Wondering how to get started to make your classroom more global? Check out this blog on VIF Learn for 6 easy (pretty easy) steps to take: Look the part Take baby steps Don't try to reinvent the wheel Start with the standards Connect Collaborate https://www.viflearn.com/index.php/ourblog/entry/go-global-in-6 VIF Learn has a lot of sample learning plans and ways to connect. Check it out (free registration) at: https://www.viflearn.com/.
Here is a great video to share with people who need to know why it's important to learn languages now, more than ever. Lead with Languages from APCO Worldwide on Vimeo.
As part of the Road Map World Languages Credit Program, a special video was made this summer to highlight the experiences of students in the 7 Road Map districts who have earned World Language Credits for languages they know. View the Road Map World Language Credit Video. Road Map Credit for Proficiency Report October 2014 Education Northwest spoke with students across the seven Road Map districts, from a wide range of backgrounds, and…
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Community Partners, As many of you know, for the past four years, students and teachers at Chief Sealth International High School have organized a weeklong festival called World Water Week. This year we are doing something new and exciting: the first annual Washington State Global Issues Network (WAGIN) Conference. March 6-8, 2015 (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) we plan to host a few hundred middle and high school students at Chief Sealth IHS.…
Competition takes many forms. It surrounds us as children on the playground. It increases as we realize classes rank students, then into the pressure of college acceptance, and next in the job market. Competition is not only between individuals, it is also between organizations, and states. As I mentioned in my post last week, our world is becoming ever more interconnected. And competition has taken a new form between nations. Never before have…