Wednesday July 28, 2004 at 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Location: Asian Resource Center
1025 S. King St. (12th and S. King Street in the International District)
(The Asian Resource Center is slightly off the street behind a chain link fence. There should be parking in the lot in front of the resource center or nearby street parking.)

Present:

Kim Corrigan, Kim Rakow Bernier, Kristi Rennebohm Franz, Kathie Kwilinski, Loretta Ferguson, Caleb Perkins, Michele Anciaux Aoki, Erdun Eruc, Nancy (Around n’ Over Board member), Aysha Haq

Agenda

• What is the current schedule for the day?
• Who will take on specific tasks related to various components of Summit:
  Using Technology to Build Global Relationships (Kristi, Greg)
  Resource Fair (co-sponsored by NAFSA?)
  Luncheon Panel (Bill Center, others)
  Early Evening Reception
  Washington in the World Booklet
  Breakout session Teaching about Trade and Globalization (Bill Center)
  Breakout session(s) related to World Languages, Classroom Based Assessments, etc. (Caleb, etc)
  Breakout session related to Vision, Mission and Long-term Plan of Coalition
  Breakout session on Engaging State Leaders
  Breakout sessions on Advocacy
• What still needs to happen with regards to outreach?
• Other questions or concerns?

Summary

We discussed and mapped out in more detail the the proposed schedule for the day, engaged in important discussion and questions to flush out content, and spoke a bit about continued outreach and next steps.

Proposed Schedule to Date

9:30 Registration

9:30 Resource Fair (Michele, Kim R.B.): Begins and extends throughout the day; participants asked to make visually engaging displays sharing projects, highlighting successes, and asked to participate in business luncheon; participants also invited to create posters for a poster session.

10:00 Introductions: Paint a picture of where we have been, what we learned from last year, the current state and success stories of international in WA. Lead with where we need to go.

10:30 (45) Using Technology to Build Global Relationships (Kristi R.F., Greg Tuke): A dynamic large group presentation and dialogue, including video interviews with iEARN teachers from around the world about why international education is important.

12:00 Luncheon Business Panel (Aysha, Michele): A moderated discussion with Bill Center and Anand Yang (invited) (moderated); (Box lunches provided at early registration for $25.)

1:15 Introductions: Introduce and plug afternoon sessions.

1:30-2:15 Breakout Sessions A

• World Languages (Caleb, WAFLT, UW Language Learning Center)
  Sharing results of WL survey and implications and possible next steps
• Teaching About Trade and Globalization (Bill Center, WCIT)
• Sharing of Vision, Mission and Long-term plan of the Coalition (Nancy Bacon, Masaru Kibukawa?): Involve the coalition in a process of defining the direction of the coalition’s growth and focus.
• Advocacy for International Education (Masaru, Michele, Kristi R.F., Kim C.): Participation by League of Education Voters, League of Women Voters, etc.
• Youth Facilitated Dialogue (OneWorld Now! Students): Engage with and hear from students about why international education, etc is important.

2:30-3:15 Breakout Sessions B

• Social Studies Classroom Based-Assessments Demos (Caleb, Kim R.B.): Share with a broad audience the relevance of CBAs and include evidence of student progress.
• Engaging our State Leaders (Michele, Kristi, Aysha, etc.): Extend invitations to Michael Levine of Asia Society, various state legislatures already invested in international education/ relations and trade to make presentations and facilitate discussion; also invite U.S. Congress members and Senators for WA, and candidates for Governor
• Additional Sessions: Take Breakouts A to next level focused on keeping the momentum going beyond the summit.

(Note: Breakout sessions are not finalized in terms of content, order, and number, etc. We are still waiting to hear back from NAFSA about our exact space allotment. We will continue to hone the breakout sessions so they follow logically from Session A to Session B to Open Space sessions, allowing time to engage more deeply and toward concrete next steps.)

3:15-4:30 Open Space Sessions (Kim C. facilitating overall structure, with session leaders serving as resource): Individuals invited to form community, put up their sleeves and work on actions and next steps -- for example, world languages, classroom based assessments, advocacy, business and intl. ed, intl. ed for peace, use of technology, curriculum development, etc.

4:30-6:30 Reception (Aysha, Kathie, Michele, Kim R. B.): Co-sponsored with NAFSA along with Resource Fair; mini-presentations by NAFSA and Coalition and poster sessions by resource fair participants and ample time to mingle with participants, elected officials, business leaders, teachers, etc.

Other ideas and next steps:

• Important to speak language that connects with all constituents, not just teachers, i.e. business, government, higher education.
• Inclusion: work with people of State, tap into them as leaders. Address inclusion of all students. Draw in people looking for an answer to what is not working.
• Work to truly integrate international component into all education.
• Consider use of on the spot voting machines or other procedure to tally responses related to state of international education in Washington.
• Tap into people’s interests during the registration process.
• Explore the “Washington in the World” – compilation of businesses’ responses (via webform) to why international education is important to their business in conjunction with TDA – Loretta?
• Contact National Geographic for maps to display – Kristi
• Extend a general invitation to all candidates, including Terry B. from NAFSA and the Coalition – Michele and Kathie K.
• Meet with Terry as follow up to activities of IEARN, etc – Kristi and Caleb
• Check with Terry’s communication director – Kim C.
• Explore idea of quilts of children’s responses to why they want to learn about the world – Loretta?
• Invite U.S. Congress members and Senators
• Build relationship with Rep. Jim McIntire – Michele
• Finalize flyer for website and handouts – Aysha, Michele
• Finalize room set-up, facilities arrangements and reception with NAFSA – Aysha, Kathie
• Begin registration process – A.C.E., Aysha, Michele
• Work on honing each element/session during the summit – Various individuals
• Continue outreach – All

Some key questions that drove our conversation and planning during this meeting:

• How can we engage SPI (Superintendent of Public Instruction) candidates? What would best allow us to cultivate a working relationship with either or both individuals for the long-term?
• How do we draw in our other state leaders – reception, etc?
• How can this Summit allow us to more thoroughly assess the state of international education in Washington?
• How can each element and session of the Summit be tied into our theme of Building Global Relationships and help us to learn with each other how to promote and advocate for international education?
• How can we get a good mix of one-on-one, small group and large group interaction and exchange?
• How can we engage youth effectively?
• How can we encourage deepened interchange between individuals and groups and their connection to the Coalition?
• Who needs to be engaged that is still not engaged? How do we engage them?
• What can we do at the Summit to keep the momentum moving beyond the Summit?
• What’s still missing?
• What do people need help with?

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