This Wednesday, in a virtual SIETAR-NC event (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, North Carolina) I’ll be talking with Gina Difino about her recent research on assessing intercultural competence in children. I used to work with Gina and I always enjoyed chatting with her about all things intercultural and educational. I’m really excited that she agreed to present her research at a SIETAR-NC meeting.
The best part: you’re invited! You don’t have to be a SIETAR-NC member to join Wednesday’s virtual event. Please visit the SIETAR-NC website for the call-in details and Gina’s 30-minute narrated PowerPoint about her research.
Here’s what Gina will talk about in Wednesday’s virtual SIETAR-NC meeting:
As interculturalists seek to guide individuals in their development of intercultural competence, we are continually seeking ways to assess the effectiveness of our work. This research asks international educators whether they are concerned with assessing the development of intercultural competence in the children with which they work.
And here’s a little info about Gina:
Gina Difino’s interest in international education has taken her to study and work in four continents. As an anthropology major at Grinnell College (Iowa) she studied abroad in Senegal, and short-term in Eastern Europe. After completing her teaching practicum in Social Studies and French in Iowa, she taught high school Geography and English Language and Literature in Lesotho, Southern Africa.
Upon her return she taught Middle School Social Studies in North Carolina, serving as a team lead and school contact for the Duke Curriculum Project to integrate global learning in K-12 classrooms. As part of her work with VIF International Education, Gina has worked with teachers from all over the world advising, orienting, and supporting their cultural adjustments and teaching practices in the US, and interviewing and orienting teachers in Jamaica and the Philippines.
To complete her Master’s Degree in International Education, she studied in Panama and completed research on current assessment practices for intercultural education.
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Lots of really cool things have been developing recently and I can’t wait to share them with you! I’m still getting things sorted out, but I’ll update about said developments very soon…
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