The
initiatives listed on this page were developed to assess and
improve teaching and learning about the world. For a listing of links to state initiatives visit the directory sections. Please also see Asia Society's reports on state activities, Putting the World into World-Class Education: State Innovations and Opportunities (2008) and
States Prepare for the Global
Age (2005).
Arizona
On January 24, 2007 in his State of Education address, Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne announced a plan to pilot schools of international studies, K-12: "This initiative is a partnership among
the Department, all three state universities, the Apollo Group, Thunderbird Graduate School, and Chairman Anderson.
Students would begin learning a new language in kindergarten, and a second new language in ninth grade, combined with
international studies and exchange programs. They would graduate trilingual, and ready for the international business
climate of the 21st century. We are proposing grants of $300,000 each for three K-12 programs, one in southern Arizona,
one in central Arizona, and one in northern Arizona.
In addition, we will propose additional grants of $100,000 each for international programs in ten high schools throughout the
state." View the introduced legislation.
Connecticut
Connecticut enacted legislation in 2001 establishing international education as official state policy. In 2004 additional legislation urged the development of international initiatives including: partnership school incentives, international school criteria and recognition, guidelines and standards for international studies, and personnel and student exchange. A task force developed two draft documents related to: international school components for student learning and student attributes for a globalize workplace. Following a state survey on international education and several international leadership conferences, the international committee for superintendents formed a task force to draft international benchmarks for school curriculum and internationally-focused student outcomes. An active partnership has recently been put in place around international education that includes the Governor’s office, the State Department of Education, the World Affairs Council of Connecticut, the State Legislature, other government offices and private partners to maximize community support for international education statewide. A consortium of collaborators has also been established that is capable of providing curriculum and content infusion on international affairs, world languages, geography and business/economics to district schools as they begin the process of implementing international standards in their schools.
The State Department of Education (SDE) currently has exchange agreements with four countries (Italy, France, China and India). On-going school-to-school partnerships have been developed with China and France. In 2007, SDE developed a new permit to facilitate licensure for international teachers coming to teach in Connecticut schools under exchange agreements. SDE signed an agreement with India to bring over teachers of mathematics and sciences (and eventually Hindi) to Connecticut schools. Bridgeport has agreed to be the pilot site in 2007-2008. Enrollment in Mandarin in Connecticut public schools has increased from 300 students to 3000 in two years, largely due to the partnership with China.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Felicity Harley
Executive Director
World Affairs Council
711 North Mountain Drive
Newington, CT 06111
v:
860-594-4101
e:
fharley@ctwac.org
w: www.ctwac.org
Delaware
The Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware International Trade Council have conducted a baseline analysis of international education in the state K-20. The results of this analysis were released in October 2004 in the form of the report, Delaware K-20 International Education Capacity Study. Delaware has also created two professional development clusters, one on Asia and one on technology and international studies, which are promoting a cadre of teachers ready to support the expansion of international content statewide. The state is working with district and school education leaders to create a statewide international education curriculum. A graduation requirement of two years of a world language was recently passed. The Department of Education held the Delaware Summit on International Education in 2006, in Dover.
TThe
Department of Education held the Delaware Summit on International
Education on April 27 in Dover. To view the agenda, discussion
questions and the bios of speakers, click here.
You can also read the welcome
letter from Delaware Secretary of Education Valerie Woodruff and
the statement recognizing the importance
of international education in Delaware schools.
Delaware was the co-recipient of the 2005 Goldman Sachs State Prize for International Education.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Gregory Fulkerson, Ph.D.
World Languages and International Education Associate
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
p: 302.735.4180
f: 302.739.3744
e: gfulkerson@doe.k12.de.us
Idaho
In 2007 the Idaho State Department of Education implemented revised content learning standards; the standards now include a dedicated strand and K-12 learning objectives for integrating global perspectives in all social studies courses. Based upon their participation on an Education Mission Abroad, Idaho teachers and administrators have crafted lesson plans for social studies, language arts, health and humanities that link course content to area studies and international topics and themes. Since 2004, eleven Education Missions have been conducted: three to China, two to Germany, two to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one each to the Basque region of Spain, Mexico, and Jordan, and one on dedicated Human Rights issues in the EU to the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
The Idaho State Board of Education has outlined requirements for all seniors to complete a senior project beginning in 2012. A team of teachers has designed a model that will link instruction in three capstone courses (American Government, Economics, and Language Arts) to an international framework from which students could develop their project. The international lesson plans and senior project model are available online at www.idaho-humanrights.org
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Dan Prinzing
Education Director
Idaho Human Rights Education Center
777 S. 8th Street
Boise, ID 83702
e: dan@idaho-humanrights.org
Illinois
With strong support from Mayor Daley, whose goal is to make Chicago the best city in the country for international trade, Chicago has created the largest Chinese language program in the country. Twenty public schools, from an all-black school on the West Side to a nearly all-Hispanic school on the South Side to more diverse schools throughout the city, are teaching Mandarin. For many of these students, Chinese is their third language after English and Spanish. The program, which has a long waiting list, is a result of partnerships between political, business, school and community leaders and the Chinese Ministry of Education, which sends Chinese teachers and organizes a summer cultural program for Chicago educators in China.
Indiana
There are activities happening at all levels to spur international education in the state of Indiana. The Indiana Department of Education has hired Caterina Cregor Blitzer, for the newly created position of Coordinator for International Education. A team from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, in conjunction with the Department of Education, is collaborating on a state-wide survey of international activities and formation of a leadership task force leading up to a state-wide summit. The Indiana Department of Education is researching Memorandum of Understanding agreements to facilitate teacher and student exchanges with regional governments in China, Mexico and Italy and currently has signed agreements with France, Spain and Taiwan. Two Indiana districts received FLAP grants to introduce Mandarin in K-12 and twenty schools are establishing partners school relationships in China.
In November 2006, a conference sponsored by the University of Indianapolis entitled "Indiana's Future: World-Class Schools for the 21st Century - Leadership, Learning and the Global Economy," attracted over 500 attendees. The business community is becoming involved through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation which supports the goals of international education and exchange for Indiana schools and communities.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Caterina Cregor Blitzer
Coordinator of International Education
Indiana Department of Education
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
v: 317-234-2375
| f: 317-234-1328
e: cblitzer@doe.state.in.us
Kansas
The Kansas Committee for International Education in the Schools (KCIES) is working both at state leadership and grassroots levels. KCIES began their initiative through a statewide survey and focus group research on over 3,000 citizens. A follow-up initiative, Kansas in the World, is being used to promote actions by professional education organizations throughout the state. KCIES is collaborating with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), the Governor's Office, the University of Kansas and other state agencies on the ongoing revision of the state social studies standards that include "Kansas, the United States and the World."
Multiple delegations to China have created partnerships between schools in Kansas and schools in Henan province. A Confucius Institute was opened at the University of Kansas in May 2006. The Kansas Task Force on Chinese Language Training released a report in October 2006. In December 2006, the Kansas Summit on Strategic Languages, drew over 100 teachers, business people, media, administrators and policymakers from Kansas, Missouri, and California. Through the efforts of the KCIES and Task Force on Chinese language, a position for World Languages consultant was re-established at KSDE this year. A Memorandum of Understanding with Hanban was signed late last year to facilitate the flow of Chinese language teachers to the state.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
William M. Tsutsui
Associate Professor of History and
Director, Kansas Asia Community Connection
Center for East Asian Studies
University of Kansas
1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 202
Lawrence, KS 66045-7574
v: 785-864-9435
| f: 785-864-5034
e: btsutsui@ku.edu
Kentucky
In 2002, Kentucky legislators passed a concurrent resolution in support of international travel programs and international education more generally. New legislation to recognize International Education Week has now been introduced. The state funded ten elementary world language and arts grants. High school reform efforts are increasingly stressing language learning as a key element to college preparation. In October 2003, the Kentucky Department of Education convened stakeholders from education, business, government and private agencies for the first statewide International Education Summit. The Department of Education released a report entitled, Kentucky International Education Summit Report in 2004.
