Identify programs in 5 content areas for exchanging and sharing information
Develop strategies for broadening international programs for your staff and students
Prepare staff and students for a global society
Expand possibilities for programs and partnerships
Meet with existing members of successful partnerships
U.S. Steering Committee Members
Dr. Lois Adams-Rodgers, Council of Chief State School Officers
Kathryn McVey, Arizona Department of Education
Joellen Killion, National Staff Development Council
Scott McGinnis, Joint National Committee for Languages
Sharon Prado, Arizona State University
Hiller Spires, North Carolina State University
Vivien Stewart, Asia Society
Tom Welch, TWelch Consulting
Organizers
Global Interactions, Inc.
China International Conference Center for Science and Technology
U.S. Planning Partners
Arizona State University
Arizona Department of Education
Collaborating Organizations
Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals
Asian American Youth Leadership Conference
Council of Chief State School Officers
Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, North Carolina State University
Keynote Speakers
Shawn Chen, Sias International University, “Sias, A Very Different Model of Education in China”
Cindy Elliot, Fort Hays State University, “The World is Flat; But Educational Partnerships Don’t Have to Be”
Dr. Valerie Greenhill, e-Luminate Group, “21st Century Skills and the Global Arena”
Dr. Peter Senge, Society for Organizational Learning, “
Steven Sumner, Sias International University, “Environmental Initiatives on Sias Campus”
Dr. Yang Ning Yuan, Sias International University, Memory Engine and Third-Brain Learning System”
Abstract Topics
“American and Chinese Teacher Perspectives on Integrating New Media Literacies into Classroom Instruction” -Dr. Hiller Spires
“One Hundred Years of Chinese Children’s Books” -Carol Newman and Joan Gallini
“A Study of the Relationships Among Junior High Principal’s Knowledge, Leadership, Learning Community and Effectiveness of School Innovation Management in Taiwan” -Hwang Chiou-Raun and Lin Hsin-Fa
“Creating Connections in Writing Sense of Place” -Ann Gardner
“CONEXIONES Migrant Education Program: Enhancing Literacy Through Technology” -Dale Parcell
“The Quality of Education is the Life of the School” -Hua Fuyuan
“The Future City Competition: An Educational Program that Effectively Integrates with Experiential Learning” -Michael Andrews
“Exploration and Practice for Improving Self-Instruction in Middle School” -Chen Jiangpo
“Preparing Students to Thrive in the Gene Age” -Xan Simonson
“A New Atmosphere in Learning” -Xu Peijun
“Engaging Students in Science Content Through Game Base Learning Environments” -Dr. Hiller Spires
“High School Biotechnology Outreach and Partnership” -Richard Fisher
“Video Conferencing: Building Communities via Interactive Television” -Amy Chayefsky
“NASA’s Globe Program: Asia and Pacific STEM Partnerships Developing Global Citizens” -Teresa Kennedy and Eric Stonebraker
“Using Space Exploration to Bring Diverse Populations Together” -Brian Grigsby
“A School Principal Should Be A Parent, An Entrepreneur And Particularly An Educator” -Sun Zujie
“A World Symposium: A Way to Create Sustainable Relationships” -Deborah Daiek
“Building Sustainable Relationships” -Dr. Suzanne Martin
Global Economic & Cultural Impact of International Schools in China” -Dennis Yee
“The Positioning of Education Development in Xishan District During the Process of Urbanization” -Ding Borong
“Exchanges Leading to Change: An Example of Friendship, Understanding and Promise” -Richard Effland
