World View's Partners' Workshop 2008:
A one-day workshop exploring globalization issues

August 20, 2008

at Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville, North Carolina

Co-Sponsors
Onslow County Schools
The Center for International Understanding

This program is designed for K-12 educators of all levels and subjects. We will explore how our world is
changing in the twenty-first century and how global themes can be infused into schools and classrooms.
Teachers attending the entire workshop and completing the necessary reading and study guide will earn one CEU.

*** PARTICIPANT MATERIALS ***
Click here for CEU Study Guide
CEU Readings: "Wanted: Global Citizens" by Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and
"The Cognitive Age" by David Brooks
Click here for a PDF version of the program.

Program subject to change. Last updated: 07 August 2008

 

7:30 Registration

8:45 Welcome
Dr. Kathy Spencer, Onslow County Schools
Robert Phay, World View

9:00 Globalization: Its Impact on the World and the U.S.
Clark Plexico, International Strategies, Inc.
Raleigh

10:15 Break

10:30 Concurrent Sessions I (global issues and strategies for integrating global content in teaching)

Grades K- 5:
1. 21st Century Skills in the Elementary Standards-Based Classroom
Debbie Powell, Watson School of Education,
UNC Wilmington

2. Internationally Wired! Handout
Cathy Dalimonte, Becca Gostomski, and Laura Thompson
Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School of International Studies and Cultural Arts

3. Aquatic Invaders

Peggy Sloan, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Grades K- 8:
4. Cultural Correspondents: Connecting Higher Education Study Abroad Students and Classrooms Through Technology
Jessica Mendez, NC in the World/Center for International Understanding

Grades 6- 8:
5. Global Education in the Middle School: Integrating Global Themes and Content Across the Curriculum
Penny Maguire, NC in the World/Center for International Understanding

Grades 6-12:
6. New Faces, Latinos in North Carolina: A Multimedia Curriculum Project about the State's Growing Latino Population
Anna Lee, Working Films

7. Globalization and Crime: A Survey of Transnational Crimes and Emphasis on Human Trafficking
Benjamin Botero, Coastal Carolina Community College

8. Exploring Global School Partnerships
Matt Friedrick, NC in the World/Center for International Understanding
Meredith Henderson, Center for International Understanding

Grades 9 -12
9. Globalizing Any High School
Jennifer Ramey Ricks and Barbara Smythe
International Studies Academy at Jacksonville High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Concurrent Sessions (continued)--

Grades K-12
10. Creating a Global Education Action Plan
Neil Bolick, World View

11. Culture is Not Optional: Tools and Tips for Effective Intercultural Communication
Cate Brubaker and Anamaria Knight, The Visiting International Faculty Program

12. Globalizing the Classroom: Simple Strategies Using Free, Web-based Tools and Resources

Bobby Hobgood, LEARN NC, UNC School of Education

13. Culture in the Mathematics Classroom

Chadd McGlone, Metametrics, Inc. and UNC at Chapel Hill

14. Second Language Acquisition: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
Eleni Pappamihiel, Watson School of Education,
UNC Wilmington

15. Using Critical Literacy to Address the 21st Century Standards
Ann Potts, Watson School of Education, UNC Wilmington

16. How to Conduct a Socratic Seminar
Brock Ridge, Onslow County Schools

17. Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune Military/Federal Civil Servant Population Growth
Joseph Ramirez, US Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune

18. Tibet: How People Live and Why
Sherab Lama and Alex Semilof, The Himalayan Society

11:40 Lunch (Cafetorium and gymnasium)

12:50 Concurrent Sessions II (repeat of Concurrent Sessions I)

Additional K-12 concurrent session:
19. Volcanoes and the Effect They have on the World
Marc Noel, Coastal Carolina Community College

2:00 Globalization: Its Impact in Onslow County
Colonel John Sollis, Community Services
US Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune

3:00 Onslow County: A Global School District
Matt Friedrick, North Carolina in the World
Center for International Understanding
Raleigh

3:20 Skills for the 21st Century and Next Steps for Schools
Robert Phay, World View

4:00 Adjourn