Kentucky is now working to establish the first statewide virtual international studies high school. Students will be required to complete courses in geography, international economics, world history, and government, and demonstrate proficiency in a language, and participate in both an international travel experience and an international service project. A Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Ministry of Education was signed in the fall of 2005, resulting in a visiting Chinese teacher who created a virtual Chinese language course especially for the school.
PROJECT
CO-DIRECTOR
Jacque Van Houten
World Language Consultant
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 41017
v:
502-564-2106
e: jacqueline.vanhouten@education.ky.gov
Massachusetts
Since its inception three and one-half years ago, the Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies (MIIS) a coalition of leaders in business, policy, and education has championed the effort to bring a global perspective into Massachusetts schools. Their first major undertaking was to convene a conference, “Massachusetts: Education for a Global Economy,” which was attended by over 300 leaders in education, business, and public affairs. Attendees examined the case for international studies within the broader context of national priorities and Massachusetts’ education reform. Ongoing statewide conferences, regional meetings, and the preparation of a report entitled, Global Education: Massachusetts’ Next Challenge, have helped propel interest in global education
Recently, legislation focusing on the importance of international knowledge and skills was passed by the Massachusetts legislature to provide direction and incentives to school districts and educators. A fourth conference, Teachers Leading the Way: Global Education for the 21st Century, to be held in April 2007 will shift the focus to teachers and infusing state education standards with global content. MIIS has also offered professional development courses and summer institutes for teachers in the state. In collaboration with AIG WorldSource, an annual awards program was established to recognize school districts and teachers for progress in developing an international focus in its schools.
Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, David Driscoll has declared November 13-20 as International Education Week, citing "Global education is an important component of students' education." The announcement was accompanied by a paper stating the case for urgency in global education, global studies professional development opportunities and a menu of International Education Week activities.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Kathy Ennis
Executive Director
Primary Source
125 Walnut Street, Suite 201
Watertown, MA 02472
v: 617-923-9933 | f: 617-923-0975
e: kathy@primarysource.org
Michigan
Governor Granholm's 2008 budget proposal, aims to revamp the education system to prepare students for work in a global economy. This is not a new initiative for Michigan, in 2002, then-Governor John Engler signed Executive Order 2002-4, which created the Michigan Commission on Asia in the Schools. The Commission released the Report and Recommendations of the Michigan Commission on Asia in the Schools in 2002.
In 2004, the Michigan State Board of Education issued a position statement supporting international education. And in 2006 the Michigan legislature approved new high school graduation requirements designed for the 21st Century student. Included are two credits of a world language, an online learning experience and a full complement of math, science, and English.
On March 6, 2007, Michigan State University hosted a conference, Preparing Our Students for a Place in the World: Internationalizing Michigan Education, co-sponsored by the Education Alliance of Michigan and Michigan Department of Education. One initiative highlighted was the new online Chinese class created by the Michigan State University Confucius Institute and offered through the Michigan Virtual University.
Minnesota
International education efforts in Minnesota are at a very early stage, yet have high-level support and are moving quickly. Governor Tim Pawlenty proposed legislation to develop and provide school districts with Mandarin Chinese language programs. The legislation passed with an allocation of $250,000 and a taskforce of more than 100 business leaders and Chinese language and education experts was convened to develop and provide school districts with common curriculum, materials and classroom assessments for Mandarin Chinese. Task Force recommendations were released in the form of a report, and the governor has requested $500,000 in funding to expand the Chinese language programs across the state. Two delegations of education leaders, organized by the state government, traveled to China to develop partnerships for student and teacher exchanges, discuss possible joint degree programs and to increase international awareness. The University of Minnesota’s China Center has also negotiated with the Chinese government to open a Confucius Institute.
In his 2007 State of the State address, Governor Pawlenty announced his World-Class Students initiative, which would require students in grades 7-12 to take four years of a world language. Legislation including these changes has been introduced and is being debated. His plan would also strengthen teacher training in math, science, and world languages.
Nebraska
Nebraska has developed standards in K-12 foreign language and extensive curriculum frameworks based on the National Standards. The Department of Education, with support from the Commissioner and Governor, is working to convene a state summit on International Education. Contact.
