Our newest TEQ installment is a 10-minute activity. Global Village Academy's Jianing Guo demonstrates five activities to keep first-graders focused and make learning fun and efficient. Watch as these learning activities ignite the children's enthusiasm for learning like magic. The six-year-old children in this video are totally engaged, and they are having a lot of fun.
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CELIN Connection
From Shuhan Wang and Joy Peyton
The November edition of CELIN Connection includes a new CELIN Brief by Shuhan Wang and Joy Peyton, a program profile of Michigan's Forest Hills Public Schools, an announcement of a new Immersion Teacher Workshop, and more! Read on »
EDITOR'S FIND
How to Find Authentic Books about Asia, from Asia
Finding "own voices" from Asia is not impossible, and the gleanings are well worth the effort
It's often difficult to find authentic international literature, so David Jacobson (author of Are You an Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko and a board member of the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) suggests ways to find books about Asia that are appropriate for students, written locally by Asians, and available in English. He also spearheaded the GLLI's effort to create a database of children's literature in translation, which so far includes works originally published in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and Polish. Read on »
News and Opportunities from the Field
Career Opportunities at Asia Society: Our Center for Global Education (CGE) is looking for a Program Associate to play a key role in our China Learning Initiatives. See the full posting for details »
Summer 2019 in Beijing: Co-sponsored by the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CILFTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Division of Chinese International Education at Beijing Language and Culture University, the Summer 2019 TCSOL/TESOL Summer Dual Certificate Program in Beijing is currently accepting applications. Learn more » Global Competence Certificate: Looking for ways to embed global learning into your teaching practice, and to prepare students for the global reality beyond the classroom? Spring 2019 course registration for Digital Pedagogy and Global Competence or Human Rights and Global Competence is open now. Deadline: January 22.
Global Seal of Biliteracy: Launching in January of 2019, this credential will for the first time allow anyone—whether their language was learned in a classroom, at home, or through other experiences—to earn a Seal of Biliteracy. Locally driven State Seal of Biliteracy initiatives have been adopted in 33 states and the District of Columbia to date, but they are generally available only to public school students in participating districts, and the standards for receiving it vary by state. The Global Seal of Biliteracy closes that gap with a consistent, inclusive and accessible solution. Learn more »
Teaching for Global Competence: Try the Center for Global Education’s series of self-paced, online courses on teaching for global competence! Get started on your PD and learn about tools that can be easily applied in your learning environment, and activities and best practices for use in the classroom and in out-of-school time. Try the introduction to global competence course for free!
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