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

Grants Awarded

$15,000 Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, AZ
For professional development for teachers in schools participating in a new international schools initiative. (State Grant) More
$25,000 Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, CA
For the "AfterSchool KidzLit Program for the Global Age" designed to develop literacy and global literacy through units on the geography, history and cultures of diverse peoples and nations. (Innovations in International Education Grant)
$15,000 Education Alliance of Michigan, Lansing, MI
For a statewide forum on international education, a website to assist teachers in their internationalization efforts and a protocol to help schools establish on-going partnerships with schools in other countries. (State Grant) More

$30,000 First Book, Washington, DC
For "The World in Your Classroom: A Global Literacy Demonstration Initiative", a collaboration of First Book with Sesame Workshop and the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab. The project will develop and test globally themed collections of hard copy and digital books and educational media in pre-schools, elementary schools and other programs serving children from low-income families. (Innovations in International Education Grant)

$1,500 Foundation Center, New York, NY
For services to grant seekers and foundations (Discretionary Grant)
$25,000 Global Kids, New York, NY
For the pilot phase of "Global Citizenship After School: An International Affairs Training Institute for After School Educators and Youth Workers" to share the organization's expertise educating underserved middle and high school age students about international affairs. (Innovations in International Education Grant) More

$20,000 Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, IN
For research and development, compilation, publication and distribution of an Indiana Education Goes Global guide to provide Indiana school leaders with information on international resources available in Indiana and replicable examples of international education programs in Indiana schools. (State Grant) More

$30,000 Link TV, San Francisco, CA
For Global Link of World Educators, an educational outreach initiative for middle and high school for the Latin Pulse/Pulso Latino, Global Pulse and Explore programs. (Innovations in International Education Grant).

$29,866 Michigan State University, College of Education, East Lansing, MI
To develop the Global Educators Program for a cohort of pre-service teachers to build their skills to teach global knowledge and perspectives through a dedicated advisor, internationally themed general education courses, revised teacher preparation courses, and internationally themed field experiences in the US and abroad. (Internationalizing Teacher Preparation Grant) More

$3,000 National Council for the Social Studies, Silver Spring, MD
For the Global Educator Award given in honor of James Becker. (Innovations in International Education Grant)

$15,000 Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE
To support a survey of educators needs, a statewide summit and a leadership council for international education. (State Grant) More

$20,000 New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, NJ
To integrate international knowledge and skills into the standards in all content areas and develop related curriculum resources. (State Grant) More

$20,000 Primary Source, Watertown, MA
To support to activities of Global Education Massachusetts (GEM) to build global competence of Massachusetts K-12 students through a summer institute for teachers, expansion of a global competence certificate for high school students, early world language initiatives, outreach and advocacy to policymakers and the public. (State Grant) More

$1,500 University of Denver, Center for Teaching International Relations, Denver, CO
For stipends to support teachers who attend the “All Classes Through Global Glasses” conference in integrating global knowledge and skills into their teaching. (Discretionary Grant) More

$20,000 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
For activities of the state coalition Kansas Committee for International Education in the Schools (KCIES) including a statewide summit and report on international education activities, data gathering and outreach related to critical world language initiatives and integration of global knowledge and skills into career and technical education, collection of resources for educators, and cultivation of new sources of funding. (State Grant) More

$25,000 University of Maryland, College of Education, College Park, MD
For the "Global Awareness in Teacher Education (GATE) Fellows Program" designed to enhance faculty involvement and understanding of global education, develop curriculum and practicum options for pre-service teachers, encourage collaboration across disciplines, with other universities and classroom teachers throughout the state. (Internationalizing Teacher Preparation Grant). More

$30,000 University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, San Diego, CA
To support course revisions and faculty professional development to build global perspectives into teaching credential course syllabi, and document and disseminate findings on quality global education throughout the university and other institutions. (Internationalizing Teacher Preparation Grant) More

$28,575 University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education and Division of International Studies, Madison, WI
To evaluate the impact of new global course requirements and a global certificate program on teacher candidates' desire and ability to infuse global dimensions into their teaching, target key required education courses for curricular revision, and strengthen preparation and debriefing of the international student teaching program currently operating in five countries. (Internationalizing Teacher Preparation Grant)
$20,000 Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT
To support an international education summit that will bring together leaders from business, government, education, and community organizations to work on a master plan for international education in Utah. (State Grant) More

$30,000 WETA, Arlington, VA
To continue development of the.news, a noncommercial news broadcast and related online editorial and multimedia content for high school and middle school students, teachers, and parents. (Innovations in International Education Grant)

$20,000 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI
For the Wisconsin Early Language Learning Initiative to support five school districts in extending, improving or creating programs in elementary schools and gathering best practices to share with other districts. (State Grant) More