New
Jersey
New Jersey students are required to study a world language in grades
K-8. New Jersey high school students must complete at least one year
of study in world history and cultures and are required to demonstrate world language competency for graduation.
The DOE in collaboration with CLASS hosted a sold-out, half-day workshop for NJ district administrators entitled: Fostering the New Jersey/China Connection: Creating Chinese Language Programs in Our Schools. A
new report on the status of foreign language enrollment was released
in 2005.
The state convened an International
Education Summit in October 2004. A 5-year
strategic plan was submitted to the Governor, Commissioner of Education
and State Board of Education. A website was launched in 2004.The
New Jersey General Assembly passed a resolution in March 2005 encouraging
international activities. Click here to
read the entire resolution.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Janis Jensen
World Language Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Education
100 River View Plaza, Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
v: 609-777-4658 | f: 609-292-7276
e: janis.jensen@doe.state.nj.us
New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Education held an International Education
Summit in late November of 2004. The summit assessed existing international
activities, significant opportunities or challenges facing New Mexico,
and potential international partnerships. The summit and its resulting network of leaders are expected
to generate a plan to integrate international content into various education
reform initiatives, specifically professional development institutes,
school and district curriculum development, and teacher preparation.
International education is also becoming part of this state's discussions
on high school reform; a new Virtual High School will include classes in world languages. On May 6, 2006 a student forum
entitled, Global Solutions for Sustainable Development, took place at the University of New Mexico. Teams of middle and high
school students, their teachers and key policymakers met to discuss
and make recommendations on key global issues. The students will then
continue to research these topics throughout the 2006-2007 school year.
For more information click here.
A new curriculum website was also launched in May, http://www.newmexicoworld.org/
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Catherine Cross-Maple
Deputy Cabinet Secretary
Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
v: 505-827-3876 | f: 505-827-6520
e: catherine.crossmaple@state.nm.us
New York
New York State has the nation’s longest standing two year “global studies” requirement. Recently, the New York State Department of Education produced and broadcast “Education for a Global Economy” on PBS. The show was hosted by the Commissioner of Education and is available for download on a new website. The Department of Education is undergoing a process of revising all of the state standards and will integrate international education where appropriate.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Anne Schiano
Assistant Director
Office of Curriculum, Instruction
& Instructional Technology
NYS Education Department
EB 320
Albany, NY 12234
v: 518-474-5922
| f: 518-486-1385
e: aschiano@mail.nysed.gov
North
Carolina
The
state of North Carolina was the recipient of the 2003
Goldman Sachs Prize for International Education in the State Category. The North Carolina in the World
Initiative, based at the University of North Carolina's Center
for International Understanding and the Governor's office, is coordinating
four leadership teams to develop action strategies to improve and expand
international education through: school-to-school linkages; higher education-school
partnerships; teacher knowledge; and world languages.A public report
was issued by the four leadership teams to the legislature and business
community at the April 11, 2005 summit. The initiative has also released an Action
Plan, brochure and
a website.
Two new reports were recently released in North Carolina. Preparing North Carolina Teachers for an Interconnected World, answers the question, "How do we instill a global perspective in our teacher education candidates, thereby building their capacity to prepare students to interact with the world community both inside and outside North Carolina's borders?" Creating Internationally Competitive Schools was released in December by the Public School Forum.
A $200,000 appropriation to the Center for International Understanding for the purposes of continuing the statewide collaborative international education effort passed the 2005 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. This appropriation has been introduced again for the 2007 session. School partnerships with China and Mexico have been established.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Marty Babcock
Director of Programs
North Carolina Center for International Understanding
412 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
v: 919-715-2784
| f: 919-733-8578
e: martyb@northcarolina.edu
Ohio
Ohio The state board of education has made education in the global economy one of the seven priorities that will guide their work this year. The state superintendent’s International Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) held a successful International Summit on Education on April 26, 2007. The IEAC is continuing their work on a strategic plan, outreach and a recognition program with support from Donna Nesbitt, Coordinator of International Education. The Think Global Ohio Web site which is being hosted by Time Warner Cable was launched in November 2007.
