Professional Development Programs
2011-2012
• Understanding China and Japan in the 21st Century
• The Seoul of Korea: Past and Present
• Educating Globally Competent Citizens with 21st Century Skills - Focus on China
2010-2011
• Intercultural Ambassadors 2010-2011
• Continuity and Change in Iran - A Workshop for K-16 Educators
• China in the Modern Era - Context, Culture and Change Fall 2010 Speaker Series
• China in the Modern Era - Context, Culture and Change 2010 Summer Institute
2009-2010
• Exploration into Chinese History & Culture 2009 Summer Institute
• Perspectives on the American Experience - 2009 Summer Institute & follow-up sessions
• Intercultural Ambassadors 2009-2010
• The History of War and Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
2007-2008
• California and the World: A Global International Education Summit
• Prophet, Profits and Politics - Islam in the World: Middle Ages to the Modern Era
• Telling Our Stories, Transforming Our Dreams: A Workshop with Amada Irma Perez
• Economics - Thinking Globally
• Discovering Mixtec Cultures: Hands-on Learning Using Authentic Cultural Materials
• Intercultural Ambassadors
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Understanding China and Japan June 25 - 29, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
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Global awareness and a geographic perspective provide the context for out examination of Chinese and Japanese culture and socity. Classroom strategies for integrating 21st century skills and global concepts with standards-based content will be an integral part of the program. Follow-up days will be scheduled for the 2012-13 school year
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This Program is Full
Why Attend?
Increase your ability to be sensitive to different cultures in your school
Learn how the experience of growing up Korean is different from other Asian Students
Realize a unique opportunity to learn about Korean history and culture
Become aware of Korean poetry (sijo), short stories, and outstanding Korean-American literature
Learn about films that are readily available (and inexpensive) to bring into the classroom
Deepen your understanding of Korean-American students and their families
Enjoy a delicious Korean lunch and receive door prizes
Learn about fellowships to study and travel in Korea and receive information about teaching opportunities in Korea
Workshop includes free lunch, books, powerpoint presentations and lessons for all participant! |
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Educating Globally Competent Citizens with 21st Century Skills Summer Institute with Four Follow-up Days |
Developing these skills and competencies begins at the elementary level!
Explore strategies to:
* Infuse international topics throughout your curriculum while developing basic skills *
* Develop key concepts and competencies for a global age *
* Successfully engage all students while addressing the needs of diverse learners *
* Deepen your own knowledge of world cultures and issues *
* Time to work on lesson development in grade-level teams *
* Participants will leave with a binder full of resources, new strategies *
*and classroom-ready lessons! *
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Continuity and Change in Iran |
Deadline for early bird registration: October 25, 2010: $20.00
after October 25, 2010: $25.00
Presentations by academic scholars on:
Iranian history and culture
History textbooks in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran's Nuclear Program
Iranian Women's Issues
Persian Literature & the Persian New Year in the Classroom
Iranian-Americans in Southern California
with afternoon break-out sessions by subject area and level, on-line and print resources for the classroom and making student connections.
Workshop registration includes lunch, a resource packet and a certificate for 6 hours of professional development and free attendance at the Middle East Studies Association conference in downtown San Diego.
This Speakers Series is open to all K-12 teachers throughout San Diego County at no charge.
Fill out the China Lecture Series application and get a free parking permit and learn details of location.
If you are a university student and do not need a parking permit, please RSVP by emailing your name and the lecture(s) you plan to attend to: istep@mail.sdsu.edu and we will send you location information.
China’s Cultural Revolution: Origin, Significance & Interpretations Chinese Economy and US-China Economic Relations The Great Urban Transformation in China |
Environment, Citizen Action and Chines Politics Cinematic Landscape in a Globalizing China The Arts of Modern China |
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This institute will cover a range of topics designed to increase understanding of contemporary China. We will join SDSU faculty in seminar for content sessions, learn how to place Chinese history in a global context using “World History for Us All” approaches, and meet with visiting K-12 educators from China. Classroom strategies for integrating critical thinking skills for a global age with standards-based content will be an integral part of the program. Two followup days will be scheduled for Fall, 2010.
Monday - Friday, June 21-25, 2010
San Diego State University
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Exploration into Chinese History & Culture 2009 |
Five afternoons of exciting programming with faculty from SDSU's Chinese Studies Institute and the Confucius Institute in collaboration with the International Studies Education Project (ISTEP). Includes classroom resources, curriculum demostrations, free classroom materials and a $250 stipend. Space is limited! Apply now! For more information, contact Elsie Begler at (619) 594-2412.
