October 2015 Memo ILSB PLSD Item 01 - Information ...



|California Department of Education |memo-ilsb-plsd-oct15item 01 |

|Executive Office | |

|SBE-002 (REV. 01/2011) | |

|memorandum |

|Date: |October, 2015 |

|TO: |MEMBERS, State Board of Education |

|FROM: |TOM TORLAKSON, State Superintendent of Public Instruction |

|SUBJECT: |California Global Education Summit, Announcement and Update |

Summary of Key Issues

In May 2015, the California Department of Education (CDE) received a grant award of approximately $20,000 from the Longview Foundation for World Affairs and International Understanding to support a two-day California Global Education (Summit). This project is being led by the Professional Learning Support Division in the Instruction and Learning Support Branch.

An advisory team of CDE staff and select education partners from around the state will coordinate the activities of the Summit, which will be held on February 11, 2016, at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Prior to the Summit, the CDE will conduct an online survey to investigate the status of globally-focused education in California schools that will inform the Summit. Invited participants will include pre-kindergarten through grade twelve teachers and leaders, institutes of higher education (including schools of education), policy makers, community leaders, and business partners who will hear from experts, discuss the survey findings, and provide recommendations for strengthening global competency among all students. Summit participants will work from the premise that globally competent students are able to engage in four essential competencies: the ability to investigate the world beyond their immediate environment; to recognize differing perspectives including others’ and their own; to effectively communicate ideas, in multiple languages, with diverse audiences; and to take action to improve conditions.

Approximately one month later, the CDE will host a convening of a selected group of Summit participants to develop a brief report of recommendations for strengthening global competency among California students. This group will also establish a California Global Education Network to build upon the successes of the Summit and support local education agencies through active efforts to disseminate the report. This project aims to connect many state efforts that share the vision of preparing students for college and career by supporting and expanding their global competencies, and to foster ongoing collaborations well into the future.

The attached documents provide a detailed summary of the project including background information, tentative agendas for the summit, a project timeline, and confirmed and proposed Advisory Team members.

Attachment(s)

Attachment 1: California Summit on Global Education, Announcement and Update, November 2015 (4 pages).

Attachment 1:

California Summit on Global Education

Announcement and Update, November 2015

In May 2015, the California Department of Education (CDE) received a grant award from the Longview Foundation for World Affairs and International Understanding (Longview Foundation) to support a two-day California Global Education (Summit) in early 2016. The Summit will bring together education leaders from California kindergarten through Grade twelve (K–12) schools and institutes of higher education with policymakers, community leaders, and business partners to investigate where California stands and to develop an action plan with recommendations for improving students’ global competence in the state.

California students who are globally competent are able to engage in four competencies: the ability to investigate the world beyond their immediate environment; to recognize differing perspectives including others’ and their own; to effectively communicate ideas, in multiple languages, with diverse audiences; and to take action to improve conditions (CDE 2015, 941).

Background

In 2013, the CDE joined the States Network on International Education in the Schools (States Network), which is jointly sponsored by the Longview Foundation and the Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning. Since 2003, 25 states have been working together through the States Network to develop internationally competitive schools. The States Network’s mission is to “raise awareness, encourage collaboration on, and stimulate needed policies and investments in K–12 education about world regions, languages, and cultures” (Asia Society 2010). The Longview Foundation also supports members of the States Network with small grants to support state efforts to improve global education.

Led by the Literacy, History, and Arts Leadership Office (LHALO) in the Professional Learning and Support Division of the Instructional Learning Support Branch, the CDE submitted an application to the Longview Foundation to host the California Global Education Summit and was awarded $19,532.76 in grant funds in May 2015.

Linking State Efforts and Supports

This effort to enhance global education in California supports the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (SSPI) Blueprint for Great Schools Version 2.0 and brings together many state efforts. These include, but are not limited to:

• Student success, including college and career readiness;

• California State Standards, including the new standards for English Language Development, English Language Arts and Literacy, Mathematics, and the Next Generation Science Standards;

• Teacher and leader excellence as articulated in Greatness by Design;

• The California Seal of Biliteracy and dual/two-way immersion programs;

• The Partnership for 21st Century Skills;

• Career and Technical Education;

• World languages;

• History-Social Science, including civic and geographic education;

• Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) and environmental education;

• International teachers program;

• International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs; and

• Digital literacy.

