Library of Congress Professional Development

The Library of Congress has a week-long Summer Teacher Institute available for any K-12 teachers "who feels primary sources could be used with their curriculum." There are also other professional development opportunities available as well. View by clicking on the hyperlink above.

CHOICES program at Brown University

I stumbled across this unique, 4 day program for K-12 teachers across curriculum areas. Below is a snippet directly from the website. There is a $195 program fee and (discounted) hotel costs associated with the program. Feel free to visit for further details and information.

Washington, DC: C-Span's Summer Educators Conference

Each summer, C-Span hosts a free 2 day workshop for teachers in Washington, DC to help educators learn more about its resources and how to effectively use them in the classroom. There is also a longer fellowship available as well. 6-12 grade teachers of all disciplines are invited to apply.

Visit here for more info: http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Teacher-Opportunities.aspx

Belize, Costa Rica, Panama: Take Flight Program Fellowship

For teachers of Spanish and/or Science, this program focusing on natural resource preservation and learning is hosted by Save the Rainforest Inc. Application is free and so is travel if selected. Below is a brief description. Contact the website for further details.

Global Competence Certificate with Field Placement Experience

Here is a program available to teachers interested in embedding global learning topics into the curriculum. The 15 month, online certificate program through Columbia University, World Savvy and Asia Society offers a domestic/international field placement as well.

For more detailed information, visit the website at: http://globalcompetencecertificate.org/gcc-program/

UTexas: Seminars for Language Teachers

Here are a few other domestic language institutes taking place this summer the via University of Texas and some affiliates. Visit the link for more info.

Midwest Heritage Language Summit: Fostering the Languages of Your Community

April 23

Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Room Big Ten A, 

219 S Harrison Rd 
East Lansing, MI 48824 United States

The Midwest Heritage Language Network is pleased to announce that we will be holding a one-day summit on heritage languages in the community at Michigan State University on April 23, 2016. The summit will consist of a keynote speaker and a series of panels to address issues related to heritage speakers and the larger community. The topics of the panels will include heritage speakers and the business community, health care, educational resources, and bilingualism and family language maintenance.

Adapting and Creating Activities for Heritage Learners of Spanish

June 10 @ 8:00 am - June 11 @ 5:00 pm
The University of Texas at Austin, 
Austin, TX United States 
Summer workshop for K-16 teachers of heritage learners of Spanish will provide  participants plenty of time to design lessons for their own classes. With guidance from presenters, participants will find new ways to meet the particular needs of their heritage learners by applying a variety of strategies for adapting, creating, and sharing original activities based on textbooks, open educational videos, and digital storytelling techniques. The event is part of COERLL's Heritage Spanish project, which seeks to build a community of Spanish…

Ninth Heritage Language Research Institute
June 15 @ 8:00 am - June 18 @ 5:00 pm
University of Washington, 
Seattle, WA United States 
From bilingual children to adult heritage speakers Heritage languages are learned early in life, either simultaneously with the dominant language or prior to the acquisition of the dominant language of the country. Early childhood bilinguals are often fluent in both languages, their home language and the dominant societal language. Furthermore, both languages influence each other in early childhood bilinguals. Many of such bilinguals grow up to become adult heritage speakers who are typically stronger in the dominant language and whose…

Teaching Heritage Languages and Learners
July 25 @ 9:00 am - July 29 @ 4:00 pm
University of Minnesota, 
Minneapolis, MN United States 
Teaching heritage learners is not the same as teaching learners of a foreign language. Heritage languages are languages other than English that are spoken in homes, communities, and extended families. Although many of our students come from vibrant multilingual contexts, these languages (and literacy in them) are often not developed early on in schools. When students are given the opportunity to use, learn, and expand on their heritage languages, they have an abundance of resources and knowledge they can tap…

Morocco: Duke University & GEEO

I've always wanted to visit Spain's African neighbor! Have you? This might be your chance... ;-) 


We invite you to travel to Morocco with the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies!
Dates: June 28-July 12, 2016

In conjunction with GEEO (Global Exploration for Educators), a non-profit teacher-travel organization that provides subsidized trips for educators, the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies is sponsoring a trip to Morocco from June 28-July 12, 2016.  All educators and their guests are welcome: pre-Kindergarten to University teachers, school staff, school administrators, and soon-to-be teachers, full-time, part-time, or retired teachers. And educators can earn professional development credit for going on the trip.

We will visit ancient ruins, traverse the Sahara Desert, and see many different cities that uniquely contribute to Moroccan culture and history on this comprehensive trip! In addition to the local guides arranged by GEEO, you will be accompanied by the Consortium's Outreach Coordinator, who will provide you with additional knowledge and help you process the experience for your classroom. Cost is just $1519 plus airfare.

Visit GEEO's website for details and the itinerary (https://www.geeo.org/tours/Morocco/). See the poster here,<http://ncmideast.org/files/2011/07/Morocco-Trip.png>and email jesse@geeo.org<mailto:jesse@geeo.org> with any questions. The registration deadline is June 1st, but space is limited so sign up quickly.

This is sure to be a wonderful, eye-opening, and educational experience for all.

Emma Harver
Program/Outreach Coordinator
Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations
3013 FedEx Global Education Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB # 7582
(T) 919.962.6732
harver@email.unc.edu