K-16 Educators and librarians are invited to participate in the bi-annual CERIS Faculty Readers' Forum.

NEXT MEETING: February 19 2016, University of Pittsburgh
Who is Allah? by Bruce B. Lawrence

Our Faculty Readers' Forum provides cross-disciplinary reading materials - including books, articles, and papers related to Islamic studies - and a venue for discussion and exchange of ideas. Our long term goal is to broaden current course curriculum at member institutions to include Islamic studies content in ongoing courses and/or the creation of new courses.

Cost: $145 per person. First 15 people to register receive discounted rate of $95. Price includes two units ($78 value), lunch, 7-hour certificate of attendance, and all workshop materials. A limited number of scholarships are available for pre-service teachers (contact Mimi Stephens at maureen_stephens@brown.edu).

Who Should Attend: History, civics, geography, government and other social studies teachers, as well as Humanities teachers, are the target audience. Materials are appropriate for grades 7-12.

We would like to invite you to take part in our second meeting of fellow K-12 educators that are interested in discussing and sharing ideas on global education. Increasingly schools are trying to create opportunities for students to develop global competencies necessary to the exercise of responsible and engaged citizenship. The purpose of these meetings is to get fellow educators in the room to discuss issues of global education, best practices, and resources.

The High School Moot International Criminal Court (ICC) Competition is designed to introduce high school students to the work of the ICC and how important international human rights issues are dealt with in an international criminal justice context. The Moot ICC is a simulation of case presented to the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court. This is different than what is common in mock trial, in which the penalty phase of a trial is commonly simulated. For Moot ICC participants will be focused exclusively on the legal issues raised by the case.

Participate in a classroom simulation that relives negotiations on air pollution and acid rain among European nations between 1979-1989.

The international simulation "Acid Rain in the European Environment" incorporates social studies, chemistry, and English content. Students engage in analyzing primary source documents as well as scientific data and graphs.

The University Center for International Studies will host a Teacher Forum on Internationalizing the K-12 Classroom on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the William Pitt Union on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus.

We are proud to announce the 5th Annual Model African Union for high school students! This unique experiences provides students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to research and represent a given African country's interest in Parliamentary-style proceedings! This event is one of only a handful of high school African Union simulations in the country! Additionally, we provide a light breakfast and African lunch for all students. We also provide African entertainment during lunch. Finally, We do not charge any fees for schools to participate.

School visit program with Neshannock High School

Join us for an informal lunch discussion about current events in Syria. Special guests include; Dr. Basel Termanini, Syrian American Medical Society Pittsburgh Chapter President; Laila Al-Soulaiman, Syrian American student activist; Dr. Samer Al-Nabhan, Doctor of Internal Medicine at UPMC.

Human rights have been and remain controversial, despite their emergence as the dominant ethical discourse in contemporary global politics. Dr. Michael Goodhart, Associate Professor of Political Science & GSC Interim Director, will present an alternative account of human rights as political tools that addresses some of these key controversies. A conversation with a panel of interdisciplinary experts will follow: Peter Campbell, Department of English; Lynn Clarke, Department of Communication; Jasmine Gonzales Rose, School of Law, and Lester Olson, Department of Communication.