![]() In 2021, there were 38.4 million people living with HIV. Since the start of the epidemic around 84.2 million people have acquired HIV and around 40.1 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses. Its cause, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was identified in 1983. Asia Society’s Global Learning and Leadership’s mission is to develop students' and young leaders' global competence as the foundation for understanding between people in the Asia Pacific region and throughout the world.In June 1981, scientists in the United States reported the first clinical evidence of a disease that would later become known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Learn more about Asia Society's Education initiatives. Kopp featured at Asia Society's December 2013 program Making the Grade in Global Education We’re working to help people understand this, and also to understand how much we can improve local outcomes-and in turn our collective welfare-through taking a global approach to fostering learning and sharing across contexts.ĭetails and tickets for ASNC's May 12 program Global Education for a Global Worldĭetails and tickets for ASNC's 11th Anniversary Annual Dinner Education in a Global Era: The U.S. When educational disparities widen in one corner of the world, hopelessness festers and the whole world grows less safe. ![]() One economy fails and we all feel the effects. We cannot afford to ignore this given that our fates are interconnected – our economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, public safety, and health. Globally, 250 million children aren't on track to learning even the most basic literacy and numeracy skills. You said in a recent interview that it’s very difficult convincing people to invest in improving education globally. But unlocking their potential is going to take channeling immense resources and energy into schools in low-income communities. Some of the world’s greatest potential leaders are today’s most marginalized students because they’ve overcome adversity and have experienced the inequities we must address if we’re going to build a stronger and more just society. What skills must today’s students develop in order to be successful in an interconnected world?Ĭultivating leadership skills in our students is essential-perseverance, self-efficacy, critical consciousness about our world, critical thinking, and communication skills. ![]() Imagine if we all had this kind of global approach-we could be learning so much from one another. He told me that the number one reason for their success is their “open door policy”-they send educators around the world to learn from other systems. This past fall, I met Minxuan Zhang, President of Shanghai Normal University, who has been at the center of this transformation. Twenty years ago they had low educational outcomes and significant disparities, but today they have the highest levels of educational excellence and equity in the world. They’ve done this through investing in teacher development, setting rigorous standards that require students to think critically, and integrating disadvantaged students while providing them with extra support, among other things. The example of Shanghai, China, is so striking. ![]() ![]() What innovations have you found in Asian countries? Teach For All grew as a response to social entrepreneurs from many countries who were looking for help in adapting Teach For America’s model to their own contexts. As we progressed, we saw that educational inequity is a pervasive global problem that is very similar in its nature from place to place, which led us to realize that we could make a big impact through supporting the development of this model around the world and fostering learning and sharing among the staff, teachers, and alumni in different countries. To learn more, hear Kopp and global education experts deliberate on the skills students need in today’s global environment and how best to provide them on May 12 in San Francisco.Īfter 20 years at Teach For America, why was it important to “go global?” It is currently active in over 30 countries. Teach For All is a global network of independent social enterprises working to expand educational opportunity in their countries by enlisting talented future leaders to the effort. Kopp will also speak at Asia Society's program the same day, Global Education for a Global World, which will explore global competence and how to achieve it for all students. On May 12, Asia Society Northern California will honor Co-Founder and CEO of Teach For All Wendy Kopp for her role in transforming education at its 11 th Annual Dinner, Education in a Global Era: The U.S.-Asia Connection. ![]()
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