Go Global!An introduction to Global Education

Emily LitmanLearning Community Charter School

Global Education prepares our students to be citizens of the 21st Century by encouraging them to:

Investigate the world Recognize perspectives Effectively communicate with others Take action and do something!

(Source:ASIA Society)

Global Education

Why do I travel so much?

What do I take away from my experiences on my journeys that I can share with

others?

Investigate the world…

Standing on the Equator in Ecuador!

Selfie stick FAIL in Fiji!

Recognize Perspectives…

Proud kids in Guatemala Celebrating soccer and national pride in

Buenos Aires.

Communicate Effectively…

Introducing Duck, Duck, Goose to a small village in Yemen.

Sharing the wonder of the Tide To Go stick on the Canary Islands.

Take Action!

My Year 7 students in Nagigi, Fiji73 pairs of shoes delivered to Guatemala

My own personal travels have provided me with so many lessons to share with my students…

How can we help students see the world without leaving Jersey City?

Investigate the world

Recognize perspectives

Effectively communicate with others

Take Action!

7th Grade Model UN

4th Grade Cinderella Study

8th Grade SKYPE debates with school in India

Penny Drive

This is happening here already!

How can you incorporate elements of Global Education into YOUR curriculum?

Resources to start exploring for ideas…

Asia Society- information and practical tools for implementing global educationhttp://asiasociety.org/education/resources

p21.org- a teacher’s guide to K-12 Global Competence Grade Level Indicators for teaching Global Educationhttp://www.p21.org/storage/documents/Global_Education/P21_K-12_Global_Ed_Indicators.pdf

Oxfam-Education for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schoolsfile:///C:/Users/elitman/Downloads/education_for_global_citizenship_a_guide_for_schools%20(2).pdf