The Foreign Language Advisory Council just completed Passport to the Future: Ohio’s Plan for World Languages which contains recommendations for the future of language instruction in the state. Work is continuing on the federal Foreign Language Assistance Program grant for development and pilot testing of a new K-4 curriculum in Chinese. In December 2007, more than 200 people attended the second annual Chinese language symposium sponsored by the Chinese Language Flagship Program at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Education.
Achieve, Inc., with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, completed an external analysis of Ohio’s educational system through the lens of international benchmarks.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Donna Nesbitt
Coordinator of International Education
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43215
e: Donna.Nesbitt@ode.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Oklahoma's strategic plan, Preparing Oklahoma for Global Competitiveness
in the 21st Century, was published in 2000. Since then, OASIS
has
compiled
international resources and teaching materials on a website and, in conjunction with the Governor's economic
development task force, funded fourteen regional university forums
to discuss the needs for
international education. A report entitled Oklahoma's
International Inventory was released in 2003. The Governor's International Education Conference was held on February 14, 2007.
OASIS has
implemented a professional development institute for
teacher
leaders
who will spread
best practices
in international studies through regional workshops, and organized
a youth leadership conference around the theme of globalization. The
state has also developed school-to-school partnerships with schools
in the Sichuan province of China.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Kyle Dahlem
Director of Teacher Education and
Minority Teacher Recruitment Center
Oklahoma State Regents for High Education
PO Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850
v: 405-225-9197
| f: 405-225-9230
e: kdahlem@osrhe.edu
Pennsylvania
Since 2005, t he Pennsylvania Department of Education has formed an International Education Advisory Council, launched an International Education website (portal) and convened a statewide International Education Forum. These efforts have initiated a State report on the essential need for International Education and ways in which Pennsylvanians can successfully compete in the 21st century.
Other collaborative efforts in the state include the Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs, and the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino American Affairs.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Mary Ramirez
Director, Bureau of Community & Student Services
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
v:717-783-3755
| f: 717-783-6617
e: maramirez@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
Rhode
Island's working group on international education has launched a series
of professional development workships and a website
of resources. Two Rhode Island International
Education Leadership Roundtable for education and business community
leaders and government members have been held. Currently a report on civics education is being drafted. The Department of Education and Board of Regents are undergoing a review of state education standards and will integrate international education throughout.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Kate
Greene
Assistant Director
Peggy and Marc Spiegel Center
for Global and International Programs
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809-2921
v: 401-254-5391
| f: 401-254-3575
e: kgreene@rwu.edu
South
Carolina
The Department of Education convened a statewide
summit, involving leaders from every district in the state. South
Carolina is completing a review of state standards that are connected
to international education and developing specific teaching ideas for
each one. The
State Department of Education has signed memoranda of understanding
with the embassies of Spain, China and India. Following a trip by
a delegation of state education leaders to China in 2002,
the South Carolina Public Broadcasting System produced a 30-minute
video to promote awareness of China's presence in the state. For
more information on any of these activities, visit the website
of the Office of Curriculum and Standards.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Ruta Couet
South Carolina Department of Education
801-C Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
v: 803-734-6771
| f: 803-734-6142
Vermont
A Governor's Council on International Education in Vermont was charged with: assessing the status of international education in Vermont schools, identifying the best practices in international education, and making policy recommendations on international education to the Legislature, the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and other organizations. Public opinion, teacher preparation and school data was collected in a statewide report and released in the fall of 2004. Vermont is also creating a state awards program to recognize excellence in international education, modeled after the national Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education. In December 2005 a summit on international education was attended by over 70 Vermont policymakers. Currently the state is undergoing a review of world language requirements for 7th and 8th graders after the State Board of Education declared a goal of primary students learning a world language and achieving “novice middle proficiency” by the end of eighth grade. Click here for the IEVT
website.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Juefei Wang
Director, Asian Studies Outreach Program
University of Vermont
479 Main StreetBurlington, VT 05405
v: 802-656-7985
| f: 802-656-8472
e: jwang@uvm.edu
Virginia
The Virginia Department of Education hosted their first International
Education Summit in May 2006. A follow-up report was adopted by the State Board of Education. Social studies standards are currently under review and the Department is examining ways to infuse international education within them.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Helen Small
Foreign Language Specialist
Office of Middle and High School Instruction
Virginia
Department of Education
v: 804-225-3666|
f: 804-786-5466
e: Helen.Small@doe.virginia.gov
Washington
NEW: Washington Senator Pam Roach has released a new inventory of foreign language instruction at the elementary school level in the state. Click here to view it.
