Previous Programs
(Past programs can also be viewed here.)
2025
1.7.2025 Women Caught in the Crossfire Book Club
1.31.2025 OER in Global Studies (Global Studies Virtual Symposium)
2.3.2025 How to mentor teacher candidates and bring global perspectives
2.4.2025 On Our Way Home from the Revolution Book Club
2.10.2025 Every Child is a Song Book Club for Educators
2.14.2025 AI Personas in Online Courses Global Studies Virtual Symposium
2.23.2025 Minnesota Council of Social Studies Teachers Conference exhibit
3.4.2025 Belonging Book Club
4.1.2025 The Weight of Our Sky Book Club
4.3.2025 Global Perspectives of Teaching-Mentoring Preservice Teachers
4.24.2025 Global Perspectives of Teaching Part II
4.29.2024 From Here Book Club
5.1.2025 Black Appetite White Food a Global Look at Eurocentric Ideals with Minnesota Writing Project
5.5.2025 From China to the United States with Minnesota Writing Project
6.18.2025 Schools for the Planet
6.23.2025-6.25.2025 Towards Global Indigenous Futures
10.3.2025 Scaling International Curriculum for Student Success (Global Studies Virtual Symposium)
12.11.2025 Exploring the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) for a Future-Focussed Education
12.16.2025 The Grand Mosque, Book Club for Educators
2024
1.9.2024 Amazing Women of the Middle East, Conflicts and Change Book Club for Educators
1.26.2024 Experiencing the Pine Ridge Reservation with Student Global Studies Virtual Symposium
1.29.2024 Mentoring preservice teachers through a Global Lens
2.6.2024 Wishing Upon the Same Stars Conflicts and Change Book Club for Educators
2.13.2024 Engaging Students and Civic Engagement
2.16.2024 COIL Rural CommuniTIES Global Studies Virtual Symposium
2.24.2024 Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin Kita Lessons for American Preschools #1
2.25-2.26, 2024 Minnesota Council of Social Studies Teachers Exhibit
2.26.2024 MCSS Fighting Injustices Locally and Globally Jeff Henning Smith and Team
3.6.2024 Isla to Island Conflicts and Change Book Club for Educators
3.16.2024 Kita Lessons for American Preschools #2
3.21.2024 Building a Global Lesson Plan for Preservice Teachers
3.28.2024 Global Books in Preservice Classrooms
4.6.2024 Kita Lessons for American Preschools #3
4.10.2024 Thirst Conflicts and Change Book Club for Educators
4.11.2024 Global Perspectives on Aging Workforces and Customers: A Series of Business Lightning Talk
5.7.2024 Banned Book Club Conflicts and Change Book Club for Educators
5.18.2024-6.1.2024 KITA LESSONS for American Preschools Study Tour
6.10-6.11.2024 Importance of Global Workforce Skills SI
6.18-6.21, 2024 ASI Climate Lit Summer Institute
6.23.2024-6.27.2024 Global Perspectives of Civics Summer Institute/Engaging Youth in Global Changemaking
6.25.2024-6.27.2024 Schools for the Planet Summer Institute
7.16-7.18, 2024 ASI Summer Institute: History of Women in Africa
7.22.2024 Diverse Texts Conference BSU
7.22.2024 Travel Learn Teach Repeat
7.29.2024 Globalizing Elem Curriculum Poster development and Conference Prep
8.6-8.8. ICW summer institute
10.1.2024 Leading Virtual Workshops on Global Topics
10.2.2024 Global Resources for Your Classroom
10.2.2-24 Okinawa Book Club for Educators
10.4.2024 Exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Economics Courses
11.1.2024 Passports Labels and Cultures GSVS
11.6.2024 The Bee Mother
11.12.2024 Exploring Critical Pedagogy through Global Texts
11.21.2024 Challenges and Strategies to Survive and Thrive in Outreach Work
11.22.2024 Global to Local Connections for Elementary Learners at NCSS BOSTON Friday, November 22, 2024 10:50-11:45 am.
11.22.2024 Global Texts at the Heart of Learning: Lessons in Lesson Planning (Poster NCTE)
11.23.2024 Civic Engagement with Global Perspectives in the English Classroom
11.23.2024 Fostering Hope and Heart through Global Books (Poster Session)
11.23.2024 Global Perspectives of Civics
Fall 2024 Resource Guide and Padauk Screening Links
12.4.2024 The Miracle Seed
12.10.2024 Educators Talk with Film Makers of Padauk
2023
1.9.2023 When Stars are Scattered Caught Between Cultures Book Club
1.28.2023, Feb 4, 18, 25 Amplifying Diverse Voices African Book Club and Curriculum Development for Educators
1.30.2023 How to Mentor Preservice Teachers in Global Topics
2.6.2023 Yusef Azeem is Not a Hero Caught Between Culures Book Club for Educators
2.16.2023 Globalizing Rural Teacher Training Programs
2.28.2023 Global Lesson Plans with Teacher Candidates
2.27.2023 Making Connections Near and Far Minnesota Council of Social Studies Teachers session
2.28.2023 Ethical Sourcing at its Origin a Series of Business Lightning Talks
3.6.2023 Berani Caught Between Cultures Book Club for Educators
4.3.2023 The Poet X Caught Between Cultures Book Club for Educators
4.14.2023 Global Studies Virtual Symposium (Focus: Internationalizing the Curriculum at Home)
4.28.2023 Global Studies Virtual Symposium (Focus: Exchange: Study Abroad Study Away)
5.1.2023 Ida in the Middle Caught Between Cultures Book Club for Educators
6.5.2023 Everything Sad is Untrue Book Club for Educators
6.20-6.22.2023 Schools for the Planet Towards Universal Climate Literacy
6.23.2023 Exploring Place through Literature Using StoryMaps and Picture Books to Highlight Innovations in Kenya, The Gambia, and Cape Coast, Ghana
6.26.2023-6.29.2023 China Africa Contemporary Relations SI for Educators
7.17-19, 2023 Global Perspectives of Civics
7.24..2023 The Power of Stories A PreConference Workshop
7.25.2023 Connecting Students and Stories with Diverse Texts
7.1.2023-7.15.2023 Globalizing the Elementary Classroom:Fighting Injustices: Locally and Globally
10.16.2023 Things Fall Apart Traditions and Change Book Club
10.24.2023 Finding Student and Teacher Agency: Standards Connection Global Perspectives of Civics
10.27.2023 Building a Global Studies Certificate (GSVS)
10.30.2023 Finding Junie Kim Traditions and Change Book Club
11.6.2023 The War in Ukraine a Discussion for Educators
11.13.2023 Salma the Syrian Chef and On the Trapline Traditions and Change Book Club for Educators
11.27.2023 Drawn Across Borders Traditions and Change Book Club for Educators
11.16.2024 Exploring the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Manga Collection
11.17.2023 Forging New Connections through Global Literature (NCTE)
11.18 2023 Connecting Pre-Service and Classroom Teachers With Diverse Picture Books in Rural Schools
11.19.2023 From Global to Local: Fostering Connections through Literature
11.16-11.19, 2023 NCTE Exhibit Booth Teaching the World
12.1.2023-12.3.2023 NCSS Exhibit Booth Teaching the world
12.2.2024 Teaching the World Global Resources for Your Classroom NCSS
12.9.2023 A Whole School Approach to Youth Changemaking with Ilan Enverga
12.11.2023 Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition Traditions and Change Book Club
2022
3.1.2022 virtual
4.20-21 exhibit
4.21. in person
4.22.2022 virtual
spring 2022 (2.28-3.11) semeseter long virtual
6/14 (T), 6/16 (Th), 6/20 (M), 6/22 (W). in person
7/11/22-8/5/2022 in person
7.18.2022 in person
10.3.2022 Strong as Fire Caught Between Cultures World Area Book Club Fall 2022 Strong as Fire (India)
11.7.2022 Borders Caught Between Borders (Canada)
12.6.2022 Home is Not a Country Caught Between Cultures World Area Book Club (Sudan)
11.12.2022 African Cities ASA
11.17.2022 Lighting up the World: Globalizing Rural Teacher Training Programs
11.22.2022 Diverse and Inclusive Picture Book Read-Aloud Requirement: Impact on Pre-Service and Classroom Teachers NCTE CONFERENCE
12.2.2022 Teaching the World Global Resources for Your Classroom
2021
Building Equity in Our Global Classrooms Book Club for Educators, Jan-May.
Defining Genocide, January 30.
Teaching for Action: Exploring Human Rights and Civic Engagement in Our Global Communities, February-April.
Teaching for Action Human Rights and Civic Engagement Curriculum Development Cohort, January-June.
Recentering Our Stories, February 17.
Global Supply Chains an Interconnected World, February 23.
Global Studies Virtual Symposium, April 23.
Story of Products and Displaced People: Globalized Curriculum for Elementary Educators, June-August.
Teaching about Genocide: Concepts, Cases & Classroom Approaches Summer Institute, July 5-30.
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them Preservice Teachers Workshop, July 9.
Enacting Indigenous Power through Film & New Media: Focus on Violence Against Native/ First Nations Women and Land, November 2.
Seeking Racial Justice: Transformative Change from Local to Global Book Club for Educators, October-December.
Crossroads: An Anthology of Resilience and Hope Educator Workshop, December 4.
2020
Interruption, Innovation, and Inclusion: Increasing Access and Reducing Inequality through Global education, fall 2019-spring 2020.
What the World Can Learn from Education in Finland, January 7.
Finnish Language and Culture, March 7.
School as Service Innovation Award Aalto University, April 1.
Futures Guidance and Education at Turku University, April 2.
