Summer 2016 Global Teacher Seminar: Water Security for the 21st Century

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June 6 - June 10, 2016
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Columbus State Conference Center, 4th Floor of the Center for Workforce Development (315 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215)

Date Range
2016-06-06 09:00:00 2016-06-10 15:00:00 Summer 2016 Global Teacher Seminar: Water Security for the 21st Century Central Ohio middle school and high school social studies and science teachers, are you interested in:learning about the many scientific and political facets of the world’s leading freshwater issues?hearing from experts at The Ohio State University who specialize in water issues across the globe?exploring how to connect these issues to state standards?translating the knowledge you gain into lesson plans that will challenge, educate and inspire your students to learn more about water security issues?If so, we invite you to join us for this new seminar developed jointly by the Office of International Affairs’ area studies centers and faculty from Earth Sciences and Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University.This week-long seminar, to be led by OSU Prof. Motomu Ibaraki (Dept. of Earth Science) in consultation with Prof. Tami Augustine (Dept. of Teaching and Learning), will provide a broad introduction to the critical issues relating to the world’s freshwater resources. A wide range of freshwater resource issues and water policy topics will be presented in a combination of lecture and interactive seminar, lesson plan development project, and exercise format. Participants will develop an awareness and fundamental understanding of the interrelations between freshwater resources and past, present, and projected environmental, socioeconomic, and political conditions. Following an introduction to basic principles and concepts of the hydrological cycle, subsequent discussions will address a range of problems from drought and climate change to competition for and contamination of scarce freshwater supplies. Through guest lectures focusing on particular world regions, participants will gain an understanding of the issues each region faces.Seminar DetailsWHO: Central Ohio middle school and high school social studies and science teachersWHAT: EDUTL 6892 (class#7307): Two-credit graduate level seminar offered by The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, in Summer 2016WHEN: June 6 - 10, 20169:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. dailyWHERE:  Columbus State Conference Center, 4th Floor of the Center for Workforce Development, 315 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 (free on-site parking available)HOW:1) Pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/teq9e4UVRC2) Obtain a tuition waiver from your school district (Contact your school administrator to learn how; district application procedures and deadlines vary and can be quite early)Questions? Contact Amy Carey at carey.189@osu.edu This course is offered by the Department of Teaching and Learning and primarily sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center. Offered in partnership with The Ohio State University's Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies Center, and Center for Slavic and East European Studies, as well as Columbus State Community College.  Program Brochure: GlobalTeacherSeminar-WaterSecurity-2.pdf Columbus State Conference Center, 4th Floor of the Center for Workforce Development (315 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215) America/New_York public

Central Ohio middle school and high school social studies and science teachers, are you interested in:

  • learning about the many scientific and political facets of the world’s leading freshwater issues?
  • hearing from experts at The Ohio State University who specialize in water issues across the globe?
  • exploring how to connect these issues to state standards?
  • translating the knowledge you gain into lesson plans that will challenge, educate and inspire your students to learn more about water security issues?

If so, we invite you to join us for this new seminar developed jointly by the Office of International Affairs’ area studies centers and faculty from Earth Sciences and Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University.

This week-long seminar, to be led by OSU Prof. Motomu Ibaraki (Dept. of Earth Science) in consultation with Prof. Tami Augustine (Dept. of Teaching and Learning), will provide a broad introduction to the critical issues relating to the world’s freshwater resources. A wide range of freshwater resource issues and water policy topics will be presented in a combination of lecture and interactive seminar, lesson plan development project, and exercise format. Participants will develop an awareness and fundamental understanding of the interrelations between freshwater resources and past, present, and projected environmental, socioeconomic, and political conditions. Following an introduction to basic principles and concepts of the hydrological cycle, subsequent discussions will address a range of problems from drought and climate change to competition for and contamination of scarce freshwater supplies. Through guest lectures focusing on particular world regions, participants will gain an understanding of the issues each region faces.

Seminar Details

  • WHO: Central Ohio middle school and high school social studies and science teachers
  • WHAT: EDUTL 6892 (class#7307): Two-credit graduate level seminar offered by The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, in Summer 2016
  • WHEN: June 6 - 10, 2016
    9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. daily
  • WHERE:  Columbus State Conference Center, 4th Floor of the Center for Workforce Development, 315 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 (free on-site parking available)
  • HOW:
    1) Pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/teq9e4UVRC
    2) Obtain a tuition waiver from your school district (Contact your school administrator to learn how; district application procedures and deadlines vary and can be quite early)
Questions? Contact Amy Carey at carey.189@osu.edu
 
This course is offered by the Department of Teaching and Learning and primarily sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center. Offered in partnership with The Ohio State University's Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies Center, and Center for Slavic and East European Studies, as well as Columbus State Community College.