E-Newsletter - July 28, 2004
from the Washington State Coalition for International
Education
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Around-n-Over new
Around-n-Over is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Seattle,
WA. Our mission is to captivate the youth as they follow our human powered
journeys around the world. Through relevant lesson plans, we will expand
the horizons of our youth and give them an opportunity to interact with
students in faraway lands.
League of Education Voters new
The League of Education Voters is a new organization made up of
education advocates from across Washington, including parents, teachers,
school board members, levy and bond committees, business leaders, school
administrators, and concerned citizens. It is supporting
I-884 The Education Initiative.
NAFSA new
NAFSA: Association of International Educators promotes the exchange of
students and scholars to and from the United States. Our members share a
belief that international educational exchange advances learning and
scholarship, builds respect among different peoples and encourages
constructive leadership in a global community.
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Language by
Video: An Overview of Foreign Language Instructional Videos for Children
by Nancy C. Rhodes & Ingrid Pufahl.
Language by Video describes how foreign language instructional videos are
used in a variety of settings as a supplement or alternative to
traditional foreign language instruction with elementary school students.
This book will be of special interest to schools and educators considering
alternatives to traditional foreign language instruction. The information
is presented in a user-friendly format, with practical implications and
recommendations as well as suggestions for future research on this timely
topic. (7/22/2004)
Joint
Initiative Promoting Spanish Language, Culture In Washington: Officials
From Olympia And Spain Honor Top Teachers, Students
Twenty students have been recognized in a Spanish literary contest, along
with 18 teachers who have received full scholarships to attend Spain’s
University of Salamanca this summer. “This joint initiative came about
because the educational leaders of Spain and Washington state recognized
the importance of multiculturalism and realized they should not miss the
opportunity to cooperate in designing a new educational model for the new
millennium,” says Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. (6/15/2004)
Columnist: All students should learn a 2nd language
The Oregonian columnist Robert Landauer states: "Oregonians will be
increasingly marginalized -- less competitive, less prosperous, less
secure -- in a globalizing world if high-grade foreign-language
instruction doesn't begin in our elementary schools. Second-language
proficiency needs to become both an exit requirement from high school and
an entrance requirement for public universities."
The Oregonian (Portland) (6/15/2004)
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School in Haiti wants middle or high school partner
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has a school in Haiti
that is looking for a partner school in the United States. They wrote,
"Our Haiti project is a multi-faceted project which includes many
individual projects; our school-to-school "satellite nurseries" project is
one of them. Grand' Anse area, the area AFSC is serving is one of the
poorest and environmentally devastated areas in Haiti which is
impoverished by decades of political and economic crises. It is part of
reforestation effort aiming at restoring area's devastated environment and
raising environmental concerns and awareness among the youngsters in both
countries. Currently, our staff working in Haiti has located a Haitian
school as a partner for this project. We are actively searching for an
American school willing to participate in this exchange." For information
about AFSC, please go to: www.afsc.org.
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CAPITOL FORUM ON AMERICA'S FUTURE CIVIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE 2004 -
2005 School Year
The World Affairs Council has been invited 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. 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 Olympia 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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August 21, 2004
9 am - 3 pm Global Issues, Sustainable Solutions: Understanding
Today, Teaching for the Future, presented by Facing the Future: People
and the Planet and the Science Fiction Museum at the Science Fiction
Museum, Seattle, WA. Cost: $50. The Science Fiction Museum's Brave New
Worlds exhibit asks, "How should we live and what are the consequences of
the choices we make?" This workshop is designed to train teachers to help
their students grapple with current global issues and how they could
affect the future. How can we teach students to understand the
interconnection between the past, present and the future? How can we help
them make informed decisions about topics that impact our future globally
and personally? Participants will receive extensive, interdisciplinary
5-12 curriculum that can be used Monday morning! Clock Hours for this
workshop and professional development credit (in combination with other
workshops) are available through Seattle University. For more information
and to register today, visit the Science Fiction Museum online at
http://www.sfhomeworld.org/education/index.asp#global.
August 21, 2004 12-6 pm
Ukraine's 13th Year of Independence
The Carco Theatre, The Renton Community Center, Exit 4 of I-405 & 1715
Maple Valley Highway.
The Ukrainian American Club of Washington & the Ukrainian
Self-Reliance Michigan Federal Credit Union
www.usmfcu.org cordially invite you,
your family, and friends (of whatever nationality) to celebrate with us.
TIMES: 12-2 (potluck), 2-4 (program of music, dance, and recitation), 4-6
(socializing). Admission Free, Donations Welcome. -- Eugene E. Lemcio,
Ph.D., President, the Ukrainian American Club of WA and Co-Chair, the
Ukrainian Studies
Endowment @ University of WA.
September 3-5, 2004
Ugandan North American Association's 16th Annual Convention at
Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. The convention will be keynoted by His
Excellency the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday,
September 4, 2004. Presented by: Ugandan North American Association (UNAA),
Microsoft, PATH, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, World
Affairs Council, World Vision. For details, see
World Affairs Council Calendar.
September 8, 2004 7 to 9 pm
"Confronting the Tyranny of Managing by Results: How the Prevailing
System of Management Is Destroying our People" featuring H. Thomas
Johnson, Ph.D., professor of business administration, Portland State
University. Part of the Fall Lecture Series on Global Issues and
Perspectives presented Antioch University Seattle Center for Creative
Change. See:
http://www.antiochsea.edu.
September 11-12, 2004 10:00 am -
6:00 pm 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.
