E-Newsletter - June 10, 2004
from the Washington State Coalition for International
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Special Announcements
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GLOBAL EDUCATION IN NORTH AMERICA?
The American Forum for Global Education and the National Peace Corps
Association are developing an electronic (and perhaps written) directory
of international/global education programs in the United States and
Canada. Please respond to a questionnaire (it will only take a few
minutes) about the international/global education outreach activities that
your organization is involved in:
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Nordstrom Celebration of Cultural Diversity Scholarship Awards
Deadline July 15, 2004
Four $10,000 scholarships (paid over 4 years @ $2,500/yr.) for high
school students in the Puget Sound area. Offered to incoming high school
seniors for fall 2004 (current juniors) who have cumulative GPA of 2.7 or
above with demonstrated financial need. Contact: J. Rowsey, WA. Director
of Diversity Affairs, Nordstrom, 1617 - 6th Ave., Seattle, WA. 98101.
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Call for Proposals: WAESOL
Deadline for Proposal: July 15, 2004
The Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other
Languages (WAESOL) Conference, Voices of the Future, at Green River
Community College in Auburn, Washington on October 23, 2004. Presenters
will also receive a discount of $10 on the price of conference
registration. Information:
info@waesol.org.
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Call for Proposals: Washington State Council for the Social Studies
Deadline for Proposal: July 16, 2004
Annual Fall In-service Conference. Theme: Power, Authority and
Governance. October 9, 2004. For more information, see
www.learningspace.org/socialstudies.
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Summer Internship & Volunteer Opportunities at Wing Luke Museum
Non-paid positions at the Wing Luke Asian Museum (407-7th Avenue South,
Seattle).
Development Department seeks volunteer for data entry assistance for 4 - 6
hours/week. Contact Adam Lee at
alee@wingluke.org or (206) 623-5124, ext. 119.
Public Relations Department seeks intern or volunteer to assist Public
Relations Manager in various duties. Must be organized individual who can
commit 8-12 hours/week. Flexible hours available. Contact Joann Natalia
Aquino at jaquino@wingluke.org
or call (206) 623-5124, ext. 106.
Docent Training: Each year highly trained docents guide over 7,000
students through featured exhibitions interacting with visitors through
shared history of Asian Americans, artifacts, stories, crafts, games, and
interactive media. Docents are trained on topics including; the history of
Asian Americans, our permanent and featured exhibitions, group management,
and tips on touring diverse audiences. Docents complete training sessions
and commit to presenting two tours each week. Volunteer application form
available at http://www.wingluke.org.
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Job Openings
Drama/Media Literacy Teacher: Hamilton International Middle School,
Seattle Public Schools. Full Time. Teach drama and media classes with an
international/multicultural focus, grades 6-8. Must be familiar with video
and audio technology. Fluency in Spanish preferred. Contact Principal
Terry Acena at
tacena@seattleschools.org or (206) 252-5810.
World Music Teacher: Hamilton International Middle School, Seattle
Public Schools. Half Time: 10:30 – 2:45 M-F. Teach world music classes
with an emphasis on percussion and vocal performance, grades 6-8. Fluency
in Spanish preferred. Contact Principal Terry Acena at
tacena@seattleschools.org
or (206) 252-5810.
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“CAN WE TALK?” IMPROVE YOUR DISCUSSION-LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Dates: July 12-15, 2004
SUMMER WORKSHOPS ON FACILITATING PRODUCTIVE CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS
Director: Walter Parker, UW College of Education
Description: The institute features two successful methods for
leading productive classroom discussions. Each is unique in perspective,
approach, and aim. Each emphasizes an intellectual partnership among
participants, dialogue, and shared inquiry into problems.
- Leading Controversial Issues Discussions.
Dates: July 12-13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Participants learn to lead discussions of controversial public issues in
ways that deepen students’ understanding of the issue and promote
informed decisions about what action to take. Critical thinking is
nurtured along with civility and public decision making.
Instructor: Dr. Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin, renowned
classroom discussion leader and trainer, author of ground-breaking
research on successful classroom discussion leaders.
