Presentation by Jennifer D. Klein at GlobalEdCon2011. Explores some of the best ideas out there about why and how to globalize the curriculum, looking at a variety of excellent examples of global projects across the K-12 curriculum.
This presentation gives a small taste of the material offered by Jennifer through her TIGed Professional Development e-Courses, as well as through live in-service presentations and teacher coaching in schools.
2. “ Real change requires not just the absence of destruction, but the presence of construction.” ~ Oscar Arias Nobel Prize Winner Peace Jam 2006
3. Global Awareness and Citizenship Why is it important to be globally aware, and what does global citizenship look like?
4. Morley Safer Quotation “ As diverse as America has become, it remains remarkably inward-looking. Without an educational and media establishment that takes on the responsibility of teaching and informing and respecting the riches of foreign cultures, this country could become a paranoid and parochial suburb of a vital global village.” ~ Morley Safer CBS News Correspondent
5. “ Even before September 11 shattered any notion of American isolation, it ought to have been abundantly clear that American students know far too little about the rest of the world. In June 2001, the National Commission on Asia in the Schools…released a report that said that young Americans are ‘dangerously uninformed about international matters’…” —Asia Society, from “Citizenship in the Global Age”
6. National Geographic 90% of students couldn’t find Afghanistan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Understanding Challenge
7. own a world Map 20% less than 48% Think India is a Muslim country think English is the #1 language 74%
8. Harvard Education Letter “ Although definitions vary, most lists of 21 st century skills include those needed to make the best use of rapidly changing technologies; the so-called ‘soft skills’ that computers can’t provide, like creativity; and those considered vital to working and living in an increasingly complex, rapidly changing global society.” ~ Harvard Education Letter
9. IT’S A VUCA WORLD VOLATILITY UNCERTAINTY COMPLEXITY AMBIGUITY
10. TONY WAGNER: Seven Survival Skills Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by Influence Agility & Adaptability Initiative & Entrepreneurism Effective Oral & Written Communication Assessing & Analyzing Information Curiosity & Imagination
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12. “ The Five Cs of Global Education” Holly Arida, Cranbrook School, MI cross-cultural competence: the ability to maneuver in a number of cultures collaboration: the ability to work with others over transnational boundaries connectedness: the ability to relate to other cultures and people
17. Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paolo Freire “ Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.”
28. TakingITGlobal Overview Facilitating Youth Voice in Decision-Making Developing Youth Leadership & 21 st Century Skills Leveraging Social Networks for Civic Engagement TakingITGlobal
29. Shared Vision Young people everywhere are actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world Shared V ision
31. An informal learning community Community Action Tools Resources Youth Media Global Issues
32. Global Community in 13 languages English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Swahili, & Swedish
34. Partnership Quotation on 21 st Century Skills Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn. – The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills ” “
47. Berkeley Carroll School: Student-Driven United Nations Initiative, Convention on the Rights of the Child Students fundraise to bring four students to NYC from Sierra Leone, to present before the United Nations
48. Berkeley Carroll School: Transit of Venus Global Collaboration Project Students measure the trajectory of Venus in front of the sun from all over the planet In Partnership with TakingITGlobal and the Centre for Global Education
51. Jennifer D. Klein [email_address] Twitter: @jdeborahklein www.principledlearning.org www.tigweb.org www.tiged.org Twitter: @TIGed
Notas del editor
Give basics of my “Why I’m Here” story, clarifying that this is something we do on trips.
Point out—”globalizing” also means pluralizing in every sense—diversifying the perspectives explored. Subtle choices make a particular difference for kids from different cultures—make the connection between global ed and improving diversity/dialogue in schools.
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http://www.linktv.org/onenation2007/films/view/238 (They’ll have to click PLAY)
Shared VISION!
- Languages - translated into 12 with two more launching soon - Bengali and Swahili. ~300 online volunteers work to translate and moderate the content.
- over 20 million users since launch and over 1 million pieces of content contributed
“ If you want to succeed – Double your failure rate” – Thomas Watson, founder of IBM
TIG Impact Survey 2010 of TIG members
KL - The TIGed site ( www.tiged.org ) offers a community of over 4,000 globally minded educators in over 120 countries worldwide, a growing database of global education resources, a safe and customizable online learning platform designed to support international collaboration, and professional development e-courses related to global education and project-based learning. Now we will take you through some of the elements of TIGed in the Community, Resources, My Classes and Support sections, as we did with the elements of the main TIG site. New screenshot for PD homepage
KL - SH - In the resources section of platform, you’ll find TIGed’s thematic classrooms: online classrooms pre-populated with content to teach about important global issues. Don’t need to go into detail, just run through the focus of them: environmental sustainability, food systems, democracy and good governance, rural development, HIV/AIDS, tobacco. Another, soon to be launched, focuses on mental health, and another on deforestation is being launched as part of a broader environmental education and problem solving initiative just launched this week in Cape Town at the Worldwide Innovative Education Forum by Microsoft, TakingITGlobal and the Smithsonian Institution. BACKGROUND ON THEMATIC CLASSROOMS Tread Lightly - A secondary school resource for a more sustainable future Exploring climate change through the lens of ecological footprints, this thematic classroom helps secondary school students to understand basic climate change science, develop a sense of personal and collective responsibility for the earth, and adopt more environmentally friendly habits and behaviours. GRUB - Youth Perspectives on Food Choices and Food Systems Utilizing the Photovoice technique, this thematic classroom encourages intermediate and secondary school students to ask important questions about the food we eat, where it comes from, how we make food-related decisions, and the local and global impacts of these choices on human and community health. Orange Revolution This thematic classroom helps secondary school students explore issues related to human rights, good governance and political stability by examining the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004 and 2005. Particular focus is placed on the role of Canadians and Canadian organizations during this period. Ayiti: The Cost of Life Developed to support learning through the Ayiti role playing game, this thematic classroom helps intermediate and secondary school students explore how rural poverty affects individuals, families and communities in developing countries such as Haiti. TIG Xpress - HIV/AIDS Young people are amongst those most affected by HIV/AIDS. Drawing on photography and digital media, this thematic classroom provides secondary school students with a participatory educational resource based on social justice, transnational communication, and global solidarity. It focuses on five main areas of HIV vulnerability: gender, migration, stigma, poverty, and access to treatment. The Virtual Classroom on Tobacco Control Smokers almost exclusively take up the habit during their youth. Designed to help reduce the incidence of tobacco use among secondary school students, this thematic classroom supports learning about the health impacts of first- and second-hand smoke, the exploitative nature of the global tobacco industry, and how to effectively encourage peers to lead smoke-free lives.
Mention Real World Math in particular (www.realworldmath.org), emphasize economics and non-humanities applications.
“Homemade” global projects—all it takes is an idea. Building your own collaborations with TIG.
http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/3/One_Love (THEY will have to click PLAY)