The WRESA is offering a 2010 Literacy Institute - July 26 - 30, 2010
Featuring Kathy Bumgardner ... Carl Anderson ... Ralph Fletcher ...
Katie Wood Ray ... and Karen Haag ...
Participants can attend the whole week or choose the sessions you want to attend!=20 Go to www.wresa.org to register
This institute is geared toward K-12. Before registering, please read the session description to make sure the information to be presented meets your needs. If you have questions, please contact Carol Bennett at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Middle School where everyone learns through language immersion
Washington International School in Washington, D.C. is an urban private school. The Middle School students are all engaged in the study of English, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Science, Humanities, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Design Technology, Information Technology, and Information Literacy. The English curriculum draws upon literature from throughout the world to examine the global human experience, while the Humanities curriculum, comprised of distinct history and geography classes, examines the global connectedness through themes such as religion, warfare, art, economic development, empire building, and global communication. The geography curriculum is the basis for yearly thematic days including Asia Day, Africa Day, and Day of the Americas that allow for interdisciplinary connections across all courses. All students are also enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, which emphasizes five areas of interaction through which Washington International School is able to design service learning, collaborative projects, and other activities that enhance the core curriculum and enable students to make real world connections within an international context. A developing intranet network, library media center, and virtual library all help to promote students’ technology literacy while enabling teachers to infuse their lessons with international content.
All 183 students in grades 6 to 8 are enrolled in intensive language study in Dutch, Spanish, or French. 65% of these students take history and geography in their target second language of either French or Spanish and 54% of students graduate from grade 12 with a bilingual diploma from the International Baccalaureate Organization. The students also have the option of pursuing a third language on an elective basis in French, Spanish, Italian, or Chinese and beginning in 2007-2008, language instruction leading to the International Baccalaureate exam in Chinese will also be available to all incoming sixth graders. In addition, all of the 8th grade students participate in a week-long exchange program with a school in the French or Spanish speaking world and plans are in place to develop a similar experience for those in the Chinese language track.
The Washington International School has established a dynamic partnership with its affiliate, KIS International School in Bangkok, Thailand, which is modeled on Washington International School’s own program. The school partners with an international organization in Uganda and Ethiopia as well as local D.C. service organizations to enable sixth grade students to examine the issue of homelessness. Ties also exist with the Dutch, Chinese, Italian, French, and Spanish embassies and new relationships are being explored with Georgetown University’s Center for Latin American Studies. In addition, teachers at Washington International School are also able to share their knowledge about globalizing the curriculum and promoting social change with local public, charter, and independent schools through the Center for International Education (CIE), which was founded in 2003. The Center for International Education also hosts annual symposiums for youth on global action; takes school teams of students and teachers to developing regions of the world including China, Ethiopia, Paraguay, and Zambia to learn about efforts and projects that are making a difference in peoples' lives; and supports discussion forums for students and teachers interested in learning how their schools can became more involved in global issues.
The school serves approximately 850 students in grades pre K- 12 of whom 68% are White, 10% are African American, 10% are Hispanic, and 4% are Asian or Pacific Islander. 11.9% of students receive financial aid to attend the school.
http://www.asiasociety.org/education-learning/school-models/secondary/washington-international-school
All 183 students in grades 6 to 8 are enrolled in intensive language study in Dutch, Spanish, or French. 65% of these students take history and geography in their target second language of either French or Spanish and 54% of students graduate from grade 12 with a bilingual diploma from the International Baccalaureate Organization. The students also have the option of pursuing a third language on an elective basis in French, Spanish, Italian, or Chinese and beginning in 2007-2008, language instruction leading to the International Baccalaureate exam in Chinese will also be available to all incoming sixth graders. In addition, all of the 8th grade students participate in a week-long exchange program with a school in the French or Spanish speaking world and plans are in place to develop a similar experience for those in the Chinese language track.