- Leading Socratic Seminars.
Dates: July 14-15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Socratic Seminars engage students in lively, interpretive discussions of
texts chosen for their richness in ideas, issues, and values. Reading
comprehension is a central focus; critical thinking is promoted along
with mind-stretching understandings of great works of literature,
politics, art and science.
Instructor: Dr. Walter Parker, University of Washington, renowned
classroom discussion leader and trainer, author of Teaching Democracy,
and Director of Can We Talk?
For complete details, see the website:
http://www.extension.washington.edu/k12/talk.asp.
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“Capitolizing” on the Tides of Change
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region I Conference
October 27 – 30, 2004 – Red Lion Hotel, Olympia, Washington
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Priority deadline: Friday, June 18, 2004
Final deadline: Friday, July 2, 2004
You are invited to submit proposals for this fall’s NAFSA Region I
Conference, to be held October 27-30, 2004 in beautiful Olympia,
Washington. At the conference, you will find inspiration, explore
solutions to common and not so common issues, discover new tools and
practices, and have four days to network with colleagues from around the
region. The conference theme this year is “Capitolizing” on the Tides of
Change. Over the past year, many changes have taken place in our
profession. How can we benefit from what we have learned? How can the
challenges faced inspire us to think and react creatively? What can be
preserved from the past and what should be washed away with the tide? The
Region I team welcomes proposals that will contribute to learning and the
exchange of ideas around the conference theme.
For details, see Flyer (PDF).
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CAPITOL FORUM ON AMERICA'S FUTURE CIVIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE 2004 -
2005 School Year
The World Affairs Council has been asked by the Choices for the 21st
Century Program to coordinate the Capitol Forum on America's Future
program in Washington State next school year. Choices is based at the
Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. We invite
high school teachers interested in getting involved to contact us this
spring (no commitment needed at this point). The Capitol Forum on
America's Future is a civic education initiative that engages high school
students in civic practice and consideration of current international
issues.
The program begins with a professional development workshop for
teachers in the fall and involves classroom preparation within the context
of the participating teachers' regular courses. The centerpiece of the
program takes place in the spring when 80-100 high school students from 20
schools come to a regional center (i.e. Olympia or Seattle) as
representatives of the participating classrooms for an all-day forum. They
deliberate about the role they believe the nation should play in an
increasingly complex international environment and join in an open forum
to share their views with elected officials and policymakers. Following
the spring forum, the student representatives return to their own
classrooms to lead their fellow students in a dialogue on international
issues. The program culminates in a national on-line balloting activity in
which all students in the participating classrooms vote. For more
information about Capitol Forum, visit
http://www.choices.edu/capitol_forum/index.cfm. Interested teachers
should email Michele Anciaux Aoki
maoki@world-affairs.org.
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Bridging Classrooms and Communities
Summer 2004-Spring 2005
Classrooms, Communities and Cultural Survival: Refugee and Immigrant
Education:
- Begins June 28, Register by June 18
- Development Session: June/July -September 2004
- Summer Seminar: June 28-July 2
- Antioch University Seattle and other Seattle venues
The Study of Globalization Across Boundaries:
- Begins July 26, Register by July 12
- Development Session: July - September 2004
- Summer Seminar: July 26-30
- Antioch University Seattle and other Seattle venues
Two unique professional Education and Curricular Development
Experiences for Elementary and Secondary Educators, which present a
Wonderful Opportunity for: Curricular Portfolio Development, Critical
Reflection and Inquiry, Professional Dialogue, Discourse, and
Collaboration, Building Professional and Community Networks, and
Professional Growth and Enrichment.
For more information, please visit our website:
http://www.globalsourcenetwork.org/bcc.htm.
Presented by Global Source Education and Associates.
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Upcoming Events
June 7-July 31, 2004 Art Exhibit
"Jewish Costumes in the Ottoman Empire" at University of Washington,
Odegaard Library.
