E-Newsletter – February
9, 2006
from the Washington State
Coalition for International Education
In the News
For complete
information, see:
http://internationaledwa.org/news.htm.
Press
Release
EXPANDING
CHINESE LANGUAGE CAPACITY IN WASHINGTON STATE
What would
it take to have 5 percent of high school students learning Chinese by
2015?
The
Washington Council on International Trade,
Trade
Development Alliance of
Greater Seattle,
and
Associates in Cultural Exchange
hosted sixty business and education leaders and elected officials at an
International Education Leadership Summit on January 30, 2006 to explore
what it would take to expand Chinese language capacity in Washington
state. Dr. Shuhan Wang, Supervisor of World Languages and International
Education in Delaware and coauthor of the Asia Society report "Expanding
Chinese Language Capacity in the United States," was the keynote speaker
at the morning Summit.
One
important source for teachers of Chinese in this state is the population
of Chinese speakers in our communities. In the afternoon, Dr. Wang and
Betty Lau, a well-known educator in Seattle schools and the Chinese
community, presented a workshop for over ninety participants from higher
ed, K-12, and community schools on "Heritage Language Learning and
Teaching" at the University of Washington, followed by a reception and
resource fair. This event, co-sponsored by the UW Early Language Learning
Group, Language Learning Center, East Asia Resource Center, and Dept. of
Asian Languages and Literature, highlighted the importance of providing
training to potential teachers of Chinese in how to teach languages well,
especially to young children. Dr. Wang outlined a new resource being
developed by Asia Society to help schools and school districts plan
effective Chinese language programs.
Read the
full press release at:
http://internationaledwa.org/news/press/release_02092006.htm.
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Announcements
For complete
information, see:
http://internationaledwa.org/news/announcements.htm.
Conference Announcement
- 2nd
Symposium on Portuguese for Spanish Speakers: Acquisition and Teaching.
March 17-19, 2006. Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/portuguese/index_archive.htm. The goal of the
II Symposium on Portuguese for Spanish Speakers: Acquisition and Teaching
(Stanford University, March 17-19) is to give scholars in the field an
opportunity to come together to continue to work on the development of a
unified body of knowledge and to generate a coherent and successful
approach to the teaching and learning of Portuguese for Spanish Speakers.
In addition to two keynote addresses by leading academic scholars, the
Symposium will include nine roundtable discussions and 21 presentations
that will discuss phonology, morphology and syntax, assessment and
testing, as well as sociolinguistics. To register, please visit
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/portuguese/index_archive.htm.
World
Citizen Essay Contest For Washington State Students in Grades 2-12.
This year the World
Affairs Council will host the 8th annual World Citizen Essay Contest for
Washington State students in second through twelfth grades. The goal of
the World Citizen Essay Contest is to promote discussion among students,
teachers, families, and community members about the ways that individuals
can effect positive change in the global community.
Essay length: 1,000 words or
less, double-spaced. Deadline:
March 20, 2006
(postmarked). For more rules and contest information visit:
http://www.world-affairs.org/globalclassroom/awards/essay/2006resources.htm
Japanese Playgroup.
There is discussion going on about a possible Japanese playgroup forming.
If you would be interested in participating in a Japanese playgroup,
please send me an email:
info@biculturalfamily.org.
Recently Joined iEARN?
Need help planning an iEARN project into your classroom activities? Join
us in our next session of online professional development courses starting
February 13th - April 16th, 2006. iEARN's nine week online courses will
help you integrate international collaborative project-based learning into
your curriculum and fulfill your curriculum standards using technology.
You will learn how to connect your classrooms with their peers around the
world. This is a great chance to become an active member of the global
learning community and receive a certificate as a "iEARN Master Teacher."
Each class has 25 participants and at least 10 countries are represented
among the participants. Earn your professional development credits in a
most effective, extremely exciting learning environment! Register for a
course before it is filled up!
http://www.iearn.org/professional/online.html. For more information,
write:
onlinepd@us.iearn.org or call: 212-870-2693
Maestros y maestras del estado de Washington:
for students born in 1989 or
1990, who Spanish proficiently and excel in both academics and sports.
Applications and projects are due in
February 2006.
For more information:
www.sgci.mec.es/usa/quetzal
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“Google Alerts”
Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results
(web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
Try them out at
http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en.
Click on the links below
to read the original stories.
Google Alerts on "language immersion"
Getting the Lowdown on Foreign Language Immersion
Washington Post - United States 2/2/2006
By Jay Mathews. We are interested in getting our child into two-way
immersion kindergarten or, if we don't make it into a kindergarten...
Language school fixes on extending its range
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR, USA 2/2/2006
The largest of Portland's four private language-immersion schools plans to
add parking and classrooms, staff and students to its 16-acre campus near
Northwest ...
Dave Poyer: Learn Chinese now. Don't ask me how.
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque, NM, USA 2/2/2006
Despite a half-year of language immersion, practice, semi-disciplined
self-study and even private tutoring, I am still blown away by Mandarin's
challenges. ...
