What to Expect

After your presentation request has been received, our program staff will contact you to confirm your request. We will check the availability of our presenters and forward your request to them. The presenter will then contact you to confirm details of directions, date and time for the presentation, the current knowledge level of your students on the presentation topic and your instructional goals for the visit. If a presenter for your requested topic cannot be confirmed for your preferred dates, our program staff will notify you as soon as possible with alternative dates and/or similar presentation topics.

Our Expectations for Teachers
Teachers using our program services are leaders in North Carolina international education initiatives and believers in the value of educating students to become knowledgeable global citizens. In order to ensure our outreach presentations are optimally effective in reaching instructional goals and program outcomes we ask that educators assist us by adhering to the following guidelines:

1. Be sure to confirm any changes in presentation date, time, number of students to participate, number of presentations requested and length of presentations with program staff and visiting presenter prior to our visit to your school.

2. Please provide accurate driving directions.

3. Our presenters are not trained teachers. Please remain in the room during presentation delivery to discipline inappropriate student behavior and assist presenters with planned activities, equipment set-up and time management. Please remind your students of appropriate behavior and respect to exhibit during a visit by a guest speaker.

4. Encourage participation, questions and critical thinking from your students during the presentation to help them get the most out of their guest speaker’s visit.