This exhibit comprises 50 illustrations depicting traditional Jewish
attire in the Ottoman Empire in the 16th to the 19th centuries. The
paintings have been brought to the United States with the assistance of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and sponsored by
Turkish Studies Program of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, Jewish
Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies, Consulate
General of Turkey, Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation, Turkish American
Cultural Association, American Sephardi Federation, Assembly of Turkish
American Associations, The Jewish Community of Turkey. This event is a
part of "Living in Harmony throughout the Ages" program. It is free and
open to public. John U. Gokcen, Honorary Consul General of Turkey.
June 12, 2004 4:30-8:00 pm Idris Mosque Community Picnic
Lower Woodland Park Shelter #1.
A potluck picnic for Muslims and non-Muslims as well -- everyone
welcome. Taste new food and meet new people. For information, call
206-363-3013.
June 23, 2004 6:30 pm Registration;
7:00 Lecture
Engaging Africa: Discovering Its Past, Impacting Its Future at Nesholm
Family Lecture Hall, McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle. Dr. Henry
Louis Gates, W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities, Chair of
the Department of African and African American Studies, Director of the W.
E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard
University.
Among Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans in 1998 and Newsweek's
100 Americans to watch for in the next century, Henry Louis Gates has been
described as one of the most notable scholars of African-American and
multi-cultural studies in the country. Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. will
speak about the genesis and significance of the Encyclopedia Africana
project, and comment on the nature and impact of links between Africa and
the African-American community. Prof. Gates will be joined by Patrick
Awuah, Jr., Founder and President of Ashesi University – the first
private, secular university in Ghana, West Africa. Mr. Awuah will share
his thoughts about the specific role higher education can play in Africa’s
future development.
To Register: Please email or call Matthew Taggart at Ashesi University
Foundation (206-545-6988;
foundation@ashesi.org) to register and guarantee a seat for this
event. Walk-ins are also welcome. Cost: World Affairs Council Members $10;
Non-members $15; Students $10,
For more info:
http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm
June 26, 2004 8:30-4:30 pm
WHALES in FIRST NATIONS: HISTORY & CULTURE WORKSHOP at Walker Ames,
Kane Hall, University of Washington. Whaling has always played an
important role in First Nations and Inuit culture, history, and art. This
workshop will examine whaling from a variety of perspectives including
traditional whaling images and contemporary art of the NW coast (George
MacDonald, Director, The Burke Museum); Makah whaling and environmental
law (Dr. Charlotte Coté, UW American Indian Studies); and Inuit Whalers in
Canada’s North (Nadine Fabbi, UW Canadian Studies Center). We are also
pleased to have the hereditary whaling chief of the Huu-ay-aht First
Nations and founder of the World Council of Whalers, Thomas Mexsis
Happynook. For thousands of years the Huu-ay-aht have relied on the
cultural, nutritional, and economic sustenance that whaling provides.
Happynook will discuss this historic bond and unique relationship. $40.00
includes a continental breakfast, box lunch, 6 (six) continuing education
clock hours for educators, and all conference materials. For more
information or to register, please contact Marion Cook at (206) 221-6374
or email Canada@u.washington.edu.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE – JUNE 19!
June 29, 2004 7-9 p.m. Where
Nature Meets Culture
Antioch campus, room 100
Antioch's Center for Creative Change presents a free lecture and slide
presentation where nature meets culture...a look at vibrant working
examples of the application of ecological principles and permaculture
design tools to socio-cultural, physical, technological, environmental and
economic systems featuring Robina McCurdy, New Zealand founder-trustee of
the Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa and developer-director of
its educational program PLANET Organic. For more information, open the
attached PDF or contact Debra Alderman in Antioch¹s Center for Creative
Change at (206) 268-4906 or
dalderman@antiochsea.edu.
June 29-30, 2004 Living in Our World:
Environmental Challenges and Solutions of the 21st Century,
Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room, University of Washington campus
The Outreach Centers at The Henry M. Jackson School of International
Studies invite you to attend the annual Summer Seminar for educators. This
year's seminar will bring scholars and master teachers together to address
the environmental challenges we face in today's world and to explore
potential solutions. Learn about important world areas and develop
practical teaching skills related to contemporary world societies. Special
travel stipends are available for teachers coming from 75 miles or more.
