coming to Michigan for a one month home stay. You may go to the following web site to download the host family forms. Please make sure you download the forms for the Inbound Japanese host families.
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/cyf/youth/interex.html
Host families must be identified and paperwork completed by May 15th. May 1st is the goal to have all families identified so host family orientations can be scheduled at convenient locations for everyone. If all the host families are identified by May 15th, counties will receive a $20 stipend to use as you choose for each youth hosted in the county. Host families are also needed for chaperons.
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Does your school want to be on the leading edge in global studies? Have you thought about taking a group of students abroad? Studies Abroad for Global Education (SAGE) offers a wealth of experience in designing, planning and carrying out international trips for students.
Today more than ever students need to gain a global perspective, an appreciation of cultural differences, to become effective global leaders. SAGE offers programs and destinations that are designed to inform, challenge, inspire and engage students to think critically about the world and themselves. Students emerge from our programs transformed, with a new level of understanding, deeper awareness and an appreciation for cultural differences. Students on SAGE programs learn how to become effective leaders, making decisions that will create a better world.
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What distinguishes SAGE is the exceptional quality of programs we offer. Whether in India, Morocco, Peru, or the Navajo Nation, SAGE’s extensive network of contacts and resources in each location allows us to offer custom-designed itineraries and cultural immersion experiences that meet the unique needs of each individual group. SAGE does not offer standardized “cookie cutter” tours but rather transformative educational journeys where each participant discovers their world and themselves in new ways. We hope that you and your students will join us!
SAGE offers custom school trips to destinations such as Morocco, South Africa, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile & Argentina. In the United States, we now offer educational trips to the Lakota as well as Navajo Nations. Please visit our website www.sageprogram.org and request a copy of our new Group Travel Abroad brochure.Media Literacy
Participants in this series will learn to harness the power of computer-based tools and other media to reach and teach struggling readers and writers through using engaging technologies. Designed to help educators make better use of technology to gain new ways of reaching learners, who can be disengaged from learning to read and write through conventional channels, these sessions will cover a variety of media tools that engage students and deepen learning. Participants will spend much of the time exploring and creating to develop skills that will translate to the classroom and they will discuss links between using technology and learning. The sessions will be tailored to the needs, interests, and abilities of participants. Past topics have included creating and using a wiki, blogging, social networking, using mini video cameras with students, creating podcasts, and digital storytelling. The instructor, Dottie Best, a literacy consultant at Ingham ISD, has trained many area teachers to work individually with young readers and writers who struggle to become literate.
Audience: Teachers and administrators
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Date(s): March 12 and April 23, 2010 (one May date to be added)
Time(s): 8:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ingham ISD Campus
Cost: $200
Credit: 1.8 SB-CEUs, pending MDE approval
Contact: Debbie Kirchen at 517.244.1251 or dkirchen@inghamisd.orgCuban Poet, Jose Kozer
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7 p.m.
MOCAD Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48201The preeminent Cuban poet of his generation and one of the most influential poets from Latin America, Jose Kozer, comes to MOCAD for an intimate bilingual reading of selected poems from his book Stet. Kozer will read his own works in Spanish and Detroit poet, activist and educator Marilynn Rashid will read Mark Weiss’ English translations of the same works. The readings will be followed by a brief question and answer session with Mr. Kozer. Admission: Free
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The Lorenzo Cultural Center, adjacent to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, explores the influences and experiences, historical as well as current, that shape our heritage. Featuring multidimensional programs and showcasing themes related to science, history, literature, visual and performing arts and culture, it offers opportunities to learn about our region and country.
A sampling of the Spring 2010 scheduled events: Living Through the Great Depression February 27 - May 8, 2010
- Detroit in the Great Depression Saturday, February 27 - 1 p.m.; April 8 - 1 p.m. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio (WUMO-FM) commentator.
- Paradise Valley Elegies: The Detroit Poems - Robert Hayden and Dudley Randall Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m.
- Bonnie Clyde: The Film—The Myth—The Reality Saturday, March 6 - 11 a.m.
- Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy Sunday, March 7 - 2 p.m.
- David Kennedy: The Great Depression Revisited Thursday, March 11 - 7 p.m.
- Prohibition in Detroit Sunday, March 14 - 2 p.m.
