NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE FIELD
 Spotlight on Asian Americans—May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Catch the last event today, May 27, 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.
STARTALK Summer Chinese Virtual Program at Wofford College—This year, Wofford intends to continue offering the program free of charge. STARTALK @Wofford hopes to give students access to a language and culture they might not find at their home school. The program will select 40 rising 6th-graders through graduating 12th-graders who are energetic and highly motivated, and who demonstrate academic excellence to ensure the participants’ commitment and success. Application deadline: June 1, 2021
Teacher Training: Culturally Responsive Teaching—This free, virtual workshop will be led by Ms. Nancy King Wang, and will introduce the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework (the CR-S framework), designed to support various school stakeholders to address structural inequities deeply rooted in American history, culture, and institutions. June 5, from 9:30–11:30 AM EST
Summer Session for Students—Mandarin Matrix Academy offers a virtual Chinese enrichment program that is proficiency-based for Mandarin immersion students. Participants can interact with students across the country in the engaging online classes taught by licensed teachers. Sign-up is easy: determine your student's level, and choose your package and schedule.
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.
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.
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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