Registration validation: Registration can only be accepted by mail and
must include payment in full. For a registration form, visit
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/. Mail forms to: The Southeast Asia
Center, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. Please
make checks payable to the "University of Washington." You will receive a
confirmation packet with a receipt, map, driving and parking directions
and program details. For more information please call (206) 543-9606 or
email seac@u.washington.edu.
Cost: $80 includes parking vouchers, coffee/tea, morning pastries,
lunch and 16 clock hours (you must attend the entire seminar to receive
clock hours). Please register by June 22.
July 6, 2004 8 am - 6 pm Global
Issues: Understanding Today, Teaching for the Future at Antioch
University, Seattle, WA
In this course presented by Facing
the Future: People and the Planet, participants will learn to help
students understand, connect to, and act on critical global issues and
sustainable solutions of the 21st century. Using graphs, statistics, and
several hands-on activities, we will explore issues in-depth and look at
key resource trends. We introduce a way to make those lessons stick
through service learning. As the challenges of the 21st century require us
to think and learn in new ways, we will close with tools and activities to
help identify and shift mental models that determine our future actions
and shape our world. Graduate credit and clock hours are available. To
register for this workshop, visit the Heritage Institute online at:
http://hol.edu/view_course.cfm?cid=1655&nav=socialstudies.
For more information please contact Kim Rakow Bernier at (206) 264-1503 or
kim@facingthefuture.org.
July 11-17 2004 iEARN International
Teachers Conference in Kosice, Slovakia
Teachers from around the world will gather to collaborate on iEARN
curricular projects and learn with one another about building global
international teaching and learning for K-12 students. The conference is
open to all. For further Information and Registration, the iEARN Slovakia
Conference website is:
http://www.iearn2004.net.
July 17-18, 2004, 4:00-10:00 p.m.
Bon Odori
at Seattle Buddhist Temple 14th and Main, Seattle
Bon Odori is a popular holiday festival in Japan when spirits of one's
ancestors return home for a visit where they are greeted with bright red
lanterns and special foods. Dancing, taiko drumming, martial arts
performances, cultural displays, ethnic foods. Free. Cultural group
dancing at 5:00. Bon Odori is an official part of Seafair. For more
information, see
www.seattlebetsuin.com.
August 6, 2004 6:30 p.m.
Hiroshima to Hope
Annual lantern floating ceremony to remember the victims of the atomic
bomb during WWII. Free. Floating of lanterns at 9 p.m. Greenlake
(northwest shore, south of the Bathhouse Theatre).
www.wingluke.org/publicevents.html.
September 11-12, 2004 10:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m. Bellevue Aki Matsuri Fall Festival
Woodcarver, shamisen artist and master chef from Japan join with N.W.
Japanese artists to provide workshops, demonstrations, a Shinto ceremony
and other cultural activities. Bellevue Community College. For more
information, see
www.enma.org.
Save the Date...
October 1-2, 2004 WSAME
10th Annual Fall Conference
Central Washington University Campus, Ellensburg. For registration
information, conference brochures and to register, contact:
Judi Robinette, WSAME Conference Registrar
robinetj@cwu.edu
Phone: 509-963-1409.
October 9, 2004 WSCSS
Annual Fall In-service Conference.
Washington State Council for the Social Studies Conference. Theme:
Power, Authority and Governance. For more information, see
www.learningspace.org/socialstudies.
October 23, 2004
Washington Association for the Education of
Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL) Conference
Voices of the Future, at Green River Community College in Auburn,
Washington. For more information, see
info@waesol.org.
October 27, 2004 P-20
International Education Summit in Olympia, organized by the Washington
State Coalition for International Education. See
Summit for latest details.
October 27-30, 2004
“Capitolizing” on the Tides of Change
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region I Conference
Red Lion Hotel, Olympia, Washington
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