- The Food of a Younger Land Saturday, March 20 - 1 p.m. American food and food traditions from the 1930s
- Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant Friday, March 26 - 7:30 p.m. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Jazz/blues opera about unionizing Ford Motor Company focusing on the questionable 1937 death of union organizer and Methodist minister Lewis Bradford
- Art Deco in Detroit Saturday, March 27 - 1 p.m.
- Staying Alive and Fight to Survive: Detroit in the Great Depression Saturday, February 27 at 1 p.m.
For more information: http://www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/schedule/index.asp
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Lorenzo Cultural Center
SW corner of M-59/Hall Road and Garfield Road
Clinton TownshipDeadline: March 1, 2010
Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States HistoryFederal Judicial Center and the American Bar Association Division for Public Education
June 27 – July 2, 2010
Washington, DCDesigned for teachers of U.S. history, government, civics, or law, the Federal Trials and Great Debates Institute will deepen participants’ knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the federal court's role in key public controversies that have defined our constitutional and other legal rights. Participants will work closely throughout the week-long Institute with leading historians, federal judges, and curriculum consultants.
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The 2010 Institute will provide secondary school educators with the training and resources they need to engage students in the history of three landmark federal trials, including:
Ex parte Merryman and Debates on Civil Liberties During the Civil War
The Sedition Act Trials
Olmstead v. United States and the Constitutional Challenges of Prohibition Enforcement.
The Institute will be limited to 20 teachers. Travel, lodging, and meal expenses will be reimbursed to Institute participants according to U.S. government per diem rates.
Application: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/summerinstitute/home.shtml
Tradition Transformed: Chang Ku-nien, Master Painter of the 20th Century
Guest curator Wen-chien Chang (U-M alum) will introduce the expressive work of Chang Ku-nien (1906-1987), a versatile and proficient artist from the ancient tradition of Chinese painting. Myong Raymond, who was a student of Chang Ku-nien, will give a demonstration of brush painting.
Exhibit: January 23-April 18, 2010
U-M Museum of Art
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525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1354
734-764-0395
734-763-UMMA (24-hour information hotline)
www.umma.umich.edu
Deadline: March 1, 2010
The Clarice Smith National Teacher Institutes at the Smithsonian American Art MuseumMonday, June 28–Friday, July 2, 2010 or Monday, July 19–Friday, July 23, 2010
Through gallery talks, lectures, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, you will learn to incorporate technology to enliven your core subject teaching. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you'll share models for integrating art across the curriculum using Web 2.0 applications, such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs.
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Institutes are open to core subject educators and educator teams of two to three members, from the same school or district, each representing a different subject area (i.e., social studies, language arts, science, math, etc.) Each applicant must be a full-time grade 4–12 teacher.
Efforts will be made to enroll educators from across the country for geographic diversity. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have not previously attended a Teacher Institute at American Art in the past three years.
More information and application: http://americanart.si.edu/education/dev/cs/
Deadline: March 1, 2010
Crystal Apple AwardThe Crystal Apple Award recognizes teachers who have made outstanding contributions to law-related education and whose programs and activities have:
- furthered the understanding of the students as to the role of the courts, the law enforcement agencies, and the legal profession in our society;
- helped students to recognize their duties as well as their rights;
- encouraged effective law-related education programs in their schools and communities; and
- increased communication between students, educators, and those involved professionally in the legal system.
Nominations may be made by a school administrator, coordinator, director, student, or any interested party.
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Entry Form PDF
Deadline: March 30, 2010
K-12 First Amendment Cartoon ContestSince the earliest days of the American republic, cartoonists have entertained us, provided significant and persuasive social commentaries, and contributed to our civic life. Celebrate Bill of Rights Day with the First Amendment Cartoon Contest. Celebrate First Amendment freedoms with your own cartoon on Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to Petition the Government, and Freedom of Association with a single panel cartoon or a comic strip.
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Contest rules: http://www.courtsed.org/cartoon_contest.htm
Deadline: March 15, 2010
2010 Supreme Court Summer Institute for TeachersJune 17-22, 2010
Washington, DC
Cost: $150.00Thirty social studies educators will be selected to attend six days of educational activities related to teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Institute includes sessions led by Supreme Court experts, journalists, authors, and attorneys, who give teachers an in-depth understanding of how the Court chooses and decides cases, and what it is like to argue before the Court. The Institute covers nine current or recent cases, and teachers even learn about the personalities of the justices. This exciting opportunity culminates with a visit to the Court to hear decisions handed down and a private reception at the Court.
