Washington State Coalition for International Education
April 1, 2004 4:00-5:00 pm

This was our second cross-state meeting using video conferencing.

Spokane Location
hosted by Sonja Hokanson at Intercollegiate College of Nursing
Washington State University College Of Nursing
http://www.icne.wsu.edu/spokane/index.asp
2917 West Fort George Wright Drive
Spokane, WA 99224-5291

From Downtown Spokane: Take Monroe Street or Washington Street to Indiana. Indiana turns into Northwest Blvd. at the intersections of Monroe, Indiana and Northwest Blvd. Go one block past the intersection and turn left on Shannon. Turn right on to Northwest Blvd. going northwest to T. J. Meenach Drive (the second light past Maple). Turn left on T. J. Meenach Drive. Go down the hill and over the bridge. The Intercollegiate College of Nursing is located at the first drive on the left just past the first curve. There is a large sign out front at the beginning of the driveway.

Seattle Location
hosted by Masaru Kibukawa at the Board Room of the Seattle Central Community College. The Boardroom is located on the ground floor of the Siegal Center, corner of Harvard and Pike. Siegal Center is a block away from Seattle Central Community College. You may follow the exits/directions to Seattle Central Community College, and you will find Siegal Center on the corner of Harvard and Pike. Here are the directions to SCCC: http://seattlecentral.edu/map/.

Parking is available on the surrounding streets, or in the nearby college parking lot on the corner of Pine and Harvard for a modest fee. Please do not go to Seattle Central Community College. Please call me on my mobile phone at 206-660-6851 if you need further assistance.  -- Masaru Kibukawa

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Agenda

• Update on State Innovations Grant Proposal (PDF) to Asia Society

• Update on plans for 2004 Summit

• Update from Washington Association For Language Teaching Conference and World Language plans

Summary

1. Introductions.
    
2. Overview of grant
   - David Woodward announced that we just received notification today that our proposal was accepted and we'd be awarded the full amount ($15,000).
   - One of the main points discussed involved Asia Society’s expectation that the Coalition mobilize support at state level so that eventually there could be additional funding in state educational system.
   - Having the summit in Olympia is an opportunity to build such support. Summit will be shortly before the election.
   
    
3. Kristi from IEARN discussed her project “Connecting Classroom Communities in the World” which is funded by the US Department of Education.
   - 11 schools and 20 teachers are involved.
   - Two books in the works that will help people learn the IEARN model.
   - Several good models for teaching languages – Japanese, Spanish within the IEARN repertoire
   - Desire to institutionalize IEARN model
    
4. Sonja announced that WSU is making big strides in global education through professional development in Spanish for Nursing, Pre-Med, Neuroscience, etc.
   
   WSU Foreign Language Symposium slated for spring, 2005 needs funding for a chair.
   
   Get more visibility for language activities, assessment models and data showing academic success of students in immersion programs (e.g., Angela Davila's work in Bellevue with Sunset Elementary).
   
   October 11-13 in Portland – foreign language conference; good forum for getting the word out
   
   Contact Teresa Kennedy who works at NASA and is president of PNCFL, re language and cultural integration in the arena of science.
   
    
5. Discussion about how to be more organized as a coalition. There is a growing interest in the Coalition. How do we best keep track of information, coalition members, and so on? David suggested creating a user-friendly director of who's who.
    
6. Masaru’s summary of meeting:
   - Timing is right (for International Ed). Think big.
   - How can we plug into macro-developments?
   - We are seeing a greater integration between K-12 and higher education and need to continue.
   - Recognizing the need to integrate business and trade.
   - Our work offers the opportunity for all levels to be involved – State, Regional, National, and International – in the process of creating an environment that promotes international education.
   - How do we disseminate/organize information?
   - Be on the look-out for opportunities.

Next Meeting of the Coalition is scheduled June 10, 2004.

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