GLOBAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
IREX, a "global development and education organization," compiled Tools and Resources for Global Classrooms, an extraordinary database divided into categories such as Web Tools to Facilitate International Communication, Initiatives & Organizations that Support Collaboration Between Global Classrooms, Lesson Plans & Student Resources with an International Focus, and Further Information about International Topics.
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The Center for Global Education at Asia Society brings together leaders and institutions from around the world to tackle one of the most critical education challenges today: how to educate all students for employability and citizenship in a global era.
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Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World by Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson, can be accessed and read in its entirety via the website. This text identifies three rationale for global education: a flattened global economy, unprecedented global migration, and climate instability. It then discusses the four main global competences (investigating the world, recognizing perspectives, communicating effectively, and taking action) in depth, offering rationale for each as well as how actual educators have incorporated them into their classrooms.
Global Education Guide
These guides are the foundations of great global citizenship. They outline the key principles of taking a global approach to teaching and learning, as well as practical guidance for embedding it into your lessons. Each guide has been created with teachers in mind and includes testimonies, teaching ideas, and participatory activities to help you on your way. Whether you want to explore the world in the classroom or embed global citizenship across your whole school, we have a guide for you. |
Videos:
What it Means to be a Citizen of the World
Articles:
The Lazy Person's Guide to Saving the World
Wrapping Our Minds Around the World
The Top 10 Characteristics of Globally Competent Teachers
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS