Preschool - Graduate School International Education Summit
"Teaching and Learning in a Global Community"
 
at the University of Washington HUB

Summit Schedule - September 18, 2003

 
9:30 am

Ballroom

Welcome and opening large group session
  • Shaping the Future of International Education in Washington State
  • Teaching and Learning in a Global Community: What does it mean?
    Professor Walter Parker, UW College of Education
  • Global Perspectives and Citizenship Education
    Professor James Banks, UW College of Education (see Educating Global Citizens in a Diverse World)
11:00 am Summit Breakout Session #1
Rm 200AB Finding the "World" in the Washington State Social Studies Standards (EALRs), Frameworks, and Assessments Caleb Perkins of OSPI
Rm 209A World Languages P-20 part 1: World Language Before High School?
Options for introducing foreign/world language in elementary and middle school
Mimi Met, Acting Director of the National Foreign Language Center
Ballroom Building International Learning Communities in Our Classrooms: Making A Difference in the World Through Education
How Students and Teachers Are Using New Technologies to Connect, Collaborate and Learn With One Another Across Continents and Cultures
Kristi Rennebohm Franz of International Education & Resource Network (iEARN) and Dee Dickinson of New Horizons for Learning
12:00 pm Lunch pick up in the HUB Ballroom
Ballroom Washington State's economy depends on international trade
Lunch-time Business Panel moderated by Bill Stafford, President of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle; with Herman Uscategui, Starbucks; David Tang, Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis; and Hal Beals, Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank. Topics to include:
  • Knowing our international customer
  • Companies need employees with cultural competence
  • Making our region a friendly place for international visitors
  • Learning from other world-class regions
  • How business can support the Coalition's action items
  • Q&A from the audience
1:30 pm Summit Breakout Session #2
Rm 200AB Finding the World in Your Classroom
This 1-hour workshop is designed to show K-12 educators how new classroom-based assessment models -- developed by teachers from around the state and under the guidance of OSPI -- can be used to infuse lessons and units with an international focus. Caleb Perkins of OSPI
Rm 209A World Languages P-20 part 2: Linking Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Using the concepts of backwards design to help you see the relationship between what you're teaching and what they're learning in the context of World Language Standards Mimi Met, Acting Director of the NFLC
Ballroom Principals' Roundtable on International Education
facilitated by principals of Seattle international schools: Karen Kodama, John Stanford International School (K-5), Terry Acena, Hamilton International Middle School (6-8), Steve Wilson, Ingraham High School (9-12)
Ballroom Creating cultural competence in business
Samir Belyamani of Boeing.
2:45 pm
Ballroom
Taking Action for International Education in Washington State
3:30 pm
Ballroom
Summit Resource Fair (organized by World Affairs Council)
Note: 3 Clock hours available for free for teachers for Resource Fair and World Studies Workshops.
 
4:30 pm World Studies Workshops #1
Rm 200AB Inside/Outside: Multiple Perspectives on Issues Facing our World Today, Presented by the World Affairs Council & the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students, University of Washington. Featuring a panel of international students from diverse world regions.
Rm 209A World Languages P-20 part 3: Focusing on the Cultures Standard
Planning curriculum to help student "Gain knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures"
Mimi Met, Acting Director of the NFLC
meet in Ballroom Tour of technology in Language Learning Center in Denny Hall
led by Dr. Paul Aoki and LLC Staff
5:30 pm World Studies Workshops #2
Rm 200AB Global Trends & How to Teach About Them
Presented by the Jackson School for International Studies, University of Washington.
Featuring Professor Resat Kasaba, Professor of International Studies, JSIS/UW & a panel of Jackson School faculty and outreach staff
Rm 209A World Languages P-20 part 4: World Languages Questions & Answers with Mimi Met
Teachers, Parents, School Administrators, Community members -- come join Mimi for an informal conversation. Get your questions answered here. (Or if we can't answer them now, we'll collect them for further research.)
Ballroom How Local to Global Curricular Projects Are Designed for Understanding Today’s World: Bringing International Collaborations into Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, and Visual Arts Teaching and Learning
Kristi Rennebohm Franz of (iEARN)

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