Global Education Guide
Global Education
In this section you will find information on creating and developing a global outlook to your teaching. You will also find articles, resources and materials which can be useful in transforming your classroom, school, and community into Global Education centers training Global Citizens for the 21st century. To go to the pdf or website, click on the lin in the paragraph or the title of each section.
Click here to see an assessment of technology I use in my fifth grade classroom. This is a ThinkLink site. Click on the icons on the screen to read about the classroom technology.
Created by Ed Steps, in conjunction with The Asia Society, these matrices help teachers evaluate Global Competence, which they define as "the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance."
The Asia Society is a well-respected organization that provides information on creating a global classroom and developing global citizens. Click to see the pdf of the publication "Educating for Global Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World?"
This link will take you to the Oxfam Education website. There you will find guides for global citizenship for classroom teachers. Additionally there are guides for specific subject areas with best practices case studies along with classroom activities, and additional resources.
This is a useful tool for gauging the depth of global education in classrooms, schools, communities, school districts and state agencies. This self-assessment checklist helps individuals and agencies to understand the efficacy of current programs and encourages participants to develop action plans after care reflection of the reponses.