The Longview Foundation Releases Report on Internationalizing Pre-service Teacher Education.

Grants Awarded

$15,000 Associates for Cultural Exchange, , WA
For support of the Washington State Coalition for International Education including a P-20 international education summit “Building Global Relationships,” a survey on world languages and technology, and a report on statewide international education activities. (State Grant) More

$15,000 Brown University, Choices Program, Providence, RI
For staffing support for the expansion of the Capitol Forum for America's Future, an experiential civic engagement program designed to give high school students a voice in public consideration of current international issues. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$15,000 Education Center, Santa Fe, NM
To support the activities of New Mexico Innovations in International Education including a leadership summit and report to promote international education statewide. (State Grant)

$15,000 Education Writers Association, Washington, DC
To develop a website, reform brief, and quick response service for education writers to deepen their understanding of global education. (Unique Opportunties Grant).

$1,000 Foundation Center, New York, NY
For support of services to grant seekers and foundations. (Discretionary Grant)

$15,000 InterConnections 21, Wilson, WY
For a workshop for teachers and students on World Heritage Education as part of the expansion of the US chapter of UNESC's Associated Schools Program. (Teachers and School Grant)

$22,000 International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), New York, NY
To pilot an online professional development course for teachers involved in Moving Voices, a project in which students in classrooms around the world produce digital-video documentaries on similar themes, share them with each other and post them on the Internet. (Teachers and School Grant) More

$7,500 National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA
To publish and distribute an issue of the association's journal dedicated to international education. (Unique Opportunities Grant) More

$3,000 National Council for the Social Studies, Silver Spring, MD
For the Global Educator Award given in honor of James Becker recognizing a social studies educator who has made notable contributions to help elementary, middle or secondary students increase their understanding of the world. (Teachers and Schools Grant)

$13,600 New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, NJ
For state-wide coalition activities including an international education summit and the development of a 5-year plan to improve the state's international education programs. (State Grant) More
$15,000 Ohio State University, College of Education, Columbus, OH
Third year of funding for a three-year project to develop an online global education course for practicing K-12 teachers. The target audience for the third year of the course is teachers of reading, literature, and world languages. (Teachers and Schools Grant)

$15,000 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City, OK
For a summer professional development institute for teachers and a youth conference on globalization organized as part of Oklahoma Associations Supporting International Studies (OASIS). (State Grant) More

$15,000 Primary Source, Watertown, MA
For staffing and administrative support for the Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies including web site development, a position paper, and a state-wide conference. (State Grant) More

$13,300 South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, SC
For a survey on international education opportunities and challenges and a leadership summit to develop a statewide international education initiative. (State Grant)

$15,000 University of Denver, Center for Teaching International Relations, Denver, CO
A second year of support for the evaluation of the World Affairs Challenge program, an academic competition in international relations for middle and high school students. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$15,000 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
For staffing, administrative and planning support to continue the expansion of Kansas in the World, a state-wide international education coalition initiative. (State Grant) More