Oklahoma Global Education

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Overview
The focus of global education is the relationship of the world's cultures and systems and the connections of human beings and their common fate, regardless of the national boundaries within which they live.

Oklahoma's diverse education heritage has been forged by challenges and a pioneering spirit. From one-room schoolhouses to our modern classrooms that are some of the nation's most technologically advanced, Oklahoma educators always look beyond the horizon.

Today's learners travel into cyberspace to gather information as well as participate in globalized commerce. There is a whole new world to learn about – one in which we are more acutely aware and engaged. Educators and learners alike are ambassadors who manifest the intent of our schooling systems and share fundamental traits of our communities, creating a wider and deeper international reservoir for student learning. Contact Adrienne Proffer, adriennep@osrhe.edu, or Saeed Sarani, ssarani@osrhe.edu, for additional information.

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Global Education Conference

2010: The 2010 Governor’s Global Education Conference (GEC) was held Wednesday, March 10, on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, in the Wes Watkins Center.

Agenda (PDF, 69k)
Conference Program (PDF, 2.1m)

Conference PowerPoint Presentations
International Education: Impact on Oklahoma, Roles of Educators, and the Student Visa Process - A NAFSA/SEVIS Presentation (PPT, 778k)
Jenks Public Schools' Foreign Language Assistance Programs: Immersion Chinese Schools and the Sino-Trojan Academy (PPT, 4.1m)
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Study Abroad Programs at OSU: A Focus on Expanding Student Involvement (PPT, 17.2m)
The Leadership's Vision for Business Students at Northeastern State University Study Abroad Programs to Emerging Economies - BRICs (1 of 4) (PPT, 18m)
The Leadership's Vision for Business Students at Northeastern State University Study Abroad Programs to Emerging Economies - BRICs (2 of 4) (PPT, 512k)
The Leadership's Vision for Business Students at Northeastern State University Study Abroad Programs to Emerging Economies - BRICs (3 of 4) (PPT, 892k)
The Leadership's Vision for Business Students at Northeastern State University Study Abroad Programs to Emerging Economies - BRICs (4 of 4) (PPT, 1m)
Sister Cities and Fifth-Grade Exchanges: Eisenhower Program with Amiens, France and San Luis Potosi, Mexico (PPT, 14.5m)
Designing Innovative Intercultural Experiences inside American Higher Education Institutions (PPT, 1.1m)
Faculty and Institutional Development Through International Travel (1 of 2) (PPT, 8.4m)
Faculty and Institutional Development Through International Travel (2 of 2) (PPT, 9.7m)
Capacity Building in East Africa: Connecting With Universities and Their Faculty (PPT, 1.8m)
Utilizing Study Abroad Programs as a Freshman Bonding Experience in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at OSU (PPT, 9.3m)

2009: The third annual Governor’s Global Education Conference (GEC), sponsored by The Centre for Global Competency, was hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma in the Nigh University Center on Feb. 13, 2009.

Agenda (PDF, 156k)

Conference PowerPoint Presentations
Global Education: The Necessity for Leadership in Global Economy, Dr. David W. Pan (PDF, 40k)
Children's Land - TiNi, Casady School (PDF, 4m)
The Impact of a Service Learning Project on Accounting Students, Mary Sheets (PDF, 68k)
My Ukraine, Vitaliy Malyshchak (PDF, 4.9m)
A Shared Vision: A New Alliance, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sandy Garrett (PDF, 632k)
Transformative Learning Through Travel, Dr. Marty Ludlum (PDF, 720k)

Study Abroad Tours
China (PDF, 205k)
Germany (PDF, 124k)
Italy (PDF, 99k)
New Mexico (PDF, 141k)
Rome (PDF, 151k)

2008: Tulsa hosted the second annual Governor’s Global Education Conference on April 4, 2008, at Langston University-Tulsa. The first Global Education Conference hosted more than 200 K-16 education stakeholders, business partners and legislative constituents at the University of Central Oklahoma on Feb. 14, 2007. A two-day follow-up workshop was held at Rose State College on Nov. 2-3, 2007, with opening remarks from Oklahoma State Rep. Shane Jett. More than 150 higher education and K-12 teachers and administrators attended the workshops.

Agenda (PDF, 131k)

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Study Abroad
Oklahoma Study Abroad (opens in new window) is a statewide initiative that operates as an informational clearinghouse for students looking for a study-abroad program within the state’s higher education institutions.

All SA program links are connected to their respective institutions, and these links provide a detailed overview of the study-abroad program’s guidelines and opportunities.

Within each institution’s user-friendly database site, students and other interested constituents are able to easily maneuver and sort through a wide assortment of categories, disciplines and/or by each country’s specialty area(s).

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Sister Cities
Sister Cities International of Oklahoma City (SCI-OKC) (external link)
Tulsa Global Alliance (external link)

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Resources
All links are to external sites and open in a new window.

A-Wee-Bit-Of-Ireland.com
Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
The American Forum for Global Education
Asia for Educators
Asia Society
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Boren Awards for International Study
Center for Applied Linguistics
Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration
Council on International Educational Exchange
East Asia Resource Center
EducationWorld
Edutopia (The George Lucus Educational Foundation)
ERIC Clearinghouse
Frontline
Global Education Database
The Global Education Project
Global SchoolNet Foundation
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)
Institute of International Education
Intel® Teach Program Worldwide
International Education Week (IEW)
Journey North
Junior Achievement
Kids' Wings
The Language Flagship
LearniT-TeachiT
Modern Language Association
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
National Council for Languages and International Studies
National Geographic – Education
Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education
Oklahoma Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma State Department of Education
OneWorld Classrooms
Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) – SDE
Southern Center for International Studies
TakingITGlobal
Territory Tellers
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
U.S. Department of State – Youth and Education
United States Institute for Peace
University of Oklahoma's East Asia Institute (EAI)