America-Asia Education Partnership Summit
Posted by achayefsky on April 15, 2008
Ni Hao - Today was the first day of the 3 day ‘America-Asia Education Partnership Summit‘, in Phoenix, AZ. I would like to thank Nan Williams, Director of Technology - Arizona Department of Education, for inviting me and my partner, Richard King - CAC Executive Director of Media Services - to be delegates and presenters at this incredible event. I am enriched after an amazing day of discussions, sharing and presentations and I will add more detail at my next writing.
There is a thirst for partnership and collaboration between the United States and China. Judging by so many of the amazing people I spoke with today, there are already rich and robust examples of exactly that. Tomorrow, Rich King (Central AZ College) and I hope to create dialog (through our presentation) that embraces videoconferencing technology as a means by which collaboration and community may be supported and facilitated.
International collaborations add a level of authenticity for students, teachers, administrators and community members, as they realize their role and responsibility as global citizens. Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacies offer unprecedented opportunities to create connections. (I must remember to write about the Chinese view ‘the rose’)
Xiexie,
From Your Maricopa America-Asia Delegate, Amy Chayefsky
