Global Studies Summer Institute

The Global Studies Summer Institute (GSSI), sponsored by the Center for International Education's (CIE) Institute of World Affairs, is a three-day program intended to provide K-12 educators with information and resources for teaching students about contemporary international issues and their practical applications for the classroom. The Global Studies Summer Institute features informative lectures by university experts as well as presentations by current teachers highlighting practical approaches to integrating the theme of the Institute into your classroom.  

2008 Global Studies Summer Institute:

The Faces of Globalization :
Global to Local Connections in Teaching and Learning
July 23-25, 2008

For more information, please visit the Institute of World Affairs website.

Past Summer Institutes....

2007 GSSI

Peace and Conflict: Global to Local Connections in Teaching and Learning

2006 GSSI

Education and Immigration: Global to Local Connections in Teaching and Learning

2005 GSSI

"Rethinking Global Security in a Wired World"

2004 GSSI

"21st Century Conflict and Strategies for Peace"

2003 GSSI
"Understanding Youth Culture and Commerce in a Globalized World"

2002 GSSI
"Understanding the New World Disorder: Exploring Global Security Issues in the Classroom"

2001 GSSI
"Understanding the Face of Globalization" 

2000 GSSI
"Age of Crisis or Age of Reason? Teaching Human Rights at the Turn of the Century."

1999 GSSI
"In the Shadow of the First World: Teaching about International Development Issues"

1998 GSSI
"Cultural Differences in an Interdependent World: Exploring Global Conflict"

1997 GSSI
"Human Rights in a Global Perspective"