The Washington State Coalition for International Education has been able to continuously build support through its Web site, listservs, and P-20 International Education Summits. The two summits, held in 2003 and 2004, attracted hundreds of people from K-12, higher education, business, and the community at large. In January of 2007, a third summit, Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in Washington State, launched a Chinese Language Core Team to organize professional development and policy support to accelerate the development of Chinese language programs around the state.
Members of the International Education Coalition collaborated with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Association for Language Teaching to carry out a statewide World Languages Survey in spring 2004. These groups are working with the University of Washington to convert the survey into a continuously updated online database showing which languages are taught in Washington schools. In December 2005, State Superintendent Terry Bergson endorsed standards for foreign language learning. Several bills to expand language learning and to help coordinate international education are pending in the state legislature.
Annually, a scholarship is provided to the Teacher of the Year to expand his/her international experience. A partnership with iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) resulted in the development of a workshop for teachers, which was presented at four regional conferences in the state as well as downloadable “starter kits”.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D.
Seattle, WA
v: 206-522-0608
e: michele@anciauxinternational.com
For information about the Coalition, email action@internationaledwa.org.
West Virginia
The West Virginia Governor's Commission on International Education
released its report, Preparing
A Citizenry for the Global Age, in March
2004. The report documents the need for international education in
the state, current programs and models, and strategic recommendations
to
improve public awareness, use of technology, world language study and
institutional partnerships K-16. West Virginia has also established
a Governor's Summer Institute and administers the Cyrus
Vance Award for International Education.
This year the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) through the Consortium for Internationalizing Higher Education (CIHE) will provide competitive grant awards, up to $15,000 for a one-year period, for public institutions of higher education to implement sustainable programs that seek to internationalize their majors, core curricula and foreign language programs with some impact on international student enrollment or sending West Virginia students abroad.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Jay Cole
Deputy Secretary of Education and the Arts
West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts
Office of the Secretary
Building 5, Room 205
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
v:
304-558-2440 | f: 304-558-1311
e: jcole@wvgov.org
Wisconsin
Building on the momentum generated by Wisconsin's curriculum planning guide for integrating international content into state standards for all subjects, State Superintendent Libby Burmaster created a 25-member statewide international education council to focus on a K-16 approach to internationalizing the schools. The council in turn developed four regional leadership alliances made up of education practitioners from across the state to advise the council. The Department of Public Instruction has hosted several professional development workshops to connect standards in 11 subject areas to global activities, and has identified and honored model programs and teachers statewide. Currently work is being done to infuse all curriculum with international knowledge and skills. A Statewide International Education Summit was held on January 27, 2005. Wisconsin was the recipient of the 2004 Goldman Sachs Prize for International Education in the State Category. Find the agenda here. You may also read the Keynote Address by Michael Levine, Executive Director, Education, Asia Society, the Keynote Address by Ambassador
Loftus, and the Opening
Remarks by Superintendent Burmaster.
Following the summit, a new publication, Global Literacy for Wisconsin Students, was released. This strategy document outlines international education opportunities in the state. The
state of Wisconsin was the recipient of the 2004
Goldman Sachs Prize for International Education in the State Category.
PROJECT
DIRECTOR
Gerhard Fischer
Educational Consultant for International Education
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
v: 608-267-9265
| f: 608-266-1965
e: Gerhard.Fischer@dpi.state.wi.us
Wyoming
The Wyoming Legislature passed a law in 1999 requiring that every child in grades K-2 have the opportunity to learn another language. The Legislature reinforced that mandate by appropriating $5 million in 2004 to fund the development of a K-6 language program to be piloted in fifty Wyoming elementary schools for five years. The pilot program began in September 2004 and will continue through June 2009. |
Arizona