The Washington International School has established a dynamic partnership with its affiliate, KIS International School in Bangkok, Thailand, which is modeled on Washington International School’s own program. The school partners with an international organization in Uganda and Ethiopia as well as local D.C. service organizations to enable sixth grade students to examine the issue of homelessness. Ties also exist with the Dutch, Chinese, Italian, French, and Spanish embassies and new relationships are being explored with Georgetown University’s Center for Latin American Studies. In addition, teachers at Washington International School are also able to share their knowledge about globalizing the curriculum and promoting social change with local public, charter, and independent schools through the Center for International Education (CIE), which was founded in 2003. The Center for International Education also hosts annual symposiums for youth on global action; takes school teams of students and teachers to developing regions of the world including China, Ethiopia, Paraguay, and Zambia to learn about efforts and projects that are making a difference in peoples' lives; and supports discussion forums for students and teachers interested in learning how their schools can became more involved in global issues.
The school serves approximately 850 students in grades pre K- 12 of whom 68% are White, 10% are African American, 10% are Hispanic, and 4% are Asian or Pacific Islander. 11.9% of students receive financial aid to attend the school.
http://www.asiasociety.org/education-learning/school-models/secondary/washington-international-school
World View Upcoming Programs-March 23-24 and Study Visit to Brazil
Register Now!
WORLD VIEW’S UPCOMING PROGRAMS
UNC at CHAPEL HILL
March 2010 Seminars
Latin America and North Carolina Seminar
March 23-24, 2010
Co-sponsored by the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University & The Jack and Mary McCall Foundation
This seminar offers insights into Latin America and support for all K-12 and community college educators facing the challenges and opportunities of our growing immigrant student population. Help your Latino students succeed in school by learning about Latin America, critical issues facing Latino students, and new teaching strategies to support students and their families. One-and-a-half CEUs will be awarded for completion of the program.
East Asia in the 21st Century Seminar
March 24-25, 2010
Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University
East Asia plays a strategic role in shaping our global economy, and we as educators need to better understand this important region of the world. Explore Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture, history, politics, and relationships with the world and learn strategies for integrating East Asian themes across the curriculum. This program is designed for all K-12 and community college educators. One-and-a-half CEUs will be awarded for completion of the program.
Both seminars are appropriate for all educators: K-12 and community college, ESL and regular classroom instructors, school counselors, and administrators.
Location: The Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC at Chapel Hill
Seminar Cost (NC educators): Registration is $150 per person per seminar or $275 for both seminars. A Team of 4 is $500 per seminar. A Team is comprised of 4 or more individuals from a school, college, or district. Only $125 for each additional Team member per seminar.
REGISTER FOR BOTH SEMINARS OR AS A TEAM AND SAVE!
Seminar Cost (Out-of-State Educators): Registration is $250 per person per seminar.
For more information or to register, go to www.unc.edu/world,
or call us at 919/962-9264.
World View Study Visit to Brazil
June 23 – July 4, 2010
There are still a couple of spaces remaining in World View’s Study Visit to Brazil this summer! Learn about Brazil's youth, culture, history, and contemporary issues by traveling with World View. Participants will visit schools, cultural, historical, and natural sites in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia (Salvador, Cachoeira, Arambepe) to explore issues of education, race, class, and poverty. Gain the confidence to add global content to your teaching, make lasting connections, and help create a global learning environment at your school or college. If you are interested in joining World View on this visit, contact us today to reserve your place! For information and application materials visit: www.unc.edu/world/study_visits.shtml.
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Katharine H. Robinson, Assistant Program Manager
World View
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 8011
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011
tel: 919.962.9264
fax: 919.962.6794
krobinson@unc.edu
http://www.unc.edu/world
WORLD VIEW’S UPCOMING PROGRAMS
UNC at CHAPEL HILL
March 2010 Seminars
Latin America and North Carolina Seminar
March 23-24, 2010
Co-sponsored by the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University & The Jack and Mary McCall Foundation
This seminar offers insights into Latin America and support for all K-12 and community college educators facing the challenges and opportunities of our growing immigrant student population. Help your Latino students succeed in school by learning about Latin America, critical issues facing Latino students, and new teaching strategies to support students and their families. One-and-a-half CEUs will be awarded for completion of the program.
