http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_081208k.cfm
mp3 (50') from 2008 December's Here on Earth
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
getting int'l education into school rooms
frontpage of newsletter from Asia Society,
How can a school create a global vision and culture?
Internationally focused vision and mission statements can serve as the foundation for creating an inclusive, globally focused school culture. The Denver Center for International Studies, which serves students in grades 6-12, has a clear mission for its students, "The Denver Center for International Studies prepares students for college by developing multilingual, interculturally competent students who are actively involved in a rapidly changing world." The school is a good example of a global culture, which includes external symbols such as maps and flags, but goes well beyond this in day-to-day practice. There are, for example, regular morning assemblies where speakers representing different cultural perspectives present their views on important world issues. This tradition of intercultural discourse engages students in serious discussions from multiple vantage points.
Other schools create culture through coursework, offering special international strands or diplomas as an incentive to students if they take a certain number of internationally focused courses. The new Global Competence Program at Needham High School in Massachusetts, allows students to work toward a certificate of Global Competence. Eugene International High School in Oregon, offers globally focused classes across three high schools and requires a culminating research project and internationally oriented community service projects.
For more information on creating a global vision and culture click here, http://www.asiasociety.org/education/pgl/article-settingvision.htm
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York NY 10021
How can a school create a global vision and culture?
Internationally focused vision and mission statements can serve as the foundation for creating an inclusive, globally focused school culture. The Denver Center for International Studies, which serves students in grades 6-12, has a clear mission for its students, "The Denver Center for International Studies prepares students for college by developing multilingual, interculturally competent students who are actively involved in a rapidly changing world." The school is a good example of a global culture, which includes external symbols such as maps and flags, but goes well beyond this in day-to-day practice. There are, for example, regular morning assemblies where speakers representing different cultural perspectives present their views on important world issues. This tradition of intercultural discourse engages students in serious discussions from multiple vantage points.
Other schools create culture through coursework, offering special international strands or diplomas as an incentive to students if they take a certain number of internationally focused courses. The new Global Competence Program at Needham High School in Massachusetts, allows students to work toward a certificate of Global Competence. Eugene International High School in Oregon, offers globally focused classes across three high schools and requires a culminating research project and internationally oriented community service projects.
For more information on creating a global vision and culture click here, http://www.asiasociety.org/education/pgl/article-settingvision.htm
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York NY 10021
Thursday, July 17, 2008
self-assess your speaking ability; heritage learners; intercultural understanding at EU
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A self-assessment tool for language learners is recently published by the federal government's Interagency Language Roundtable
Hot off the press: 
The "EU-Window" Initiative will send 200 European schoolteachers and 400 headmasters to China over the next four years to help them improve their language skills and gain a better understanding of Chinese culture. The program is part of a more comprehensive structural dialogue that the European Union and China are devising in the field of education and culture. EU Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban explains that the advantages of such exchange programs "help raise standards of education and strengthen cultural ties as well as trade links." To read the press release, click study-tours, most effective along which dimensions?
Summer 2008 examples from mid-Michigan educators.
cf. Korean Studies Spring Fellowship & photo mapped version, http://tinyurl.com/3yjjbq
China - Read MF's blog,
http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=7558
Bulgaria - Follow the travels of LATTICE members, PG, MH and LN who are on a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad in Bulgaria through the group's blog at: http://www.msu-bg.blogspot.com/
Malaysia - KY is leading a study abroad, pre-internship teaching experience this summer for College of Education students. You can follow their experiences at http://malaysia.wiki.educ.msu.edu/.
cf. Korean Studies Spring Fellowship & photo mapped version, http://tinyurl.com/3yjjbq
China - Read MF's blog,
http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=7558
Bulgaria - Follow the travels of LATTICE members, PG, MH and LN who are on a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad in Bulgaria through the group's blog at: http://www.msu-bg.blogspot.com/
Malaysia - KY is leading a study abroad, pre-internship teaching experience this summer for College of Education students. You can follow their experiences at http://malaysia.wiki.educ.msu.edu/.
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