Equality on paper and in the Schools in Finland, April 9.
Global Studies Virtual Symposium, April 24.
Globalizing Curriculum for Elementary Social Studies Summer Institute, Jun 10-July 30.
Exception Virtual Lessons with Global Content Curriculum Development, June 15-July 27.
Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu: Finnish Summer Book Club for Educators, June 14-August 15.
2019
Bringing the Distant Near Book Club for Educators, spring.
Mindfulness and Intercultural Communication, January 4.
Echoes and Reflection, February 9.
Storytelling Around the Word, March 16
North Korea Past and Present, April 24.
Empowering Students to Improve the World Mindfulness and Global Lessons, June 24-27.
Empowering Students to Improve the World Curriculum Development, June 27-31.
Dream Country: Liberian Migrations for Preservice Teachers, July 1.
Teaching about Genocides Summer Institute, July 29-August 3.
Teaching about the Russian Influence in the Election, October 14.
Global Nonfiction: Bookclub for Educators, fall
Education, Cities, and Finland: An Urban Planner's Point of View, November 7.
The Haitian Revolution, December 2.
Teaching with StoryMaps, December 3.
2018
Seeking Refuge in a Changing World Book Club for Educators, Spring 2018.
Taking Action: Acting Locally Linking Globally, June 18-21.
Taking Action Curriculum Development, June 25-29.
Gender and Genocide: Uncovering Absent Narratives in Mass Violence and Human Rights Education, June 25-29.
Voices of Paris, October 31.
Global Voices, Empathy, and Taking Action; Active LIstening in an Interdependent World, National Council of Teachers of English, November 18.
Human Rights in National Security: Analyzing Amnesty International Curriculum, December 4.
2017
Middle East Book Club for K-12 Educators, January-May.
Social Justice in the Classroom Curriculum Development, January-May.
Refugees in Our Classroom, March 1.
Colonialism and Health Care in Africa, April 1.
Economies of Africa, April 21.
Inclusive Education: Public Health in Africa, April 4.
Introduction to Arabic for Non-Language Educators, May 20.
Minnesota's Migration and Digital Storytelling, June 26-29.
Stories of Conflict and Hope African Literature in the Classroom, July 10-13.
Curriculum Development African Literature in the Classroom, July 17-27.
Building Empathy, Taking Action Graphic Novels in the Classroom, October 12.
Somali for Educators, October 21.
A Long Way from Home the Journeys We Take, November 13.
Journeys to Our Classrooms, How Newcomers and Refugees Arrive, November 14.
Building Empathy Taking Action Graphic Novels in the Social Studies Classroom, National Council of Social Studies, November 19.
An Interactive Approach to Feminism and the Arab Spring Revolutions (NCSS), November 20.
Language as Evidence Using Swahili in World History Classrooms (NCSS), November 20.
West African Perspectives in the French Classroom, November 28.
2016
Africana Monthly Book Club for K-12 Educators, January-May.
Principles of Hinduism: a Workshop for Educators, March 1.
Managing Modern Identity and Dual Cultures, St. Paul Community College, March.
Infusing African Experience into the Curriculum, Normandale Community College, March-May.
Teaching the History of the Gold Coast through a Graphic Novel, a training for preservice teachers, April.
The Zika Virus: What is It and How Do We Teach It? May 31.
Minnesota’s Migration and Digital Storytelling, June 13-16.
Teaching about Genocides in Africa: Rwanda and Darfur, June 20-23.
Africa in the Classroom, June 27-30.
Developing Culturally Relevant Curricula on Africa: a Partnership of Experienced and Preservice teachers, June 27-July 14.
Building Community: An Introduction to Teaching Issues of Social Justice in the Classroom, October 5.
Social Movements and Identity, October 25.
African Curriculum in the K-12 Classroom, November 5.
Local Voices: An Exploration of Identity Through Digital Storytelling, November 10.
Incorporating Internationally Themed Literature: Deconstructing Stereotypes in your Classroom, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm November 17, National Council for Teachers of English National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Global Literature in the High School Classroom, 11:00 am-2:15 pm November 18, National Council for Teachers of English National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia
2015
Narratives of Identity: African Studies Initiative and Leech Lake Tribal College, April 2.
World War I and the Armenian Genocide, April 25.
Holocaust Education in a Global Context, June 15-18.
Minnesota Goes to Berlin: Immigrant and Refugee Education in Germany (funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Center of Excellence housed in the Center for German & European Studies), June 12-22.
Water, Health, and the World’s Cities, June 29-July 2.
Teaching African Identities through Film, July 27-30.
Women in Islam, September 19.
Understanding African Global Migration, September-December.
Identities in the Classroom: a ten-day professional development for visiting Berlin, Germany teachers (funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Center of Excellence housed in the Center for German & European Studies), October 19-29.
Affirming Identities in the Classroom, October 27.