Teacher Resources
Global Studies in the Schools Internship Program
The Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota is home to over 350 undergraduate students studying world languages, international relations, and regions of the world to include Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Many of these students have experience traveling, studying, and volunteering abroad and like to share their experiences with students in K-12 classrooms.
Types of Internship Responsibilities:
- After-School Programs - Students can assist with after-school programming or international clubs.
- Guest Speaking Engagements - Students can speak to your class and share stories and photos from their study abroad experiences.
- Assist with Teacher Research - Students can help you identify readings, films, music and other tools to teach units specific to international lessons.
- Interested in having a Global Studies student intern support your work in international education? Please contact the IGS outreach coordinator, Molly McCoy at mccoy019@umn.edu or 612-624-7346 for more information on how to host a Global Studies student intern at your school.
2009
- Changing Immigrant Identities: Photography and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
- Spatial Dynamics of Austria and Central Europe in the 21st Century
- Séismes/Seismic Shifts: 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium
- Being Somali in the Diaspora: Explorations through the Somali Documentary Project for Educators
- Race, Ethnicity, and National Identity in Contemporary European Soccer and Society: The Status of Ethnic Minorities in the New Europe
- From Alexandria to Wikipedia: Media and Knowledge in the Modern World
- Transitional Justice: Seeking Truth and Accountability for Systematic Human Rights Violations
- Teaching Film in the Language Classroom
- Imperialism and Nationalism in Modern Asia
2008
- Black Paris–Paris Noir: Reflections on "Race" and Belonging in Contemporary Paris
- The Languages of Poetry: Locating “Poetry” through words, symbol, image, and sound.
- The Ethics of Medicine: The Power to Heal, the Power to Harm
- Medieval Films: Exploring European Culture through Time and Space
- Immigrant Dreams & Contemporary African Diasporic Literatures
- Documenting the Hmong Diaspora: Literary, Cinematic, and Oral Historical Approaches to Diaspora
- Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
- Contemporary European Politics and Society
- The Worlds of Islam
2007
- Human Rights, Genocide, and the Holocaust
- Transitional Justice: Seeking Truth and Accountability for Systematic Human Rights Violations
- Chinese Classroom Strategies: Effective Chinese Language Instruction
- Teaching Ethnic Studies
- Teaching Asia through Film
- Art of Documenting: Photography and Modern China
- Understanding Somalia: An Interactive Workshop
- Workshop Series: Exploring National Identity in the European Union