The sedentary nature of being stuck in a classroom with a schedule dictated by bells all day was one of the major turn-offs that I had when I initially started teaching. However, over the past few years I have discovered that their are many opportunities to escape our own little spaces and connect with brilliant teachers from all over the country and world.
This summer I attended the Choices Leadership Institute at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island for an intensive week long workshop on incorporating human rights into the curriculum. We participated in a variety of sessions with top foreign policy and human rights scholars, curriculum specialists, and technology integration experts. The highlight of the week was a dinner that we had with a group of college students from 11 middle eastern countries. Most of them had been active participants and leaders in the Arab Spring movements in their home countries and it was fascinating to hear about the events from their perspective.
As usual with these types of workshops, the learning and inspiration that I got by talking and sharing ideas with the 22 other teachers from around the country was energizing and transformational. I highly recommend applying for next summer's leadership institute.
I will be presenting about human rights and technology integration at the Florida Council for the Social Studies State Convention in Orlando this October.
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