Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Heidi Hayes Jacobs is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction and has served as an education consultant to schools nationally and internationally on issues and practices pertaining to curriculum mapping, dynamic instruction and 21st century strategic planning. She is executive director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute, and president of Curriculum Designers, Inc.
Dr. Jacobs has written several books, including Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World (2010) and The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates and Tools for Effective Professional Development (with Ann Johnson, 2009).
Dr. Jacobs has also published numerous articles in professional journals, taught at the elementary, secondary and graduate levels, and worked with a diverse array of public and private organizations from the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools to the Disney Company. She completed her doctorate at Columbia University’s Teachers College in 1981 and received her master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
In addition to her keynote speech, Dr. Jacobs will be hosting a special registration-only mini plenary session, A New Essential Curriculum for a New Time. She will be drawing from her book, Curriculum 21, by offering a plan to provoke, invigorate, and replace essential strategies in crafting the kind of education that all students need and deserve in the global 21st century.
An educator who has led curriculum transformation and has traveled the world for decades, Dr. Jacobs has set her sights on helping educators prepare students for success in a changing world.
The mini plenary is free, but is only open to the first 35 registrants. Please register online.
School Showcase
Guidelines and Procedures
As a Global Schools Showcase leader, you will have an opportunity to highlight the best global learning practices from your school and to showcase your school’s globally focused initiatives and partnerships. All participants that are selected for the showcase will be expected to provide both a visual representation of your work for the table dedicated to your school (for example, a tri-fold display board with photos, student work, etc.) as well as provide any handouts, brochures, or materials you need to share your work with others.
Please read the following guidelines and procedures carefully before submitting your proposal.
We are seeking proposals from schools that embody global learning in their culture, their curriculum, and their instructional practice.
Preference will be given to school proposals that address one or more of the following:
- Demonstrating best practices in global education incorporated throughout the school design and programming
- Highlighting globally-focused curricula and assessment that includes specific examples
- Providing global educational experiences for all students rather than a select few
- Offering strong world language programs
- Developing strong partnerships with international community organizations
- Using technology and media to connect students with the world
- Offering globally focused professional learning experiences
We cannot consider submissions that do not meet these criteria:
- This Showcase will be scheduled for 90 minutes and will require that the table be manned by school representatives (no more than 2 at a time) for the entire duration of the Showcase
- Showcase presenters are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements and expenses, but are eligible for a discount on their registration fee.
- Showcase presenters should be limited to three individuals (for the discounted registration fee).
Other Considerations
The Asia Society PGL Program Advisory Committee will review all proposals and notifications of acceptance will be sent via e-mail in March 2010.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to [email protected]
Deadline for Submission: Friday, March 12, 2010
Break-out Session
Guidelines and Procedures
As a breakout session leader, you will have an opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences, and gather valuable feedback from peers. Presenters can showcase programs and best practices to a national audience and help enact a national agenda for reform.
Please read the following guidelines and procedures carefully before submitting your proposal.
We are seeking proposals on the following topics:
- Curriculum: Innovative curriculum that develops literacy and numeracy in a global context for students
- Teacher Preparation: Strong models for preparing teachers to teach about the world
- Assessment: modern ways of measuring global learning
- Technology: Innovative uses of technology to connect students with the world
- Research: Implications of research on global competency in K-12 education
Preference will be given to proposals that:
- Present programs, services, or policies that improve educational access and success for all students
- Demonstrate best practices and examples of what works in an interactive manner
- Foster dialogue between educators from different professional areas
- Provide research and data to support claims and document outcomes
- Are not commercial in nature
We cannot consider submissions that do not meet these criteria:
- All sessions are scheduled for 60 minutes. Plan your session to allow for sufficient question and answer time.
- Presenters are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements and expenses, but are eligible for a discount on their registration fee.
- Presenters should be limited to three individuals.
Write Clear Session Descriptions
As you are writing your session description:
- Create a compelling session title that accurately describes your session
- Limit the session description to no more than 100 words.
- Focus on what participants will be doing, rather than what they will be receiving. Use action words such as “survey,” “review,” “assess,” and “examine” to keep the description centered on the participant experience.
- Write in general terms about the topic rather than reviewing the entire presentation.
- Emphasize what participants can do with the information and knowledge gained.
State the Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are keys to helping us understand the focus of your session. They also help participants determine which sessions to attend, based on specific needs. In order to develop an effective learning outcome:
- Clearly state and describe the actual skills participants will develop during the workshop, as well as specific ways the skills can be applied to the participants’ work.
- Make your learning outcomes tangible and concrete; they should be observable and assessable, if needed.
- Here are a few examples of effective learning outcomes:
- Participants will learn how to develop their own step-by-step guidelines for working with new teachers to achieve successful outcomes aligned with the overall goals of their program.
- Participants will walk away with concrete strategies for implementing engaging learning activities within a backward designed model.
- Participants will review strategies to bring K–12 and higher education together to build capacity and proficiency, which will enable them to improve K–16 articulation for their own programs.
Other Considerations
The Asia Society PGL Program Advisory Committee will review all proposals and notifications of acceptance will be sent via e-mail in March 2010.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to [email protected]
Deadline for Submission: Friday, March 12, 2010
