World View Partners’ Program
with Buncombe County Schools
Transforming
Learning
Environments:
A One Day Program on
Global and STEM Education
August 13, 2014
A.C. Reynolds Middle School
Asheville, NC
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
7:30 - 8:30am
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8:30 - 9:00am
WELCOME
Charlé LaMonica, Director
World View, UNC at Chapel Hill
Tony Baldwin, Superintendent
Buncombe County Schools
Katharine Robinson, Assistant Director for Curriculum
World View, UNC at Chapel Hill
9:00 - 10:00am
UNDERSTANDING IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP & IDENTITY
THROUGH THE STORY OF ONE CHINESE AMERICAN FAMILY
Jennifer Ho, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate
Studies, English & Comparative Literature, UNC at Chapel Hill
10:00 - 10:45am
STUDENT PANEL ON GLOBAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL
EXPERIENCES
Carrie Wagner, Panel Moderator
Sophie Furigay, Student, Cane Creek Middle School
Will German, Student, A.C. Reynolds Middle School
Adam Wagner, Student, A.C. Reynolds High School
10:45 - 11:00am
BREAK Please visit exhibits!
11:00 - 12:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
Please see session descriptions and floor plan for room locations.
12:00 - 1:15pm
LUNCH AND ELEMENTARY STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Please see your lunch voucher and pick up your pre-assigned global
cuisine at food stations in the gym. More lunch details on page seven.
1:15 - 2:15pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS II
2:15 - 2:30pm
BREAK
2:30 - 3:45pm
CONTEXTUALIZING EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION & CHANGE
Tim Flood, Associate Professor of Management and Corporate
Communication, Kenan-Flagler Business School
UNC at Chapel Hill
3:45 - 4:00pm
NEXT STEPS AND ADJOURNMENT
Charlé LaMonica, Director
World View, UNC at Chapel Hill
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Concurrent Sessions
Some concurrent sessions are offered twice and some only once.
Please see the table below for the title and description of each session,
as well as presenter names, times offered, and location.
Session I
Session II
11:00-12:00 1:15-2:15
Room number
when session is offered
GRADES K-5
1.
Explore, Learn, Create
Kellie Cutshaw, Smith Magnet Elementary School
Wake County Public School System
219
(C7)
219
(C7)
This session will demonstrate how to use National Geographic Kids, Google Earth,
Big Universe, and Discovery Education to help students become more
internationally-minded and gain a greater awareness of the countries, people, and
cultures of the world. This session will also demonstrate how students can take
the knowledge they’ve acquired through these sites to write and publish their own
books about different countries using an interactive tool on the Big Universe site.
On this site, participants will see books created by students and lesson plans
aligned with the Common Core Writing Standards. Using Discovery Education,
attendants will learn to use a tool that allows students to build interactive bulletin
boards that include images, video, and audio. Time will be given for participants to
explore these sites for themselves.
2.
Why Aren't My Students Learning?: Being a Culturally Sensitive Teacher
Kiki Alimonos and Julie Ro, Johnston Elementary School
Buncombe County Schools
232
(D13)
How often do you feel that your ELL students are not getting it? Do you wonder if
they are learning at all? This session will examine the stages of culture shock and
how ELL students react to culture shock. We will also address different factors that
affect ELLs learning, including previous education, family education, level of
literacy in home language, etc. We will end our session with ways to engage
students and their parents in the school community. For example, inviting parents
and students to share information about their home culture with the student’s
class and using this information as part of a cultural awareness unit/parent
involvement night.
GRADES K-8
3.
Including Home Languages in Mainstream Classrooms
Shanan Fitts, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University
This session will explore the benefits of bilingualism and provide teachers with
ideas regarding incorporating bilingual texts and activities in classrooms. We will
explore activities with cognates and methods for using and evaluating bilingual
texts. Even if you are not bilingual yourself, there are many ways to leverage your
students’ capabilities in two languages.
4.
Japanese Lesson Study and Mathematics Classrooms
Katianne Balchak, W.D. Williams Elementary School
Sarah Harris, Emma Elementary School
Buncombe County Schools
This session will examine the Japanese Lesson Study model and how it can
improve professional development programs for mathematics teachers. We will
explore how this mathematical research can be used to enhance instruction. We
will also learn about the mathematics classroom in Japan and how it differs from
the U.S. classroom.
