Program Dates: July 23-24, 2024
This free virtual professional learning experience for K-12 teachers, sponsored by the US State Dept, will share lessons from global ed leaders and alumni of its Teacher Exchange Programs.
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Howard University African Studies Summer Leadership Institute
Program Dates: Jun 24-Aug 2, 2024
Intensive academic and experiential learning program on African affairs, history, and policy for local high school students.
Howard University African Studies Summer Institute for Educators
Program Dates: July 23-26, 2024, 9:30-3:00 pm
Location: Howard University (hybrid)
Four-day hybrid institute for teachers 6-12 focused on the early history of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt.
GU Summer Teacher Institute 2024: Teaching the History of Palestine and Israel in the K-12 Curriculum
Program Dates: July 29-August 2, 2024
A free (hybrid) 3-day workshop for teachers at Georgetown University on the deep historical context of the current Palestine-Israel conflict.
Pulitzer Center: Fighting Words Poetry Contest
Submission Deadline: May 12, 2024
Current K-12 students anywhere in the world are invited to use news stories on global issues to inspire poems of personal import.
Virtual NSLI-Y
Program Dates: Sept-Nov 2024
App Deadline: June 10, 2024
Free online courses introducing critical languages (Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Russian, Turkish) to US high school students.
Inspired by Edo National Student Art Competition
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
A national art contest for students in grades 1-12 who create art inspired by Japan’s Edo period.
Teacher Workshop – “Resettlement: Japanese Americans after World War II”
Program Date: May 7, 2024, 7 pm
App Deadline: May 7, 2024
A free virtual workshop for K-12 educators co-sponsored by the National Veterans Network and the Smithsonian APA Center.
Teach English Abroad and Change Happens (TEACH) Fellowship in Taiwan
Program Dates: SY 2024-25
App Deadline: March-July 2024 (rolling)
A great opportunity for experienced American teachers to teach English in a K-12 school in Taiwan next school year.
World Smarts Changemakers
Program Dates: Aug-Nov 2024
App Deadline: May 3, 2024
An innovative, fully funded virtual US-Guatemala bilingual classroom exchange program open to 6th-9th grade teachers in the DMV.