Global Global EducationEducation

What, Why, HowWhat, Why, HowPam Carstensen & Alexis SziyPam Carstensen & Alexis Sziy

Pam CarstensenPam CarstensenSocial Studies TeacherSocial Studies Teacher

Catasauqua High SchoolCatasauqua High SchoolWorld Cultures, American History, and PsychologyWorld Cultures, American History, and Psychology

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Alexis SziyAlexis SziySocial Studies TeacherSocial Studies Teacher

Catasauqua High SchoolCatasauqua High SchoolWorld Cultures, American History, Economics, and World Cultures, American History, Economics, and

SociologySociology

Today’s Today’s TechnologyTechnology

Blended Schools-curriculum, professional development, and a

collaborative network

Blackboard-online, interactive, collaborative, virtual classroom

Wimba Classroom-online virtual classroom (ppt, image sharing, eboard)

Global Education Global Education WorkshopWorkshop

University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Why we went…Why we went…

Bring current events/issues into social studies classroomBring current events/issues into social studies classroom Resources/content/approach to designing a Global Education Resources/content/approach to designing a Global Education

elective at our schoolelective at our school EDUCATE OURSELVES!!!EDUCATE OURSELVES!!!

What we got…What we got… Continuing professional development creditsContinuing professional development credits DVD packed with over $1,000 worth of the latest books, movies DVD packed with over $1,000 worth of the latest books, movies

and reports from the UN and other international agencies on and reports from the UN and other international agencies on the state of the world, energy, climate, food, water, economy, the state of the world, energy, climate, food, water, economy, population, education, health and other topics.population, education, health and other topics.

Real Lives 2010, software that allows your students to live a Real Lives 2010, software that allows your students to live a life in any country in the worldlife in any country in the world

Handouts, Power Points, lesson plans, and links to hundreds of Handouts, Power Points, lesson plans, and links to hundreds of online global education resources, games, and simulations.online global education resources, games, and simulations.

Presentations on Global Education 101— From Globalization to Presentations on Global Education 101— From Globalization to Global Citizenship, Integrating Global Ed Into Your Curriculum, Global Citizenship, Integrating Global Ed Into Your Curriculum, Bringing the World Into Your Classroom Through Bringing the World Into Your Classroom Through Videoconferencing, Global Education Service Learning, Global Videoconferencing, Global Education Service Learning, Global Problem Solving, Working with the UN, Global Education Problem Solving, Working with the UN, Global Education Funding Sources, and other topics.Funding Sources, and other topics.

•Interconnection and Interconnection and integration among integration among people, governments, people, governments, economies, and societies economies, and societies throughout the worldthroughout the world

•Rapid interaction Rapid interaction between nations has between nations has positive and negative positive and negative effects on human-beings, effects on human-beings, the environment, culture, the environment, culture, and economic and economic developmentdevelopment

What is Globalization?

The World in 10 Seconds

What is Global Education?What is Global Education?•Perspective which arises Perspective which arises from the fact that from the fact that contemporary people live contemporary people live and interact in an and interact in an increasingly globalized increasingly globalized worldworld

•Specifically designed Specifically designed curriculum to prepare curriculum to prepare students for the world students for the world tomorrow through the tomorrow through the incorporation of current incorporation of current world world topics/trends/valuestopics/trends/values

If There Were a 100 People

Margaret MeadMargaret Mead

YOU CAN NO YOU CAN NO LONGER SAVE LONGER SAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FAMILY, TRIBE, AND TRIBE, AND NATION…NATION…YOU CAN ONLY YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE THE CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD.WHOLE WORLD.

