2008 Summer Institute for Teachers
June 16-20, 2008
**The 2008 Summer Institute has been CANCELED due to flooding in the area!**
“Global Climate Change: Human Rights Consequences & Responsibilities”
Each summer, an international theme or geographical area is examined. The 2008 Institute will be led by a group of affiliated staff, faculty, and students of the University of Iowa’s Center for Human Rights (UICHR), and coordinated by Amy Weismann (see page 3), Deputy Director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Human Rights, who will present Global Climate Change: Human Rights, Consequences and Responsibilities.
This workshop will provide information about the science of climate change, the impacts of climate change and current and future adaptation and mitigation strategies. Current political and legal debates about the causes of and responses to climate change will also be discussed, including climate change’s differential impacts on ecosystems and human populations around the world and the diverse ways people are already coping with climate change. Breakout sessions and lectures will examine the collection of legal instruments known as the “International Bill of Human Rights”, discuss human rights as a framework for addressing environmental concerns, and briefly explore new theories of “intergenerational” human rights to introduce the human rights issues arising from climate change. Iowa’s connection to climate change will be emphasized along with local responses.
This workshop is intended for junior high and high school teachers from across Iowa and to engage teachers of natural sciences, geography, global studies, social studies and related subjects in the teaching about climate change with the assistance of faculty and graduate students from the University of Iowa College of Education. The content of the workshop will include lectures providing overviews of content areas, and breakout and discussion sessions to explore case studies or specific thematic concerns within the content area, and will assist participants to identify effective approaches to integrating climate change, and more broadly, environmental education in their classrooms. Panels will communicate content from a variety of perspectives and/or concretize the overview of the thematic concerns explored in the lectures. There will also be field trips, optional film screenings and lectures, and other social events tied to the workshop.
The workshop will be offered June 16-20, 2008
meeting daily from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
optional evening activities will be planned
The workshop awards 3 semester hours of credit. Tuition is $696 for undergraduate credit or $1083 for graduate credit. Participants who are not pursuing a degree at the UI may choose to register for either undergraduate or graduate credit.
Tuition and Housing Assistance
Grants to assist with tuition costs will be distributed among all registrants. The amount of funding each receives depends upon the number of participants. The first 16 teachers to register who live outside a 25-mile radius of Iowa City will receive free housing and his/her own room at Mayflower Residence Hall on The University of Iowa campus. The deadline to apply for free housing is: May 19, 2008.
For information about housing and grants, contact Amy Green, International Programs Outreach Secretary:
- Phone Ms. Green direct at 319- 335-1433; or
- Phone toll-free, 800-272-6430, and ask to be transferred to Ms. Green at extension 5-1433; or
- E-mail amy-green-1@uiowa.edu
To Register or Find out More
Teachers will receive a grant of $650 to be applied towards their 3 semester hours of graduate credit.
You may register for the workshop using either of two course numbers. By using 187:210:WKA you receive credit in International Studies. By using 07S:210:WKA you receive credit from The College of Education.
Enrollment is limited to 25 students. The registration deadline is June 15.
To register contact The Center for Credit Programs:
- Phone toll-free at 1-800-272-6430; press 1 for Enrollment Services; or
- Phone direct at 319-335-2575; or
- Register online
Course Materials
2008 Summer Institute for Teachers Schedule
Global Climate Change Lesson Plans will be posted here in August.