The key publication that
Coverdell World Wise Schools has distributed has been the "Voices
from the Field." The Friendship Through Education paid the publisher
to print 13,000 copies for distribution to US schools and organizations..
Voices from the Field, a Peace Corps’ language arts curriculum
guide based on Peace Corps Volunteer stories, promotes cross-cultural understanding
and global awareness.
Members of the Friendship
Through Education consortium have distributed over 1300 copies to educators.
In addition to distributing
the book at manypresentations
at conferences, Coverdell World Wise Schools has distributed the publication
to the following places:
- Peace Corps regional
recruiting offices all have copies to distribute. Regional managers have
all been briefed on Coverdell World Wise Schools materials, including Voices.
- Department chairs
in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, received copies as part of field testing
for Uncommon Journeys, a second collection of Peace Corps narratives.
- The Chicago Public
schools system is considering adapting Voices for use in 50 middle schools
with an international studies focus.
- San Luis Obispo County
Office of Education in California distributed 350 copies through the AVID
teachers. (See “Conferences” above.)
- The Minneapolis Public
Schools’ multicultural director has distributed 75 copies of Voices
to multicultural coordinators in all middle schools.
- 50 copies were distributed
by People to People International
- The Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
sent copies to the heads of all of their regional and local chapters (210
copies total)