8:30 - 9:00 am, Registration and Informal Networking

9:00 - 9:45 am, Welcoming Remarks

Kathryn M. Moore, Dean, College of Education, NC State University
Larry A. Nielson, Provost, NC State University
Mary P. Easley, First Lady of North Carolina

9:45 - 10:45 am, Session One

INTRODUCTION
Betsy E. Brown, Special Assistant to the Provost to the Director, NC State Confucius Institute

GOING GLOBAL: PREPARING U.S. STUDENTS FOR AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD
Vivien Stewart, Vice President for Education and Chinese Education Specialist, Asia Society

ROUND TABLE DIALOGUE

10:45 - 11:00 am, Break

11:00 - 12:00 pm, Session Two

INTRODUCTION
Millie Ravenel, Director, North Carolina Center for International Understanding

WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS OF MOST WORTH: RE-IMAGINING EDUCATION FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Yong Zhao, Director of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and University Distinguished Professor of Education at Michigan State University

ROUND TABLE DIALOGUE

12:00 - 1:15 pm, Lunch

12:45-1:15 pm, Signing Ceremony

INTRODUCTION
Hiller A. Spires, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Friday Institute and College of Education at NC State

SIGNING CEREMONY

Memorandum of Understanding between North Carolina State Board of Education and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education

Wayne McDevitt, Vice Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Education
Howard Lee, Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Education
Li Shikai, Assistant Director-General, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent and Secretary to the North Carolina State Board of Education

Flags carried by: A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School students
Liz Jones, NC • Cameron Brown, USA • Yuan Fang, China

1:30 - 2:20 pm, Breakout Sessions

BEST PRACTICES FOR K-12 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Session Facilitator: Matt Friedrick, North Carolina Center for International Understanding
Participants in this session will learn how NC-Chinese school partnerships can help provide students with real-world multicultural experiences. Robin Calcutt, Assistant Principal of Union Pines High School, will discuss the development of the school's digital partnership with their Chinese partners, what activities have been completed thus far, and their future plans. Tom Merchant, math teacher at Charlotte Country Day, will discuss the development of teacher exchange, his experiences in China and with his partner school, and future plans to continue implementing the lessons learned into the classroom. Matt Friedrick from NC in the World will also share how you might get involved and what activities are currently happening with NCIW's NC-China Global Partner Schools.

UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHINA
Session Facilitator: Betsy Brown, Confucius Institute
Participants will learn about three programs designed to expand knowledge about China for students, teachers, and the community. First, Sarah Cao, Deputy Director, and Keqian Xu, visiting faculty and Deputy Director, Confucius Institute will provide an overview of ongoing activities and projects. These projects include professional development support for K-12 teachers of Chinese, continuing education classes, summer abroad opportunities for high school and college students, and support for NC businesses and local organizations. The second presentation will include an introduction of the partnership between Sanderson High School and Zhonghua High School in Nanjing, China. Cathy Q. Moore, Principal of Sanderson High School, and Paul S. Taperek, Exchange Coordinator, will discuss how
they developed the relationship with the school and how they maintain the partnership. They will also talk about about the Asian Studies course that will be taught in their school, which will include a student exchange program and travel to China. Ming-An Lee, Chinese teacher from Cary Academy,will share how students advance their knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through a multifaceted approach. Students learn from cross-cultural exchange through opportunities such as hosting Chinese students, traveling to China, and working in China as interns. This unique program includes real life experiences and extends beyond the classroom setting.

CHINESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN NC
Session Facilitator: Helga Fasciano, NC Department of Public Instruction
Helga Fasciano, Section Chief K-12 Programs, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), will moderate a panel of educators sharing how North Carolinas K-12 public schools are meeting the demand for Chinese language instruction in a variety of ways: Bobby Hobgood, LEARN NCs Director of Research and Development in Online Curriculum and Instruction, will share the progress with the Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant through which the state is developing online Mandarin Chinese I, II, III, IV, and AP courses that utilize Skype technology and conversation coaches to focus on communication skills. Ynez Olshausen, Principal
at Smith Academy of International Languages, will discuss the Chinese immersion program that is currently one of two available in the state, sharing how the program has grown and what the future holds. Ann Marie Gunter, NCDPI Second Language Consultant, will describe the increasing number of Chinese language courses being taught in K-12 classrooms across the state, and Tom Huffstetler, Senior Administrator for Second Languages for the Wake County Public School System, along with Gloria Feung, Chinese teacher at Enloe High School, will discuss the implementation of Chinese programs in a K-12 district. Li Jin, Project Director for the North Carolina STARTALK Student Institute, will explain this new language enrichment opportunity for high school students.

