Your Name and Title:
Dave Potter, Development Director
School or Organization Name:
VIF International Education
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Emily Schell, Executive Director, California International Studies Project
Area of the World from Which You Will Present:
San Diego, California
Language in Which You Will Present:
English
Target Audience(s):
Californian educators and those interested in global education in California
Short Session Description (one line):
Catch VIF's Dave Potter and Dr. Emily Schell, new Executive Director of the California International Studies Project discuss plans to help California's education system go global.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
Please join VIF's Dave Potter as he speaks Dr. Emily Schell, the new Executive Director of The California International Studies Project (CISP), a statewide network that connects universities, schools, and districts in collaborative efforts to increase K-12 teacher competence in history and international studies. Through teacher development and K-12 student experience, the project seeks to improve historical and contemporary knowledge of 21st Century realities that are fundamentally altering the international landscape and domestic affairs. This collaborative network is dedicated to providing the highest quality international studies instruction, with a special focus on meeting the needs of English learners, native speakers with low literacy, and students from economically disadvantaged communities.
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