Using This Site...
...begins with understanding why you should care about global education.
What is Global Education?
What's the big deal? Many educators, parents, and community members can remember a time when there were no smart phones, iPads, or GPS systems. Learning about the world meant using the latest edition of an encyclopedia in a multi-volume set to do a country report. Imagine using these kinds of methods to teach today's students! This generation of young people may never need to pick up a hard-bound copy of an encyclopedia or use the three-pound phone book that is dropped on the door step. Students use the internet proficiently and are as comfortable communicating via social networking sites and texting as their parents were running next door or dialing up a friend on the telephone.
Global education is preparing our students to succeed in a world that has changed. What students need to know and be able to do has changed. Educators are having this discussion and working to create a learning system that's focused on building these new skills to drive curriculum instruction and assessment. This global education resource guide attempts to provide resources for educators, parents, and community members who share that vision.
Global education is preparing our students to succeed in a world that has changed. What students need to know and be able to do has changed. Educators are having this discussion and working to create a learning system that's focused on building these new skills to drive curriculum instruction and assessment. This global education resource guide attempts to provide resources for educators, parents, and community members who share that vision.
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Tony Jackson, Asia Society (15 minutes - Well worth your time)
"Engaging the World: U.S. Global Competence in the 21st Century" In this video, Jackson makes the case for global education. He describes global competence and the world our students will inherit. "The world has changed. We need to figure out what kids need to know and be able to do in order to be successful in that new world, and we need to create a learning system that uses that as the basic focus to drive curriculum instruction." |
Primary Source (1 minute)
"Why is Global Education Important?" Primary Source promotes history and humanities education by connecting educators to people and cultures throughout the world. In partnership with teachers, scholars, and the broader community, Primary Source provides learning opportunities and curriculum resources for K-12 educators. By introducing global content, Primary Source shapes the way teachers and students learn, so that their knowledge is deeper and their thinking is flexible and open to inquiry. |
See what students have to say about the importance of global education. ~ Pulitzer Center, pulitzercenter.org
Purpose and Benefit of This Guide
The purpose of this resource guide is to provide local educators
who wish to globalize their classrooms with a compilation of resources from
like-minded businesses and organizations.
Web tools, sample lessons, and study or charitable travel opportunities for
both students and educators are included.
This guide will be updated regularly as it is the nature of our
educational and societal environment that new developments in both technology
and business/organization are ongoing.
How to Use this Guide
Surf. My hope is that this guide will provide a single starting point for people who share the goal of globalizing education. It is a compilation of resources, tips, and reflections I have gathered during my year as an IREX Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellow. Should you wish to find businesses and organizations that provide funding for students to participate in travel study or service projects, check the "Travel Study Opportunities" tab. If you've already been working toward globalizing your classroom but need some ideas for assessment, try the drop down menu entitiled, "More," then click on "Assessment Tools." Additionally, having created and implemented classroom lessons designed to engage students in examining and taking an active role in their global community, I have learned what went well, what needed to be modified for next time, and what resources were most useful. In hopes that my reflections will be helpful to you, I have included them along with the unit in the drop-down tab under "Global Education Unit." So, surf, browse, peruse, and skim. If you find that you have additional resource information that could improve this site, contact me, and I will ibe happy to include it.
"Dwell in possibility."
~ Emily Dickenson