The Institute prepares teachers to use innovative teaching methods with current and past cases. Beyond the content-rich sessions and activities, teachers are also equipped with the skills and tools to train fellow teachers at home.
Registration: http://www.streetlaw.org/en/CalendarEvent.31.aspx
Law Day 2010: Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day. This day is an opportunity to strengthen our great American heritage of liberty, justice, and equality under the law. The State Bar of Michigan joins various local bars, businesses, schools, and other organizations in conducting programs associated with improving the public's understanding of our justice system.
For ideas, contests, and lesson plans see http://www.michbar.org/programs/lawday/
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The Ghost Army Documentary
Screening and Talk
Wednesday, March 17th, 7:00pm
Producer/director Rick Beyer will present the first national screening of this rough cut film. It tells the story of the Ghost Army through survivor interviews, photographs from the war, and original sketches and paintings created by Ghost Army soldiers during their service in Europe.The Ghost Army Exhibit
March 1 – April 30
Sixty-five years after the top-secret Ghost Army went into action in World War II, the University of Michigan Library will unveil the first public exhibit of this captivating group of materials.
The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II. The unit impersonated other U.S. Army units in order to fool the enemy.Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100 (enter from the Diag)
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University of Michigan
913 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI
Events are free and open to the public.
Parking is available at 650 S. Forest (public parking structure)
Deadline: April 16, 2010
Competing Visions of Human Rights
Summer Leadership Institute for TeachersJuly 6 - 9, 2010
The Choices Summer Institute will give participating teachers an opportunity to examine the concept of human rights and the challenges of enforcing human rights at an international level. Using the Choices curriculum, participants will also explore effective instructional strategies for engaging adolescents in the topic. Major themes covered during this institute include:- cultural relevance vs. the universality of human rights
- state sovereignty vs. international institutions and expanding international law
- humanitarian law and humanitarian intervention
- the role of human rights in foreign policy
The Choices Summer Institute is designed to stimulate and support secondary-level educators who are interested in teaching international issues and are prepared to take on leadership roles within their schools and communities. Applicants should have experience teaching social studies at the secondary level, be familiar with the Choices approach, and have an interest in introducing other teachers to the Choices Program. Twenty teachers from across the nation will be selected to participate. The cost of the institute, housing and meals will be covered. All participating teachers will receive curriculum materials from the Choices Program. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses.
Download application
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The Choices Program
Competing Visions of Human Rights Institute
Brown University, Box 1948
Providence, RI 02914
http://www.choices.edu/pd/institutes_7_2010.php
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO)
Founded in 2007, GEEO is a 501c3 non-profit organization that helps and encourages educators to travel abroad. See the website to find out more about us and our programs.
This summer we have programs to Tunisia, Peru, Southern Africa, China, and India. If you would like to receive the latest updates from GEEO, please email us at listserv@geeo.org or follow us on twitter here.
Our trips are 2-3 weeks in length and are limited to 10-18 teachers and their traveling companions. These trips are customized to include activities that will be particularly interesting to teachers, such as school visits. Graduate and professional development credits are available to participating teachers.
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Stories in the Wood
Traveling exhibit about the storytelling tradition of folklorists and scholars in the Upper Peninsula
The exhibit is displayed at Northern Michigan University with complimentary K-12 school programs through April 2010. The exhibit will tour the U.P. from 2010 through 2014. Dan Truckey, Director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, stated: “In 2010, this exhibition will begin a three-year swing through the entire Upper Peninsula, teaching a new generation about the culture of the U.P. and hopefully inspiring them to carry on the region’s oral traditions.”
Website: http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/BeaumierHeritageCenter/SiteSections/Exhibitions/Exhibitions.shtml
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Sponsor: Northern Michigan University Beaumier Heritage Center, Marquette
Contact: Daniel Truckey, 906-227-1219, dtruckey@nmu.edu
Deadline: March 1, 2010
American Councils 2010 Summer Russian Language Teachers ProgramAmerican Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to announce fellowship opportunities for the 2010 Summer Russian Language Teachers Program at Moscow State University. Between fifteen and twenty finalists will be selected to receive program funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Fulbright-Hays Act. All program expenses (less an initial program deposit and domestic travel to and from Washington, D.C.) will be paid for these participants. Applications for the Summer 2010 program are due March 1st.
