Exciting Opportunity for Teacher to Apply - Deadline approaching

The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program provides a professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a program aimed at globalizing US classrooms. TGC is a program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IREX. In order to ensure that you receive up-to-date information regarding this professional development opportunity, please join our mailing list at the bottom of this page. Activities include: • An online course designed specifically for US teachers aiming to globalize their classrooms; • Two Global Education Symposiums in Washington, DC (pre and post travel); and • An international fellowship through a two week country visit upon successful completion of the online course. Travel under this program will be to one of the following countries: Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, or Ukraine.
Deadline June 15, 2011.

http://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc

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GoGlobal Schools Network - an opportunity for you to continue your schools' commitment to global education.

The GoGlobal Schools Network is a voluntary network of schools sharing the GoGlobal professional development experience/philosphy, committed to furthering international and global education, for the purpose of preparing students to be communicative and competitive in the 21st century. Schools participating in the GoGlobal Network will engage in the following professional development experiences:

1. Global School Assessment: Schools will administer the online Asia Society Global School Assessment in May/early June 2011 to the entire school faculty - funded by WVCPD. The assessment explores the commitment to global education in the following domains:
1. Vision, Mission and Culture
2. Student Learning Outcomes
3. Curriculum
4. Assessment
5. Instruction
6. School Organization and Governance
7. Professional Learning
8. Partnerships and Community Involvement

The assessment provides data that can be analyzed and used for developing a school improvement plan developed around the concept of international and global education.

2. August On-site (2 days) Professional Development Opportunity: School teams will attend 2 days of professional development August 4 and 5, 2011 in Flatwoods, WV and will engage in the following activities:
1. Celebrate the success of the first 2-year cohort of Go Global and learn about the GoGlobal Schools Network
2. Interpret Global School Assessment data and participate in an improvement process that will enable each school to develop a customized plan of action for moving global education forward.
3. Engage in professional reading, discussion and protocols focused on the new resource Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World by Tony Jackson and Veronica Boix Mansilla.
4. Learn about competitive funding to support schools in implementing plans and student experiences developed through planning resulting from the analysis of the Global School Assessment data.
5. Identify opportunities to inspire other schools to engage in the GoGlobal Schools Network.

All expenses for professional development, including lodging and meals will be provided by WVCPD. Schools may have an opportunity to apply for mini-grants to fund international experiences for students at the school. Graduate credit can be offered in spring 2012 at a reduced rate for completing ongoing program support.

Please respond email Lorrie Smith at lorrie.a.smith@wv.gov to indicate your schools interest in participating. School teams do not have to consist only of the original GoGlobal team - others can be added and can attend the summer session. Once you have indicated your interest, I will provide further information about the Global School Assessment and about registering for the summer session. We look forward to our continued work with your school.


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Culminating Experience Posts page added on left side under Home. Click on that page to see directions for posting.



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Winter Spring Follow Up Agenda

Bridgeport Conference Center, WV
March 17 & 18, 2011

10:00 A.M. Registration
11:00 A.M. Welcome & Lunch
12:30 P.M Introductions & Overview of Meeting
1:00 P.M. EdSteps Project Overview
1:30 P.M. Looking for the World in Students’ Work
Veronica Boix Mansilla, Harvard Graduate School of Education Project Zero
5:00 P.M. Dinner
6:00 P.M. Cultural Presentation

Breakfast is provided by the hotel for overnight participants.
8:30 A.M. School Presentations
10 minutes – working document for guidelines provided under each school's page on the Wiki
10:00 A.M. Morning Break
10:15 A.M. Group Reflection & Revision on Culminating Projects
Documentation provided under Resources tab of Wiki
11:15 P.M. Overall Impact of GoGlobal Part 1
12:00 P.M. Lunch
1:00 P.M. Overall Impact of GoGlobal Part 2
2:00 P.M. Closure
2:30 P.M. Wrap Up & Safe Journey Home


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2011 Winter/Spring Follow Up Date Announced

Please visit www.wvcpd.org to preregister for the event. Registration deadline is February 18, 2011.

Thursday, March 17 through
Friday, March 18

Thursday - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm (lunch provided)

Friday - 8:00 am to 2:00 pm (breakfast and lunch provided)

Bridgeport Conference Center
300 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, WV 26330
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Northbound: Exit 124 off I-79. Turn right at end of off-ramp. Drive uphill (east on 279) and take the first left into Charles Pointe. After entering, take your first left onto Conference Center Way. Follow and the road will lead directly to the Bridgeport Conference Center.

Southbound: Exit 124 off I-79. Turn left at end of off-ramp onto 279, eastbound. Drive up a hill and at the top, take a left into Charles Pointe. After entering, take your first left onto Conference Center Way. Follow and the road will lead directly to the Bridgeport Conference Center.

