New Horizons for Learning Online Journal: Spring 2003

Educating Global Citizens in a Diverse World James A. Banks
With the growing ethnic, cultural, racial, language and religious diversity throughout the world, citizenship education needs to be changed to give students the knowledge, attitudes, and skills required to function in their cultural communities and beyond their cultural borders.

Schools Can't Do It Alone: A Broader Conception of Equality of Educational Opportunity Gregory J. Fritzberg
After defining equal education opportunity and its requirements, the author assesses the current standards-based reform movement and provides the fairest way to organize society's institutions to provide all students with the opportunity for an education.

In Times of Drought Zaid Hassan
The author discusses the results of the Unfolding Learning Societies Conference that was a culmination (but not the end) of three years of research and experimentation on what a learning society might be.

Art and Multicultural Education: Building Commitment to Social Justice One Brick at a Time Reva Joshee
The author discusses her integration of arts-based methods into her teaching of pre-service teacher education programs and why she believes this method is important to working with teacher candidates to develop a commitment to social justice.

Technology and Education Without Barriers: A Profile of the Latino Technology Foundation Scott Larson
The Latino Technology Foundation provides computer training, seminars, scholarships and community programs aimed specifically at the Latino population.

Africa: An Educational Renaissance Has Begun Fred Mednick
The director of Teachers Without Borders discusses the educational progress of African countries and looks forward to their future.

Challenges for Multicultural Education in Japan Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu
Because Japan is becoming a society composed of people of multinational origins, the country now confronts issues such as inclusion of other languages in the school curriculum.

How Can We Eradicate Illiteracy without Eradicating Illiterates? Munir Fasheh
Many adult illiterates have developed keen sensitivities and intelligences. How can these be preserved as they learn to read?

Exploring Human Behavior in the Classroom David Wolsk
Why hands-on, personalized learning experiences are central features of a strong multicultural curriculum.

For more articles on this topic, please navigate to our Multicultural Education page.

INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Teaching and Learning
Please visit our Special Needs area for more articles on this subject.

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES: Literacy
Please visit our Teaching and Learning Strategies area for more articles on this subject.

Powerful Writers: Creative Collaboration Anne Mulherkar
This remarkably effective program developed in Seattle's Powerful Schools program helps students to identify and develop ideas for writing and takes them through every step of the writing process.

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
Please visit our Transforming Education area for more articles on this subject.

A New Crisis in America's Schools Allen Kullen
Kullen, president of People of America Foundation and co-director of Americans All, notes that the lack of attention to Social Studies has serious consequences for education and supports restoring emphasis on this important part of preparing students to be responsible citizens. See Bulletin Board below for an important announcement.

ATTENTION; THOSE WHO LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE
House Bill 2195, in support of Social Studies, has passed the House but must now go to the Senate to be approved. Please contact the following Senators to support this bill: Steve Johnson at johnson_st@leg.wa.gov and Bill Finkbeiner at finkbein@leg.wa.gov.

Rachael Kessler Workshop
Rachael Kessler will be giving a workshop on May 2 through 4 on "Social and Emotional Learning: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School." Workshop will be held at Edmonds Cyberschool. For further information or registration contact Jen Gilleran at info@passageways.org or call 303-257-0156.

Co-Nects Ninth Annual Conference: Co-necting to Kids 2003 featuring Kids Who Know and Do and Project-Based Learning
April 30-May 2, 2003 Hyatt Regency: Atlanta, George, USA

World Affairs Council of Washington State: Judge the World Essay Contest
WAC of Washington invites Washington students from grades 2-12 to write about the following question: If you could have a day with any world leader from the past or present, who would it be and what would you discuss? Washington state students in grades 2-12 can enter. Contest form.

Grant Opportunity
The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Washington
Deadline -- April 10, 2003

Global Youth Service Day
April 11-13, 2003
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual global event led by Youth Service America with the Global Youth Action Network as its key partner, together with a consortium of 34 International Organizations and more than 150 National Coordinating Committees