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225
(D6)
225
(D6)
230
(D11)
11:00-12:00 1:15-2:15
GRADES K-8 continued
5.
Global and Local Connections without Leaving the Classroom
Deborah Miles, Center for Diversity Education, UNC at Asheville
Carrie Wagner, Independent Global Education Consultant and
World View Outreach Specialist
228
(D9)
This session introduces a variety of free and low cost local resources, programs,
and projects that help globalize the classroom. The Center for Diversity Education
will introduce the Global Presenters Program (Returned Peace Corp Volunteers
who speak in classrooms), snippets of Good Fortune (teaching about the Asian
New Year), Holocaust and Genocide Education (Speaker’s Bureau), and a variety of
exhibits such as “In the Footsteps of Pilgrims: Historic Travels of Faith” and “Mi
Historia: Contemporary Latinos in WNC.” Participants will learn to facilitate a
cross-cultural writing exchange and a class-to-class pen pal/Skype exchange.
GRADES 2-8
6.
One World Map: The Power of Geographic Literacy in the 21st Century
Marsha Almodovar, Independent Global Educator and Artist
Tonia Lovejoy, Reach the World, Beautiful Nation Project’s Voyage of Makulu
227
(D8)
For the first time in human history, we are sharing one accurate map of the world.
Reach the World (RTW) educator and explorer Tonia Lovejoy, an NC native, shares
the Voyage of Makulu, a global sailing expedition for education led by a team of
women sailors, scientists, artists, and explorers. Through a description of the
expedition, audience members will investigate the complexities of teaching
literacy in a digital age and the growing importance of geographic literacy in
developing self-efficacy and global competence. The presentation will include
lesson plans and guides for educators to follow the Voyage of Makulu with their
classroom, as well as free geography teaching and assessment tools and games.
GRADES 6-8
7.
Technology as Needle and Thread
Bill Feste and Loretta Wilson, C.D. Owen Middle School
Buncombe County Schools
229
(D10)
Use technology as a tool, not the focus, to enhance project-based learning
assignments that weave together disciplines, curriculum, and grade levels for real
life, inquiry-based challenges. This session will demonstrate several interdisciplinary projects that develop an open environment where students break free
of the “fulfill the teacher’s requirements” role and learn to construct their own
knowledge, while creating and innovating their outcomes. This session will also
show that direct instruction is not forgotten but used as a launching point.
NearPod software will be demonstrated using iPads as a way to quickly deliver,
scaffold, and assess baseline knowledge before proceeding with a project.
8.
This is How We Get Free: Lessons from Sandra Cisneros’ The House on
Mango Street
Emily Chavez, Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Duke University and UNC at Chapel Hill
The House on Mango Street, a novel composed of vignettes, tells the story of 12year old Esperanza, a Chicana girl who is full of dreams and disappointments.
Hovering between innocent childhood and adolescence, Esperanza is on the verge
of discovering some of life’s harsh realities, as well as her own freedom. In this
workshop we will explore ways to use The House on Mango Street with your
middle school students that engage these themes, stimulate narrative and
descriptive writing, and hone understandings of figurative language. The facilitator
will model classroom activities in which attendees will participate. We will discuss
ways to develop these activities to meet the needs of your individual classroom.
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227
(D8)
11:00-12:00 1:15-2:15
GRADES 6-12
9.
Using Project-Based Learning to Affect World Change
Eric Grant, Central Office
Gene Jensen, C.D. Owen High School
Allen Nice-Webb, Buncombe County Early College
Buncombe County Schools
217
(C5)
Participants will learn about project-based learning through the presentation of
cross-curricular world change projects.
10. Math Fights Hunger!
Elliot Lunsford, C.D. Owen High School, Buncombe County Schools
People in developing countries face serious challenges related to hunger. Not only
does malnutrition affect the health of an individual, but widespread hunger also
has an economic impact on other countries. Determining the optimal mix of foods
to receive proper daily nutrients while minimizing calories can be solved using
mathematics and technology. Come see sample projects from an advanced high
school math class and learn how the project and mathematics involved can be
adapted for other classes.
11. Hindu & Buddhist Moral Sensibility
Keya Maitra, Philosophy, UNC at Asheville
This session opens with a general discussion of moral considerations and the role of
cultural and traditional factors in moral deliberation. We will then familiarize
ourselves with some basic elements of Hindu and Buddhist notions of moral
sensibilities. Finally, examining a couple of common examples of moral dilemmas,
we will explore how they might be approached from a Hindu, a Buddhist, and a
Western perspective.
