World In Transition Teacher Training Workshop

Nationally recognized World Affairs Councils of America Flagship Program where teachers receive training, CEUs, and supplemental multimedia teaching materials ($750 value) on current issues on eight world regions.*  Appropriate for high school teachers of Modern World History, Economics, Art History, intervention & skill development, second-language and gifted programs.

Date:      Friday, April 13, 2007 (8 am to 4 pm) & Saturday, April 14 (8 am to 3 pm)

Place:     Summit Country Day School - 2161 Grandin Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45208

Participants:    20 schools maximum (a second person from the same school is welcome to attend and share materials up to a maximum of 30 participants)

To Reserve:    Submit registration form & $20 non-refundable fee (check, Visa, MasterCard) to guarantee your place; lunch will be provided

Contact: Dorothy Blake – 513-322-7153 or dblake@globalcincinnati.org
               105 East Fourth Street, Suite 510 – Cincinnati, OH  45202

Website: http://www.southerncenter.org/WACA_WIT.html

Teachers will

• participate in an experiential workshop where they will delve into the materials, create teaching scenarios and collaborate with the other participants,
• receive a comprehensive multimedia teaching package tied to State curriculum standards and testing for their school—all free of charge,
• receive a certificate upon completion that can be submitted to request CEUs,
• receive follow-up support through a website where the teaching content will be continually updated, and
• have the possibility of becoming a paid “World in Transition” Teacher Trainer.

*The eight units:  Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, Russian and Other Former Soviet Republics, Africa and The End of the Soviet Union.  Units being developed:  North America, Global Issues.

Program underwritten by grants from the Stillson and Andrew Jergens Foundations.

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