We are in We are in a race a race

between between education education

and and catastrophcatastroph

ee

H. G WellsH. G Wells

Global Education is…Global Education is…• Asking questions and developing critical Asking questions and developing critical

thinking skillsthinking skills

• Equipping young people with knowledge, Equipping young people with knowledge, skills, values to participate as active citizensskills, values to participate as active citizens

• Acknowledging the complexity of global Acknowledging the complexity of global issuesissues

• Revealing the global as part of everyday local Revealing the global as part of everyday local life, whether in a small village or large citylife, whether in a small village or large city

• Understanding how we relate to the Understanding how we relate to the environment and to each other as human environment and to each other as human beingsbeings

Global Education is NOT Global Education is NOT … …

•Too difficult for young people to understandToo difficult for young people to understand

•Mostly or all about other places and peopleMostly or all about other places and people

•Providing simple solutions to complex issuesProviding simple solutions to complex issues

•Telling people what to do or think about Telling people what to do or think about issuesissues

•An extra subject to cram into a crowded An extra subject to cram into a crowded curriculumcurriculum

•About raising money for an issue or charityAbout raising money for an issue or charity

Why is Global Education a Why is Global Education a necessity for the 21st necessity for the 21st

Century?Century?

“Today’s high school students will graduate into a world vastly different from that of the 20th century. … To succeed in this new global age, our students will need a new skill set that goes beyond reading, math, and science to include international knowledge and skills.”

Vivian Stewart, VP Education, Asia Society

Why is Global Education a Why is Global Education a necessity for the 21st necessity for the 21st

Century?Century?Education can, and should, help people meet the challenges they will confront now and in the future. Global Education is

essential in helping young people rise to those challenges for the following reasons:

● Today, the lives of young people are shaped by what happens in other parts of the world. Global Education gives knowledge, understanding, skills and values they need to participate fully in ensuring their own, and others’, well-being and make a positive contribution.

● Global Citizenship involves a wide range of active and participatory learning methods. These engage the learner while developing confidence, self-esteem and skills of critical thinking, communication, co-operation and conflict resolution.

2121stst Century Learning Century Learning and Global Educationand Global Education

Authentic LearningAuthentic Learning

Project based learningProject based learning

Exploration of topics, issues, and challengesExploration of topics, issues, and challenges

Collaborative “team” presentationsCollaborative “team” presentations

Problem solving skillsProblem solving skills

Higher order thinkingHigher order thinking

Technology integrationTechnology integration

Application of Web 2.0 toolsApplication of Web 2.0 tools

Critical thinking skillsCritical thinking skills

Cooperation, self confidence, values, moralsCooperation, self confidence, values, morals

How do we incorporate How do we incorporate Globalization across the Globalization across the

curriculum?curriculum?

Social Studies

English Math Science Foreign Language

Art/Technology

Epals Book Clubs – Topic, Country, project

Irrigation, Maps, Weather Stations, Bridges

Water Studies: Purity, Irrigation, Access

Epals – Cultural Exchanges

Art History Field Trips

How much does it cost to live? – Economic Studies

Peer Review Writing

“Numbers”

Trout Cam and Habitats

Native Guest Speakers

E-course options

The Way We Are – cultural comparison

Forums, Blogs,& Threaded Discussions

Population studies

Watts the Cost?

Museum Visits

Architecture & Culture

Resources: Where to Resources: Where to go…go…

www.epals.com

www.tigweb.org

www.orillas.org/math/projex.html

www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.htmlindex.html

www.africa.upenn.edu/www.africa.upenn.edu/

http://data.un.org/Default.asphttp://data.un.org/Default.asp

http://globaleducation.ning.com/#http://globaleducation.ning.com/#

http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/gohttp://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go

Global ResourcesGlobal Resources

*Taking It Global for Educators*E-Pals*Gapminder*Lunchboxproject*Big Pictures Small World

Global EducationGlobal Education

Without knowledge of rights you have no rights.Without knowledge of rights you have no rights.

Without knowledge of global opportunities you Without knowledge of global opportunities you have no global opportunities. have no global opportunities. 

Without knowledge of global threats and Without knowledge of global threats and challenges you could be the victim of those challenges you could be the victim of those threats and challenges.threats and challenges.

““Blessed are the Blessed are the young….for they shall young….for they shall inherit the national debt!”inherit the national debt!”

Herbert Herbert HooverHoover

““We are all GLOBAL We are all GLOBAL CITIZENS.”CITIZENS.”

Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson