Empowering Students Through Global Outreach for Language Education Reform
Global
Outreach
SSAC
Workgroup
Who
are
we?
➢
SSAC
Workgroup
created this
FY19
➢
A
group
of
students looking
for
stronger
world
language
and
culture
education
and
reform
in
Massachusetts
2
Why
do
we
do
this?
➢
Cognitive
benefits
of
learning
another
language
·
Ultimate
purpose:
produce a
global
citizen
➢
Reinvigorate
teaching
of
languages
and
excite
students
about
process
and
world
cultures
➢
Minimal
learning,
yet
maximum
progression
·
Standards
are
too
loose
3
What
have
we
done?
➢
Global
Outreach
Network
·
Primary
focus
➢
Foreign
Languages
Curriculum
Framework
for
Massachusetts
4
The
Global
Outreach
Network
“The
Global
Outreach
Network
is
a student-led
social
media
platform
working
to
promote
cultural
awareness,
appreciation
of
diversity,
and
global
citizenship,
especially
by
means
of
increased
foreign
language
education”
5
FLE
➢
In
order
to
institute
FLE
earlier in
the
public
school
system
(4
th
grade)
and
focus
specifically
on
the
critical
languages,
we
first
need
to
establish
a
baseline:
·
High-school
graduation
requirement,
minimum
of
two
years’
worth
of
credits
6
Steps
➢
Contact
District Superintendents,
State
Legislators,
and
most
importantly,
students
·
Growing
the
Network:
-
greater
support
-
student-driven
initiative
-
legal
change
7
Future
Steps
➢
Reaching
out to
contacts
·
by
email,
phone
call,
interpersonal
connection
➢
Continuing
to
grow
the
platform
➢
Presenting
at
MFLA
(FY20)
8
C
h
allenges
➢
Disconnect
between
Department
and
students
·
Critical
feedback
from
students
for
Language
Framework
·
Slow
rate
of
approval/permission
➢
Students
want
to
be
involved
in
every
step!
9
Goal
By
the
end
of
the
summer,
we
hope
to:
➢
Have
grown
enough
support
and
met
with
enough legislators
to
begin
drafting
a
proposal
bill
10
Any
questions?
@globaloutreachnetwork
globaloutreachmass@gmail.com
11
THANKS!
The Global Outreach SSAC Workgroup, a student-led initiative, aims to enhance world language and culture education in Massachusetts. By promoting cognitive benefits, creating global citizens, and revitalizing language teaching, the group seeks to implement a Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework in schools. Through outreach efforts, they aim to engage stakeholders, grow support, and present at conferences to drive legislative change. Challenges include bridging departmental divides and accelerating the approval process. The ultimate goal is to develop a proposal bill by the end of the summer.
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Global Outreach SSACWorkgroup
Who are we? SSAC Workgroup created this FY19 A group of students looking for stronger world language and culture education and reform in Massachusetts 2
Why do we do this? Cognitive benefits of learning another language Ultimate purpose: produce a globalcitizen Reinvigorate teaching of languages and excite students about process and worldcultures Minimal learning, yet maximumprogression Standards are tooloose 3
What have wedone? GlobalOutreach Network Primaryfocus Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework for Massachusetts 4
The Global OutreachNetwork The Global Outreach Network is a student-led social media platform working to promote cultural awareness, appreciation of diversity, and global citizenship, especially by means of increased foreign language education 5
FLE In order to institute FLE earlier in the publicschool system (4th grade) and focus specifically on the critical languages, we first need to establish a baseline: High-school graduation requirement, minimum of two years worth of credits 6
Steps Contact District Superintendents, State Legislators, and most importantly, students Growing the Network: - greater support - student-driven initiative - legal change 7
Future Steps Reaching out to contacts by email, phone call, interpersonal connection Continuing to grow the platform Presenting at MFLA(FY20) 8
Challenges Disconnect between Department andstudents Critical feedback from students for Language Framework Slow rate of approval/permission Students want to be involved in everystep! 9
Goal By the end of the summer, we hope to: Have grown enough support and met with enough legislators to begin drafting aproposal bill 10
THANKS! Any questions? globaloutreachmass@gmail.com @globaloutreachnetwork 11