12. Around the World without Emptying Your Wallet
Chris Brown and Chris Cutshall, North Buncombe Middle School
Buncombe County Schools
215
(C4)
223
(D2)
229
(D10)
Interested in changing how your students see the world? Interested in seeing the
world on a budget? Come find out how you can broaden your students’ cultural
understanding of the world without emptying your checking account! Presenters
have taken students on trips of two weeks or less to see the world each summer
and would love to show participants how they can travel with students as well.
13. Understanding the Ukraine Crisis: Resources for Educators
Zumrat Salmorbekova, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
UNC at Chapel Hill
223
(D2)
An acute international crisis in Ukraine has drawn great attention from many global
actors. As the chain of events threatens to split Ukraine apart and as fighting
appears to intensify, observers in the United States, Europe, Russia, and elsewhere
are increasingly talking about a second Cold War between the U.S. and Russia. The
objective of this session is to explain dynamics of the crisis in Ukraine and offer
ideas for integrating different angles of the crisis into curriculum standards. In
addition, the session will provide useful resources to help teachers explore this and
similar topics with their students in the classroom.
14. Using Technology to Guide Students in Critical Thinking and Global
Awareness
Peter Carpenter, T.C. Roberson High School
Katharine Mitchell, North Buncombe Middle School
Buncombe County Schools
Participants will learn how to use technological tools, art, and creativity to connect
to the world. They will also learn how teachers can incorporate critical thinking and
qualitative analysis in the creation of infographics.
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212
(C6)
11:00-12:00 1:15-2:15
GRADES 6-12 continued
15. Cell Phone & iPads & Data, Oh My!!! Engaging Technology Tools for
Assessment
Anne Beckett, Anne Haffey, and Laura Mayer, A.C. Reynolds High School
Buncombe County Schools
217
(C5)
In this highly-engaging session, participants will practice the latest online tools to
create exciting, student-centered assessments that work with any device.
Participants will leave with new tech tools they can use on day one. Presenters
have been collaborating for several years to practice, produce, and model blendedinstruction assessment strategies for students and teachers.
16. Global and Local Connections without Leaving the Classroom
Abbey Barden, Enka Middle School, Buncombe County Schools
Deborah Miles, Center for Diversity Education, UNC at Asheville
228
(D9)
This session introduces a variety of free and low cost local resources, programs, and
projects that help globalize the classroom. The Center for Diversity Education will
introduce the Global Presenters Program (Returned Peace Corp Volunteers who
speak in your class), snippets of Good Fortune (teaching about the Asian New Year),
Holocaust and Genocide Education (Speaker’s Bureau), and a variety of exhibits
such as “In the Footsteps of Pilgrims: Historic Travels of Faith” and “Mi Historia:
Contemporary Latinos in WNC.” Participants will learn to facilitate a cross-cultural
writing exchange and a class-to-class pen pal/Skype exchange.
GRADES K-12
17. Mobile and Augmented Reality Technologies in the STEM Classroom
Paul Wallace, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University
Augmented Reality, and other mobile technologies like QR (Quick Response) codes,
have gained popularity in the last few years with the proliferation of mobile
devices. This session will include an introduction to the uses of these tools in the
STEM classroom, including a short primer on how to create interactive experiences.
Facilitators will provide examples on how Augmented Reality and QR Code apps
can be used to serve additional content about resources and objects in the
environment, and how these interactions can be strung together for meaningful
and engaging educational experiences. A case of iPads will be on-hand for
participants to use during the session, and attendees are encouraged to bring their
own smartphones, tablets, and/or iPads for a hands-on demonstration of several
technologies.
18. LEAF Community Arts: Connecting Cultures through Music & Arts
Jocelyn Reese, LEAF Community Arts
Explore the many programs of LEAF Schools & Streets and LEAF International.
Visiting Artist Residencies bring engaging and experiential learning opportunities to
youth of all ages. LEAF artists come from all over the world for each LEAF Festival in
October and May. Learn how your school or classroom can partner with these
programs to enrich and strengthen cultural awareness.
