What Are You Waiting For? Common Core + Global = Global Ready

Dr. June Atkinson, State Superintendent

Dr. Lesley Eason, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services

Ms. Helen Gross, Principal, Carolina Forest Elementary, Onslow County Schools

Mr. David Young, CEO, VIF International Education

Agenda

The State Perspective on Global Education

The Onslow Story on Going Global

• District Focus: Aligning the Pieces

• School Focus: VIF International School = Global Learning + Immersion

The New Learning Center —

PD, Curricular Resources and Global Learning Community

Globally Competitive Students

• The SBE Task Force

• Key Stakeholders Input

• Recommendations to the SBE

• Implementation Plan to be Developed by DPI

1. Provide robust and cutting edge

teacher support and tools

globally-infused curriculum

and global professional

development for teachers and

administrators

2. Support leading-edge language instruction

K-12 access to dual language and

immersion learning opportunities

State Board of Education Global Education Task Force Report

3. Develop new school models

focused on international education

4. Expand district networking

and recognition

support district implementation

of global content, teacher

development and language instruction

5. Build strategic international relationships

State Board of Education Global Education Task Force Report

The vision

The plan

Cultivating buy-in

Celebrating success

Helping Schools, Teachers, and Students Be Global-Ready

Onslow County School SystemGlobal Schools Network: Anchor District, Est. 2011

2007: Onslow’s Global Journey begins

District Strategic Plan

• Vision, Mission and Goals

District Global Plan

Individual School Readinessand Assessments

Events and Future Initiatives

Global Education at Carolina Forest

Global Education at Carolina Forest

Carolina Forest — a bit about us…

Why we were interested in Global Education for our students

Global Education as the focus — and not an add on

Strategies for ensuring successful implementation

Global Education at Carolina Forest

Global Education at Carolina Forest

Global Education at Carolina Forest

• School choice model with regionally-themed grade levels

• EVP staffing generates funding to support school choice models

• School-wide professional development and technology training

• Globally-themed, digital content aligned to Common Core

“Accelerate more options and choices for students and parents.”

“Our range of choices must include options for the very brightest students, as well as the ones who are average or

struggling.”

— The Way Forward

What We’ve Learned

A Digital Badging System

VIF Global School

VIF currently operates 10 Passportschools of choice

Are your students global ready?