NEW LITERACIES IN THE US AND CHINA: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS IN TEACHER EDUCATION
Session Facilitator: Hiller Spires, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, College of Education and Friday Institute
This session will present work in US and China teacher education. As emerging Web 2.0 technologies continue to change what it means to be literate in the 21st century, educators are making important changes in how they
engage students to learn. Hiller Spires, Professor in the College of Education and Senior Research Fellow at the Friday Institute, will discuss a study that investigated teachers' practices with new literacies in the classroom-
-in the US and China. NC State Uinversity Assistant Professors Jennifer Mangrum, Micha Jeffries, and Angela Wiseman will share how preservice teachers and elementary students are sharing English songs and digital artifacts
about culture via a blog with students in Beijing, China. The goal is to increase cross cultural understandings and sensitivity. Survey findings will be shared that provide a snapshot of current preservice teachers' orientation
towards cultural sensitivity.

2:30 - 3:00 pm, CLOSING REMARKS

INTRODUCTION
Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

A CALL TO ACTION
James B. Hunt, Former Governor of North Carolina

PRESENTERS' POWERPOINT SHOWS

GOING GLOBAL: PREPARING U.S. STUDENTS FOR AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD
Vivien Stewart, Vice President for Education and Chinese Education Specialist, Asia Society

WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS OF MOST WORTH: RE-IMAGINING EDUCATION FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Yong Zhao, Director of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and University Distinguished Professor of Education at Michigan State University

BEST PRACTICES FOR K-12 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Session Facilitator: Matt Friedrick, North Carolina Center for International Understanding

UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHINA (coming soon)
Session Facilitator: Betsy Brown, Confucius Institute

CHINESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN NC
Session Facilitator: Helga Fasciano, NC Department of Public Instruction

NEW LITERACIES IN THE US AND CHINA: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS IN TEACHER EDUCATION
Session Facilitator: Hiller Spires, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, College of Education and Friday Institute

DEVELOPING CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGS FOR 21ST CENTURY TEACHERS
Presenters: Jennifer Mangrum, Micha Jeffries, Angela Wiseman, College of Education, NC State

SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS

Anne Aherne-Daly
CEO, Language Tots International Preschools

Sondra Artis
Senior Assistant Press Secretary, NC Governor's Office

June Atkinson
State Superintendent and Secretary, NC State Board of Education

Marty Babcock
NC Center for International Understanding

Zou Baosheng
Vice Principal, Wu Xi Meicun Senior Middle School

Melissa E. Bartlett
At-Large Member, NC State Board of Education

Candy Beal
Associate Professor, NC State College of Education

Richard Beall
Director, Carolina International School

Eric J. Becoats
Co-Interim Superintendent, Guilford County Schools

Montrio Belton
Principal, Monroe Middle School

Sarah Speir Bergstedt
Dir., International Outreach, Office of International Education & Development, Appalachian State University

Nancy Billman
Teacher, Massey Hill Classical High School

Christopher Blake
Assistant Professor of English, Western Carolina University

Sara Brackin
Director of International Programs, UNC-Pembroke

Betsy E. Brown
Director, Confucius Institute, NC State

Cheryl Brown
ACE Fellow, NC State University

Jacqueline Brown
Director of Communications, Wake Education Partnership

Robin Calcutt
Assistant Principal, Union Pines High School

James Callaghan
Associate Vice-Chancellor, International Programs, UNC-Pembroke

Sarah Cao
Deputy Director, Confucius Institute, NC State

Stephanie Carter
Director of Communications, NC Center for International Understanding

Karen Charles
Research Education Analyst, RTI International

Claire Cheng  
Interpreter

Wang Chenghong
Director of School Office and English Teacher, Nanjing No. 4 Junior and Senior Middle School

Rachel Clarke
Principal, Kensington Elementary

Jena Collins
Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple, Inc.

