Conference Schedule
October 15, 2009 |
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| 8:00—9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00—9:15 a.m. | Welcome & Conference Overview |
| 9:15—10:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Don Leu, Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology, University of Connecticut, “New Literacies for an Online Flattened World, Primed to Promote Global Understanding” |
| 10:00—10:30 a.m. | Keynote Debrief |
| 10:30—10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m.—12:00 p.m | Panel Discussion: Practitioners' Innovative Applications of Coverdell World Wise Schools Resources |
| 12:00—1:00 p.m. | Working Lunch: Cindy Threlkeld, former Peace Corps Country Director, Zambia, “Peace Corps Volunteers Bring a Global Perspective to World Wise Schools Resources” |
| 1:00—1:45 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor and Director of the International Education Policy Program, Harvard University, “Leading School Change to Develop Global Competency” |
| 1:45—2:30 p.m. | Keynote Debrief–gallery walk activity |
| 2:30—3:45 p.m. | Critical Friends Review of Coverdell World Wise Schools Resources |
| 3:45—5:00 p.m. | Resource Provider Fair |
October 16, 2009 |
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| 8:00—8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30—9:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Betsi Shays, Executive Director of the Alliance for Learning and Leading, Alexandria Public Schools, “What Schools Need to do to Help Young People Develop a 21st Century World View” |
| 9:00—9:45 a.m. | Using Coverdell World Wise Schools Resources to Integrate Global Issues Into Service Learning |
| 9:45—10:30 a.m. | Envisioning the Next Decade of Coverdell World Wise Schools–affinity chart activity |
| 10:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Closing Activity |
| 11:00 a.m.—11:15 a.m. | Adjournment–issuance of certificates |
Objectives
Participants will be able to:- provide an articulated rationale for including global issues and education in the curriculum
- justify global awareness and understanding as “new literacies” for a changing world
- develop lessons and units incorporating global awareness concepts
- identify and select appropriate multi-media and print cross-cultural resources for inclusion in the taught curriculum
- share new insights and strategies with colleagues to enhance learning experiences for students
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