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| North Carolina Launches New Website |
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A new on-line resource to help North Carolina educators
teach about the world was launched on June 20. The
web site is a project of North Carolina in the World, a
collaborative statewide effort to increase K-12 student
knowledge and skills about the world.
"Helping teachers teach about the world is a priority for
the North Carolina in the World network," said Millie
Ravenel, the Center's executive director. "From our
earliest meetings with education leaders around the
state, it became clear that teachers needed a single
clearinghouse of resources to help them bring
international education alive for their students."
Click below or on the logo to view the new website.
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| IE News and Announcements |
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The June 8th issue of the Hartford Courant took
a look at the graduating class of 2005, the class just
entering high school when 9/11 occurred. The article
quotes educators who believe that the terrorist attacks
renewed interest in world events and gave urgency to
the study of international politics and culture.
Looking at data since 9/11 the article finds that
the interest in foreign language instruction is on the rise
in high schools across the country.
Also on June 8th, the Boston Globe
featured a story on the increase in Chinese language
classes in the greater Boston area as well as across the
United States. For more information on these stories
and others, please click on the Internationaled.org
banner.
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| Worldwide Kids |
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The Merrill Lynch Foundation and Sesame Workshop have
announced a collaborative multi-year multi-national
public service outreach effort to foster global
awareness and citizenship in children aged 3-6 years
old. Worldwide Kids will bring together international
researchers, educators, content specialists, producers
and creative talent to develop the best model and
materials to engage children. Possible project
compenents include a DVD and toolkit guides to support
event-based activities including the development of
Sesame clubs, creation of awards programs,
intergenerational projects, community events
and more.
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| Senators Lieberman and Alexander Encourage Support of Chinese Language Legislation |
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On June 24, Senators Lieberman
(D-CT) and Alexander (R-TN) sent their Senate
colleagues a letter urging them to support The United
States-China Cultural Engagement Act. This legislation,
introduced by the Senators, provides for Chinese
language instruction in American schools and provides
for physical and virtual exchanges among a broad
spectrum of individuals in the two nations. The Senators
are interested in hearing from state leaders working in
China exchanges and language programs.
To read the letter click below or go to:
http://internationaled.org/ChinaBillDearcolleague.pdf
Senator Lieberman's office:
http://lieberman.senate.gov/
Senator Alexander's office:
http://alexander.senate.gov/
China Act Letter
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