Cultural Intelligence and 21st-Century Skills (I6) Speakers: Shari Albright, Donna Clementi

1. CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE: A CRITICAL SKILL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY National Chinese Language Conference April 23, 2010 Presented by Donna Clementi clementi@cord.edu

2. Cultural Intelligence Knowing oneself 4/23/2010 2 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference

3. Cultural Intelligence = Language + 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 3

4. Cultural Understandings 4/23/2010 4 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference

5. Start with a question…. To learn about the country, culture, and people of China To make comparisons To understand more about your own country, culture, and people ???? 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 5

6. Are you green enough? 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 6

8. Cultural Intelligence means that we… 4/23/2010 8 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference Teach and assess for practices: what daily actions are “green”?

9. Environmental Action and Reduce Energy Use On November 13, 2009, the Institute for Sustainable Communities sponsored an educational workshop on community‐based energy efficiency and sustainable development at Nanmen Primary School, Doumen, Zhuhai, in China’s Guangdong province. Some 400 primary school students and their families, teachers and local villagers participated in the evening workshop. Children write their thoughts on how they would like to be in ten years, and pasted the “sticky notes” on the display panel. Parent also shared their own hopes and expectations for their children in the same way. 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 9

10. Actions…. Children write their thoughts on how they would like to be in ten years, and pasted the “sticky notes” on the display panel. Parent also shared their own hopes and expectations for their children in the same way. Younger children view the work that senior graders recorded on their calendars. The best calendars were displayed at the workshop. http://www.rbf.org/usr_doc/Doumen_education_workshop_Nov_17_09%5B1%5D.pdf 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 10

11. Cultural Intelligence means that we…. 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 11 Teach and assess for perspectives/understanding: what is the importance of green actions in China and in your community?

12. Use language as a tool to… Listen to, view scenes of daily life/green actions in China Present information about green actions Compare actions and importance of green actions 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 12

13. Knowledge about the people and country + Awareness/understanding of the actions/behaviors of the people + Language to understand and communicate with the people _______________________________________________ CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 4/23/2010 Clementi National Chinese Language Conference 13