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October 6, 2005

Minnesota's 2005 Teachers' Conference

October 20 - 21, 2005
St. Paul River Center
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.

A Sampling of the Workshops
Other states, expect similar workshops at your state teachers' conferences.

Minnesota Public Television: Supporting Teaching and Learning in Our Communities: Teachers will learn how the left-slanted public television offers curriculum for the classroom. [Sample: A World At Peace Elementary (grades 2-6) Introduces students to the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights and the Committee on the Rights of the Child.] Presenters: Erin Doan, education specialist, and Daniel Bergin, producer, Twin Cities Public Television.
Teaching About Islam in the Context of Social Studies and World Religion: Teachers will learn to teach students all about Islam: beliefs, practices, and resources to incorporate into existing classes.
A UNA Initiative: Students Tackle Global Issues: Teachers will learn how to promote the United Nations through an on-line "Global Classrooms" curriculum using interactive role-play and caucusing. The curriculum teaches students how the UN is solving all the world's problems and involves students in the UN social activist agendas, such as radical environmentalism, AIDS, Agenda 21, and the Earth Charter. Presenter: Kate Vansickle, Global Classrooms program manager, United Nations Association of Minnesota.
Global Education: Raising Global Awareness in the Classroom: Teachers will learn how to promote "multiple perspectives" in their classes. Presenter: Sarah Herzog, outreach coordinator, Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota.
The First Amendment is on Your Side: Teachers will learn that they have a right to involve students in issues that will create disagreement and controversy with parents and the community. It will provide teachers with preparation, strategies and resources to get going. It will discuss teachers' legal rights in dealing with upset parents. Presenter: Roger Sween, president, Minnesota Coalition for Intellectual Freedom
Students Mental Health: Minnesota teachers renewing their licenses are required to have credits on identifying mental illness. Teachers will have 2 hours to learn about the mental health of their students. Presenter: Walter Roberts, professor of counselor education, Minnesota State University Mankato,

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