[Assam] [Iepgraduates-list] International Education in the Schools Newsletter

Fri Dec 15 13:16:00 PST 2006

I think Indian students in cities atleast are more aware about world at large than US ones -- since Indians have to watch CNN, BBC etc also besides local channels (mostly full of international news) whereas Americans  only see local channels (CNN, ABC, NBC etc)
  Same with movies, story books, comics, cars, clothes etc.

  Indians have incentive for learning about the world -- they can go abroad to US or UK and earn and learn more -- Americans are already "up there" -so no such incentive.

  Do Assamese students need more international education - to make them aware of globl opportunities available? 

  Umesh

  PS: I am still giving international education to my students in India - through www.orkut.com about opportunties abroad.

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                              International Education
in the Schools    Asia Society's monthly digest of news and events in K-12 international education.  
December 2006                                    Happy Holidays! If you have international education initiatives or opportunities that are of interest to leaders and educators throughout the country, please send them to: hsingmaster at asiasociety.org   

        In this issue          

State Spotlight: Indiana   
New National Reports Highlight IE and Skills for the 21st Century   
First Youth Prizes Awarded in Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes Competition   
Prominent Mentions in the News   
Grants and Opportunities 

        New National Reports Highlight IE and Skills for the 21st Century        Last month, NASBE (National Association of State Boards of Education) released a report entitled, Citizens for the 21st Century: Revitalizing the Civic Mission of Schools . The report concludes that schools need to re-emphasize citizenship as a fundamental mission of public education and state boards of education must promote civic learning to prepare students for their responsibilities as engaged citizens. To do this, the report recommendations include infusing instruction about government, history, law, and democracy into the curriculum with a strong global perspective and incorporating discussions of current local, national, and international issues and events into the classroom. Visit: www.nasbe.org/publications/Civic_Ed/civic_ed.html   Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce was released on December 14. Recommending a complete
 overhaul of the U.S. education system, Chairman Charles Knapp stated, "The first Commission, in 1990 never dreamed that we would end up competing with countries that could offer large numbers of highly educated workers willing to work for low wages. American workers must match their education levels." The new system of education would support students beginning at age three and create an infrastructure to stimulate learning, dramatically increase the number of students headed to college, and allow everyone in the workforce the chance to strengthen and improve their skills. Click below to access more information.   Tough Choices report »   

        First Youth Prizes Awarded in Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes Competition         The first winners in the new Youth category of the Goldman Sachs Prizes for Excellence in International Education were awarded scholarship prizes at Asia Society's Annual Dinner, hosted by Uma Thurman. Elyse DeLaittre, 17, a student at Minnetonka High School, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, won a grand prize of $7,500 for her three-minute documentary video focusing on inadequate access to clean water, a problem faced by nearly 1.1 billion people worldwide.   A $5,000 scholarship prize went to Cory Gu, 17, a senior at Quince Orchard High School, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, for an essay on the potential of low cost laptops to improve access to education and employment for students worldwide. Grace Needlman, 17, a senior at Hathaway Brown High School, in Cleveland, Ohio, also won $5,000 for an essay in the form of recommendations to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to control malaria
 worldwide.   Prompted by quotes from Mahatma Gandhi and Thomas Friedman, students created audio or video documentaries or wrote essays on topics as various as the genocide in Darfur, fresh water access, nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea, international uses of technology, poverty, HIV/AIDS, and intellectual property rights. The students' submissions honed in on issues of importance to people around the world, offering thoughtful and varying solutions to some of the world's most vexing problems. For more information, click on the link below.   GSF Youth Prizewinners »   

        Prominent Mentions in the News         International education has been the focus of stories in both Time magazine and The New York Times recently. Time's December 18 cover story entitled, "How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century," looks beyond NCLB, math and science to the international knowledge and skills that will help our students compete in the global economy. To read the story go to: time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1568429,00.html   Thomas Friedman's December 13 column, "Learning to Keep Learning," in the New York Times, ties his experiences in China at Asia Society's recent Asia Pacific Forum to the Tough Choices report's call for increased international benchmarking and creativity among U.S. workers.   IE News »   

        Grants and Opportunities        Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education: We are now accepting applications online for the 2006-07 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education in the elementary/middle, high school, media/technology, and state categories. The prize program was created in 2003 to raise awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and skills for U.S. students and annually awards prizes totaling $25,000 in each category. The deadline for submissions for the four categories listed above is January 12, 2007. For more information, please visit: www.internationaled.org/prizes.   NAFSA International Educator Awards: NAFSA Awards Committee is inviting nominations for national awards to be presented at the 59th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2007. These awards and honors include the Cassandra Pyle Award, the Marita Houlihan Award, the Homer Higbee Award, and a
 Life Membership. Nominations received by Friday, February 23, 2007 will be considered. Criteria for each award can be found at: www.nafsa.org/about.sec/leadership_recognition/   China Study Tour: Dr. John Major, a renowned Asia scholar, will lead participants on a trip investigating four contemporary themes through the country's landscapes and literature: Global China, Diverse China, Developing China, and Changing China. Asia Society invites qualified middle and high school humanities, foreign language, or area studies teachers nationwide to apply for the 2007 China Study Tour: China through Landscapes and Literature, to take place on July 6 - August 4th. The application deadline is January 8, 2007. For more information, please visit: www.AskAsia.org/teachers/teachasia 

          State Spotlight: 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. "International awareness and understanding are critical to our success in today's global society," Dr. Suellen Reed Superintendent of Public Instruction, said, "we anticipate that Caterina's leadership and collaboration with Indiana business, academic and civic leaders will further our efforts to promote and expand international education opportunities in Indiana."   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, 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. 

                          Quick Links...   InternationalEd.org   NCEE Skills of the American Workforce Report   NASBE Civics Report   Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes in International Education   Latest IE news stories 

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