(Sorry for any cross-posting...) I thought that this may be of interest to some of our multilingual/multicultural group. Although not specific to geosci ed, it is ed and regarding online. Wendi -- Wendi J. W. Williams, Ph.D., Geoscientist Pre-College Programs /Science & Research Facilitator University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Tel: 479.422.3988 1.866.515.0729 Toll Free E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ----- Forwarded message from [log in to unmask] ----- Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 08:53:57 -0500 From: Wendi Williams <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fwd: :: Open Announcements with partial scholarships through the Virtual Classroom ::: To: [log in to unmask] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: EDUCATIONAL PORTAL LIST - ENGLISH <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:20 PM Subject: :: Open Announcements with partial scholarships through the Virtual Classroom ::: To: [log in to unmask] Español The Organization of American States (OAS) has opened registration for the following professional development courses and is offering financial assistance to cover a portion of tuition costs. The courses will be delivered entirely online through the pedagogical model of Virtual Classroom of the Educational Portal of the Americas (www.educoas.org): * FORMACIóN EN TUTORíA VIRTUAL - 44TA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: June 7th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May10th, 2011 * ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA ENSEñANZA DE LA MATEMáTICA ? 14TA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: June 8th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May11th, 2011 * CALIDAD DE LA EDUCACIóN BáSICA - 23RA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: June 15th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May18th, 2011 * QUALITY IN BASIC EDUCATION (5TH. SPECIAL CARIBBEAN EDITION) - CLASSES START: June 21st, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:May 18th, 2011 * FORMAçãO EM TUTORIA VIRTUAL ? 5TA EDIçãO /(Portuguese)/ - CLASSES START: June 23rd, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:May 19th, 2011 * GéNERO Y LIDERAZGO POLíTICO EN EL CONTEXTO LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE - 3RA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: June 15th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:May 25th, 2011 * AGROECOTURISMO: ELEMENTOS BáSICOS PARA IMPLEMENTAR UN PROYECTO DE TURISMO INNOVADOR - 7MA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: June 28th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May25th, 2011 * QUALIDADE DA EDUCAçãO BáSICA - 7TA EDIçãO /(Portuguese)/ - CLASSES START: June 27th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:May 25th, 2011 * INTRODUCCIóN AL FINANCIAMIENTO DE LA POLíTICA Y DE LAS CAMPAñAS ELECTORALES EN LAS AMéRICAS¹ - 4TA. EDICIóN /(Spanish)/ - CLASSES START: July 6th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:June 1st, 2011 * DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE VOTER REGISTRIES IN THE AMERICAS: A COURSE IN VOTER REGISTRATION POLICY AND PRACTICE - 2ND EDITION - CLASSES START: July 7th, 2011 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:June 1st, 2011 We thank you for your interest and participation in the initiatives of the Educational Portal of the Americas . Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to contact us, please write to [log in to unmask] To be removed from our distribution list, please send an email to [log in to unmask] the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line of the message, or click here. -- DR. WENDI J. W. WILLIAMS | FACULTY University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Earth Sciences 2801 S. University Avenue | Little Rock AR | 72204 501.569.3546 | [log in to unmask] | http://ualr.edu/earthsciences/ ----- End forwarded message -----