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Backward Design & Global + Curriculum
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Global Education? WHY a global education?
Globalization and future employment for our students
Address global issues
WHO needs a global education? Answer: EVERY student
WHAT is the goal of global education? PDS Global Mission Statement:
“develop within our students an ability to appreciate and value the differences among people locally and globally and to develop the knowledge, skills and character dispositions to become active global citizens”
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Providence Day School Located in Charlotte, NC
Independent school, started in 1973
Transitional kindergarten—12th grade
1556 students: upper school—561 students
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Global Studies Diploma (GSD) Began in 2005
Open to any upper school student
Rigorous but “doable”
83 graduates so far; 72 currently in the program
Recognized by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Recognized by a number of major colleges and universities
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From Backward Design to Cultural Competency Curriculum
Committee of LS, MS and US teachers and directors
Understanding by Design (UbD) Stages:
1. Identify desired results—what should students know, understand and be able to do
2. Formal/informal assessment: determine the acceptable evidence of student learning and proficiency
3. Plan learning experiences and instruction
4. Book/Website: “Understanding by Design,” Wiggins and McTighe
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The Goal of Global Education
To develop within our students an ability to appreciate and value the differences among people locally and globally and to develop the knowledge, skills and character dispositions to become active global citizens”
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Components
Five performance standards
Essential questions for each standard
Integrate 21st century skills with each standard
Integrate character dispositions with each standard
Integrate social responsibility activities for each type of performance standard
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Global Knowledge Grounding in world history and historical change—the
development of major cultures and powers, and their impact on the world
Identify contemporary world views & their sources Identify major cultural expressions both past and present
through literature, art and media Identify key countries/cultures (10-12) and understand why
they are important to know Understand major systems, their connectivity, and their
impact on peoples: Economic system(s) & Globalization Political system(s) World cultures Ecological systems
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21st Century Skills Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
Leadership and Responsibility
ICT literacy
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Global Issues Identify and understand the significance of major global
issues and their sources e.g.
Population growth/decline
Resource use/scarcity
Rise of China
Conflict in the Mideast
Religious conflict
Understand the connectedness of key global issues with the 10-12 major countries: US + China, Indonesia, India, Russia, Germany, Nigeria, Iran, South Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica???
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Character Dispositions Empathy
Humility
Open-Mindedness
Confidence/Courage
Patience
Self-Motivation
Integrity
Altruism
Respect of self & others
Perseverance
Responsibility
Conscientiousness
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Social Responsibility Students in each class level will engage in a global issue and/or diversity issue that directly relates to a curricular unit: Local activities e.g. poverty, social
justice, environment Travel abroad that includes
community service or service learning e.g. South Africa, Peru
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Standard 1: Investigate and understand different worldviews, social needs, and the complexity of issues in our local, national, and global communities
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Standard 2: Work and communicate
respectfully with different peoples, both in our school community and in the larger world around us
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Standard 3: Develop innovative, creative, and
viable strategies to approach local, national, and global problems
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Standard 4: Develop innovative, creative, and
viable strategies to approach local, national, and global problems
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Standard 5:
Act purposefully, ethically, and with a commitment to lifelong stewardship in the pursuit of local, national, and global solutions
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Kindergarten
Standard 1:
Investigate and understand different worldviews, social needs, and the complexity of issues in our local, national, and global communities
Standard 2…
Essential Questions:
What is the difference b/t a want and a need?
What are people’s needs?
Why do people have needs?
What needs to children have?