World View

An International Program for Educators

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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By Signe Wilkinson

Action Plan for Global

Education

1. Elements of the Action Plan

GoalObjectivesActions NeededPersons, Units or Dept. NeededResources NeededTimeframeMonitoring and Evaluations

Methods

2. Identify the Goal & Objectives

Goal: Express a clear and general sense of direction, a purpose, an aim. It should focus on the most important outcome to be achieved, or benefit that will be derived from implementing an Action Plan

Objective/s: Is/are more specific, and express/es what will be different as a result of implementation. In many ways, the objectives express the strategy that has been decided on and the desired accomplishments.

3. Global Education Committee

4. The Action Plan is a work in

progress

5. Realism and Vision

CREATIVITY

REALISM IDEALISM

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The Traveling School

THE GLOBAL SCHOOL

Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

The Tourist School

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The Tourist Classroom or School

The Traveling Classroomor School

The Global Classroom or School

The tourist classroomsamples foods, hosts festivals and studies about famous people of other countries.

Students focus on the unfamiliar, the exotic, and the differences between others and themselves.

After a quick foray, they return to their regular curriculum.

The teacher is the tour guide.

The traveling classroom studies history, geography, economics, politics, and arts of another culture.

The classroom invites in international guests. The class travels by email or short visits.

The traveling classroom takes longer journeys.

Students are engaged in language study and know proficiency takes many years.

The teacher is a fellow explorer who brings learning skills and experience to the shared journey.

The global classroom studies a culture or issue in depth, focusing on complexities and contradictions.

Students work on collaborative projects with classrooms abroad in other schools.

The classroom exists in a school that practices democracy and citizenship, including service learning.

Students communicate through world languages, through the arts, and via new technologies.

The teacher, with students, participates in inquiry, dialogue, and action. He creates opportunities for students to experience multiple perspectives.Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction