Progress Report from Center for International Understanding September, 2011
Jiangsu Province Delegation, September 18‐25
Principals and provincial leaders from Jiangsu Province visited North Carolina from September 18‐25 to visit their partner schools and to re‐affirm partnerships with the North Carolina State Board of Education. During their week in North Carolina, Jiangsu Province delegates: • Conducted meetings with Dr. Bill Harrison, Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education and Dr. June Atkinson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Met with representatives of local universities and visited the North Carolina State University Confucius Institute Visited North Carolina Confucius Classrooms who are partnered with Jiangsu Province schools, and conducted meetings comparing Chinese and American education
Local media was excited about the events, and I have included the following articles from local newspapers: • High Point Enterprise: “Chinese Teachers tour city, schools” • The Pilot: “'Ni Hao!': Chinese Group Visits Two Schools” • The Center has also highlighted the visit on its own website at http://ciu.northcarolina.edu/2011/09/jiangsu‐delegation‐tours‐triangle‐campuses/.
Below is a list of Jiangsu Province delegates: 姓 名 性别
职务
工作单位
徐为民
男
副院长
江苏省教育考试院 (领队)
魏巨龙
男
副主任
江苏省教育国际交流服务中心
杨益
男
李敏
男
副校长
南京市第一中学
陈亚林
男
工委书记
白下区教育局
司太平
男
副局长
盐城市亭湖区教育局
施建平
男
副校长
江苏省南通师范学校第二附属小学
王国平
男
副局长
南通市教育局
王丽梅
女
副校长
江苏省宿迁中学
孙其松
男
局长
宿迁市教育局
户振球
男
校长
江苏省运河中学
叶弘媚
女
副校长
徐州市第一中学
赵良厅
男
校长
徐州市第五中学
俞仁礼
男
校长
海门实验学校
姜晓华
男
副校长
海门东洲中学
陈华
男
校长
江阴市第一中学
沈茂德
男
校长
江苏省天一中学
钱阳晖
男
校长
江苏省无锡师范学校附属小学
周明珠
女
主任科员
苏州市教育局
卞瑞娟
女
副校长
海门实验学校
方咏梅
女
副校长
靖江外国语学校
项目助理 江苏省教育国际交流服务中心（副领队兼翻译）
Preparations for Upcoming Delegations Center for International Understanding staff have been working with North Carolinians who will travel to China soon. In November, the Center will lead two separate delegations to China, each of which will be involved with Confucius Classrooms. The first is a group of approximately 40 North Carolina educators who are affiliated with Confucius Classrooms. They will travel with Hanban’s Chinese Bridge Delegation, November 3‐11. As we have done in past years, we will help to coordinate this group as they are hosted in Beijing, and will then facilitate meetings with partner schools in Jiangsu Province. The Center is conducting three orientation meetings around the state to let delegates know what to expect and share information about Chinese culture, history, and education systems. To view an ebook associated with this group, please click here. The second group that will travel to China November 7‐19 are legislative and business leaders who are enthusiastic about learning about Chinese education, history, and economic systems. The Center’s Executive Director, Cindy DeFoor, will lead this delegation. A highlight of the program will be a meeting between North Carolina delegates and representatives of Hanban. In a preparatory meeting in North Carolina October 6‐7, these North Carolina delegates will have the opportunity to hear from Matt Friedrick about Confucius Classrooms and to talk with Hanban Guest Teacher Dr. Liu Xiuming (Buncombe County Schools).
Guest Teacher Site Visits Center for International Understanding staff has been visiting Confucius Classrooms around the state to check on progress and to meet with Guest Teachers and principals. In September, Center staff visited Guest Teachers in Guilford, Cabarrus, Rowan, Randolph, and Gaston Counties. The Center will have visited all Guest Teachers within the coming month.
During these site visits, staff has discussed successes and challenges of individual teachers’ classrooms. In all cases, principals are very happy with the Guest Teachers assigned to their schools. Center staff has worked with Guest Teachers on ensuring strong housing and transportation situations, assigning individual classrooms to Guest Teachers, and suggesting classroom management techniques. The Center looks forward to initiating this year’s professional development program for Guest Teachers and to proceeding with the state’s international teacher licensure process for Guest Teachers.