Interested applicants can find the online application here: http://www.americancouncils.org/program/29/ST/This is a six-week program in Russian language, culture, and foreign language pedagogy for teachers or teachers-in-training. Applicants must be either graduate students preparing for a career in Russian-language education or current teachers of Russian at the university, secondary school, or elementary school level. Applications from K-12 teachers of Russian are especially encouraged. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Application http://www.americancouncils.org/program/29/ST/
For more information and an application contact:
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Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org , www.acrussiaabroad.org
Deadline: March 02, 2010
Interdisciplinary Institute for K-12 teachers on Music of Mozart Vienna, AustriaNational Endowment for the Humanities
June 21-July 15, 2010
Dr. Richard Benedum will direct an interdisciplinary institute, “Mozart’s Worlds: The German Operas,” for 25 American school teachers. The institute, is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and will take place in Vienna, Austria, on June 21-July 15, 2010.
Applicants should consult www.udayton.edu/~nehinstitute2010 or call Annie Milliron at 937-229-4229 for more information and application instructions. Each participant will receive a stipend of $3,300 from the NEH. Applicants should have an elementary knowledge of music, but need not be music specialists to apply successfully; applications from teachers covering the entire field of humanities are actively solicited.Annie Milliron
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University of Dayton
Dayton, OH 45469-0310
PH: 937-229-4229
Email: amilliron@udayton.edu
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Summer Institutes 2010
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota has offered a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. The institutes offered by CARLA reflect our commitment to connecting research with practice as well as our ongoing mission to share what we've learned with teachers and their second language learners. Linking research and theory with practical applications for the classroom, each institute includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities, and networking with colleagues.Sessions include:
- Second Language Acquisition Basics for Teachers
- Using Technology in Second Language Teaching
- Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: Struggling Learners
- Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs)
- Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
- Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom
- Teaching the Pragmatics of a Second LanguageMore information can be found here: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/2010/schedule.html
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National History Day District Competitions
Held in late February/early March across the state.
All students, grades 4-12, are invited to participate. The theme for 2010 is Innovation in History: Impact and Change. For more info, visit www.hsmichigan.org/mhd
Additional information is available at the National History Day website, www.nhd.org
Three finalists in each category at the District Competition will advance to the Michigan History Day state finals at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Finalists in the Junior and Senior Divisions then have the opportunity to advance to National History Day, June 13-17, 2010 in College Park, Maryland.Contact information:: Hugh Gurney, 2270 Hickory Circle Drive, Howell, MI 48855 (517)545-2979 or hgurney@hsmichigan.org
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Deadline: March 2, 2010
NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers
Social Movements in Modern America: Labor, Civil Rights, and Feminism
July 11-31, 2010
Indiana University BloomingtonRegister for the three-week summer institute on the pivotal role of three major social movements in America: their history, their interrelationships, and their transformative political and cultural impact over the last century. For more information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~inst2010 or contact Dr. Barbara Truesdell, barbara@indiana.edu.
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The 15th Annual International Studies Summer Institute (ISSI) will take place July 7-15, 2010
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/cte.cfmThe Center for the Study of Global Change's International Studies Summer Institute is a residential institute for educators of grades six and above. At the institute, educators gain an understanding of international issues facing the world today and learn about innovative ways to bring international issues to the classroom. Upon completion of the institute, participants will have received materials including Graham Pike and David Selby’s "In the Global Classroom," a flash drive with numerous electronic resources, and print resources, among others. We welcome applications from educators in the United States and abroad. http://www.indiana.edu/~global/issi/application.php
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Picturing America in Michigan Museum Partnership Extended
http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/picturingamerica/The Michigan Humanities Council has extended its partnership with Michigan art museums for its Museum Partnership program, which offers museum and in-school programs that utilize American art as a vehicle for exploring American history. Since 2009, the Museum Partnership has furnished 102 programs for schools and libraries, reaching more than 5,000 students. The Council covers up to $500 per program for related expenses, including transportation.
Eligible Picturing America schools and libraries may apply for programs taking place before May 31, 2010 (submit application four weeks in advance). For details, see the directory and application. http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/picturingamerica/brochure_winter10.pdf
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Prior Museum Partnership participants are eligible for funding for this grant cycle.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Free teaching & learning resources from federal agencieshttp://www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm
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Topics: Arts & Music, Health & Phys. Ed., Language Arts, Math, Science, World Studies, U.S. History Topics, U.S. Time Periods
Explore Michigan’s Past & Present
Seeking Michigan
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http://seekingmichigan.org/.
