Local Community Resources
Organization |
Description
of Services |
Contact
Information |
Gerald H. Read Center for
International and Intercultural Education at Kent State University |
The
Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education serves as
an international and intercultural resource for students and faculty at Kent
State, but also provides local schools with opportunities to host
international guests through ILEP, International Leaders in Education,
Program. This center hosts a
variety of free events throughout the year for teachers and students to
attend. |
http://www2.kent.edu/ehhs/ciie/index.cfm Dr.
Linda Robinson: [email protected] |
Councils on World Affairs |
These
programs offer a variety of professional development opportunities for
teachers and programs for students.
They support and offer many student exchange programs as well as their
Bridges to the World Speaker Series.
They have a wealth of resources worth checking into. |
Cleveland
Council on World Affairs Columbus
Council on World Affairs http://www.columbusworldaffairs.org Global
Center of Greater Cincinnati |
Global Issues Resource Center,
Cuyahoga Community College |
The
Center fosters citizen responsibility through cultivation of a global
perspective on critical issues affecting our planet and its people through presentations
at conferences, community events, and school workshops. The Center also has an Earth Trek
Classroom that will travel to your school for an entire day of global fun. |
http://www.tri-c.edu/enrichment/communityservices/GRIC/Pages/default.aspx 216-987-2582 4250
Richmond Road |
The Confucius Institute, The
University of Akron |
The Confucius Institute promotes the expansion of Chinese language instruction through a range of educational and outreach activities for students, teachers, businesses and community members, both on and off campus. The Institute hosts China Week in the fall each year as well as a China Day for students around the Chinese New Year. They also have provided Chinese-English speaking tour guides to accompanying my class to Asia Towne Center and Asia Towne Plaza in Cleveland. The Confucius Institute is a cooperative project of The University of Akron, the National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Chinese Ministry of Education and Henan University in Kaifeng, China. |
[email protected] or call the offices at 330-972-2013 |
Hudson International Festival and
Partners, including Janet Rhodes. |
Hudson, a nearby city, hosts an Annual International
Festival to celebrate its rich cultural history, diversity, and the varied
international endeavors of its citizens.
It is an amazing week of activities for all global educators and their
students to attend. Janet Rhodes,
an instrumental figure when it comes to global awareness, has a Fair Trade
store on Hudson’s Main Street.
She has spoke to my class on the importance of fair trade and what it
means for all involved. |
https://www.facebook.com/HudsonInternationalFestival |
Office of International Affairs, The
Ohio State University |
This
site offers a speakers bureau, a wealth of educator resources, culturally
rich workshops, and web resources centered around global perspectives and
global engagement. |
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Ohio Development Services Agency |
A
state program that offers business advice and resources for taking your
business global. You can sign up
to receive emails about international events and local seminars regarding
exporting, trade missions, global statistics and research, and export
assistance. This site holds a
wealth of information for our International Business students. It also offers exporting opportunities
by industry and provides training and information on how to take your small
business global. |
https://development.ohio.gov/bs/bs_globalohio.htm |
oh_curriculumtool.pdf | |
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