AASA Members and Staff among Educators Participating in ’Discover China’ Program

AASA, The School Superintendents Association, announced that the educators who will participate in the organization’s “Discover China” program. AASA members and staff among the delegation include:

• Andrew Lee Smith, superintendent, Antelope Union High School, District #50, Wellton, Ariz.
• Christine Marie Syriac, superintendent, Seymour Public Schools, K-12, Seymour, Conn.
• Sonia E. Beckford, principal, James Ryder Randall Elementary School, Clinton, Md.
• Judith Sue Grow, supervisor of modern language, Lenzpe Valley Regional High School, Stanhope, N.J.
• Sana Deloris Sims, principal, Cooper Lane Elementary School, Landover Hills, Md.

Sponsored by SLG-Sino Language Gateway and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the delegation leaves for Beijing on June 23 and will stay in China for two weeks.

Topics to be discussed include the U.S. and China’s K-12 education system, U.S. and Chinese student exchange programs, cross-border learning, online Chinese and English learning, teacher exchange, collaborative learning, establishing sister schools, and joint-diploma programs. Additional topics may be added throughout the tour.

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