2022 Global Education Leaders Program

Today’s globally connected world requires that we prepare students to become globally competent citizens who are able to work collaboratively across cultures. World View’s Global Education Leaders Program, held in June in Chapel Hill, brings together current and aspiring leaders from K-12 schools, districts and community colleges. Together we will examine global issues that impact students and their communities. Participants are led by university faculty as they engage in dialogue about key global topics and explore leadership strategies to support global education initiatives in classrooms, schools and campuses.

Additional details are being posted at https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/2022-global-education-leaders-program/ and the application is online at https://worldview.unc.edu/2022-global-education-leaders-program-application/

Goethe-Institut Opportunities

The Goethe-Institut USA is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute that promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange. They provide various programs and resources to K-12 schools, including the ones below.

The Goethe-Institut, along with the chapters of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) like the NC-AATG, is continuously expanding its offerings for German learners and teachers regarding sustainability. Over the past year, the Digital JuniorUni, which is a free online learning platform, has rolled out, as well as a podcast series about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, Let’s Talk Sustainability. The latest episodes, transcripts, and classroom materials are available online using the link above. 

SPARK for German promotes both the study and teaching of German. With over 100 partners across the US, SPARK provides materials, professional development opportunities, and community to share the passion for German and the cultures of the German-speaking world. It supports local and regional initiatives to solve some of the most pressing questions, e.g., how to create educational opportunities for students from underrepresented populations, how to sustainably increase enrollments across K-16, and how to attract the most suitable and qualified candidates to consider a career teaching German. 

If you are interested in learning more about the SPARK network, feel free to send an email to Spark-Washington@goethe.de to participate in an upcoming workshop

Lead with Languages Scholarships

The Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program is dedicated to addressing a critical national shortage by bolstering the pipeline of future language educators. This award provides merit-based scholarships to graduating high school seniors committed to pursuing the language teaching profession in languages other than English.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must:

• Be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents attending secondary schools in the United States or a U.S. territory.
• Be anticipating completion of a high school diploma at the time of application.
• Be accepted and planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution, leading to credentialing as a language educator.
• Have taken at least two years of the same language in high school, or present documentation of proficiency results from an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), the ACTFL Assessment of Performance Toward Proficiency (AAPPL), or any comparable assessment.
• Have maintained a 3.0 or higher GPA overall (on a 4.0 scale).

Recipients are awarded $1,500 per academic year, and scholarships may be renewed three times following the initial award, for a cumulative total of $6,000 per recipient. Lead with Languages Teacher Scholars also receive complimentary ACTFL membership—which includes access to the ACTFL Mentoring Program aimed at early-career language educators—during their participation in the program as well as for one year following graduation and entry into the teaching field.

Please see the Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program webpage about how to submit an application by or before the deadline of May 27, 2022.