The Asia Society has published an excellent book "Going Global: Preparing U.S. Students for an Interconnected World." It can be used by teachers, administrators and parents to understand the changes that must take place to bring the American educational system to a competitive level internationally. Excerpts and case studies are available at http://asiasociety.org/education/pgl/publications.htm Going Global is a guidebook to assist secondary schools in developing students’ international knowledge and skills, and covers the areas:
Creating a global vision and culture
Finding and preparing teachers
Transforming curriculum and instruction
Expanding world languages
Internationalizing student learning experiences - including technology, travel, internships, and service learning
Identifying resources and forging partnerships
A presentation on the challenges of preparing students is available at: http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/USChina/stewart.pdf
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