19. Making Interdisciplinary Connections with Art
Jenny Marvel, Ackland Art Museum, UNC at Chapel Hill
This session will help participants discover ways a single work of art can be applied
across all disciplines in keeping with curriculum standards and arts integration
needs. Participants will engage in large and small groups to analyze and synthesize
information about a work of art in relationship to mathematics, science, English
language arts, social studies, and the arts. As a collective group of educators,
participants will consider the threads of each discipline as related to the work of art
and the trans-disciplinary connections that occur naturally. Participants will walk
away with teaching ideas to use with students in the classroom.
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214
(C8)
214
(C8)
222
(D1)
222
(D1)
226
(D5)
11:00-12:00 1:15-2:15
GRADES K-12 continued
20. CHAMPS (Children Against Mines Program) – Landmine Education and
‘Simulate’ Minefield Demonstration
Kimberly McCasland, Children Against Mines Program (CHAMPS)
212
(C6)
CHAMPS is a 'student-led,' philanthropic educational program that teaches kids
about landmines and provides a vehicle in which they can affect change in the
world by sponsoring a life-saving Mine Detection Dog (MDD)! 32 MDD's have
already been sponsored by students from across the U.S. and are now "sniffing
mines" and saving lives in many countries.
21. Using Twitter to Develop Worldwide Professional Learning Networks
Kenny McKee, Central Office, Buncombe County Schools
Twitter has transformed how educators collaborate and learn across the world.
Now, through Twitter, we can learn from the teacher next door, in Ecuador, down
the hall, or down under. Utilizing social media to harness the intellectual capital
and experiences of a broad range of educators ignites professional growth and
strengthens student learning. Powerful educational chats, educators, organizations,
and Twitter etiquette and vocabulary will all be explored. All experience levels are
welcome, as the session will have opportunities for choice and differentiation.
22. Asia in the 21st Century
Surain Subramaniam, Interdisciplinary and Asian Studies, UNC at Asheville
This session will provide an interdisciplinary examination of the rise of Asia in the
21st Century, including the historical, political, strategic, cultural, social, and ethical
ramifications of the rise of China, India, and other newly industrialized countries.
This session will focus on the ways in which the rise of Asia is shaping interrelations
between peoples, societies, cultures, and histories globally in the 21st century.
Learn more about the effects of globalization on Asia, democratization in Asia, and
some of the challenges to democratic governance from rising Asian societies.
23. Your Adventure Awaits: Study, Volunteer, and Play Abroad!
Lisa J. Von Dohlen, Enka High School, Buncombe County Schools
Participants will learn about resources and opportunities to explore professional
development possibilities in other countries. This session will focus substantially on
building cultural competence to encourage the success of Latino students. Learn
about one educator’s travel experiences to Mexico as a recipient the Teacher Treks
Grant funded by Hilton Worldwide and the International Institute of Education.
24. #WeNeedDiverseBooks: Multicultural Literature in the Classroom
Alexandria Faulkenbury, World View, UNC at Chapel Hill
From the New York Times to Twitter, the outcry for diverse children’s literature has
reached new heights. Voices of students, educators, and parents have banded
together in a grassroots campaign to promote increased multicultural themes and
characters in children’s books. This interactive session will explore this movement,
the history of multicultural literature, and the challenges faced today. We will
discuss concrete strategies and resources for evaluating and incorporating texts in
the classroom. This session is appropriate for multiple disciplines and grade levels.
25. Make a Global Impact in Your Classroom with Carolina Navigators
Elizabeth Bucrek, Carolina Navigators, Center for Global Initiatives
UNC at Chapel Hill
In this interactive session the presenter will share how Carolina Navigators makes it
easy to for you to make a global impact in your classroom. An innovative servicelearning program, Carolina Navigators works with UNC at Chapel Hill students to
create free global education resources and events for K-12 teachers and students
across North Carolina. Participants will go on a virtual tour of available global
education resources and discuss how to integrate them into the K-12 curriculum.
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232
(D13)
211
(C2)
230
(D11)
218
(C11)
215
(C4)
11:00-12:00
1:15-2:15
GRADES K-12 continued
26. Cultivating 21st Century Skills through International Service Learning: The
Ghana Street Children Literacy Initiative
Agya Boakye-Boaten, Interdisciplinary & International Studies and Africana
Studies, UNC at Asheville
226
(D5)
Educators today are tasked with the responsibility of preparing students with 21st
century competencies. The Ghana Street Children Literacy Initiative infuses 21st
century skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, creativity,
collaboration, and innovation in a service learning project. This initiative shows how
a classroom can become a transformational tool for students to engage with
international partners and in global service, leadership, and civic responsibility.
