| Publications,
Research and Events
Note: Most, but not all, listings resulted from the States
Institute and follow-on activities.
Governor
executive orders and state legislative resolutions
Arizona | House
Bill
This Bill, introduced in February 2007, proposes grants to start pilot schools of international studies, K-12.
Connecticut
| House
Bill and Public Act
The Bill, released in May 2004, calls for an inventory and investigation
of international education programs and goals; guidelines on excellence
in international education for wide adoption; and supportive politicies
for school-to-school and other international exchange opportunities.
Florida | Legislation
This bill would require the Board of Education to revamp Florida's state education standards. Included would be increased foreign language requirements.
Kentucky
| legislative
resolution
During
the 2002 General Assembly, the state legislature passed a resolution
(SCR 142) urging the Department of Education to promote international
study and other activities that promote cultural awareness, mutual
understanding and respect for citizens of other countries. Governor's
proclamation
Massachusetts
| Legislative Resolution
Legislation recently passed in the Massachusetts House and Senate
to establish an international education advisory committee.
Michigan
| Governor's
executive order
In 2002, then-Governor John Engler signed Executive Order 2002-4,
which created the Michigan Commission on Asia in the Schools within
the Department of History, Arts and Libraries. The Commission released
a report
on November 14, 2002, which called for increased focus on Asian studies
to better prepare Michigan students.
Minnesota| Languages Legislation
Legislation in both the House and Senate to increase world language academic standards.
New Jersey
| General
Assembly Resolution
The New Jersey General Assembly passed a resolution in March 2005
"encouraging students, teachers, administrators, and educational
policy makers to promote and participate in international education
activities that enhance civic education, advance cultural/cross-cultural
awareness, lead to communicative competence in world languages, further
literacy/multi-literacy, and poromote mutual understanding and respect
for citizens of other countries." Click here
to read the entire resolution.
New Mexico
| Senate Bill
Bill to appropriate $50,000 for a multistate collaborative to advance
international education. For reports on what happened to the bill,
click here.
Then look for Senate Bill 1012.
North
Carolina | House Bill
2007 Bill to appropriate funds to establish a project to expose school superintendents to educational practices in other countries that could be successfully replicated in North Carolina schools. The project would attempt to build connections between school systems in NC and school systems in other countries.
North
Carolina |
A $200,000
appropriation to the Center for International Understanding
for the purposes of continuing the statewide collaborative international
education effort, North Carolina in the World, passed the 2005 session
of the North Carolina General Assemble. This funding was embedded
in the overall state appropriations bill signed by the Governor. "North
Carolina in the World Project. Makes a grant to the Center for International
Understanding for the project "North Carolina in the World: A
Plan to Increase Student Knowledge and Skills about the World".
FY 05-06: $200,000."
Ohio | Proposed Legislation
Ohio Core legislation approves new high school graduation standards including two credits of a foreign language.
Utah | Proposed Legislation
This legislation would establish a critical languages program and pilot in Utah.
Washington | Proposed Legislation
This bill would establish a full-time staff position at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as world languages supervisor. It enumerates 10 duties to be fulfilled by the position. It proposes funding pilot projects at the elementary and middle school levels, including a dual language enrichment program in a major Asian language.
Washington | Proposed Legislation
This bill would establish a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese
language instruction.
West
Virginia | Governor's
executive order
(temporarily unavailable during West Virginia and the
World's website redesign)
Wisconsin
|
The state
legislature made a one-time allocation of $500,000 for geography education
in 2002.
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.
State
reports on international education
Delaware
| K-20 International
Education Capacity (76-page PDF)
Kansas | Kansas Task Force on Chinese Language (12 page PDF)
Kentucky
| International
Education Summit Report (42-page PDF)
Massachusetts
| Education
for a Global Economy (48-page PDF)
Michigan | Michigan
Asia in the Schools report (51-page PDF)
Minnesota | Chinese Language Programs Curriculum Development (107 page)
New Jersey | New Jersey International Education Summit report (24-page PDF)
North
Carolina
| North Carolina in
the World: A Plan to Increase Student Knowledge and Skills About the
World (24-page PDF)
Oklahoma
| Oklahoma
International Inventory (32-page PDF)
Ohio | Passport to the Future: Ohio’s Plan for World Languages (44-page PDF)
Vermont
| International Education
Benefits Vermont's Children (40-page PDF)
West
Virginia | Preparing
a Citizenry for the Global Age (24-page PDF)
Wisconsin | Global Literacy for Wisconsin's Students (8 page PDF)
State
coalitions and task forces
Please see individual state descriptions.
State
summit or meeting agendas
Delaware
International Education Summit |
The Department of Education will hold a summit on International Education
on April 27, stay tuned for more information.
Indiana
International Education Summit | website
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.
Kansas Summit on Strategic Languages| website
In December 2006, the Kansas Summit on Strategic Languages, drew over 100 teachers, business people, media, administrators and policymakers from Kansas, Missouri, and California.
