Mapping the Nation: Making Global Classroom Connections

Details September 18, 2014

Description

Mapping the Nation: Making Global Classroom Connections

Mapping the Nation is a new classroom resource that presents economic, demographic, and education data at both the state and county levels to show international connections for every county in the U.S. - from jobs tied to global trade and immigrants with rich linguistic resources, to the billions of dollars contributed to our economy by international students studying here. With almost one million data points, as well as over 50 info graphics, MappingtheNation.net, is a robust research tool with many potential uses for grades 4-12. This webinar will help you utilize this new interactive resource and share tools you can use in the your state, building, district, and classroom.

Presenters

Jennifer Manise is the Executive Director of the Longview Foundation for World Affairs and International Understanding. Since it was founded in 1966, the Longview Foundation has been seeking to build a more peaceful, just, & sustainable world by equipping youth with a global perspective and understanding of political, social, and environmental issues worldwide.

Heather Singmaster is Assistant Director, Education at Asia Society where her work focuses on international benchmarking and integrating global competence into Career Tech Ed. She led the Mapping the Nation project. Heather previously worked at the Council on Foreign Relations and Office of the US Trade Representative. She holds a Masters from NYU and a Bachelors from George Washington University.

This webinar will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 8:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT.

Registration

Fee: Complimentary

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