Monday - Friday, June 22-26th, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
San Diego State University
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Perspectives on the American Experience |
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 final year of this three-year grant will begin with a Summer Institute and continue with follow-up sessions throughout the academic year.
This summer institute offers teachers a program that will:
-Engage participants in thought - provoking & standards - based content presentations
-Enhance standards-based classroom strategies for effective teaching of history
-Provide practice in effective classroom implementation that supports student achievement
-Promote leadership and networking among historians and colleagues; and
-Provide innovative uses of technology to teach and learn history.
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.
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.
Join scholars from San Diego State University in exploring the history of thinking on war and peace in the Abrahamic religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) as reflected in key religious texts and commentaries by influential figures.
Discuss the impact of religion in advancing both the causes and conduct of war, as well as enduring movements for peace. Explore the distinction between scripture and commentary, the use of genre in religious texts, and the importance of understanding the historic and cultural contexts of primary source documents.
Work with colleagues in developing standards-based approaches for broadening students’ understanding of the role of religion in both World and American History, and its continuing impact in the world today.
Program Format: Nine seminar-style meetings, once a month throughout the 2008-09 academic year. Discussions at each session will be based on selected assigned readings. Teachers will work together developing age-appropriate lessons addressing state standards. A seminar ‘bulletin board’ will be available on-line for continuing exchanges among teachers and scholars between seminar meetings.
Seminar Topics: Seminar sessions will cover basic concepts and terminology; treatment of war and peace in the foundational texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Holy War in the Middle Ages; contemporary thinking about war and peace in the Abrahamic religious traditions; and classroom applications.
Stipend: Participants will receive a stipend of $500 upon completion of the program.
Professional Development Hours: Participants will receive a certificate of completion of 22.5 hours of professional development.
Who’s Eligible?
+Middle and high school History and English teachers throughout the San Diego region. Pre-service teachers who are currently student-teaching may also apply.
+Participation is limited to 15 teachers, selected on a competitive basis. Commitment to attend the entire program is required.
When and Where? Thursdays, 4:15 – 6:45 p.m., usually on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of every month, September through May. (Specific dates: 9/18; 10/16; 11/13; 12/11; 1/15; 2/19; 3/19; 4/23; and, 5/14.) All meetings will take place at San Diego State University. Parking permits and “significant snacks” will be provided.
For more information call: Elsie Begler at (619) 594-2412
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California and the World: A Global International Education Summit |
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:
-National Geographic Charles E.M. Kolb,
-President Committee on Economic Development
-Chris Harrington,
Vice President Strategy and Business Development Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
-Dr. Anthony Jackson, Executive Director International Studies Schools Network
-Panel of Best Practices
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: 
Strategies for Active Learning Teacher & Student Resources Classroom Activities Presentations by University Scholars from the Departments of History, Economics and Political Science at SDSU and UCSD on the following topics:
Economics of the Middle East in the Middle Ages
History of the Late Ottoman Empire
Twentieth Century Middle Eastern History
The Islamic World East of Iran: Politics of Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods
Islam and the West - Beyond the So-Called Clash of Civilizations
- Program Dates:
Saturday, April 19, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 23, 4:15 - 6:45 pm
Wednesday, April 30, 4:15 - 6:45 pm
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Telling Our Stories: Transforming Our Dreams - April 10 , 2008 - 4:00 to 6:00pm THIS WORKSHOP SERIES IS FREE |
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!
A COPY OF MY VERY OWN ROOM – MI PROPIO CUARTITO WILL BE GIVEN FOR FREE TO THE FIRST 30 REGISTRANTS!
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February 28 , 2008 - 4:30 to 7:30pm |
Economics teachers - mark your calendars for an event you can't miss!
Cosponsored by the San Diego Center for Economic Education, ISTEP and the San Diego County Office of Education, this NCEE-funded worshop will rev-70 your enthusiasm for addressing globalization in your Economics classroom.
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:
*Presentation by Jim Gerber, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at SDSU
*NCEE curriculum - FREE
*Demonstration of and active particpation in NCEE lessons/activities
*Implementation guidance from veteran economics teachers
For more information, please contact Tony Zambelli at (619) 660-6318.
FREE ADMISSION AND SNACKS!
On-Going Professional Development Opportunities
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Discovering
Mixtec Culture: Grades K - 8 |
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.
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For more information about
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.
