About
During the 2017-2018, I took part in a year-long professional development program on global education through the Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellowship Program funded by the US Department of State.
As a Fellow, I participated in an ten-week intensive online course in global education, participated in the Global Education Conference held online, traveled to Washington, DC with my principal for a global education symposium, and learned about the culture and education system of the Peru during a three week international field experience. This Global Education Guide (GEG)was developed as a result of this Fellowship experience. For more information on the Teachers for Global classrooms Fellowship program, click here.
Global Education Resource Guide: An Introduction
This Global Education Resource Guide was created for the teachers and stakeholders in the Hicksville UFSD, New York, and anyone with an interest in global education. It consists of four parts:
1. Introduction - an explanation of global education and global competence and why they matter, and a guide to using the resources in this website
2. Study - global education assessment tools and a digital inventory for Hicksville UFSD
3. Teach - International Learning Opportunities, Community resources and lesson plans that have been "globalized."
4. Travel Blog - the blog I kept when I traveled to the Peru from June-July (3 weeks) as a Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellow and a write-up of reflections on a research question I investigated while in Peru.
What is Global Education?
Global education prepares students to be global citizens, by developing an awareness and curiosity about how the world works. Globally competent students are able to perform the following four competencies:*
1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment
2. Recognize perspectives, others' and their own
3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers
4. Take action to improve conditions
*Asia Society, Educating for Global Competency
Why should students be globally competent?
As a Fellow, I participated in an ten-week intensive online course in global education, participated in the Global Education Conference held online, traveled to Washington, DC with my principal for a global education symposium, and learned about the culture and education system of the Peru during a three week international field experience. This Global Education Guide (GEG)was developed as a result of this Fellowship experience. For more information on the Teachers for Global classrooms Fellowship program, click here.
Global Education Resource Guide: An Introduction
This Global Education Resource Guide was created for the teachers and stakeholders in the Hicksville UFSD, New York, and anyone with an interest in global education. It consists of four parts:
1. Introduction - an explanation of global education and global competence and why they matter, and a guide to using the resources in this website
2. Study - global education assessment tools and a digital inventory for Hicksville UFSD
3. Teach - International Learning Opportunities, Community resources and lesson plans that have been "globalized."
4. Travel Blog - the blog I kept when I traveled to the Peru from June-July (3 weeks) as a Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellow and a write-up of reflections on a research question I investigated while in Peru.
What is Global Education?
Global education prepares students to be global citizens, by developing an awareness and curiosity about how the world works. Globally competent students are able to perform the following four competencies:*
1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment
2. Recognize perspectives, others' and their own
3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers
4. Take action to improve conditions
*Asia Society, Educating for Global Competency
Why should students be globally competent?
- There are over 40 million people in the United States who were born in another country.
- Foreign-based companies employ over 400,000 workers in New York State, and one in five jobs in New York depends on international trade.
- Our students deserve to not only learn about the world but also how to interact globally and make a difference in the world.