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NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Conference Think Globally, Act Locally

NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Conference Think Globally, Act Locally. Rochester Regional Committee Lucy Ferruzza & Ida Wilder, Co-Chairs Candace Black Marie Campanaro Birgit Dier Dr. William Hopkins Barbara Kruger Anne Lutkus Karen Moretti. March 8, 2008 - Nazareth College.

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NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Conference Think Globally, Act Locally

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  1. NYSAFLTRochester Regional ConferenceThink Globally, Act Locally Rochester Regional Committee Lucy Ferruzza & Ida Wilder, Co-Chairs Candace Black Marie Campanaro Birgit Dier Dr. William Hopkins Barbara Kruger Anne Lutkus Karen Moretti March 8, 2008 - Nazareth College

  2. Not so long ago, Karl Fisch, a teacher from Arapahoe High School in Colorado, put together a presentation called “Shift Happens” to demonstrate how globalization is changing the face of education.

  3. Here are some of his thoughts as well as some of my own...

  4. Did you know? • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  5. In 1750 there were about 800 million people in the world. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  6. In 1850 there were a billion more, and by 1950, another billion. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  7. Then it took just 50 years to double to 6 billion. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  8. If you are one in a million in India… • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  9. …there are 1,300 people just like you. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  10. What does this mean for US? • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  11. The 25% of the population in China with the highest I.Q.’s… • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  12. …is greater than the total population of North America. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  13. The average computer programmer in the U.S. makes $70,000. Now work is being outsourced to India, where English-speaking programmers earn only $15,000 annually. This is 25 times what the average Indian earns. • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  14. Today in the United States, there are more cars than ___________. licensed drivers • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  15. The US spends more on _________ than ninety other countries spend on everything. trash bags • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  16. Last year, consumers purchased about $4 billion worth of ___________. ring tones • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  17. Amidst this excessive spending, the world still faces very grave problems.

  18. In 2004, IcaroDoria, a reporter for the Brazilian magazine “Grande Reportagem”, created a flag campaign entitled “Meet Your World” designed to illustrate the problems our world faces, giving new meaning to the colors of the flags used. • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  19. The European Union Consumption of oil in Europe Production of oil in Europe • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  20. Angola People infected with HIV People infected with Malaria People with access to medical care • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  21. Brazil People living on less than $10/month People living on $11-$100/month People living on $101-$1,000/month People living on more than $100,000/month • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  22. Burkina Faso Children who die before the age of 1 Children who die between the age of 1 and 3 Children who make it to adulthood • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  23. China 14-year olds who work full-time 14-year olds who study full-time • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  24. Colombia Export of Bananas Export of coffee Export of cocaine • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  25. Somalia Women suffering genital mutilation Women not suffering genital mutilation • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  26. United States Americans in favor of the war in Iraq Americans against the war in Iraq Americans who don’t know where Iraq is • Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”

  27. Here’s the good news… Education is major part of the solution to every one of those problems!

  28. # of internet devices in 1984: 1,000 • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  29. # of internet devices in 1992: 1,000,000 • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  30. # of internet devices in 2006: 600,000,000 • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  31. The number of text messages sent and received every day exceeds the total population of the planet. • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  32. There are over 300 million registered users of MySpace (as of February 3, 2008). • Source: http://www.wikipedia.org

  33. This number has TRIPLED in just 18 months, averaging 230,000 new registrations per day and 30 billion page views per month. • Source: http://www.wikipedia.org

  34. In addition to the global Myspace.com, there are beta versions of MySpace in 18 foreign nations including France, Italy, Japan, Russia and Spain as well as MySpace USA in Spanish and MySpace Canada in French! • Source: http://www.wikipedia.org

  35. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak French?) • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  36. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Spanish?)

  37. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Italian?)

  38. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak German?)

  39. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Russian?)

  40. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Chinese?)

  41. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Japanese?)

  42. Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain. (But will it ever be able to speak Latin?)

  43. Computers have “tremendous mathematical abilities,” says Rosalind Picard of MIT, “but when it comes to interacting with people, they are autistic.” • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  44. What one thing does all of this new technology (video-conferencing, text messaging, emailing) require? It all requires languages.

  45. In 2006, there were... 1.1 million college graduates in the U.S. • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  46. In 2006, there were... 3.1 million college graduates in India. • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  47. How many of those college graduates in India speak English? 100% • Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005

  48. How many of those college graduates in the U.S. speak a language other than English? You don’t want to know.

  49. By 2016, ______ will become the number one ENGLISH-speaking country in the world. China • Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

  50. By 1998, nearly ALL pupils in Europe studied at least one foreign language as part of their education. About half of the EU's primary school pupils learn a foreign language. 93% of European children learn English. • Source: http://www.wikipedia.com

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