World View: An International Program for Educators

Global Education Symposium
21st Century Skills for the Global Economy
October 14 - 15, 2009

The Friday Center for Continuing Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Today's employers need graduates equipped with the skills necessary to compete in an increasingly global, knowledge-based economy. World View's symposium offers administrators and faculty from all disciplines techniques and resources for integrating 21st Century skills across the curriculum. There will be general sessions, concurrent sessions on both content and classroom applications, and support for school or college-based teams in creating a global Action Plan. 1.5 CEU credits will be offered.

___________________________- Co-Sponsors -

NC State Board of Education NC Department of Public Instruction
	UNC SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Additional support received from: African Studies Center Asia Society Asian/Pacific Studies Instiute Center for European Studies Center for Global Initiatives Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thomas H. Maren Foundation

- Featured Speakers -

Peter Brews is Professor of Entrepreneurship of UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He leads its OneMBA Program, the innovative global executive MBA program offered in partnership with top schools in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Brews received a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and an LLB and PhD from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Presentation (PDF)

Darla Deardorff is Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators, a national professional organization based at Duke University, where she also teaches cross-cultural courses. Deardorff has published widely on topics in international education and serves as a consultant and trainer on intercultural competence development and assessment for universities, schools, corporations and non-profit organizations.
Additional Research: Exploring interculturally competent teaching in social sciences classrooms

Hiller Spires is a professor at NC State University’s College of Education, where she served as the founding director of The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and currently serves as FI Senior Research Fellow. Her research focuses on the effects of digital literacies on learning, including emerging literacies associated with gaming environments and Web 2.0 applications. Presentation (PDF)
Additional Research:Having Our Say and Toward a New Learning Ecology

Yong Zhao is University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also serves as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. His research interests include computer gaming and education, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, globalization and education, and international and comparative education. Presentation (PDF)

Wednesday, October 14		Thursday, October 15
7:45	Check In and Registration	7:45	Coffee, Tea, and Pastries
8:30 8:45	Welcome William Harrison, Chairman NC State Board of Education Jill Fitzgerald, Senior Associate Dean UNC at Chapel Hill School of Education Catching Up or Keeping the Lead: American Education in the Age of Globalization Yong Zhao College of Education Michigan State University Presentation (PDF)	8:15	Panel: Global Education in Action Moderator: Tricia Willoughby, NC State Board of Education Panel of Educators: Julia Curry, Davenport A+ Elementary, Caldwell County Schools Brett Haight, International Studies and Global Economics at Olympic, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Tamara Kerr, West Smithfield Elementary, Johnston County Schools Chantal Lerebours, Regers-Herr Middle School Durham County Schools Micara Lewis, Durham Technical Community College Presentation
8:30 8:45		9:45	Break
10:00	Break	10:00	America in the Global Economy: Rebalancing and Innovating Peter Brews, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC at Chapel Hill Presentation (PDF)
10:15	Exploring Intercultural Competence Darla Deardorff Association of International Education Administrators Duke University Additional Research: Exploring interculturally competent teaching in social sciences classrooms	12:00	Next Steps and Adjournment Robert Phay World View
		12:00	Next Steps and Adjournment Robert Phay World View
11:15	Concurrent Sessions I	12:15	Adjourn
	Grades K-12
	1. Empowering Students Through Service-Learning Robin Hentz, Cuthbertson Middle School Union County Schools Winnie Morgan Morgan & Associates
	2. Integrating Culturally-Based Mathematics Across the Curriculum Chadd McGlone and Kym Gardner, Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill Presentation (PDF) and Session Handout
	3. Thinking Globally: An Administrator's Journey in Creating a "World-Class" School Chris Knott, J.Y. Joyner Spanish IB Magnet Elementary Wake County Public Schools
	Grades K-5
	4. World Languages in the Elementary Years Jake Henry, Doris Henderson Newcomers School Beatriz Jones, Jones Spanish Immersion Magnet Scott Winslow, Northwood IB Magnet Elementary Guilford County Schools
	5. Maps101: Online Geography Resources for a Flat World Timothy Smith, Winding Springs Elementary School Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
	Grades 6-12
	6. Global Education for All Learners Suzanne Gulledge School of Education, UNC at Chapel Hill Session Handout (PDF)
	7. Building a Sister-School Program: The Challenges and Opportunities Toni McKay and Flonnie Wullenwaber, Triton High School, Harnett County Schools Presentation (PDF)
	Grades 9-12 & Community College
	8. Critical Thinking Now: Project-Based Learning for the Conceptual Age Brett Haight, International Studies and Global Economics at Olympic, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
	9. Using Performance Outcomes to Measure Global Competency Jennifer Chidsey Pizzo, Asia Society International Studies Schools Network Presentation (PDF); GPS Summary; Global Leadership Perf Outcomes; GPS Eng/LA; Eng/LA Perf Outcomes; Global Competency EdSteps

12:15	Lunch (provided in Trillium Dining Room) [Simulcast participants dine in 2nd Floor Atrium]
1:30	Concurrent Session II
	Grades K-12
	1. Empowering Students Through Service-Learning Robin Hentz, Cuthbertson Middle School Union County Schools Winnie Morgan Morgan & Associates
	2. India's Role in the Global Economy Baishakhi Taylor, NC Center for South Asia Studies Duke University
	Grades K-5
	3. After-School Program for a Global Age Kindra King, Snow Hill Primary Greene County Schools
	4. Collaboration & Communication with VoiceThread Karen Jeremiah, Michelle Salinas, and Melissa Stopa Mary Scroggs Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carborro City Schools
	Grades 6-12
	5. Thinking Sustainably in the 21st Century Dana Haine Institute for the Environment UNC at Chapel Hill Presentation (PDF)
	6. Human Rights Education: Teaching Global Ethics and Peacemaking Marios Antoniou, School of Education UNC at Chapel Hill
	7. Creative Learning Through the Silk Road Karla Loveall, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute Duke University Presentation (PDF) Handout
	Grades 9-12 & Community College
	8. Globalizing STEM Programs Patricia Simmons, College of Education NC State University
	9. Beyond Tolerance: Understanding Diversity in the 21st Century Workplace Glenn Phillips, Lowe's Corporation Presentation (PDF)
2:30	Break
2:45	New Literacies in a Digital Age Hiller Spires Friday Institute for Education Innovation NC State University Additional Research: Having Our Say and Toward a New Learning Ecology
3:45	Team Meetings on Action Plans and For Participants not Meeting in Teams : Understanding International Development Sharif Azami Presentation (PDF) Center for International Development Duke University
5:00 __Reception at Phay's Residence