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International Education Week 2020   NCDPI's Second Annual Celebration   Join us for International Education Week on November 16- 20th! International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of State is part of the effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.   International Week offers the chance to: Expand awareness of and interest in global issues and global learning Collaborate with and learn from international student groups Gain a new cultural understanding Sample a small part of life beyond the shores of America A variety of IEW activities will be planned by NCDPI to promote International Education Week in North Carolina.  Stay tuned for more information as IEW approaches! #IEW2020

#IEW2020 Celebrations have Started!

To celebrate International Education Week, NCDPI will be sharing several Global Education resources several days leading up to #IEW2020 on November 16-20! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to start saving and bookmarking next week's resources! 

See the resources that were shared the week of September 28 - October 5 below:

Asia Society's Graduation Performance System (GPS) Tools

Use these tools for measuring global competence. 

Asia Society's Mapping the Nation

This is an interactive map showing demographic, economic, and education indicators, also with state versions like the one for North Carolina.

Go Global NC's North Carolina Heat Map

Click on any of the state's 100 counties for a snapshot of global demographic, education, and economic data. 

Go Global NC's North Carolina's Global Engagement Snapshot

This resource outlines the six strategies for elevating global engagement in our state. 

Kid World Citizen

This website was featured in Edutopia.  An ESL and Spanish teacher shares ideas to teach kids about world cultures and our planet through travel, food, music, celebrations, service, maps, art, and projects. 

NASA

Celebrate global learning with collaborative STEM activities relating to water, climate and agriculture from diverse organizations from NASA. 

UNC Global

University of North Carolina (UNC) area studies centers offer resources, funding and programs for K-12 teachers and students who wish to research, study, teach and complete service pertaining to global topics. Explore each center’s website may be the quickest way to learn about resources, newsletters, materials, and contests for classrooms.  UNC Global includes:

• African Studies Center
• Carolina Asia Center
• Center for European Studies
• Center for Global Initiatives
• Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
• Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies
• Institute for the Study of the Americas 

United States Education Department's Teachers' Guide to International Collaboration

This guide includes recommendations for collaborations on the internet, including to ePALS classroom exchange, GlobalSchoolNet.org, KidLink, etc. 

World View's Global Education Leaders Program

The purpose of this program is to help educators plan and implement programs that increase global understanding in their organizations. 

World View's International Summer Trips

These trips help educators learn about specific countries and their educational practices. 

World View's Professional Development

This professional development is designed for K-12 and other educator audiences to explore global issues, regions of the world, and best practices in global education.