2018 Summer Institute for Educators - Think Like a Journalist: Connecting the World to Your Classroom with Global News
June 25–26, 2018 | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
University of Chicago
Saieh Hall Room 146
1160 E. 58th Street
This two-day professional development workshop brings together award-winning journalists supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and digital educational resources created by Pulitzer Center and UChicago to address the assessment of news sources, integration of global news into diverse curricula, and application of journalism skills in the classroom to teach critical thinking, creativity and communication. The program will include a combination of presentations and hands-on activities. Participants will leave with the tools to incorporate new content into their classes, as well as connections to journalists working on these issues.
Some examples of world areas and topics to be explored this summer include: youth activism and political conflict in Iran; migration and left-behind children in rural China; economic and political conflicts in Venezuela; economic and global health issues in Russia, as well as the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Intended for elementary through community college educators (K-14), the Summer Institute for Educators is open to all interested parties. Attendees can earn up to 12 PD hours/CPDUs by completing the Institute.
In providing this professional development opportunity for local educators, we hope Institute participants will gain tools to:
We invite educators to consider the following guiding questions before, during, and after the Institute:
Non-refundable registration fee includes light breakfast and lunch both days, and instructional materials.
The 2018 Summer Institute for Educators is co-sponsored by the University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies, Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and Neighborhood Schools Program, and it is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. It is made possible through generous support from the Title VI National Resource Center grants from the US Department of Education.