2010 Disney Teacher Summer Conference, Florida
June 27, 2010
A professional development conference for PreK-12 teachers, college professors, and administrators led by national scholars who will address "Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies and Diverse Learning Styles" focusing on cultural proficiency and cultural competence. Using brain based instructional strategies, workshops explore how to create a classroom community that honors every voice.
In addition, the workshops will focus on culture and learning and its importance as well as considerations that teachers and school administrators can take into account as they meet the needs of a more diverse population.
Participants will use strategies to improve academic achievement across the disciplines. During the workshop participants will be able to identify the strategies modeled by the presenter, reflect upon instructional practices, and practice culturally relevant teaching strategies to implement in their classrooms and schools so that they can continue their professional growth and development.Leona M. Johnson, Ph D
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National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates
Email: johnsonleonam@aol.com!
Visit the website at http://naaas.org
Images of Life on Earth
Wildlife films and photos are vital weapons in the battle to save the world's endangered plants and animals from the brink of extinction. So, with the help of the world’s best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists and scientists, ARKive is creating the ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered species. http://www.arkive.org/
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Looking for teaching ideas or background for your history lesson plan? Go online and check out the U.S. History Collection.
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www.socialstudies.org/teacherslibrary
Teaching with the News
The CHOICES Program's Teaching with the News initiative provides online curriculum materials and ideas to connect the content of the classroom to the headlines in the news. Topics cover a range of foreign policy and international issues.* All Teaching with the News materials require users to create a free account.
Some of the topics covered in Teaching with the News:
The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically
The U.S. in Afghanistan: Analyzing Political Cartoons
U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
The U.S. and Iran: Confronting Policy Alternatives
Globalization and the Economic Crisis|
A Nuclear North Korea?
Violence in Darfur, Sudan
Global Environment: Considering U.S. Policy
Conflict in Iraq: Confronting Policy Alternatives
India: Conflicts Within
Water Wars: Lesson Plans
http://www.choices.edu/resources/current.phpResources that work well with all Teaching with the News activities:
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Guidelines for Deliberation
Deliberating "Pros" and "Cons" of Policy Options
Scholars Online video resources.
Contacting Elected Officials
Encourage students to communicate their views on international issues to elected officials. Find contact information for the White House at www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ and U.S. Senators and Representatives at thomas.loc.gov/
The Global Ed Yellow Pages, a directory of global education resources for k-12 teachers, is now on-line at www.globaledyellowpages.org It contains approximately 1,000 entries, many of which link to additional resources. The directory is organized into categories such as area studies, the arts, business and economics education, civic education, environmental education, foreign language, global education, human rights, peace studies, sustainability education, world history, and many more. Featured are teaching materials, technology, travel and exchange programs, and information on conferences and publications. There is a special section that describes actual global education programs in primary, middle, and high schools.
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Library of Congress “American Memory” offers New Teachers Page www.loc.gov/teachers Ready-to-use materials that bring the Library’s primary sources into the classroom.
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K-12 Gateway to the Less Commonly Taught Languages
The UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP) has launched an abundant new site for elementary and secondary foreign language teachers, the K-12 Gateway to the Less Commonly Taught Languages. The core of the site is a complete set of downloadable lesson plans and supplementary materials for teaching a first year language class. Written in English, the plans can be adapted to any language and grade level.
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Pilot-tested by K-12 teachers from Anchorage to Virginia, the site offer easy navigation to a wealth of information.
In addition to the lessons, there is a section on curriculum design, standards, and proficiency-based teaching. A resource section offers links to national Language Resource Centers, language teachers associations, teachers’ forums, assessment guides, and professional development opportunities.
The recent increase of federal interest in foreign languages has kindled a language renaissance in K-12 schools across the nation. The number of classes for less-commonly taught languages such as Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Russian, even in the primary grades, has increased substantially. But there are a limited number of textbooks and classroom materials available for learners below college level.
http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/k-12
New Media, New School Year . . . and a New Resource (Edutopia)
We want to help you make the most of the latest technologies and innovative ways to use them as we settle into the 2009-10 school year, so we've put together a brand-new free resource for you: the PDF Ten Top Tips for Teaching with New Media.
