ASIAN STUDIES COLLABORATIVE

2010 Spring Conference: pursuing global literacy in challenging economic times

May 7, 2010
BCIU Education Centre

Promote global literacy in your classroom. Join the Asian Studies Collaborative for conference sessions on curriculum and assessment, guest teachers, sister schools, Asian resources, and international themes.

Keynote Speaker

Elizabeth Williamson

Panel Sessions/Breakout Sessions

Using Distance Learning to Promote Mandarin Language Instruction
Chinese Tomb Art
CEI: China Exchange Initiative
NCTA: A Program for East Asia Curricular Reform
Chinese in the Schools: Confucius Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
NewWorlds: Using a Virtual World to Increase Access to East Asian Culture
Internationalizing Curriculum: An Approach Involving High School and Middle Schools from the Inner City and Suburbs
Building a Shared Mandarin Chinese Curriculum and Assessment
Qualified Teachers: The Key to Success in K – 12 Chinese
Superintendents Panel

About the ASC

The Asian Studies Collaborative is designed to establish a comprehensive framework to support Asian language and cultural education for K-12 and beyond educators. An advisory board has been created to support this work.

The advisory board provides expertise and resources in Mandarin Chinese language and culture for the following: program design, professional development, standards-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The advisory board provides guidance to foster the development of regional and global collaboration.

For much more information about the Asian Studies Collaborative and its many projects and activities, please visit the ASC website4

ASC ADVISORY_BOARD

Diana Wood
Enrichment and Sustainability Coordinator
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia
Asian Studies Center
(NCTA)-Pittsburgh Site

Michelle Ferrier Heryford
Managing Director, Confucius Institute
Assistant Director of External Affairs
Asian Studies Center
University Center for International Studies
Asian Studies Center
University of Pittsburgh

Greg Palmer
Executive Director of MAGPI:
Mid-Atlantic GigaPoP in
Philadelphia for Internet2

Pamela M. Kolega
World Language Education Advisor
PA Department of Education
Program Director for the
Governor's Institute for
World Language Educators

Kevin Murphy
CEO and member of the board,
Berks County Community Foundation

Galal Walker
Director of Ohio State University
Chinese Flagship Center
Professor, Ohio State University