The Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PACIE) is hosting a conference from September 30th to October 1st at Haverford College, Haverford, PA. More information and registration.
Following an invigorating October 2021 Conference, Global Inclusivity, Justice, and Sustainability - From Pennsylvania, In Pennsylvania, PACIE is hosting its 2022 Conference on the theme of Building Belonging, with special attention to the ways in which global diasporas intersect with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, historically and today.
Educators at all levels, kindergarten through graduate study, are welcome. Participants will experience an inspiring and critical conference. Plenaries and sessions will be grounded in sharing our assets and insights across the state. Many of those same exceptional presenters will challenge our Commonwealth community to wrestle through the critical issues we must address to move forward together, connected with the rest of the world, in ways that advance justice, inclusion, and sustainability.
PACIE is steadfastly focused on advancing excellent global education for all Pennsylvanians. With this core mission in mind, PACIE will solicit proposals from K-12, college, and university educators on any of the following related topics and questions:
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As travel resumes, how do I reconnect with the extraordinary experiences international education offers, while adapting toward what is needed in 2023 and beyond?
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How does experiential learning - and travel - enrich and amplify learning for students as they work to grapple with critical questions related to global competence?
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How can deepening understanding of the richness and complexity of Pennsylvania history and contemporary community support students’ understanding of global and transnational issues, while building more inclusive classrooms and schools?
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How have online connections and online learning platforms - accelerated through the pandemic - enabled new international collaborations and how can that contribute to Pennsylvania students’ global competence?
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What critical topics, lesson plans, and classroom strategies advance welcoming and inclusion while being attentive to the complexity of the world we live in, real differences, and real injustices?
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How are schools and universities building global thinking across the curriculum, intersecting with diversity, education, and inclusion efforts, and moving beyond single efforts or programs?
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How do international travel opportunities connect with students’ understanding of their home communities and opportunities for inclusion and respect in both places?
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How are educators better including historically marginalized Pennsylvania histories, especially Black, Indigenous, and Latinx histories?
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How does evaluation and assessment of global programming verify the relationship between intent and outcomes, building cultures of continuous improvement?
The conference includes meals from Friday breakfast through Saturday lunch. Registration rates begin at $160 for K12 educators and PACIE members.