Full of succinct and practical ways to prepare our students for 21st-century success, this guide will help you deliver the relevant and meaningful education all students deserve. Our new Ten Top Tips guide is jam-packed with practical and succinct ways that you can turn your classroom into a 21st-century learning environment — covering everything from iChat and Twitter to lesser-known tools like VoiceThread and Wordle.
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http://www.edutopia.org/ten-top-tips
From Asia Society: The International Children's Digital Library (www.icdl.org) has nearly 4,000 digitized books in 54 different languages from 63 countries across the globe, including some as far-reaching as Zimbabwe, Mongolia and Iran. All the books are available to read on the Web site cover-to-cover, free of charge. <Return>
Happy Chinese New Year! Also, all the best to you during Black History Month! Plan to attend the next LATTICE session, on Thursday, March 25th, from 12:00-4:30 PM, and to invite another educator. We will meet in the Viking Room of Haslett High School, 5450 Marsh Rd, Haslett, MI 48840.
Topic: Investigating How to Share Cultures of 'Others' as Global Citizens. Around 2:30 we will enjoy the traditional LATTICE international potluck meal.
If you need a ride from the MSU campus to Haslett High School for the next LATTICE session, please e-mail Alicia at lattice@msu.edu by the night of Tuesday March 23rd.
Alicia will be arranging transportation with bus and/or car depending on the demand. The CATA bus Route 22 runs from MSU to Haslett High School. The bus leaves the SHAW & FARM boarding area at 10:45 am and 11.20 am. Alicia will be taking the earlier bus since she will go to help set up for LATTICE.
Courtesy of Sally McClintock...
On March 5 and 6, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the LATTICE Zulu Basket Project. The artists have become nationally recognized and the students have completed high school and university educations because of your purchases, advertising and volunteerism. Canther Ntuli, our youngest student, will graduate with a degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town in December 2010. Wow!
At this final sale, I need lots of help with labeling baskets, transporting the baskets to All Saints Episcopal Church and helping out at the sale itself. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are available to help in any of these capacities. The names of all volunteers will be placed in the basket drawing at the March LATTICE session. In addition, all those who help with the labeling at my home will have first pick of the baskets including those from my personal collection which I am finally ready (sort of) to part with.
LABELING PARTIES at 6336 Skyline Drive in East Lansing
Tuesday, February 16 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Monday, March 1 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
SETTING UP for the SALE at All Saints Episcopal Church at 800 Abbott Road in East Lansing
Thursday, March 4 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Friday, March 5 at 10:00 AM until Noon
BASKET SALE Volunteering
Friday, March 5: noon to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6 and 6 to 7
Saturday, March 6: 10 to noon, noon to 2 and 2 to 4
CLOSING DOWN
Saturday, March 6 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm
ALL VOLUNTEERS: Please contact me (Sally) at 517 332 6668 or by email at sallyma@comcast.net
I'm attaching a press release with a few more details about the sales. Please distribute via email or post to all those who may be interested. Jane Aldrich from WLNS TV will be letting everyone know about the sale. Hopefully there will also be news articles and announcements in local papers. Feel free to contact anyone who might be interested!
Graduate Students are invited to apply for a quarter-time LATTICE graduate assistantship for the 2010-2011 academic year. The assistantship is contingent on the availability of funding. The LATTICE graduate assistant will work with the LATTICE Session Director as an integral member of the LATTICE administrative team. Applications are due by February 25, 2010 and are available here.
Applications are now available here and the application deadline is March 15, 2010. Please consider applying especially if you need resources to conduct research or take classes during the summer!
Join LATTICE for Cross Country Skiing on Saturday, February 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the equipment rental hut at Lake Lansing North. Beginners and families welcome! Cross Country Skiing is not difficult, and experienced LATTICE skiers will help beginners to get started in this wonderful sport.
Rental equipment (skis, boots, and poles) available at the park for $7 (1st hour) and $3 (2nd hour).
What to wear: Layers of clothing are best. Suggestions: A turtleneck with wool sweaters on top; long underwear underneath water-repellent pants; thin socks underneath with a pair of thick, wool socks on top. Gloves and hat. Hip pack for carrying money, keys, etc. Possibly a daypack to put your clothing in as you warm up from the exercise, and want to shed clothing.
What to bring: If you plan to rent equipment, you will need to provide a photo ID and cash. There are also hot drinks and snacks for sale. Admission to the park is free of charge.
