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International education is an umbrella phrase for a vast array of efforts to broaden the experience and awareness levels of students and teachers of world geography, global issues, diverse cultures, and world languages. It embraces all subjects, grade levels, and nationality and ethnic groups.

International Education is not a separate discipline; it is rather an approach to all subject areas taught in schools, an approach, which creates awareness of political, economic, and cultural interdependence that exists across borders.

Any teacher might regard him- or herself as an "international educator." As a group, international educators are professionals committed to helping schools expand instruction and activities to encompass broader and more diverse points of view. They campaign for students to learn foreign languages and to study them at earlier ages and for longer and more meaningful periods of time. They advocate student travel and teacher exchange. They encourage teachers and administrators to learn from educators all around the world and to participate in joint research and curriculum development projects.


Announcements and Deadlines

• Applications for the 2008-09 Wisconsin-Hessen Teacher Seminar are now available on this website.
• Applications for the 2008-09 France-Wisconsin Teacher Seminar are now available on this website.

For questions about this information, contact Gerhard Fischer (608) 267-9265

Last updated on 4/30/2008 1:16:01 PM