Exploring Global Issues Workshop

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Join Facing the Future and Global Visionaries for a FREE day-long workshop to learn effective strategies to engage students in being active global citizens! You will walk away from this workshop with free resources, new approaches, and a community of support to begin integrating global issues and sustainable solutions into your classroom. This workshop also includes FREE clock hours!

Rick Steves will be the keynote speaker. He will share with us his thoughts on using the classroom as a springboard for building global awareness and global citizens. Steves has authored over 50 European travel guidebooks, hosts a weekly NPR show, writes a weekly column for the Chicago Tribune, and hosts a popular travel series on public television. He will give away free copies of his book, Travel as a Political Act, to workshop attendees.

Date: Friday, August 30th, 2013

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: University of Washington HUB Room 250, Seattle

Cost: FREE, includes free clock hours

The workshop is now full, but if you have any questions, email Noah Zeichner at nzeichner@gmail.com.

This workshop is presented by Facing the Future and Global Visionaries, in partnership with Global Washington, the World Affairs Council, Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington, Rick Steves’ Europe, and the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction International Education Office.