Advisory Team and CDE Working Group

The LHALO has established two groups of experts to inform the project in its planning and implementation phases. In drafting the grant proposal, LHALO sought input from CDE consultants and administrators across divisions to seek internal expertise to inform the project. The LHALO continues to meet with 29 CDE members of this working group to seek input on the Summit.

Additionally, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, the University of California Office of the President, the California World Language Project, the California International Studies Project, the California Language Teachers Association, and the Northern California World Trade Center provided initial support and input for the grant application. The LHALO has invited additional experts from the fields of education and industry, and a range of community organizations to expand the advisory team (see Attachment 3). These two groups will assist the LHALO in planning the Summit by helping to develop a list of leaders to participate in the Summit, edit and disseminate a survey on global education, and help revise and disseminate the final report.

Format of the California Global Education Summit

Day 1 of the Summit will be held on February 11, 2016, at SCCOE. The day will focus on building awareness of and support for increasing students’ global competency. The LHALO will invite approximately 120 participants (educators, policymakers, community and industry leaders, and parents) to develop initial recommendations for improving global education in California.

Day 1 Tentative Agenda

• Introductory Remarks: CDE Deputy Superintendent Lupita Cortez Alcalá, Instruction and Learning Support Branch (ILSB)

• Keynote: Anthony Jackson, Vice President for Education of the Asia Society, Leader of Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning

• Panel 1: Importance of Improving Global Education in California, featuring invited speakers from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve and higher education, government, business, and the community

• Panel 2: California Global Education School Model Programs, featuring invited speakers who are teaching and leading in model programs

• Breakout Sessions, facilitated by the CDE and the advisory team, to develop initial recommended action steps in the following areas:

o Policy, leadership, resources;

o Teacher preparation and professional learning; and

o Curriculum and instruction.

• Closing Remarks: Jennifer Manise, Executive Director of the Longview Foundation for World Affairs and International Understanding

Day 2 of the Summit will be held in late February or March 2016, in Sacramento. The goal of the second day is to revise and refine the recommendations from Day 1. The LHALO will invite about 45 of the Day 1 participants to participate in the second day.

Day 2 Tentative Agenda

• Introductory Presentation: Day 2 Goals and Steps, CDE Education Administrator, Aileen Allison-Zarea

• Breakout Session, facilitated by the CDE and the Advisory Team, to refine and revise recommended action steps from Day 1 in the following areas:

o Policy, leadership, and resources;

o Teacher preparation and professional learning; and

o Curriculum and instruction.

• Closing Discussion: Developing Partnerships, and Implementing and Sustaining Recommendations, CDE Education Programs Consultant, Stacey Greer

Final Report

Following the Summit, the LHALO will compile all findings and presentations from the survey and two-day summit into a first draft report that describes the Summit’s resulting action plan, which addresses the three breakout areas: policy, leadership, and resources; teacher preparation and professional development; and curriculum and instruction. LHALO will seek input and feedback from participants and the public in an online survey. A second draft will be reviewed by the advisory team for further suggestions. Finally, the CDE working group will review the third draft before LHALO submits a final draft for review and approval by the ILSB.

Once finalized, the LHALO will share the report with the SSPI and the State Board of Education for consideration of the reports recommendations. With approval, the LHALO will present the report at conferences around the state and seek further support for activities to implement recommended action steps in the report.

Sustainability and Follow-up

Immediately after the Summit, the CDE will utilize remaining grant funds to work with the members of the external advisory team to establish the California Global Education Network (CGEN) to begin disseminating the recommended actions report in order to sustain and enhance the project goals and outcomes across the state. The CGEN will serve as a community of practice for all summit participants and interested stakeholders to join. The CGEN will also publish a quarterly electronic newsletter, which will announce global education-related professional learning, study abroad, and conference opportunities; curricular resources; and, tools for implementing the Summit’s recommended actions. These resources will build the capacity of schools and districts across California to continue to improve their abilities to enhance students’ global competencies. The CGEN may recommend that the CDE apply for future grant funding from the Longview Foundation to support implementation after the grant funded project is completed in September 2016.

References

Asia Society. 2010. “About the States Network on International Education.” Pamphlet. New York: Asia Society. Available at .

California Department of Education. 2015. English Language Arts, English Language Development Curriculum Framework for California Public Schools Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education. Available at

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