Competing Visions of Human Rights

A Summer Leadership Institute for Teachers
July 9-13, 2012

Deadline to apply: Friday, March 16

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The Choices 2012 Summer Leadership Institute will take place at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies. Teachers will hear from leading scholars in the fields of international law and foreign policy, work with the Choices curriculum unit, Competing Visions of Human Rights: Challenges for U.S. Policy, explore effective instructional strategies for engaging adolescents in the topic, and plan for outreach to other educators.

Major themes covered during this institute include:

  • What are human rights?
  • Can human rights be universal?
  • How are human rights enforced? How does international law impact human rights?
  • When is humanitarian intervention justified?
  • What is the role of human rights in foreign policy?

The Choices Leadership Institute will provide you with:

  • Presentations by top human rights scholars and practioners in the field
  • Immersion in the Choices approach to teaching 21st century skills through curricular modeling and discussions
  • Meals, housing and reading materials throughout the Institute
  • 32-hour certificate of completion

Benefits to participants include:

  • Professional growth through content rich presentations
  • The chance to interact with outstanding educators from across the country and exchange lesson ideas and strategies for incorporating human rights content into the curriculum
  • Expansion of leadership skills through the completion of outreach activities in a self-designed Action Plan
  • Ongoing support from the Choices Program to conduct professional development activities in your district or region
  • Designation as a Choices Teaching Fellow

Requirements:

  • Attend the Institute in its entirety
  • Complete activities listed in your self–designed Action Plan
  • Commit to an online discussion on the progress of your activities

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Completed applications must be received by Friday, March 16.

email: Choices@brown.edu

or mail to:

The Choices Program
2012 Summer Institute
Brown University, Box 1948
Providence, RI 02914

Notification of selection will be on or before April 2, 2012.

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