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The Global Education Guidebook
Humanizing K–12 Classrooms Worldwide Through Equitable Partnerships
Educators worldwide are striving to connect their students to classrooms and experts in ways that humanize the world, while preparing them to thrive in the 21st century. This practical guide takes readers through the steps and strategies needed to set up equitable global partnerships that benefit all learners, founded in the tenets of global citizenship and global competency.
Benefits
- Explore examples of elementary, middle, and high school partnerships that target global and 21st century competencies students need for life in a complex world.
- Gain wisdom from global education leaders and practitioners who have firsthand experience building successful and transformative global partnerships for students.
- Consider communication platforms, organizations, and strategies for finding and fostering long-term global partnerships.
- Understand the equity pitfalls of global partnerships and explore strategies for building equitable relationships with other communities in the world.
- Learn about assessing global competency and partnership programs, as well as ways to expand global learning opportunities across your community.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Fostering Global Citizenship by Meeting in the MiddleChapter 1: Building Global Competencies via Global Partnerships
Chapter 2: Preparing for Global Collaboration
Chapter 3: Getting a Feel for What’s Possible
Chapter 4: Finding Existing Partnership Programs That Work
Chapter 5: Finding a Global Partner on Your Own
Chapter 6: Choosing Strategies for Successful Communication
Chapter 7: Avoiding Equity Pitfalls
Chapter 8: Exploring Social Justice Challenges Through Partnerships
Chapter 9: Assessing Global Competencies, Partnerships, and Programs
Chapter 10: Building a Culture of Global Engagement Across the Community
Reproducibles
- Figure 1.1: Global Graduate for a VUCA World Activity
- Figure 2.1: Partnership Readiness Worksheet
- Figure 3.1: Brainstorming Global Speakers Worksheet
- Figure 4.1: Partnership Idea Generation Worksheet
- Figure 5.1: Outreach Planning for Finding Partners Worksheet
- Figure 6.1: Technological Needs Assessment Worksheet
- Figure 7.1: Striving for Equity in Global Partnerships Worksheet
- Figure 8.1: Community Readiness and Preparation for Controversial Partnerships Worksheet
- Figure 9.1: Capture Global Competency Evidence
- Figure 9.7: Partnership Evaluation and Reflection Worksheet
- Figure 10.1: Essential and Practical Questions for Global Educators
- Global Partnership Checklist
Suggested Resources
Books
- Boss, S. (2012). Bringing Innovation to School: Empowering Students to Thrive in a Changing World. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Ripp, P. (2017). Reimagining Literacy Through Global Collaboration. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Websites
Introduction
Chapter 1
- Center for Global Education at Asia Society
- Dream Flag Project
- e2 Education & Environment
- Matt Davis, “Restorative Justice: Resources for Schools”
- IDEO
- Oxfam
- World Savvy
Chapter 2
- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
- Edmodo
- Google Drive
- Google Hangouts
- Skype
- United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- WebEx
Chapter 3
- #Decarbonize: A Global Mobilization of Youth Perspectives on Climate Change
- #Decarbonize, COP22 Global Youth White Paper on Climate Change
- Edmodo
- Flat Stanley
- Global Partners Junior
- Global Read Aloud
- Global Speed Chat
- iEARN’s Teddy Bear Project
- Rutas Naturbanas
- Skype
- United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Wikispaces
- Yasser Alaa Mobarak
Chapter 4
- Centre for Global Education
- Flat Connections
- Global Classroom Project
- Global Conversations
- Google Earth
- Global Inventors
- Global Nomads Group
- Global Read Aloud
- iEARN
- iEARN’s Our Story Book Project
- iEARN’s Tulip and Daffodil Project
- Kidnected World
- Kiva
- Know My World
- Kristen Goggin
- Level Up Village
- LINEglobal
- Narrative 4
- TakingITGlobal
- TakingITGlobal for Educators
- VoiceThread
- The Wonderment
- WorldVuze
Chapter 5
- Connected Educator Month Reports
- Edutopia
- Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program
- Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
- Fund for Teachers
- Global Education Conference
- Global Exploration for Educators Organization
- Global Goals Educator Task Force
- Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program
- International Society for Technology in Education
- International Society for Technology in Education Standards
- IREX’s Teachers for Global Classrooms Program
- Japan–U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development
- Ning
- World Leadership School
Chapter 6
- Blackboard Collaborate
- Cisco
- Cisco WebEx
- Edmodo
- Education Fast Forward
- Facebook Messenger
- Gmail
- Google Apps for Education
- Google Classroom
- Google Hangouts
- Google Translate
- GoToMeeting
- OneNote
- Polycom
- Polycom RealPresence
- SkyDrive
- Skype
- Snapchat
- TakingITGlobal
- TakingITGlobal for Educators
- Wikis
- Zoom
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
- Appleby College’s Global Leadership Diploma
- Asia Society, “Global Leadership Rubric”
- Center for Global Education at Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network
- Fred Czarra, Global Education Checklist for Teachers, Schools, School Systems and State Education Agencies
- EdTechTeacher Rubrics for Assessment
- Fountain Valley School of Colorado’s Global Scholar Diploma
- Future Friendly Schools
- Global Competence Aptitude Assessment for Business
- Global Competence Aptitude Assessment for Education
- Global Education Benchmark Group
- Global Management’s Global Mindset Inventory
- Parish Episcopal School’s Academy of Global Studies
- University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching “Tools for Assessing Intercultural and Global Competence”
- World Savvy’s School Partnership Program
Chapter 10
- Adobe Youth Voices
- Atlas Workshops
- Away 2 Be
- Colorado’s World Denver
- Envoys
- Experiment in International Living
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program
- Fund for Teachers
- Global Education Benchmark Group’s Annual Global Educators Conference
- Global Education Conference
- Global Exploration for Educators Organization
- Global Issues Network
- International Society for Technology in Education Conference
- Mooc.org
- National Association of Independent Schools’ People of Color Conference
- Participate
- TakingITGlobal’s DeforestACTION
- Where There Be Dragons
- Wisconsin’s Global Education
- World Leadership School