Jeni Corn
Senior Research Associate, Friday Institute

Julie Crain
VP of Programs, Wake Education Partnership

Mark Culbreth
Principal, Massey Hill Classical High School

Guanglin Dai
Program Coordinator, Confucius Institute, NC State

Darla Deardorff
Executive Director, Association of International Education Administrators

Ann Denlinger
President, Wake Education Partnership

Howie DeVane 
WCSR

Sharon Dole
Special Education Director, Western Carolina University

Mary Donny
Director of Government Relations, The Visiting International Faculty Program

Peggy Douglas
Director of Instructional Technology, Chatham County Schools

Mary Easley 
First Lady of North Carolina

Sue Elder
Media Specialist, Johnson Street Global Studies

Shen Fangxiao
Principal, Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School

Helga Fasciano
Section Chief, K-12 Programs, NC Department of Public Instruction

He Fen
English Teacher, Wu Xi Meicun Senior Middle School

Gloria Feung
Teacher, Enloe High School

Matt Friedrick
NCIW Project Manager, NC Center for International Understanding

Rebecca Garland
Executive Director, NC State Board of Education Office

Jane M. Gleason
Professor, Dept. of Education, Meredith College

Patricia Greene
Curriculum Coordinator, Monroe Middle School

Jane Griffin
Research Education Analyst, RTI International

Ann Marie Gunter
Second Language Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction

Chen Guojun
Deputy Director-General, Zhenjiang Education Bureau

Liu Guoyue
Vice Principal, Danyang Senior High School of Jiangsu Province

Elizabeth Halstead
Research Associate, Friday Institute

Glenda Harrell
ESL Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction

Shirley Harris
SBE Member, NC State Board of Education

Ye He
Assistant Professor, UNC-Greensboro

Meredith Henderson
Programs Director, NC Center for International Understanding

Bobby Hobgood
Director of R&D in Online Learning, LEARN NC - UNC School of Education

Bob Houghton
Dept Head, Western Carolina University

Kevin Howell
SBE Member, NC State Board of Education

Tom Huffstetler
Senior Administrator for Second Languages, Wake County Public Schools

James B. Hunt 
Former Governor of North Carolina

Bryant Hutson
Associate Director, Student Academic Services, UNC-Greensboro

Susan Jackson
Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, WakeMed

Jean Jackson
Vice President for College Programs, Meredith College

Micha Jeffries
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, NC State College of Education

Qian Jiawei
Team Leader of Physics Teaching and Research Group, Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School

Li Jin

Program Director, Appalachian State University

Tingmei Jin  
Interpreter

Lisa Johnson
Marketing Specialist, The Visiting International Faculty Program

Cynthia Jolly
Education Consultant, Center for 21st Century Skills

Olivia Jones
Assistant Director, NCCU Office of International Affairs

Leslie Jones
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Chatham County Schools

Barbara Kelley
Professional Development Director for ISSN, Asia Society

Glenn Kleiman
Executive Director, Friday Institute

Wanda Kluttz
AIG Lead Teacher, Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Jen-Wei Kuo
Interpreter

Howard Lee
Chairman, NC State Board of Education

Ming-An Lee
Chinese Teacher & Upper School Foreign Lang. Dept. Chair, Cary Academy

John Lee
Associate Professor, NC State College of Education

Kathy Lee
General Manager, Education and Medical Practice, SAS Institute

Ethan Lenker
Superintendent, Jones County Schools

Sheila Lester
Assistant Principal, Olympic Community of Schools

Yan Li
Associate Director, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University

Hong Li
Chinese Language Instructor, Chinese School at Chapel Hill

Meng Lingwei
Vice Principal, Nanjing No. 4 Junior and Senior Middle School

Beth Linkston 
Global Studies at Olympic High School

Xiao Lirong
Vice Principal, Nanjing No.1 Junior and Senior Middle School

Jing Liu
Visiting Scholar, NC State College of Education

Hui Liu
Student 

Gabrielle Lonodon
Teacher, Olympic High School

Chen Luwei
Vice Principal, Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School

Penny Maguire
NCIW School Programs Coordinator, NC Center for International Understanding

Jennifer Mangrum
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, NC State College of Education