If you request lodging, single accommodation reservations will be made in your name at the Wingate by Wyndham. Please be prepared when you arrive at the hotel to present a credit card for incidentals.

Wingate by Wyndham Hotel is connected to conference center.
350 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, WV 26330
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ThinkQuest Training PowerPoint & Link to Recorded Webinar
Click Here for Recorded Webinar


(See attachment at the bottom of page for PowerPoint presentation)



Thinkquest Training through Elluminate
Thursday, September 23 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

During the Thinkquest Elluminate session, you will –
-Receive important next steps in the development of your GoGlobal work
-Get familiar with the Thinkquest interface
-learn how to post projects on Thinkquest
-learn how to connect to others using the Thinkquest platform

Please plan to log in 10-15 minutes early to check your computer’s compatibility. Use the link below to get started -

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.D64551D83F9B10ED54D64694973DC1&sid=2009295


We have also posted learning journals questions for each month September through May on your individual pages. Posts should be completed by the end of each month.

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GoGlobal Immersion Academy Level I for Recruit Teachers

Below is the registration link to allow Level I Recruit Teachers to register for the summer session. Because the session is available only to participating schools, it will not appear on our web site. Teachers must access the registration by using this link.

http://www.wvcpd.org/EventDetail.aspx?ID=901




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Thank you all for a great Follow Up session - all the schools are doing some very exciting things to allow WV students to excel in a culturally diverse and globally interconnected world.

I have provided a page under the Resource tab with school PowerPoints and have posted lots of pictures from the session under the Photos tab.



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Winter/Spring Follow Up Agenda Changes –

The agenda for our upcoming Winter/Spring follow up session has been modified to maximize instructional time that was reduced as a result of recent inclement weather.For Friday, March 12, the agenda has eliminated training prior to 5:00 pm so that teachers can attend school on Friday. Friday evening’s optional activities will begin with dinner at 5:00 pm then a special immersion activity with Japanese Kirie Artist Shu Kubo. Mr. Kubo creates paper cutouts using handmade Japanese washi paper, which he has dyed a variety of colors. He approaches the paper sheet by sheet, creating a two dimensional work by precisely cutting fine lines with a knife. Kubo has recently expanded his techniques by combining washi with Western paper materials, resulting in quite remarkable three-dimension works. Mr. Kubo was appointed as Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange of Agency for Cultural Affairs – Government of Japan. This hands-on experience will be a delightful addition to your GoGlobal immersion experience.

Saturday’s agenda remains 8:00 am to 3:00 pm with breakfast and lunch provided.

Should this change any of your registration information, please contact Lorrie Smith at lsmith@wvcpd.org or through the wiki with any changes. ______________________________________________________________________________

March 12-13 Team Presentations

Instead of answering the wiki questions for the February Journal assignment, each team will be asked to prepare a presentation that your group will present during the March 12 & 13 meeting (Bridgeport Conference Center). Please email Robert Crawford by February 26th with your team’s intended topic of presentation rcrawford@access.k12.wv.us (this will allow us to make sure all topics are covered).

Complete the planning document below and post it to your school’s wiki page before February 26th. The template is posted under each school’s wiki page.



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Winter/Spring Follow Up Date Announced

Please visit www.wvcpd.org to preregister for the event. A downloadable version of this information is available at the bottom of this page.

Friday, March 12 through
Saturday, March 13

Friday 12 pm Welcome/Lunch
1 pm to 5 pm Team Updates
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Dinner
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Cultural Activity/Presentation
Saturday 8 am Breakfast
8:30 am to 3 pm Instruction
lunch provided

Bridgeport Conference Center
300 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, WV 26330
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Southbound: Exit 124 off I-79. Turn left at end of off-ramp onto 279, eastbound. Drive up a hill and at the top, take a left into Charles Pointe. After entering, take your first left onto Conference Center Way. Follow and the road will lead directly to the Bridgeport Conference Center.

If you request lodging, single accommodation reservations will be made in your name for Friday, March 12 at the Wingate by Wyndham. Please be prepared when you arrive at the hotel to present a credit card for incidentals.

Wingate by Wyndham Hotel is connected to conference center.
350 Conference Center Way
Bridgeport, WV 26330
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Go Global uses immersion activities to assist teachers in preparing students to understand and interact within a culturally diverse and globally interconnected world. Go Global will facilitate the creation of professional learning communities specifically focused on international content and the development of international learning opportunities for teachers and students.


Go Global is a program under GATE, the Governor's Academy for Teaching Excellence, sponsored by the West Virginia Center for Professional Development.