Tully's in U District, Brooklyn & 45th  3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

In attendance:
Cheryl Allendoerfer, UW Educational Outreach
Michele Anciaux Aoki, P-20 International Ed Summit Project Director
Paul Aoki, Co-chair UW/International Public Schools Partnership
Carol Schmidt, International School, Bellevue S.D.
Dee Dickinson, New Horizons for Learning
Will Linser, Robinswood High School, Bellevue S.D.
Roseann London, UW Educational Outreach
Sue Ranney, Hamilton International Middle School, Seattle S.D.
Cynthia Rekdal, Washington Association for Multicultural Education
Scott Wyatt, Companion Flag Support International

Following is a summary of our brainstorming around the question:
What will success look like?

Who are we expecting to come to the Summit?

• K-12 teachers, administrators, para-educators
• Higher education
• Preschool teachers, administrators
• State-level organizations (Teachers Union (WEA), School Directors (WSSDA), School Principals (AWSP), State Board of Education (SBE), etc.
• State legislators and others in public service
• Business representatives
• Non-profits
• Funders (so they can find out what's going on in International Education)
• Parents and parent organizations (e.g., PTA)
• Media
• Could come as established team from a school or group of parents, or come as individuals (and create a new learning community here)

Possible (Desired?) Results:

• Parents press schools for early-age language learning (because they learn at the Summit about the brain research about the "window" for learning languages)
• Partnerships established, perhaps in unexpected ways (e.g., Preschool with Higher Ed)
• Students begin saving money early for foreign travel during high school (example from Japan)
• Media participates
• "International Education" defined -- by participants (because we don't yet have a common definition for it in this state)

Response to International Crisis

• Consider having a keynote speaker talk about topic such as the history of the UN
• Emphasize that we are living in an interdependent world

Concerns

• Budget issues -- schools will only do what the WACs (Washington Administrative Code) require (e.g., World History and World Languages are not required)

Ideas/Strategies to Pursue

• Invite an expert, like Pat Kuhl from UW, to speak about early language learning and brain development
• Include preschool
• Talk about family language and peer-to-peer teaching of language (e.g., in dual language immersion)
• Have some "mixed" panels of business, non-profit, higher ed, middle school -- make connections and show how International Ed is manifested in different areas
• Send out "advance prep" readings for the Summit (e.g., links to articles, such as New Horizons for Learning's new issue on Multicultural Education http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/multicultural/banks2.htm )
• Provide time for reflection and small groups
• Have them leave with an Action Plan and commitment to next steps within their spheres of influence (send them home with a copy of what they've committed to and follow up six months later)
• Hold a "bonus session" with a speaker or panel and resources from 4-5:30 so that teachers in the area could come after school (maybe students too?)
• Technology: have a computer to collect info on the spot about their interests and needs and questions; match resources (e.g., UW) with need
• Organize it to include large group parts, as well as more specialized strands according to interest, such as World Language (including Heritage Languages); Integrating International Ed into the Curriculum; Defining International Ed, etc.
• Flyers: need a graphics person to create something attractive -- check with Mary Bernson at UW; Sue Ranney may have a parent contact too

Ideas from Masaru Kibukawa (submitted by email)

Goal: Globally Competent Citizens

1. K-20 curriculum should reinforce meaningful international/global/multi-cultural [hereafter, IGM] education at each level with no gaps
2. Community colleges in creative partnerships with universities and other public and private sector entities would offer IGM learning opportunities to the community at-large (lifelong learning)
3. Students who complete K-20 in Washington will be fluent in English plus basic competency (equivalent to first-year foreign language study at college) in two other languages (as well as study of relevant histories along the lines of US history requirement)
4. Students in high school will have participated in a two-week abroad learning experience, and college students will be given strong incentive to study abroad for at least one quarter/term (Sweden has an interesting government (revolving) loan model to help finance study abroad)
5. Multi-national corporations (and other willing entities) will co-fund meaningful work internships in their overseas operations and local operations for high school and college students
6. Mentoring system will be implemented and will involve faculty and students through K-20 (faculty to faculty, faculty to student, and student to student)
7. K-20 faculty will be given more opportunities for professional development that furthers IGM education
8. Sister-school relationships will be established, and two-way exchanges involving students and faculty will take place (possibly also involving members from the community)

Ideas from Walter Parker, UW (submitted by email)

• One thought: Jim Banks organized a conference of international scholars last summer in Italy to look at globalization, diversity, and education, i.e. the intersection of global education, multicultural education, and democratic education. A book will come from the project and be published at about the time of your summit. Jim writes the intro and I write the final chapter. I'll send you a copy of both manuscripts. You might consider a session with Jim and me presenting these ideas. That's one contribution I can think of making to the summit.
• Another thought: Cleveland HS is reinventing itself, and one of the small schools there will have a global ed focus. With Stanford and Hamilton, that could provide a third Seattle "case" and undoubtedly a third "way." I'll try to find out from Renko Dempster (Seattle's social studies coordinator) who's heading that and forward that to you.

Next Meetings

• Hamilton Middle School in Seattle (Wallingford, 2 miles west of I-5 at 45th St. exit)
• Michele will send out proposed dates and topics for the planning meetings
• Come whenever there is a topic that interests you
• Feel free to contribute by email, as well