East Asia in the 21st Century Seminar
March 24-25, 2010
Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University
East Asia plays a strategic role in shaping our global economy, and we as educators need to better understand this important region of the world. Explore Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture, history, politics, and relationships with the world and learn strategies for integrating East Asian themes across the curriculum. This program is designed for all K-12 and community college educators. One-and-a-half CEUs will be awarded for completion of the program.
Both seminars are appropriate for all educators: K-12 and community college, ESL and regular classroom instructors, school counselors, and administrators.
Location: The Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC at Chapel Hill
Seminar Cost (NC educators): Registration is $150 per person per seminar or $275 for both seminars. A Team of 4 is $500 per seminar. A Team is comprised of 4 or more individuals from a school, college, or district. Only $125 for each additional Team member per seminar.
REGISTER FOR BOTH SEMINARS OR AS A TEAM AND SAVE!
Seminar Cost (Out-of-State Educators): Registration is $250 per person per seminar.
For more information or to register, go to www.unc.edu/world,
or call us at 919/962-9264.
World View Study Visit to Brazil
June 23 – July 4, 2010
There are still a couple of spaces remaining in World View’s Study Visit to Brazil this summer! Learn about Brazil's youth, culture, history, and contemporary issues by traveling with World View. Participants will visit schools, cultural, historical, and natural sites in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia (Salvador, Cachoeira, Arambepe) to explore issues of education, race, class, and poverty. Gain the confidence to add global content to your teaching, make lasting connections, and help create a global learning environment at your school or college. If you are interested in joining World View on this visit, contact us today to reserve your place! For information and application materials visit: www.unc.edu/world/study_visits.shtml.
--
Katharine H. Robinson, Assistant Program Manager
World View
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 8011
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8011
tel: 919.962.9264
fax: 919.962.6794
krobinson@unc.edu
http://www.unc.edu/world
Friday, February 19, 2010
NCSU presentation on slave and pirate ships
On Feb. 19 and 20, the NCSU History Department is hosting Marcus Rediker, the leading US historian on slave and pirate ships. His talk, "Against Hollywood: Putting Historical Pirates into Film," is about how to turn a serious scholarly work into a commercially successful screenplay while retaining historical accuracy.
Information is available at http://history.chass.ncsu.edu/historyweekend
Friday
7:30 PM Film and Discussion: Captain Blood
In his first leading role, Errol Flynn shot to stardom in this swashbuckling adventure about doctor Peter Blood (Flynn), who treats the wrong patient and is forced to work as a slave on Col. Bishop's (Lionel Atwill) Jamaican plantation. Blood joins up with marauding Spanish pirates, saves Bishop's gorgeous niece (Olivia de Havilland) from a French pirate (Basil Rathbone) and is eventually made governor of Jamaica.
Following the film, Professor Rediker and Professor Maria Pramaggiore, of the Film Studies Program, NCSU Department of English, will lead a discussion.
Saturday
9:30 AM Coffee and Bagels
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening remarks from Mark Wilde-Ramsing
Dr. Wilde-Ramsing will talk about Blackbeard and the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Against Hollywood: How to Put Real Pirates in Film: Featured Speaker Marcus Rediker*, Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh.
A prize-winning historian, best known for his work on pirates and on slave ships, Rediker will talk about the process of turning his serious scholarly book on pirates into a historically accurate AND commercially attractive screenplay.
*After the lecture, Marcus Rediker will be available for book signing
Information is available at http://history.chass.ncsu.edu/historyweekend
Friday
7:30 PM Film and Discussion: Captain Blood
In his first leading role, Errol Flynn shot to stardom in this swashbuckling adventure about doctor Peter Blood (Flynn), who treats the wrong patient and is forced to work as a slave on Col. Bishop's (Lionel Atwill) Jamaican plantation. Blood joins up with marauding Spanish pirates, saves Bishop's gorgeous niece (Olivia de Havilland) from a French pirate (Basil Rathbone) and is eventually made governor of Jamaica.
