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

Grants Awarded

$1,500 Brown University, Choices Program, Providence, RI
A discretionary grant to support a short video on the Capitol Forum to be used to promote the program to other states, to teachers, and potential partners. (Discretionary Grant) More

$25,000 Committee for Economic Development, Washington, DC
For Business Leaders in Support of International Studies and Foreign Languages to develop a comprehensive policy statement on building international knowledge and skills and disseminate it to public leaders at the national and state level. (Unique Opportunities Grant) More

$15,000 Education Center, Santa Fe, NM
To support activities of New Mexico in the World including a directory of international education resources for teachers, assistance to individual schools, and a framing document to connect international education to New Mexico's standards; and to launch a multi-state collaborative to use advanced technology for international education projects. (State Grant)

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

$15,000 Global Nomads Group, New York, NY
To support The Pulse, a program connecting classrooms across the United States through videoconferencing and other interactive technologies to discuss contemporary international issues. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$15,000 Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, NY
For course development and other planning activities for Kentucky's new Virtual International High School. (State Grant) More

$2,000 National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA
For increased distribution of the association's journal dedicated to international education. (Discretionary 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)

$15,000 New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, NJ
To support forums for educators in throughout the state to provide a theoretical framework and resources for integrating international education into the curriculum and obtain feedback on the draft international education five-year plan. (State Grant) More

$15,000 Primary Source, Watertown, MA
For support of the Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies' including a statewide conference, identification of international skills valued by employers and best curriculum practices for teachers, outreach to and support for school districts, and professional development for teachers. (State Grant) More

$15,000 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
To support Partnerships Involving the Scientific Community in Elementary Schools (PISCES) for a project that connects K-6 classrooms in San Diego, Alaska, and Mexico to study climate change with support from university science students. Resources will be used to expand an online curriculum, provide teacher training and instructional materials. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$22,430 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
For further development of the web-based model world history curriculum for middle and high schools. Funding to support creation of new teaching units, glossary and activities to promote and evaluate the web site. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$1,422 South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, SC
For the "Best Practices in International Education Summit" to examine schools with successful international education programs. (State Grant)

$10,000 University of Denver, Center for Teaching International Relations, Denver, CO
To support the fourth annual conference of the International Studies Schools Association for teachers and school and district administrators. (Teachers and Schools Grant) More

$15,000 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
To support the work of the Kansas Committee for International Education in Schools in raising the profile of international education; providing educators with resources, best practice models and professional development; building partnerships to promote international education; and cultivating additional sources of funding. (State Grant) More

$21,000 University of Maryland, ICONS Project, College Park, MD
For support of the International Communication and Negotiation Simulation (ICONS) project for materials, teacher training and development of an online foreign policy summit program for students involved in Choices' Capitol Forum program. (Unique Opportunities Grant) More

$15,000 University of Vermont, Asian Studies Outreach Program, Burlington, VT
To hold a Statewide Leadership Summit on international education for leaders in education, government, business and community organizations, produce a statement for action and plans for implementation and to hold a series of community sessions to disseminate the report from the Governor's Council on International Education. (State Grant) More

$20,000 World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
For the Global Leadership Development Program for Principals to help new and established principals create successful international education programs. (Teachers and Schools Grant)

$15,000 World Affairs Council Seattle, , WA
For activities of the Washington State Coalition for International Education including a P-20 international education leadership summit “Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in Washington State,” expansion of the http://internationaledwa.org website and listservs, promotion of voluntary standards in K-16 world language, an international education scholarship for the state teacher of the year, and workshops to help schools engage in global collaboration. (State Grant) More