September 23, 2004 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Teaching the 2004 Election
The 2004 election is not only attracting the attention of fellow Americans
but many citizens of the world. How do you plan to incorporate this
November 2 election into your classroom? This workshop will help you
approach the upcoming election by looking at it through two important
domestic and international issues: trade and national security. Come hear
keynote speaker Bill Center, Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and President
of the Washington Council on International Trade, discuss security and
trade issues, followed by a question and answer period. Social Studies
teachers Susan Burnett and Will Linzer will then share their curriculum
ideas as well as new resources for teaching the 2004 election.
Co-sponsored by the Washington Council on International Trade and the
World Affairs Council Global Classroom. For registration information, see:
World Affairs Council Calendar.
September 26-29, 2004 Profitable
Sustainability: The Future of Business. The Network for Business
Innovation and Sustainability with the Future 500 and an Executive
Planning Committee of Northwest Business and Civic leaders are pleased to
present a monumental training opportunity. Profitable Sustainability: The
Future of Business will showcase best practices, new
technologies, innovative products, and systems-wide sustainable business
strategies that companies like HP, Starbucks, Nike, Proctor and
Gamble, Cargill-Dow Dupont and many others are developing in response to
the global challenges of our time. The conference offers strategic
business models and concrete steps that companies can take to develop
leadership in eradicating poverty and contributing to the health and
safety of our planet and our diverse societies and species. For the
conference program, visit
http://www.nbis.org/conference/schedule/index_archive.htm.
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 7-9, 2004 WAFLT Fall Conference
Washington Association For Language Teaching
joint conference with Oregon COFLT at the Portland Airport Holiday Inn.
Theme: Second Languages for All Ages and All Stages. The conference begins
with a gala celebration of WAFLT's 40th Anniversary and to register, see
http://www.waflt.net/conferences.html.
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 13, 2004 7 to 9 pm
"Regional Responses to Global Change: How the Pacific Northwest Is Making
a Difference on Global Warming" featuring Patrick Mazza, research
manager, Climate Solutions. Part of the Fall Lecture Series on Global
Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch University Seattle Center for
Creative Change. See:
http://www.antiochsea.edu.
October 15-16, 2004 PTA Legislative
Assembly. Yakima, WA Washington State PTA
decides priority issues for legislative advocacy. For more information,
see
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/Legislation/legintro.htm.
October 16, 2004 By the People
Youth Summit: America in the World. As part of our programs for
election year 2004, the World Affairs Council will present its fourth
Youth Summit, a forum for Washington State high school students to
participate in democratic processes and to make their voices heard. We
invite high school students to come learn about the foreign policy choices
facing the United States in the areas of international trade and national
security, with particular emphasis on Iraq, and to understand better the
local impact of global events. Most important, we invite them to voice
their opinions. The event will feature a panel of adult expert speakers
providing background knowledge, including Bill Center, Retired U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral and President of the Washington Council on International
Trade, followed by extensive opportunities for dialogue between and among
students. Parents and teachers are invited to observe and participate in a
concurrent community discussion. For more information, see:
World Affairs Council Calendar or contact Michele Anciaux Aoki at
maoki@world-affairs.org or
(206) 441-5910 ext 330.
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.
October 28, 2004 4:00 pm Why Africa Matters.
The World Affairs Council’s award-winning educational outreach program
is coming to Bainbridge! Why Africa Matters will explore some of the
diverse issues facing the African continent today. International
development professional Ann Lewis will speak on “Justice in Africa: The
End to Impunity.” She will address recent and significant developments in
internationalization of conflict and justice in Africa, including the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Finally, Tese Neighbor, Director of
Professional Development will share teacher-developed curriculum and other
resources on teaching about the African continent. Sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Bainbridge Island. For details, see:
World Affairs Council Calendar.
Save the date...
November 2 - 6,
2004 Project show for future engineers in Shanghai, China
This event is sponsored by the World Federation of Engineering
Organizations (WFEO) and UNESCO. They are seeking young engineers under
age 30 to participate in the showcase with their talents. All the expenses
in China will be paid by the organizing committee once the project you
submit passes the qualification. All you have to pay is your round trip
ticket to Shanghai. The registration deadline has been extended for all
participants from outside China. You can find registration information on
the web site: www.wec2004.org. The
local contact person for this event is Howard Ju from
MutualNet International 425-241-2999 or
mulnet@comcast.net.
November 10, 2004
7 to 9 pm
"What Now? Reclaiming the Commons in a
Divided World" featuring Sharon Parks, Th.D., and Larry Daloz,
Ed. D., associate directors, Whidbey Institute. Part of the Fall Lecture
Series on Global Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch University
Seattle Center for Creative Change. See:
http://www.antiochsea.edu.
December 8, 2004
3 to 7:30
pm
Holiday Alternative Gift Market
an interactive holiday fair offering the opportunity to learn about
and support sustainable development projects around the globe through
donations in honor of your loved ones and friends. Part of the Fall
Lecture Series on Global Issues and Perspectives presented Antioch
University Seattle Center for Creative Change. See:
http://www.antiochsea.edu.
April 29, 2005
9:00 am to
12:00 noon
Democracy and Diversity:
Principles and Concepts for Educating Citizens in a Global World
Walker Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall, University of Washington.
An Invitational Conference sponsored by the Center for Multicultural
Education, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle.
Supported by the Spencer Foundation and the University of Washington. For
details, see
Flyer
(PDF).
Contact: 206-543-3386 or
centerme@u.washington.edu.
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