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I2I provides various professional development opportunities for
K-16 teachers nationwide, from lectures to inistitutes on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.


2008 International Summer Institute: Multiple Perspectives in Teaching World History

Dates: June 22-28, 2008

The International Summer Institute is organized jointly by the area studies centers and other international studies programs at the University of Illinois. This intensive institute will address more effective ways of incorporating non-Western histories as well as Western history in teaching of World Histories/Cultures. Case studies, presentations and lesson plan development will focus on the following regions: Africa, East Asia, European Union, Latin America, Eastern Europe & Russia, Middle East & South Asia, and the incorporation of the United States in these histories

While all K-14 teachers are welcome, the curriculum materials are geared mainly towards middle school, high school and college educators. The workshop is aimed at social studies/social science teachers, particularly those teaching history, geography, sociology, and world cultures.

For more information, please visit the web site.

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