NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE FIELD
 Spotlight on Asian Americans—May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! As part of Asia Society's new Initiative, Asian Americans Building America, the Center for Global Education will spotlight inspiring Asian Americans and explore their specific contributions to life in America. These mini-lessons will aim to spark the curiosity of young learners by helping them to build a more inclusive understanding of American history.
Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program—The program provides recipients with an award of $1,500 per academic year. Scholarships may be renewed three times following the initial award, for a cumulative total of $6,000 per recipient. Upon graduation and entry into the teaching field, Lead with Languages Teacher Scholars will also receive a one-year complimentary ACTFL membership, which includes access to the ACTFL Mentorship Program aimed at early-career language teachers.
12th International Symposium on Hanzi Shufa Education—Organized by the American Society of Shufa Calligraphy Education, this conference will take place virtually and accepts submissions of conference papers or Chinese calligraphy until May 15, 2021. Conference dates: July 16–17, 2021
TCSOL/TESOL Summer Dual Certificate Program in Macau | Online—Co-sponsored by the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CILFTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University and Macau University of Science and Technology, the Summer 2021 TCSOL/TESOL Summer Dual Certificate Program in Macau is happening online and is currently accepting applications.
Learn with Asia Society at Home—Finding a way to keep kids occupied and productive while under quarantine is no easy task, but Asia Society’s Center for Global Education is here to help. Explore child-centered content featuring the cultures, traditions, literature, and food of Asia; virtual global learning projects for teachers, and resources for Chinese-language teachers.
Education for Equity is an initiative building on the Center for Global Education's work to transform education systems as a means to shape a just and equal society. Resources for educators and staff-curated content address systemic issues of racism, inequity, and injustice in schools. Using our global competence model as a framework, this work aims to provide specific tools to use in classrooms to ensure all students are given equal opportunity to succeed.
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