Following the film, Professor Rediker and Professor Maria Pramaggiore, of the Film Studies Program, NCSU Department of English, will lead a discussion.
Saturday
9:30 AM Coffee and Bagels
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening remarks from Mark Wilde-Ramsing
Dr. Wilde-Ramsing will talk about Blackbeard and the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Against Hollywood: How to Put Real Pirates in Film: Featured Speaker Marcus Rediker*, Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh.
A prize-winning historian, best known for his work on pirates and on slave ships, Rediker will talk about the process of turning his serious scholarly book on pirates into a historically accurate AND commercially attractive screenplay.
*After the lecture, Marcus Rediker will be available for book signing
Monday, February 1, 2010
Globalization Event: "Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling with the Ghosts of History", Thursday February 4th
Ambassador John Limbert's Lecture: "Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling with the Ghosts of History", Thursday February 4th
The History Department at North Carolina State University hosts:
Ambassador John Limbert, "Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History"
Thursday, February 4th
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
NCSU, Withers Hall, Room 232
John Limbert is the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Previous to this post, he was appointed Distinguished Professor of International Affairs at the U.S. Naval Academy in August 2006, after retiring from the Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor.
Ambassador Limbert first joined the Foreign Service in 1973, and his overseas experience also included tours in Algeria, Djibouti, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan. Ambassador Limbert was president of the American Foreign Service Association (2004-2005) and Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2000-2003). While serving as Ambassador, he was one of the first civilian officials to enter Baghdad in April 2003 with the Organization for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. Earlier he had been Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism in the U.S. State Department (2000); member of the State Department's Senior Seminar (1997-98); Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Conakry, Guinea (1994-97); and Director of Orientation at the State Department's Foreign Service Institute in Washington (1992-94).
Before joining the Foreign Service, he taught in Iran, both as a Peace Corps Volunteer (1964-66) and as an English instructor at Shiraz University (1969-72). He has written numerous articles on Middle Eastern subjects and has authored Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (USIP Press, September 2009); Iran: At War with History (Westview Press, 1987); Shiraz in the Age of Hafez (University of Washington Press, 2004).
Ambassador Limbert graduated from the D.C. public schools and holds his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Harvard University, the last in History and Middle Eastern Studies.
Susanna Michele Lee
Assistant Professor
Department of History
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8108
Raleigh, NC 27695-8108
Email: susanna_lee@ncsu.edu
Office: Withers 260
Phone: 919-513-2215
The History Department at North Carolina State University hosts:
Ambassador John Limbert, "Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History"
Thursday, February 4th
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
NCSU, Withers Hall, Room 232
John Limbert is the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Previous to this post, he was appointed Distinguished Professor of International Affairs at the U.S. Naval Academy in August 2006, after retiring from the Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor.
Ambassador Limbert first joined the Foreign Service in 1973, and his overseas experience also included tours in Algeria, Djibouti, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan. Ambassador Limbert was president of the American Foreign Service Association (2004-2005) and Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2000-2003). While serving as Ambassador, he was one of the first civilian officials to enter Baghdad in April 2003 with the Organization for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. Earlier he had been Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism in the U.S. State Department (2000); member of the State Department's Senior Seminar (1997-98); Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Conakry, Guinea (1994-97); and Director of Orientation at the State Department's Foreign Service Institute in Washington (1992-94).
Before joining the Foreign Service, he taught in Iran, both as a Peace Corps Volunteer (1964-66) and as an English instructor at Shiraz University (1969-72). He has written numerous articles on Middle Eastern subjects and has authored Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (USIP Press, September 2009); Iran: At War with History (Westview Press, 1987); Shiraz in the Age of Hafez (University of Washington Press, 2004).
Ambassador Limbert graduated from the D.C. public schools and holds his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Harvard University, the last in History and Middle Eastern Studies.
Susanna Michele Lee
Assistant Professor
Department of History
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8108
Raleigh, NC 27695-8108
Email: susanna_lee@ncsu.edu
Office: Withers 260
Phone: 919-513-2215
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