Students get double dip of languages
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR, USA 1/26/2006
.. at Echo Shaw Elementary School have learned Spanish and English in this
way since kindergarten as part of the school's two-way language-immersion
program. ..
Bilingual beginning
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma, WA, USA 1/26/2006
Daffodil Elementary in Sumner offers dual language immersion.
Google Alerts on "Chinese language"
Chinese, y'all: Mandarin language becomes the new Spanish
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA 1/28/2006
.. The Chicago public school system, for instance, has developed over the
past six years the country's largest Chinese language program designed to
teach Mandarin ..
Language classes speak volumes about China
Chicago Sun-Times - United States 1/27/2006
.. There are plenty of options around Chicago and its suburbs for those
who want to learn the Chinese language, whether to gain a business edge in
China's ..
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Upcoming
Events
For complete
information, see:
http://internationaledwa.org/calendar.htm.
February 10, 2006
8 pm Children of Uganda, 20 dancers
and musicians, aged 8-18 perform with traditional songs and dances at the
Kirkland Performing Center, Kirkland, WA. Info: (425) 893-9900 or
www.kpcenter.org.
February 11, 2006
~ 1:00 to 3:00 pm Asia Pacific Cultural
Center—Korean Art Demonstrations. Seattle Asian Art Museum 1400
E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Fuller Garden Court. Pam Sohyun Lee, an
award-winning calligrapher and calligraphy teacher of 30 years,
demonstrates her art. Visitors from the So Mi Sa Korean Buddhist Temple
will also show how to create Buddhist temple lotus lanterns. Free with
museum admission. Suggested $5 adults, $3 students and seniors. Members
free.
Info-line: (206) 654-3100,
www.seattleartmuseum.org RSVP: 206-654-3226 or
SAAM-RSVP@seattleartmuseumorg.
February 11, 2006
3rd Annual Black History Conference
The Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation
(AAAHRP) is holding its 3rd Annual Black History Conference at Seattle
University in Seattle. The Honorary Conference Chair is Seattle Attorney
Moni T. Law, and the Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Carver Gayton, Director
of the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. Please visit
www.aaahrp.org for complete conference information, including
registration.
February 12, 2006
2:00 - 5:00 pm Seattle Chinese Garden
Lantern Festival. J. Brockey Center, South Seattle Community
College, 6000 16th Avenue SW, South Parking Lot, West Seattle. Dance
performances by the Melody Performance Group and a traditional lion dance
by the Seattle International Lion Dance Team at the conclusion of the
celebration will entertain the crowd. Attendees will be delighted to taste
the samplings of traditional Chinese new year foods, and the opportunity
to make paper lanterns, see a calligraphy demonstration, and many other
engaging children's crafts related to the Chinese New Year. It's a
wonderful family event. $5 per adult / $3 for children 4 to 12 / free for
children under 4 years suggested donation at the door. For further
details, visit
http://www.seattle-chinese-garden.org/frameset.htm or contact
206-282-8040, X100.
February 15, 2006
Registration: 3:45 pm; Program: 4:00 – 7:00 pm
A Force More Powerful at North
Seattle Community College. Will the history of the 21st century parallel
that of the 20th? Will humans continue to use violence and war as the
primary way of “solving” problems and conflicts? A closer examination of
20th century history gives us hope. Many times in the last century popular
movements using nonviolent action removed dictators, resisted invasions,
and secured human rights. That is the focus of the inspiring series
A Force More Powerful,
produced by PBS. Based on a book by the same name, this timeless series
of six 30 minute videos highlights the Danes’ valiant resistance to the
Nazis, Chileans’ civic actions to remove Pinochet from power, the
Nashville sit-ins to protest segregation, the Poles’ struggles to replace
the Communist regime, South Africans’ anti-apartheid movement, and
Gandhi’s historic march to the sea to protest the British tax on salt. For
additional program details, directions, and registration, see
World Affairs Council Calendar Entry.
February 16, 2006
6:30 pm (Doors open @ 6
pm) UW College of Education Presents --
A More Perfect Union: Preparing Students for Citizenship 2006
Education Forum Town Hall; 1119 8th Ave; Seattle, WA 98101. How can our
schools work more purposefully to promote citizenship education? How do we
handle increasing diversity within a framework of national unity? What is
the unique role of schools? Panelists include: Walter Parker, Tom
Stritikus, and Ed Taylor. Event is FREE, but advance registration is
recommended. For more information and to RSVP: email
alumni@u.washington.edu call 206-543-0540 or visit
www.educ.washington.edu. View
2006 Education Forum Flyer (PDF).
February 16 - 19, 2006
ISSA (International Studies Schools
Association 5th Annual Conference at Raleigh-Durham, North
Carolina. The ISSA Conference is the leading forum for the K-12 community
to learn, share, and interact on how to add a global dimension to every
discipline at every grade level.
February 25, 2006
~ 1:00 to 3:00 pm Washington Overseas
Chinese Artists Association—Chinese Art Demonstrations. Seattle
Asian Art Museum 1400 E.
Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Fuller Garden Court. Six local artists
demonstrate unique Chinese art techniques: calligraphy, ink painting, and
seal carving. Guest artists include Deng Zuolie, Li Guorui, Dr. Xue-zhi
Wang, Kenneth Pai, Chengquan Jiang, and Yu-ming Zhu. RSVP: 206-654-3226 or
SAAM-RSVP@seattleartmuseumorg. Free with museum admission. Suggested
$5 adults, $3 students and seniors. Members free. SAM Info-line: (206)
654-3100,
www.seattleartmuseum.org
February 25, 2006
8:30 am - 3:30 pm The Jackson School
Outreach Centers present: K-8 Mosaic: Storytelling, Puppetry and Masks
from around the World Thomson Hall, UW Seattle Campus. K-8
teachers who love storytelling and art in their classrooms will want to
put this date on their calendars right away! The Jackson School Outreach
Centers have teamed up once again to offer an action packed day of
storytelling and puppetry presentations as well as fun, hands-on sessions
that will leave teachers brimming with ideas to take back to the
classroom. Professor and Puppeteer Kathy Foley, will kick off the program
with a lecture workshop on Indonesian Puppet theater. Following the
keynote, participants will select from a series of break-out sessions that
explore storytelling traditions, puppetry and puppet-making crafts from
various world regions. Registration Fee is $45 and includes: seven free
clock hours, an ethnic lunch, and a collection of handouts and lesson
plans. Pre-Registration required before Feb 23rd. So shake off your winter
blues and join us for an exciting day guaranteed to inspire.
The registration form can be downloaded here:
http://jsis.washington.edu/seac/Storytellingmosaicregform1.pdf
More info and the mosaic flyer can be downloaded here:
http://jsis.washington.edu/seac/mosaicinfo.pdf.
February 28, 2006
~ 7:30 pm Seattle Arts & Lectures
presents Azar Nafisi, author of Reading
Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street. Azar Nafisi lectures on
her work. Information and tickets: 206-621-2230 or
www.lectures.org. Ticket prices range from $10 - $25. Free lecture
preview before the event at 5:30 pm with Firoozeh Papan-Martin, Assistant
Professor of Persian Language at the University of Washington's Department
of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization.
March 2, 2006
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Bellevue Community College’s 2006 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program;
BCC Building C-120, free of charge. Welcome reception for Dr. Ahmed Radi,
poet, author and visiting scholar from Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech,
Morocco. RSVP before February 23rd to
elackey@bcc.ctc.edu or 425.564.6150. For more information, visit
http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts/.
March 3, 2006
World Languages Day
at University of Washington.
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/k12/wld/default.asp.
March 11, 2006
Telling Our Stories: Ethnic Heritage in Washington State
at the Port of Seattle Headquarters, Pier 69. The full-day conference on
recording and sharing your local ethnic history will celebrate the 25th
Anniversary of the Ethnic Heritage Council. It is cosponsored by the
Museum of History and Industry. Honorary Chairman is Gary Locke, former
Governor of the State of Washington.
REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN. To secure your spot at the
conference. Download the registration form at
www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org. OR EMAIL
ethnic.heritage@seattle.gov. For more details about the program, see
the
Ethnic Heritage Council Flyer (PDF).
March 15, 2006
7:30 pm
Zlata Filipovic, International Peace
Ambassador, on Zlata’s Diary
Q Café (3223 15th Ave W, Seattle 98119) Cost: $5 Members and Students with
I.D.; $15 Non-members. YPIN is pleased to feature Zlata Filipovic at a
public lecture focusing on the Balkans’ conflict from the eyes of an
internationally recognized peace ambassador. Zlata Filipovic is author of
Zlata’s Diary, A Child’s Life in
Wartime Sarajevo, which was originally published in 1994, and
has since been translated into 36 languages. After her lecture there will
be a question and answer session with the audience, followed by a book
signing. For more information:
World Affairs Council Calendar Entry.
March 18, 2006
Spring Regional Conference
of the
Washington Association for Language Teaching in Bellingham.
March 24-25, 2006
Global Citizenship Forum.
For more information, see
Global Citizenship Forum.
March 25, 2006
Radost's 30th Anniversary Concert
with core ensemble, kids, choir, alumni and guests. Exhibitions and
reception. Special guests: Yordanka and Georgi Iliev. Kane Hall,
University of Washington. Info (206) 547-1083 or
www.radost.org.
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Highlighting New Members
Our
members are organizations, schools, colleges, universities, and businesses
that are aligned with the goals of the Washington State Coalition for
International Education (see
http://internationaledwa.org/contacts.htm)
George Pocock Rowing Foundation
new
The Mission of George
Pocock Rowing Foundation is to support and develop the sport of rowing in
the Pacific NW - including fostering National and International
Competition between the nations around the Pacific Rim. The Foundation
fosters international exchanges between athletes and coaches in the US and
China, and is interested in any developments that make sense for it to
become involved in.
Global Scholar program
new
The Global Scholar program is an intensive two-week seminar for high
school students interested in international affairs.
Islamic School of Seattle
new
The Islamic School of Seattle educates American Muslim children to develop
ethical leaders committed to bringing excellence to a diverse society.
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