Blog for the Longview Foundation project 2010 “Developing Global Competence in Teachers and Students”
August 29, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Chief Sealth International High School
2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98126
Cost: $30, includes refreshments, resource packet and 3 free clock hours
Register at https://www.world-affairs.org/calendarevent/international-education-seattle-schools/.
On Saturday, May 21st you are invited to the International Schools Symposium at John Stanford International School (4057 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105). Please come spend the morning with colleagues from schools across the district and beyond and earn FREE CLOCK HOURS. This event is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council Global Classroom Program and the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington. “Symposium" is a fancy word, but ours promises to be comfortable and…
On March 6 and 7, 2015, nearly 200 middle and high school students from 20 schools from 4 states participated in the inaugural Washington State Global Issues Network Conference. The aim of the conference was to bring youth together to share ideas for taking action on critical global issues. See the conference website for the list of the 20 global issues. Student teams who attend the conference presented workshop sessions about action projects that they have…
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/.
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.…