The Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PACIE) advances excellent global education for all. PACIE supports the inclusion of global competence objectives in K-12 instruction to promote international awareness and competence. We are seeking to support and expand the number of educators who share this goal. PACIE is requesting applications from K-12 individual educators or educational teams interested in a project designed to support the inclusion of content related to global education in content area instruction to ensure that Pennsylvania graduates are prepared for life and work in a global economy. Download the Flyer!

The purpose of the PACIE mini-grant is to:

(1) Build capacity of schools to educate students to demonstrate global competence.

(2) Increase educator awareness of tools available to support global education across content areas.

(3) Expand instructional resources available to all PA teachers linked to the Curriculum Framework for Global Competence on the PDE Standards Aligned System (SAS) website.

(4) Provide teachers with financial resources that will facilitate their development of curriculum that incorporates global themes and/or competencies.

Additional Information for Mini-Grant Application Process

Mini-Grant Request for Reimbursement

***Electronic Application***

Ashlie Crosson (2019)
English Teacher
AP Language & Composition
Bellefonte Area School District

Erica Shafran (2020)
World Language Department Chair
Hempfield Area High School
Greensburg, PA

Katherine Harnish (2021)
Grade 5 Educator
Hambright Elementary
Penn Manor School District

Doug Kirchner (2019)
Social Studies Curriculum Leader/Teacher
Upper St. Clair High School

Ulrike Sauer - Voigt (2020)
Teacher of Business and German
Norwin High School
North Huntingdon, PA

Barbara S. Weikert (2021)
District Music Coordinator/Educator
Eisenhower Middle School
Norristown School District

Kevia Walton (2023)
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Lancaster Country Day School

Erica Kain (2023)
German Teacher
Central Valley High School 

Lucia Osa-Melero, Ph.D. (2023)
Lit(T)erart Research Group
Associate Professor, World Languages
Duquesne University