Directions from MSU: Take Grand River east to Marsh Road. Turn left on Marsh Road and continue straight past Haslett High School, and through the intersection of Marsh and Haslett Road. Pass Lake Lansing Park South on the Right. Take a slight right onto Lake Drive. Lake Lansing Park North is located at 6260 East Lake Drive in Haslett directly across from the Lake Lansing Boat Launch.
If you need a ride, contact Connie Detjen by noon on Friday, Feb. 19, and she will endeavor to arrange transportation from the MSU campus. detjencc@haslett.k12.mi.us (517)505-0068
This event is “weather and conditions permitting.” By noon on Friday, Feb. 19, please email Connie if you plan to come. If the event were to be called off due to weather or conditions, she would get in touch to let you know.
The disaster in Haiti was and still is devastating. As Mother Teresa stated, "If I look at the mass, I will never act" and as we discussed in the January session with Dr. Esquith, we need to continue to make our support personal and target a specific organization or person we would like to help. You can find more resources compiled by a number of persons and organizations here.
CHRIS WORLAND Quilt Journey Through Time and Place
Feb.8 - March 3, 2010
Hours: Monday-Friday, noon-2pm
LookOut! Art Gallery
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
C200 Snyder Hall
Michigan State University
(Located on Bogue Street between Garnd River and Auditorium Rd.)
Courtesy of LATTICE Member, Brad Brunner...
Hello, this is Brad Brunner from LATTICE. As I announced in the LATTICE session in February, Haslett High School is busy planning for One World Day 2010. We appreciate the opportunity to promote diversity in the educational process at Haslett High School and are looking for international students to guest-speak with our students.
Attached is documentation that explains the responsibility of those that are willing to speak with our students on One World Day. If after reading the document, you feel you would like to volunteer please contact me via email at BRUNNEBJ@haslett.k12.mi.us In so doing, please provide the following:
- Full name
- Country
- Email
- Phone (optional)
We ask that the guest speakers provide their email addresses because we require the classes to communicate with their speaker prior to One World Day. The communication includes one email with a welcome, thank you, and a couple of questions for the speaker.
Thank you once again for your willingness to participate in One World Day at Haslett High School. Please contact me if you have any additional questions or concerns :) Thanks!
Sunday, Feb 28, 6:00pm
Haslett Community Church, 1427 Haslett Rd., Haslett, MI 48840
The presenter is Mahbuba Fidda, who was born in Afghanistan and received her early education during the Soviet occupation. She went on to college level education in Afghanistan and Russia and received a law degree. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and women were banned from public life she fled the country with her family and came to the US and Michigan as a refugee. Since arriving in Lansing she has completed studies to qualify to take the Michigan State Bar exam in the spring of 2010. Ms. Fidda has a fascinating life story to share. It provides an inside glimpse of what life has been like for the women and children of Afghanistan during recent decades. With the current major US commitment to bring a more humane, stable and sustainable life to the people of Afghanistan, it is incumbent on US citizens to become better informed concerning the complex human rights issues at stake in this conflict.
On behalf of Christian Scott and Eric Wilson who presented about their terrific project in our January session:
In 2008 and 2009, the International Development and Markets in India study abroad program (sponsored by MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) visited Shanti Ashram in Coimbatore, India to learn about development issues in rural India. After the study abroad programs concluded, many student participants wished to stay connected with Shanti. Upon returning to campus, they formed a group as MSU Students Advancing International Development and approached Shanti with the idea of forming an MMR immunization project designed to protect young children against measles. Shanti Ashram is experienced in carrying out community-based immunization clinics. The Hep 'B' and Typhoid Immunization Clinics at Shanti have served over 5000 children in the past two years.
Providing one child with MMR vaccination costs $2.00 US.
MSU Goal: Raise $16,000 by the end of Spring Semester 2010 in order to immunize 8,000 children in the Coimbatore region of South India. Immunizing 8,000 children can protect up to 250,000 people from contracting measles.
