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Global Studies Summer Institute

The Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota announces its Summer Institute, saying, "A Global Studies Summer Institute is a fantastic opportunity for examining global and international issues! The Institutes are designed to provide K-16 teachers with the knowledge and materials to engage students and skill for applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills to international issues in the classroom."

A Global Studies Summer Institute is a fantastic opportunity for examining
global and international issues! The Institutes are designed to provide
K-16 teachers with the knowledge and materials to engage students and skill
for applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills to international
issues in the classroom. Teachers study seminar themes and issues, explore
curriculum materials, and learn new strategies and skills for teaching
global studies in their curriculum. A feature of the Institutes is free
housing on campus and generous $200 scholarships to help with the cost of
tuition. The Summer Institutes are funded by a Title VI grant from the U.S.
Department of Education.

Participants: K-16 educators. Enrollments are limited to 20-30
participants.

Location: West Bank of the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis.

Scholarships: Generous $200 scholarships available to teachers
taking the course for credit. There are $50 scholarships for teachers
taking the course for non-credit.

Graduate credit: Participants have the option to register for 2
professional graduate credits, which is $326 per credit, plus registration
fees.

Free Lodging: Participants can stay for free in a single dorm
room on campus, with air conditioning and shared bathrooms.

Registration: Contact Sarah Herzog at 612-624-7346 or by email
at sherzog@umn.edu. Registration is also available online at:
http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm. The registration deadline for
this summer is July 5, 2005.

Teaching Asia with Film
July 18-22, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm

How can we use movies to teach students about Asia? As movies are becoming
more diverse--Asian films are frequently showing up in movie theaters and
video stores. This institute will feature four films from Asia, both East
and South Asia. Using films, discussion and readings, teachers will learn
techniques for using and analyzing Asian films with their students. Teachers
will receive a resource guide with films on video or DVD to use in the
classroom. Teachers can register for $125 or for 2 undergraduate,
professional or graduate credits. Register online at:
http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm.

Islam in Global Context
July 25-29, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm

As the fastest growing faith in the world, Islam is a religion whose
historical, cultural, geographical, and political sweep is vast. From
Morocco to Indonesia, Islam is comprised of over 1.2 billion people, spread
over 50 countries and five contents, with over 30 languages and 25
ethnicities. Yet not since the days of the Crusades has a religion created
as much misunderstanding in the world as that of Islam. The goal of this
course is to achieve an understanding of the Islamic world by studying how
Muslims see themselves in the world they live in, and how the world views
them. In order to accomplish this, we will examine the 1) historical
development of Islam 2) Islam in the comparative context 3) Islam and global
conflicts 4) Islam and global media and 5) Islam, art and architecture. This
course is designed for teachers with a general interest in the Islamic world
in its global context, the cultural and historical aspects of Islam, or in
the life, practices and beliefs of Muslims. Teachers can register for $125
or for 2 undergraduate, professional or graduate credits. Register online
at: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm.

Teaching Genocide and Human Rights
July 18-22, 2005, 9:00-4:00 pm

This is a special one week course designed to familiarize teachers about
aspects of contemporary genocide and the framework of human rights. The year
2005 is an appropriate year to study this subject, as it is the 60th
anniversary of the end of World War II and the Nuremberg Trials. The end of
the Holocaust did not prevent other genocides from occurring during the
remainder of the 20th century. The course will familiarize participants with
subject matter, content, texts, important issues such as memory, dealing
with atrocity in the classroom, relating the issues to contemporary problems
in American society, and most important, how study of this material can
affect attitudes toward representing history, as well as teaching
methodologies. This is a two 2 credit course. Teachers register for 2
undergraduate, professional or graduate credits. Generous $200 scholarships
available to teachers taking the course for credit. Register online at:
http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm.

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Sarah Herzog Borden, Outreach Coordinator
Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota
214 Social Sciences
267 19th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone: 612.624.7346, Fax: 612.626.2242
Email: sherzog@umn.edu
Web: http://igs.cla.umn.edu

Visit the IGS outreach page for information on global studies events at:

http://igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach/outreach.htm