27. Take a Trip Around the World in 60 Minutes
Emily Gill and Jeannie Graeme, North Buncombe High School
Laura Norris, North Buncombe Middle School
Lorraine Kasyan Orenchuk, Central Office
Chuck Palmer, Cane Creek Middle School
Julia Vaughan, C.T. Koontz Intermediate School
Buncombe County Schools
216
(C10)
Participants will learn how teachers’ and students’ experiences traveling abroad
helped create 21st Century global paradigm connections with curriculum, culture,
collegiality, and collaboration to enhance the teaching and learning environment.
Countries include: Costa Rica, Denmark, India, and Kenya.
Lunch around the World
Lunch for today’s program has been donated by local restaurants.
Please reference the ticket in your folder to see which internationallyinspired cuisine you will enjoy today.
Lunch can be picked up in the Gymnasium.
If you have food restrictions not met by your ticketed meal, let us know
at the morning break, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Lunchtime Entertainment
Lunch may be eaten in the Gymnasium, Cafeteria, or Auditorium.
Those who eat in the Auditorium will enjoy performances by two
Buncombe County Elementary School dance troupes.
12:10 - 12:35: Johnston Elementary Dancers
12:40 - 1:05: Emma Folklore Dance Group
Please visit the Auditorium to support these BCS students!
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A.C. Reynolds Middle School Floor Plan
General sessions will take place in the Auditorium (235). Concurrent
sessions will be in classrooms throughout the school. Lunch will be
served in the Gymnasium and can be eaten in the Auditorium (during an
elementary student performance), in the Gym, or in the Cafeteria.
See floor plan below for room locations.
A.C. Reynolds Middle School
2 Rocket Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
(828)298-7484
Connecting to Wireless Internet
 Connect to A.C. Reynolds Middle School’s open, wireless
network: “BYOD”
 No password is needed
 When connected, open your web browser!
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Exhibitors
Ackland Art Museum,
UNC at Chapel Hill
ackland.org
Educational Partners International
teachwithepi.com
LEAF Community Arts
www.theleaf.com
Ayusa
www.ayusa.org
Learning Revolution
learningrevolution.com
Carolina Navigators,
Center for Global Initiatives,
UNC at Chapel Hill
cgi.unc.edu/navigators
North Carolina Geographic Alliance
geo.appstate.edu/NCGA
Peace Corps
www.peacecorps.gov
Center for European Studies /
EU Center of Excellence,
UNC at Chapel Hill
europe.unc.edu
Peace Corps Global Ambassadors,
UNC at Asheville
studyabroad.unca.edu/gap
Center for Diversity Education,
UNC at Asheville
www.diversityed.org
The Geo-Educator Community,
National Geographic
geo-education.org
Children Against Mines Program
(CHAMPS)
www.champskids.org
Twelve in Twelve Foundation
www.twelveintwelve.org
Consortium for Latin American
and Caribbean Studies, Duke
and UNC at Chapel Hill
VIF: International Education
www.vifprogram.com
jhfc.duke.edu/latinamericauncduke
World View
UNC at Chapel Hill
worldview.unc.edu
Consortium for Middle East Studies
http://ncmideast.org/
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
Please turn in your study guide at the
end of the program to receive 1 CEU credit.
Reading and study guide are available here:
worldview.unc.edu/programs/partners-workshop/2014-partnersprogram/pre-program-material
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Thank You to Our Program Co-Sponsors
Additional Support Provided By
The African Studies Center (ASC) at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Center for European Studies (CES) at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Center for Global Initiatives (CGI) at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
(CSEEES) at Duke University and The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
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World View Staff
Charlé LaMonica, Director
lamonica@unc.edu
919/843-9408
Neil Bolick, Associate Director
nebolick@unc.edu
919/843-5332
Julie Kinnaird, Assistant Director for Outreach
kinnaird@unc.edu
919/962-6785
Katharine Robinson, Assistant Director for Curriculum
krobinson@unc.edu
919/843-7793
Juliet Traub, Program Manager
jtraub@unc.edu
919/843-6795
Justin Hubbard, Assistant Program Manager
jhubbard@unc.edu
919/962-9264
Alexandria Faulkenbury, Program Associate
afaulkenbury@unc.edu
919/843-8210
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