This document discusses the importance of teaching global awareness and global competencies to students. It argues that global awareness is important even for students who may never have a passport, as ignorance of the world can limit understanding of how the US fits in globally. It provides statistics showing many young Americans lack basic geographic knowledge. The document then outlines ways to incorporate global topics beyond just food, culture, etc, such as establishing a personal learning network, following international news, using online collaboration tools, and reflecting on global issues. Teachers are encouraged to participate in global conferences and make their classrooms more globally connected.

1. Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
Globallyconnectedlearning.com
Globally Connected Learning

2. Do you believe that global awareness and
education is important to students who do not
and most likely will never own a passport?

3. Should “Global Awareness” or “Global
Competencies” be taught as a (required) separate
course/subject?

4. How to infuse culture beyond food, music,
games, festivals, language or art?

5. Why? How? Success

6. Why?

7. Ignorance of how the US fits
into the wider world

8. Only 37% of young Americans
can find Iraq on a map

9. 20% of young Americans think
Sudan is in Asia

10. 50% can’t find New York on a U.S. map

11. 6 in 10 young Americans don't speak a
foreign language fluently.

12. 9 in 10 (89%) do not correspond
regularly with anyone outside the US.

13. As many as one third (32%) would miss a conference
call scheduled with someone in another time zone.

14. Young people in the USA are unprepared for an
increasingly global & interconnected future.

15. In an era of ubiquitous interconnection, global
awareness does not mean simply learning about other
cultures, foods and holidays.
ScottMcLeod

16. 21st Century Teachers & Learners recognize that
EVERYTHING is connected

18. How?

20. Local
Isolated
Educator
Establish
PLN
Jump in
Global Issues
& News
Offer
Collaboration
& Help
Upgrade Seek
Collaboration
Partners
Connect
Trust
Share
Globally
Connected
Educator
StepstoaGloballyConnected
Educator

21. My Personal Learning Network
South
Africa

22. The
Networked
Teacher
Colleagues
Family/
Local
Community
Print &
Digital
Resources
Conferences
Curriculum
Documents
Social Book-
marking
Video
Conferencing
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasts
Twitter
Social
Network Sites
Photo Sharing
Popular
Media

23. Swing in…Paddle Around

24. Don’t be a Wallflower

25. Don’t Shout Out into the World

26. Participate in Global Conferences

27. Get Informed:
International News & Issues

28. Use Translation Tools
Tom.com-China
Sueddeutsche.de-Germany
NouvelObs-France
Nord-Cinema-France
G1 Globo-Brazil
Zeit Online-Germany La Información-
Spain
Spiegel Online-Germ Focus Online-
Gmany
Komika Magasin-Swedish
Marmiton.org-France
Elle-France

29. Gain
Global
Perspective

30. BasedonHeidiHayesJacobs,Curriculum21(ASCD2010)

31. Image by Mike Fisher http://www.flickr.com/photos/grade6kms/5103565561/

32. Tools

33. Success

34. AroundTheWorldWith80Schools.net

35. VoiceThread- What Could It Mean?

36. Student Blogging Challenge

37. Flat Classroom Projects

38. Global Awareness
Projects & Reflection

39. Teddy Bears Around The World

40. Why? How? Success

41. Q&A&Ideas

42. Image Credits
• Upside Down Globe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenmaise
r/3694740123/
• Drill by Mike Fisher
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grade6k
ms/5103565561/
• Dim Sum Plate by Daring Librarian
http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl
/5084891145/

43. Credit&Resources • Survey National Geographic-
Roper Public Affairs 2006
Geographic Literacy Study
• http://www.myWonderfulWorld.
org
• Google Maps
• Google Earth
• VoiceThread
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Skype