Grants available for NC Community College Faculty

Save the Dates and Register! World View's Fall Symposiums
This fall's K-12 Symposium offers educators from all subjects areas in all grade levels techniques for integrating global content across the curriculum. More information on the K-12 Symposium will be posted as it becomes available. To register online, click here. Printable registration flyer for the K-12 Symposium is also available.

This fall's Community College Symposium will focus on global health and the environment, topics central to understanding globalization. More information will be posted as it becomes available. To register online, click here. Printable registration flyer for the Community College Symposium is also available.

Wilkes Community College Summer Forum
Wilkes Community College is hosting a summer forum titled, Global Education: Internationalizing the Curriculum.   The event will be held on Friday, June 13, 2008.  Registration and breakfast begins at 8:00 am and the forum ends at 2:00 pm.  Dr. Rebecca Garland, the Executive Director of North Carolina State Board of Education and Dr. Scott Ralls, the President of the North Carolina Community College System will be the keynote speakers.  The forum will address internationalizing the curriculum from three perspectives: the administration, the community college, and the high school.  The final program and cost of meals will be sent to local community colleges and high schools.

World View Now Offers Three Online Globalization Courses!

Globalization: An Introduction for Principals and Other School Leaders (October 1 - November 11)

Globalization: An Introduction for K-12 Teachers (October 1- November 11)

Globalization: An Introduction for Community College (June 4 - July 15)

These courses immerse educators from all leadership roles and disciplines in an intensive exploration of the rapid global changes in government, economics, environment and heath, culture, and technology impacting their schools and communities, our country, and the planet.

An online version of World View's week-long on campus “Global Education Leaders Program,” these six-week courses require participants to read, discuss, and reflect on the most important issues facing America and the world today. The courses will introduce educators to university and other resources for continued learning of global issues. As a final project, each participant will present an Action Plan for their classroom, school, school system, or college to support the development of globally competitive graduates. Four CEU credits are offered for successful completion of the course. To register online, click here.

World View Book of the Year: Grounded Globalism by James L. Peacock
The World View Book of the Year is Grounded Globalism: How the U.S. South Embraces the World by James L. Peacock. To read the World View article about this book, click here.

"Bonjour, Mes Amis!" Middle Schoolers Connect with Classmates in Belgium
"Quel temps fait-il?" "Il pleut! Il neige!"
"Avez-vous mangé du chocolat?" "Ah, oui! C'est magnifique!"
The students' questions and answers came fast and furious in Robin McMahon's French class. But this wasn't an ordinary class day. Some of her students were in a room adjoining Smith Middle School and twenty-nine were in Brussels....To read the full story, click here.

Connect Your Classroom with a Rotary Scholar!
For the past three years, World View has been arranging epal connections between Rotary Scholars abroad and North Carolina classes and schools. These epal connections give students a personal view into life in another world region and culture, increasing global awareness. To connect a Rotary Scholar with your class or school, contact Regina Higgins at World View at (919) 843-7793 or regina_higgins@unc.edu.

Here's a letter from Rotary Scholar Jane Smart to a third-grade class in Pitt County, North Carolina. Jane included a photo of herself with her young friends in Argentina.

Save these Dates for World View's upcoming programs!

• K-12 Symposium:" Introducing World Cultures in K-12 Schools " October 22-23, 2008
• Community College Symposium: "Global Health and the Environment" November 12-13, 2008

 

World View Tidbit* Before the Euro was adopted, this country used a currency called the Lepton. 100 of these Lepta made up one Drachma. What country is this? a) Bulgaria b) Greece c) Cyprus d) Turkey   If you like world trivia, visit http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/world/index.html to test your knowledge of the countries and cultures. To find out the answer to this question, click here.

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Last Updated 4/16/08