Kentucky
International Education Summit | press
release and agendaInternational
Education Summit Report May 2004 (42-page PDF)
Hosted by the Kentucky Department of Education, the summit brought
together education, business, government and private agencies to identify
international partnerships and activities for students and teachers
and to discuss ways to provide a world-centered education approach.
Massachusetts
Initiative for International studies | website
The Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies shares the
mission of the National Coalition on International Education in the
Schools. That is, "to expand our nation's investments in international
studies by stimulating teaching and learning about world history,
languages, cultures and current affairs" in schools throught Massachusetts
and elsewhere in New England. Its goal is to build connections among
schools, higher education institutions, policy and business leaders,
the media, community organizations, and parents to ensure that American
students have the knowledge and skills they need for the interconnected
world of the twenty-first century. A December 5, 2003 meeting focused
on achieving these goals.
Internationalizing Michigan Education | website
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.
International Education Connects New Jersey to the World | website
The first New Jersey International Education Summit was held on October 27, 2004 at Princeton University. The goal of the summit was to provide information to develop a five-year state plan that will ultimately improve the capacity of New Jersey’s schools to provide quality international education programs.
New Mexico Summit on International Education |
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.
North Carolina in the World Leadership Summit | Agenda
Held in April 2005, this conference featured the release of a public report by the four leadership teams to the legislature and business community.
Ohio International Summit for Education |
To be held on April 26, 2007.
Oklahoma Governor's International Education Conference| website
The theme of the conference was Oklahoma's International Strategic Goal: To ensure a workforce prepared for global competition.
Pennsylvania International Education Forum | website
The Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania International Education Advisory Council held the first Pennsylvania International Education Forum on December 13, 2006. The goal was to begin a dialogue among educators and businesses to explore the best way to prepare Pennsylvania students to become global leaders.
Vermont Summit on International Education | Overview
On December 5, 2006, more than 70 policy makers participated in the Vermont Summit on International Education sponsored by UVM Asian Studies Outreach Program (ASOP). The purpose of the Summit was to promote policy changes in Vermont to encourage, support, and protect teachers and other educators when they teach about geography, history, languages, cultures, and arts of other world regions and integrate those subject matters with the existing curriculum offerings.
Virginia International Education Summit
The Virginia Department of Education hosted their first International Education Summit in May 2006.
Washington's
Teaching and Learning in a Global Community |
website
A pre-Kindergarden through graduate school conference on international
education that attracted over 300 participants from the fields of
education, business and government. The website includes agenda, description
of a concurrent resource fair (organized by the local World Affairs
Council) as well as downloadable fliers and background information.
Summit participants were recruited largely through an e-mail campaign.
See the site for similar post-Summit networking strategies.
Wisconsin International Education Summit |
A Statewide International Education Summit was held on January 27, 2005.
Memoranda
of Understanding (MOU)
Connecticut
| MOU with China
Kansas
| MOU with China
North
Carolina | School Board
Resolution to Pursue China Agreement
Oklahoma
| MOU with China
Washington, DC | MOU with China
Curriculum
integration
Oklahoma
| Curricular
Integration Guide (website and PDF download)
Wisconsin
| Planning Curriculum
in International Education book and/or CD-ROM
Awards
program
Goldman
Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education
| www.internationaled.org/prizes
See criteria for prizes.
Kansas
in the World Award for Excellence in International Education |
www.kansasintheworld.org
Established
in 2006 to promote international knowledge and skills in Kansas schools
and communities. This program will award two prizes of $1,000 each
year, one to an elementary/middle school and one to a high school
that show a commitment to increasing international learning across
the curriculum. Any elementary /middle or high school in Kansas is
eligible to apply.
MIIS-AIG
WorldSource Award for Excellence in International Education (Massachusetts)
| www.MassInitiative.org
Established
in 2004, this award is presented to the school district that has made
the most progress in developing an international focus in its schools
as a result of plans made at the MIIS Conference.
Cyrus
Vance Awards (West Virginia) | www.wvandtheworld.net/vance_award.htm
(website) and
bruchure (4-page PDF)
In 2001, the Office of the Secretary of Education and the Arts created
the Cyrus R. Vance Award for International Education in West Virginia.
The purposes of this award are to honor the life and career of Cyrus
Vance and to recognize exemplary practices in international education
at the K-12 and postsecondary levels. See details on the nomination
process for the Vance Award.
Awards For Excellence in International Education (Vermont) | http://www.uvm.edu/%7Eoutreach/
Established
in 2004, two prizes of $1000 each are presented each year, one for an educator and one for an organization. Presenters of the awards include Lt. Governor Brian Dubie (2004), Mr. Houghton Freeman of the Freeman Foundation (2005), and Dr. Gene Carter, Executive Director of ASCD, and Dr.
Fayneese Miller, Dean of the College of Education and Social Services of the University of Vermont (2006).
State Teacher of the Year International Ed Scholarship (Washington) | http://internationaledwa.org/
Established in 2005 to increase visibility of International Education in the state by linking it to teaching success.
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