"International Benchmarking, Global Competencies, and Citizenship Preparation"

"How can we best prepare students for their futures, how well are we doing, and how do we know? More specifically, how do American students perform relative to their international counterparts, what does this tell us, and what can we learn from others? Sponsored by the Assessment Community, this session will feature Maureen McLaughlin, the Director of International Education at the US Department of Education, who will address these and related questions, which are integral to social studies education and preparing young citizens for our increasingly interconnected and dynamic world."