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Fulbright Offers 'A New China View'

Teachers: Apply for 5-Week Immersion Tour in China

Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program, Towson University will provide an immersion experience in Chinese culture for five weeks this summer for twelve public school in-service teachers.

Titled, "A New China View: Reshaping the Social Studies Curriculum in Middle and High Schools," the tour is designed to develop educators' intercultural competence and enhance social studies curriculum and instruction on China in secondary education classrooms. Participants will be chosen competitively based on application materials submitted.

Where:	China—Beijing, Xi'an, Dunghuang, Turpan, Urumqi (Silk Road), Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai, etc.
When:	Beginning June 30, 2008—about 5 weeks
Who:	Secondary classroom teachers (grades 6–12) who teach areas of studies in history, social studies, economics, political science, and geography
Cost:	All major travel expenses (international airfare, in-country transportation, lodging, and most meals) are covered by the program. Each participant will also receive a small stipend to purchase materials for classroom use.

Objectives:

Provide opportunities for participants to acquire first-hand knowledge of the history, culture, language, geography, family structures, religion, education, economics, and politics of China and dispel stereotypes and myths they may have learned previously;
Develop cognitive and affective changes in the participants and to have the changes reflected in the courses they teach;
Create units of study in history, culture, language, geography, education, economics, and politics of China that include a full range of instructional materials, supplemental resources, and teaching strategies;
Participate in an online educator consortium where units of study, teaching materials, teaching strategies, and relevant resources are shared with a larger educational community.

The application deadline is April 16, 2008. For more information and to obtain an application, visit http://grad.towson.edu/fulbright_hays/index.htm.