International Opportunities Bulletin
9 February 2009

Prepared by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).
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In this issue:

Happy little burst of Spring to everyone!

International Educators Institute, World Forestry Center
12 - 17 July 2009 | Deadline: 28 Feruary 2009

The International Educators Institute is an innovative forest study tour for environmental educators and forest researchers. Combining content-rich, hands-on experiences in the field with a multicultural exchange of best practices in education and research, IEI seeks to advance effective teaching and learning about social, economic, and environmental challenges facing the world’s forests. World-class scenery, special behind-the-scenes tours, and interviews with local people are combined with peer-to-peer leadership development. The course is scheduled July 12-17, 2009 in Portland, Oregon, and the application deadline is February 28, 2009.

For more information visit: http://www.worldforestry.org/wfi/dm_institute.php.

National Geographic Student Expeditions Program

National Geographic is offering scholarships for students seeking international summer experiences who couldn't otherwise afford them. The deadline is March 2. Click here for more information.

Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching

Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching is seeking primary and secondary school teachers who could benefit from advanced university courses and/or international research opportunities for 3-6 months.  All expenses are covered by the award. The application deadline is March 9, 2009. Click here for more information.

2009 WCSS & International Education Conference
16 - 17 March 2009 | Middleton, WI

Register now for the 2009 WCSS & International Education Conference on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 at the Madison Marriott West Hotel in Middleton. Register in advance or onsite for one or two days. Registration includes 100+ sessions, keynoters, plated lunches, and parking. Don’t miss Keynoters Gretchen Steidle Wallace, co-author of The Devil Came on Horseback: Witness to Genocide in Darfur, speak on “Social Entrepreneurship Training and Funding for Disadvantaged Women to Start Social Change” and Jeremi Suri, author of Kissinger and the American Century speak on “Kissinger and the Transformation of American Society since WWII." Regular registration is as low as $95 and students $30 for one day. Sponsors include the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS), Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), and the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC). Program information and registration forms are online at:

http://education.wisc.edu/elpa/conferences/iec/  

WIOC is a proud sponsor of the WCSS/IEC and will sponsoring a number of panels and presentations.

World Affairs Seminar for High Schoolers: World Hunger & the Food Crisis Program
Institute of World Affairs, Center for International Education, UW-Milwaukee
20 - 26 June 2009 | Carroll University, Waukesha, WI

Please encourage your students to join us for the 2009 World Affairs Seminar! The Institute of World Affairs at UW-Milwaukee's Center for International Education is co-organizing the 2009 seminar, a unique week long summer program for high school students. Since its founding in 1977, the World Affairs Seminar has brought together thousands of students from around the world that have formed lifelong friendships, learned about global issues, and been inspired to change the world. The 2009 program will be held at Carroll University in Waukesha from June 20-26. This year’s seminar will address world hunger and the global food crisis, and will provide an opportunity for students to hear from renowned experts, discuss and simulate key issues, build new skills, and generate action plans at local and global levels.

Scholarships are available!

Please visit www.worldaffairsseminar.org for more information and to apply.

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Causes & Consequences of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
22 - 26 June 2009 | Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI

Pre-Announcement - Summer K-12 Teacher Workshop (June 2009)

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Center for European Studies (CES) will be offering a week-long K-12 Teacher Workshop from Monday June 22 to Friday June 26, 2009. The Workshop will look at both the Cold War and the Post-Cold War period, identifying themes and events that led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, evaluating the monumental changes in Europe in the last twenty years and highlighting both their regional and global significance.

Look for further announcements about the workshop in the upcoming months. Details will also be posted on the CREECA website and on the CES website. For more information please contact Nancy Heingartner at CREECA or Csanád Siklós at CES.

Online Summer Institute for Non-native Teachers of Chinese & Japanese
June 22 - July 3, 2009

This online professional development opportunity is specifically for non-native-speaking teachers of Chinese and Japanese language at the K-16 level, with a focus on teachers in underserved areas. For information click here.

Teaching East Asian Literature in the High School
12 - 18 July 2009 | Bloomington, IN

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University will hold this workshop in Bloomington, Indiana, July 12-18, 2009. Those who successfully complete the workshop will receive a $300 resource-buying grant for their school. This is a no-cost professional development program for high school teachers of English and world literature. Details and the application form are available by clicking here.

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