In order to donate to this important cause conceptualized by college students, you can send your checks to:
ASHA: Extended Immunization for Rural Children in India
C/O Dan Dutkiewicz
Institute of International Agriculture
Michigan State University
319 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
Make checks payable to Michigan State University with Bailey Service Organization in the memo line. <Return>
Michigan State University’s College of Education is organizing the 54th Annual Meeting of the Comparative International Education Society (CIES) in Chicago, USA in March 1-5, 2010, at the Chicago Palmer House Hotel. CIES is the foremost professional organization in comparative and international education in the US and abroad. The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), was founded in 1956 to foster cross-cultural understanding, scholarship, academic achievement and societal development through the international study of educational ideas, systems, and practices. The Society's members include more than 1800 academics, practitioners, and students from around the world. For more information about CIES see http://www.cies.us/
The theme of the conference Reimagining Education is attracting a rich array of presentations and speakers: “We are living in times of rapid ideological, societal, and economic change where new ways of thinking are likely to emerge that may radically transform the way we design and implement education. The central promise of universal education, to produce a more just and peaceful world, has yet to be realized. Nevertheless much has been achieved. We are constantly developing new ways of knowing and doing. Emerging paradigms allow us to envision a better future...” for more see http://www.cies2010.msu.edu/theme.html
In addition, this year CIES will offer a series of professional development workshops to be held during the pre-conference day on February 28th. There will also be opportunities for sponsoring a number of events including receptions, coffee breaks and book exhibits. Organizations and/or individuals with interest in offering workshops or in taking advantage of sponsorship opportunities are invited to apply for placement in the program. Please go our website for information about the conference and related events http://www.cies2010.msu.edu/ I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Warm regards,
Maria Teresa Tatto, Associate Professor
President-Elect CIES
Michigan State University
College of Education, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
CIES e-mail: cies2010@msu.edu
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Are you looking for ways to expose your students to Asian cultures and languages? The MSU Asian Studies Center can help you with this. We offer interactive classroom sessions on Asian holiday celebrations (such as Lunar New Year, Dragon the Boat Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival), birthday celebrations, arts and crafts (such as origami, calligraphy, and children's stories), to just name a few. We also provide assemblies on topics such as school life in Japan/China/India, the Silk Road, and Asian current events. Please contact the MSU Asian Studies Center at 517-353-1680 or email asiansc@msu.edu if you are interested. We can accommodate your request.
******************************************************CVIP Speaker's Bureau: There are many international students who are anxious to visit your classrooms. They can talk about their country in many ways - some may sing some folk songs, others give a slide presentation. You can relate it to something you are studying, or just have them in for cultural awareness. For more information, contact sbcvip@yahoo.com <Return>
Courtesy of LATTICE Member, Guven Witteveen
While it is a beautiful expression of a young person full of curiosity and caring (not yet hardened by the usual grown-up things), perhaps it deserves some serious consideration. The questions posed can serve as authentic challenges to the status quo: honestly, how DO we answer the questions that the singer poses?
This song entitled "Tell Me Why" was sung by a 13 year old, Declan Galbraith who also wrote the song……great lyrics and words…. Here is a blog entry about the song.
----------------------------------------------------------------Discover Anthropology website is now live!
It has taken over two years to develop, and countless hours generating ideas, registering feedback and collecting stories.. but it is finally here: the Royal Anthropological Institute's (RAI's) Discover Anthropology website!
The website is aimed at anyone interested in anthropology and who wants to get involved either by studying the subject, attending events and activities, joining online networks, teaching, or creating artwork and music related to anthropology.
The website includes seven main sections: About Anthropology, Career Paths, Study & Experience, Resources, Events, Your Space and For Teachers.
There is information on social and biological anthropology as well as a growing number of specialist areas such as medical anthropology, environmental anthropology, anthropology of development and economic anthropology.
Readers can find out about anthropological fieldwork and take a look at photos of anthropologists 'in action' all over the world! There are career profiles and information on anthropologists working in sectors ranging from academic research to tourism . For students who are thinking of taking a year off, or want to do some short courses there is information on gap years, distance learning programmes, and continuing education courses. Find out what students think about studying anthropology by visiting out student voices page.
For people who like to be creative, our Your Space section promotes public engagement of anthropology through poetry, art, music and dialogue. If you have anything you would like to submit to this section please email Nafisa Fera, the RAI's Education Officer at education@therai.org.uk
The Royal Anthropological Institute is open to any suggestions, comments or feedback on the website. Have a look, share your thoughts, and spread the word!
THANK YOU FOR READING ALL THE WAY TO THE END!
End of LATTICE Newsletter # 496
LATTICE is supported by 17 mid-Michigan School districts and the African Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, Center for Advanced Studies of International Development (CASID), Center for European and Russian Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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