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January 7 - 8, 2009 The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco presents the International Economic Summit (IES) Federal Reserve Bank - Seattle Branch (Renton).
For details, see Announcements or contact steven.fisher@sf.frb.org (http://frbsf.org/education/).

January 7-9, 2009 OSPI January Conference in Seattle. For more information, visit
http://www.k12.wa.us/conferences/JanConf2009/. Includes a number of workshops on global education, including:

Storytelling in the Digital Age: Connecting Youth World-Wide to Create Real World-Class Presenter: Greg Tuke, Bridges to Understanding www.bridges2understanding.org
Going Global: Preparing Our Students for an Interconnected World and
Going Global: Transitioning Curriculum and Going Beyond
Presenters: Andrea Leary, International Education Consultant; Karen Kodama, International Education Administrator for Seattle Schools; and OSPI‘s new World Languages Program Supervisor, Michele Anciaux Aoki.
Building a World-Class Language Learning System in Washington State
Presenter: Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki, World Languages Program Supervisor, OSPI

January 28, 2009 World Affairs Council Global Leadership Series with Paul Krugman
Town Hall, Seattle 1119 Eighth Ave.
Reception and Lecture with Dr. Krugman, World Citizen Karen Kodama, and World Educator Bob Mazelow.
Reception - 6:00-7:00 p.m. Lecture - 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Register at World Affairs Council event.

February 4, 2009 6-9 pm Creating a Chinese Language Program in Redmond at Lake Washington School District. This workshop will be of great interest to teachers, parents, administrators, school board and community members who want to know more about how to launch a new program or ensure the quality of learning in an existing Chinese language program. The workshop is funded by the State Innovations Grant for International Education. For an outline of the workshop, visit Expanding Chinese Language Capacity > Workshops. Register and get location details at: Creating Chinese Language Program Online Registration.

2009 Announcements

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco presents the International Economic Summit (IES)

October 20 - 21, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel Spokane - City Center

January 7 - 8, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank - Seattle Branch (Renton)

14 available clock hours - pending approval
($2 per clock hour)
Complimentary breakfast and lunch provided both days

The International Economic Summit (IES) is a world trade simulation that teaches fundamental economic concepts within the context of international trade. The program challenges high school students to think critically about the costs and benefits of trade while exploring the concept of globalization. IES is a standards-based instructional unit that includes 13 individual lesson plans, providing flexible classroom implementation by easily flowing into an existing course of study or as a stand-alone unit. By utilizing an experience-based learning model, IES provides students with a solid foundation in economic fundamentals and incorporates a method for active-learning that is fun as well as challenging. Student teams are assigned countries and each team takes on the role of Economic Advisors for their specific country. As economic advisors, each team must assess the social, political and economic conditions within the country and consider a course of action that will benefit the inhabitants. The culminating activity is a real time global trade simulation where student teams competitively implement their strategic plans in the simulated global marketplace.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides the following materials and services to teachers at no charge:

Teacher Professional Development - Two days covering the use of standards-based economic concepts imbedded in the project, the instructional materials and the Summit Web site, and the experience-based learning cycle.
Instructional materials including the Teacher Handbook, a Mini-Summit Kit for running a classroom simulation, and student workbooks called Player's Guides for all students.
Mini Summit implementation support.
To register, contact Steven Fisher, (425) 203-0799 or steven.fisher@sf.frb.org