Interviews
STEM EDUCATION AND THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Careers will be vital to the participation of Americans in the global workforce. Karen Collias was recently interviewed by EducationWorld.com about STEM and workforce development.
Read an interview with Karen Collias on STEM and the global workforce.
LEARNING BEYOND BORDERS — A former ambassador to the United Nations who focuses on the Islamic world and a university junior returning from a study abroad experience in South America agree that understanding diverse peoples and cultures and communicating beyond borders will be essential to meaningful life and work in the 21st century.
LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY — A college president shares her ideas on what makes a 21st century leader.
Read an inteview with Dr. Shirley Tilghman of Princeton University.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP — A college freshman credits the knowledge and skills he learned through a high school international baccalaureate diploma and an experiential learning program as the catalysts for his entrepreneurial interest in environmental sustainability.
Read about Sam Porter’s project to control energy costs at Brandeis University.
Resources
GLOBAL SCHOOL NETWORK USES SMITHSONIAN RESOURCES – The Asia Society’s Global School Network works in schools across the United States to provide an interdisciplary high school curriculum with a focus on global competence. An Asia Society curriculum designer and evaluator wanted to explore innovative ways to integrate art into high school learning and teaching. He worked with a curator and two museum educators at the National Portrait Gallery to create a new and innovative profressional development opportunity for Global School Network educators.
HIGH SCHOOL SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING — New Technology High School in Napa, California is a place where kids are never bored. Their project-based learning allows them to solve ecological problems and explore social entrepreneurship projects that impact the community.
Read about how engaged high school students learn to solve problems and create new products.
