Globally Connected Learning
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This document discusses the importance of teaching global awareness and global competencies to students. It argues that global awareness is important even for students who may never have a passport, as ignorance of the world can limit understanding of how the US fits in globally. It provides statistics showing many young Americans lack basic geographic knowledge. The document then outlines ways to incorporate global topics beyond just food, culture, etc, such as establishing a personal learning network, following international news, using online collaboration tools, and reflecting on global issues. Teachers are encouraged to participate in global conferences and make their classrooms more globally connected.
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Globally Connected Learning
- 1. Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Globallyconnectedlearning.com Globally Connected Learning
- 2. Do you believe that global awareness and education is important to students who do not and most likely will never own a passport?
- 3. Should “Global Awareness” or “Global Competencies” be taught as a (required) separate course/subject?
- 4. How to infuse culture beyond food, music, games, festivals, language or art?
- 6. Why?
- 7. Ignorance of how the US fits into the wider world
- 8. Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a map
- 9. 20% of young Americans think Sudan is in Asia
- 10. 50% can’t find New York on a U.S. map
- 11. 6 in 10 young Americans don't speak a foreign language fluently.
- 12. 9 in 10 (89%) do not correspond regularly with anyone outside the US.
- 13. As many as one third (32%) would miss a conference call scheduled with someone in another time zone.
- 14. Young people in the USA are unprepared for an increasingly global & interconnected future.
- 15. In an era of ubiquitous interconnection, global awareness does not mean simply learning about other cultures, foods and holidays. ScottMcLeod
- 16. 21st Century Teachers & Learners recognize that EVERYTHING is connected
- 18. How?
- 20. Local Isolated Educator Establish PLN Jump in Global Issues & News Offer Collaboration & Help Upgrade Seek Collaboration Partners Connect Trust Share Globally Connected Educator StepstoaGloballyConnected Educator
- 21. My Personal Learning Network South Africa
- 22. The Networked Teacher Colleagues Family/ Local Community Print & Digital Resources Conferences Curriculum Documents Social Book- marking Video Conferencing Blogs Wikis Podcasts Twitter Social Network Sites Photo Sharing Popular Media
- 24. Don’t be a Wallflower
- 25. Don’t Shout Out into the World
- 26. Participate in Global Conferences
- 27. Get Informed: International News & Issues
- 28. Use Translation Tools Tom.com-China Sueddeutsche.de-Germany NouvelObs-France Nord-Cinema-France G1 Globo-Brazil Zeit Online-Germany La Información- Spain Spiegel Online-Germ Focus Online- Gmany Komika Magasin-Swedish Marmiton.org-France Elle-France
- 31. Image by Mike Fisher http://www.flickr.com/photos/grade6kms/5103565561/
- 32. Tools
- 33. Success
- 35. VoiceThread- What Could It Mean?
- 38. Global Awareness Projects & Reflection
- 39. Teddy Bears Around The World
- 41. Q&A&Ideas
- 42. Image Credits • Upside Down Globe http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenmaise r/3694740123/ • Drill by Mike Fisher http://www.flickr.com/photos/grade6k ms/5103565561/ • Dim Sum Plate by Daring Librarian http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl /5084891145/
- 43. Credit&Resources • Survey National Geographic- Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study • http://www.myWonderfulWorld. org • Google Maps • Google Earth • VoiceThread • Wikis • Blogs • Skype
Editor's Notes
- Iceberg Concept of Culture 90 % of culture below the surface Above: Food, Games, dress, music, visual arts dance, literature, language, celebrations Below: courtesy , concepts of time, personal space, rules of conduct, facial expressions, non verbal communication, patterns, notions of modesty, ideals of child rearing, attitude towards elders, tolerance of physical pain, concept of past & future, concept of “self”, problem solving roles in relationship to age, sex, class, occupation, kinship