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• The History of War and Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Religion – the cause of war, or a voice for peace? School textbooks and state curriculum standards often leave the impression that religion and war go hand-in-hand. But historically, the influence of religious thought on both war and peace is more complex than our textbooks – and news media – would have us believe.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 24, 2008 For more information call: Elsie Begler at (619) 594-2412 Click Here for Application Form
This year-long, US Department of Education-funded program provides 8th, 10th, and 11th grade history teachers with a rich and exciting standards-based program that includes academic content, curriculum planning, and innovative approaches to technology integration. The second year of this three-year grant will begin with a Summer Institute, July 21– August 1, 2008, and continue with follow-up sessions throughout the academic year. This summer institute offers teachers a program that will:
Recruitment for site-based teams is currently underway. Program Improvement/High Priority Schools are encouraged to apply. Cost: This program is fully funded by the grant. Teachers will receive a stipend for participation (sub reimbursement for teachers on a non‐traditional teaching schedule). CSUSM continuing education units are available at no cost to participants. Morning refreshments, lunch, and all program materials will be provided at NO COST to the participants. For more information, contact Tracie Santos-Tyler, Perspectives on the American Experience Proj. Specialist at (858)292-3528 or tsantostyler@sdcoe.net or Laurie Mosier, History-Social Science Coordinator at lmosier@sdcoe.net or (858) 292-3820.
Our students are growing up in a world that requires a global understanding to live, work, and participate as active citizens in the global interconnected world of the 21st century. Learn about resources and practices that enhance global international skills and perspectives in all disciplines. Join forward thinking members of our community in creating a plan to enhance partnerships, educational opportunities, and funding to prepare K-University students for success. Featured Speakers:
ISTEP is sending a San Diego contingent to attend and participate in this exciting opportunity. Submit your registration if you are interested in attending no later than April 25, 2008. How much do you really know about Islam's role in world history? How well are you able to answer student questions about the relationship between the Islamic World and the West? What strategies can you use to facilitate student learning and classroom discussion in today's highly charged environment? This series of workshops will deepen your own knowledge while providing approaches and introducing resources for use in your classroom. Sessions will include:
Program Dates:
Amada Irma Pérez, an award-winning author and speaker, will share stories from her books and inspire all to share, write and publish, too. As an educator of K-University for over 25 years, she will describe her journey from immigrant to teacher to author as she delights everyone with excerpts from all of her books published by Children’s Book Press: My Very Own Room – Mi propio cuartito (2000), My Diary from here to there – Mi diario de aquí hasta allá (2002) and Nana’s Chicken Coop Surprise – Nana, ¡Qué sorpresa! (2007). Everyone will take off writing the poetry and stories of their own lives and learn new ways of sharing them with their own children and students. It is certain to be a transformative experience! Amada Irma Pérez's books are inspired by her own life – they are beloved for their humorous details and themes of family support, love, friendship, sharing and working to make dreams come true. They are used at all educational levels, even in adult Spanish and E.S.L. classes. To hold your spot in the workshop, please mail your $25.00 check deposit payable to The Center for Latin American Studies. Mail to: The Center for Latin American Studies, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182-6038. Your deposit check will be returned to you at the workshop. For more information, please contact Daniela Juri at (619) 594-1103. FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING & REFRESHMENTS!
Economics teachers - mark your calendars for an event you can't miss! This workshop will assist you in framing the globalization debate in terms any student can understand. You will be better prepared to assist students in exploring key issues from trade to the environment to outsourcing, so that they can leave your classroom with a firm understanding of their roles as workers and consumers in the global economy. The workshop includes:
For more information, please contact Tony Zambelli at (619) 660-6318. FREE ADMISSION AND SNACKS! On-Going Professional Development Opportunities
The Mixtec Cultural Discovery Box, developed at the Center for Latin American Studies, SDSU, contains approximately fifteen items of cultural realia. It also includes the curriculum unit, Discovery Box: Exploring Culture Through Artifacts (Stanford, CA: SPICE), an audio tape of authentic Mixtec music and a binder of materials with an overview of the Mixteca region and Mixtec peoples, maps, a Mixtec folktale, a game, photos, and an introduction to the language. The Mixtec Cultural Discovery Box encourages learning through hands-on investigation. Students generate hypotheses about the geographical, historical, technological, and social contexts of the culture that produced the items, attempting to answer such questions as: What is the item made of?, How is it used?, What is it?, and, With what item in their own lives could they compare it? ISTEP staff will be available beginning February, 2005, to conduct staff and/or student training on Mixtec culture and use of the Discovery Box. Do you have Mixtec Students in your school? We are trying to identify schools in San Diego County that serve students from Mixtec-speaking families. Schools with Mixtec students will take precedence for free Discovery Box training and presentations.
Intercultural Ambassadors are carefully selected and trained international undergraduate students from San Diego State University who visit classrooms throughout San Diego County every spring. Over the course of three visits to the same class, planned in conjunction with the teacher, the "Ambassadors” share their cultures through personal stories, literature, geography, visuals and other artifacts. After 24 years of offering this service for free, recent budget cutbacks have forced ISTEP to charge $150 per classroom. If you are interested in your school participating in the 2008/2009 program, please contact Elsie Begler at (619) 594-2412 or email Begler@mail.sdsu.edu If you would like to receive announcements of up-coming programs
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the following programs, or to discuss scheduling a program
at your school or district, please contact ISTEP Director, Dr. Elsie Begler, at (619) 594-2412. |
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