1. Connect New Jersey to the World!
Andrew F. Smith
The American Forum for Global Education

2. Connect New Jersey to the World!
1) Establish a New Jersey task force to lay out international goals for the state.

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2) Establish an international education coordinator position.

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3) Establish world languages in the elementary school and support them through high school and higher education.

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4) Integrate international content into standards and curriculum.

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5) Establish or encourage exchange programs and extracurricular student learning programs for all areas of the world.

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6) Use technology to establish school- to-school connections all over the globe.

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7) Evaluate teacher preparation programs and make recommendations on how to internationalize their content.

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8) Encourage the selection of textbooks and supplementary materials with appropriate international content.

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9) Assess and test international learning.

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10) Establish a New Jersey endowment programs for students, teachers and community groups to learn about the world and New Jersey’s connections to the world.