Developing Globally Aware Teachers

Philip Boley, Ed.S.Global Indiana

7th Annual TnCIS Conference on International Education

What is Global Indiana?

Global Indiana is a consortium of educators and institutions dedicated to improving global awareness among Indiana’s teachers, administrators, and students.•Formed in 2006, incorporated in 2008•Discount tours for teachers and administrators•China, Ecuador, Germany, and beyond

Wave IXTiananmen SquareApril 2012

The Problem

• 75% of Indiana teachers do not own a passport• 70% of Indiana population reside in rural areas• 1/3 of Indiana schools have fewer than 100

students per grade level• Students who have never traveled out of state

are common in both urban and rural areas• Much of our population does not value travel

for learning

Pre-Service Teachers

• Study abroad• Study tours• Short term exchanges• Issues– Funding– Discomfort– The why

In-Service Teachers & Principals

• Funding less of an issue• Support from their employers• Experience immediately applicable• Effect on students of absence and return• In-service education credits• Maturity

NeuschwansteinBavariaFebruary 2011

Global Indiana Networks

• MOU with Foreign Affairs Department of Zhejiang Province, PRC China

• MOU between Indiana DOE and Zhejiang DOE• Personal & professional connections in

Ecuador, Japan, Indonesia, Spain, Germany, and Egypt

• I-EARN, CSIET, Sister Cities, principals’ and superintendents’ associations, ACTFL, ICSS, etc.

Global Indiana Services

• Match partner schools in China and Ecuador• 110 School-to-school partnerships• Study tour planning and leadership• Pre-departure training• Hosting• Recruiting• Consulting

Each Mission Customized• Germany February 2011

– Tourist sites– School visits

• China October 10—20 – Shanghai– Houzhou (Conference on Education for 90 Chinese principals– Hangzhou (Educators dealt to seven separate partner schools)

(State superintendent tours schools)– Beijing (Tourist sites plus a special education school)

• Ecuador October 19—26– One night in hotel– Six nights with host school faculty

Hosting

• 10-11 Zhejiang Province• 5-12 Zhejiang Province• 11-12 Principals from Taizhou, Zhejiang

Province• 5-13 Zhejiang Province• 6-13 Teachers from Quito, Ecuador• 11-13 Zhejiang Province• Many Dates Students from sister schools

Typical Hosting Schedule• Evening arrival, transport to hotel• Morning tour and luncheon to meet school

hosts• Activities in host cities– School Assembly– Meetings– Sporting or arts events– Official dinner– Town tour or ag demonstration

• Back to Indy for farewell luncheon and departure

School District Guests Gender Position School Host School

Madison Consolidated

Xu Xiaohua M Principal

Jiaojiang No. 5 Middle School E. O. Muncie Elementary SchoolXiao Dan F English Teacher

Jiang Huade M Principal

Huangyan Experimental Elementary SchoolLydia Middleton

Elementary SchoolYing Luwei F English Teacher

Tao Jucai F Principal

Linhai No.5 Middle School Madison Junior High SchoolLu Meijiao F English Teacher

Gary Community

Yao Caiping F Principal Jiashan Yuhui Elementary School          Bailly Preparatory Academy (K-6)

Ye Jianping M Principal Haining No. 1 Middle SchoolBanneker Honors Achievement

Center (K-8)

Batesville Community

Xu Mingguan M Principal

Danghu High School Batesville High SchoolLu Jianchao M English Teacher

Greensburg Community

Mao Weihua

M Principal Suichang Yucai Middle School Greensburg Junior High School

Decatur County

Du Zitong M Principal

Jingyun Experimental School North Decatur Elementary SchoolMa Caiqiu F English Teacher

Chen Zhangeng

M PrincipalJingning High School                              North Decatur High School

Lin Junqing M English Teacher

Richmond Community Qiu Feng F Principal Hangzhou No. 14 High School Richmond High School

In Conjunction with the Chinese Education Connection

• In-service training for principals– Contract with Provincial Governments– Presentations on aspects of American education• Funding• Special Education• Electives• Teaching creativity and cooperation• Citizenship and ethics• Governance

Also In Conjunction with the Chinese Education Connection

• Short term student exchanges (Tourist Visas)• Long term student exchanges (F-1 Visas)• Summer camps here and in China• Recruitment of American teachers to teach

English in China• Recruitment of presenters for conferences in

China

Ideas Waiting for Funding

• Eighth Grade Odyssey• Travel to China for less (teach summer school)• Service Learning in Rural China• Travel Grants for economically disadvantaged• Statewide participation• Travel school for girls (boys)

Quito, 10-13

Midwest Conference on International Education – February 2012

• Featured Speaker, Dr. Merry Merryfield• Other topics:– Establishing a Mandarin Language Program– Internationalizing the Student Teaching Experience– Building Bridges: A Model for Early Language Learning– Connecting Globally through a School to School

Partnership Watch for the next conference to be co-sponsored by

the City of Indianapolis

Consulting

• High School long term exchange• Sister cities formation and sustainability after

initiation• Student group travel• Chinese educational system• Resources for Globalizing K-12 Curriculum

Resources

• http://doe.in.gov/idoe/idoe-data • www.globalindianainc.org• http://education.iupui.edu/cume/publications/pdf/

international2008b.pdf• http://www.csiet.org/documents/

CSIETStatsReport2011-FINAL.pdf• http://www.indiana.edu/~global/ • globalindiana@sagamoreinstitute.org