Marylou Matoush
Asst. Professor, Western Carolina University

Leslie Maxwell
Communications, VIF Program

Linda McCalister
Partnership Director, Appalachian State University

Lodge McCammon
Curriculum and Contemporary Media Specialist, The Friday Institute

Wayne McDevitt
Vice Chairman, NC State Board of Education

Joyce L. McNair
Executive Director, Special Academic Programs, Wilson County Schools

Jessica Mendez
NCIW Program Assistant, NC Center for International Understanding

Tom Merchant
Department of Mathematics, Charlotte Country Day School

Sasha Miao
Administrative Assistant, NC State Statistics Department

Allison Mitchall
Asst Director, Student Involvement, NC State College of Education

Kay Moore
Dean, NC State College of Education

Cathy Q. Moore
Principal, Sanderson High School

Gwynn Morris
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Friday Institute

Jose Antonio
Nambo Coordinator, Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools

Larry Nielsen
Provost, NC State University

Shelley Nixon-Green
Principal, Johnson Street Global Studies

Ynez Olshausen
Principal, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Tom Oppewal 
NC State College of Education

Barbara Parramore
Professor Emerita, NC State College of Education

Ana Perez

Teacher, Union Pines High School

Lois Petrovich-Mwaniki
Director, International Programs & Services, Western Carolina University

Chris Pfitzer
Communications Director, Friday Institute

Brian Phoebus 
First Flight High School

Todd Pipkin
Principal, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Donna Podgorny
Second Language Curriculum Coordinator, Union County Public Schools

Ou Qun
Principal, Changzhou Huayuan Junior Middle School

Millie Ravenel
Executive Director, NC Center for International Understanding

Maria Rebellon
Teacher, Union Pines High School

William C. Reddy
Library Assistant, NC State University Libraries

Beckey Reed
Consultant, MEGA, NC State

Jo-Ann Robinson
Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity, NC State University

Kevin Rowsey
School Administrator, Wake County Public Schools

Michael J. Schmedlen
Education Industry Executive, Lenovo

Hua Shaolian
Inspector, Changzhou Education Bureau Inspection Office

Yun Shi
Asian Program Coordinator, UNC-Pembroke

Li Shikai
Assistant Director-General, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education

Jane Shipman
Teacher, First Flight High

Beverly Sizemore
Director of International Programs, UNC School of Law

Sam Snyder
Associate Dean, NC State College of Education

Hiller Spires
Senior Research Fellow, Friday Institute

Catherine Stelpflug
Student- MEd K-12 Literacy, Meredith College

Jack Stenner
CEO, MetaMetrics, Inc.

Vivien Stewart
Vice President for Education, Asia Society

Dan Strickland
Superintendent, Columbus County Schools

Harriett S. Stubbs
PI SCI-LINK, College of Education, Office of Professional Development

Sophia Tan
Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University

Paul S. Taperek
Intervention Coordinator/Exchange Coordinator, Sanderson High School

John Tate
SBE Member, NC State Board of Education

Yin Tianran
Deputy Director, Division for Basic Education, JPDE

Ira R. Trollinger
Superintendent, McDowell County Schools

Kim Turner
Graduate Research Assistant, Friday Institute

Hong Wei
Deputy Director-General, Nanjing Education Bureau

Betsy West
Asst. Executive Director, NC State Board of Education Office

Tricia Willoughby
Executive Director, NCBCE

Angela Wiseman
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, NC State College of Education

Gao Xia 

Xu Xiaofeng
Director of General Affairs, Wuxi No. 3 Middle School

Zhang Xiaoli
Program Officer, Department of Programs & Marketing, JESIE

Qiuming Xie
Teacher, RACL

Mao Xirong
Vice Principal, Wuxi No. 3 Middle School

Keqian Xu
Deputy Director, Confucius Institute, NC State

Wang Yongqiang
Teacher, Danyang Senior High School of Jiangsu Province

Weimin Yuan
Chinese Language and East Asian Studies teacher, Cannon School

Junzheng Zhang
Visiting Scholar, Friday Institute

Yong Zhao
University Distinguished Professor of Education, Michigan State University

Sinky Zheng
Student, East China Normal University

Yan Zhenyu
Assistant Principal, Shi Bei Experimental School in China

Song Zhongming
Deputy Inspector, General Office of Jiangsu Provincial Government

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