“Human experiences: accounts from across the Globe”

2025 GTS Syllabus (last updated May 13, 2025)
Seminar Part 1: Orientation
Seminar Part 2: June Regional Case Study Sessions
Seminar Speakers

Seminar Lesson Plans (will be available after August 2025)

Schedule
All sessions will take place online via Zoom

Orientation
Tuesday, May 13, 2024
7:00-9:00 PM EST

Regional Case Studies and Pedagogy Work
Monday – Friday, June 09 – 13, 2025
9:00 AM-12:00 PM EST

Follow-Up Session
Fall 2025

Lead Facilitators

Lead Instructor: Dr. Risa Whitson (Ohio University)
Pedagogy Instructor: Daniel Redman (Ohio State University)

About the 2025 Seminar:

This online summer seminar for K-14 educators will deepen into exploring the United Nation’s Sustainability Goals, and their relevance in regards to the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The seminar will explore human accounts on cross-cutting topics that will address one or multiple Sustainable Development Goals from a global perspective. Throughout the seminar, participants will hear from guest experts who will present regional case studies to provide comparative views from different latitudes and invite reflection on how those matters can be related to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Benefits: 

Teachers will receive a certificate of completion with 20 contact hours and 2 CEUs after completing all aspects (orientation, summer seminar and follow up), and a $100 stipend for completing a lesson plan by Friday, August 8, 2025. The seminar is open to both pre-service and in-service teachers and is free of charge.

The seminar is organized by the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES), in partnership with the Center for African Studies (CAS), Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), East Asian Studies Center (EASC), and the Middle East Studies Center (MESC), with support from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grants.