Celebrating the 2002 U.N. Year of the Mountains is the topic for this years Summer Institutes for Teachers, organized annually by the West Virginia Consortium for Faculty&Course Development in International Studies (FACDIS).
FACDIS and The Mountain Institute (TMI) will coordinate and host two five-day professional development opportunities for West Virginia teachers, joining others around the world in commemorating 2002 as the United NationsInternational Year of the Mountains.
The virtually cost-free programs will be July 28-Aug. 2 and Aug. 4-9 at TMI ’s Spruce Knob Mountain Learning Center in Pendleton County.
Up to 24 teachers can attend each week. Teachers will receive three hours of free professional development graduate credit from WVU , a stipend of $100, free lodging and meals at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center, plus free teaching resource materials
The Summer Institute program will maintain a comparative approach as it focuses on such topics as Importance of Mountains; Natural Resources of Mountains; Mountain Peoples of the World; and World Mountain Biospheres and Conservation. Instruction will be conducted by staff of TMI and faculty from West Virginia University.
This staff development program is being organized for the 14th summer by FACDIS , a statewide organization devoted to improving international education in West Virginia. FACDIS furthers its mission by providing professional development opportunities each summer for West Virginia teachers.
West Virginia teachers of any subject or grade are eligible to apply, but applicants must indicate how they will utilize the information and materials on mountains in their classrooms. The application deadline is Monday, April 15.
For an application, contact the FACDIS Office, Department of Political Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26506 -6317, or by phone at (304) 293-7140. Requests can also be e-mailed to Ann Levine, FACDIS assistant director, at
alevine@wvu.edu . Information and applications are also available at the FACDIS web site:http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/facdis
