Additional Resources

The following videos, pod casts and readings were required for part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms coursework.  All of the items were useful for understanding and implementing Global Education.  I particularly liked the videos and Ted Talks.  


Videos :

Rethinking learning: The 21st century learner. Retrieved August 1, 2014 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xa98cy‐Rw&feature=related  From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century.How can we best use this change to our benefit in the classroom?

Smithsonian Student Travel and Education First. (2012) What is 21st century education? Retrieved on August 16 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax5cNlutAys 
A very brief video which provides a visual representation with our world's changing environment.  The Our world is changing at an unprecedented pace. EF Explore America argues that to prepare our students, lessons must go beyond the "3 R's" and foster 21st century skills. Skills like critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity will be essential for students to take on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.This is excellent quick representation of what it means to work for global education.

Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (2012). Dan Rather’s interview with Linda Darling‐ Hammond on Finland. Excerpts from Finnish First. Retrieved August 16 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYszdSU1Yg 
 Dan Rather discusses  Finland's  transformation of  its school system from one that was mediocre and inequitable, to one that consistently produces some of the world's best students, while virtually eliminating an achievement gap. And they do it without standardized testing.

TED Talks. (2009). Gordon Brown on global ethic vs. national interest. Retrieved August 27, 2012 from: http://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown_on_global_ethic_vs_national_interest.html 
 Gordon Brown discusses  whether the interests of an indivicual nation can be reconciled with humanity's greater good.  A fascinating discussion of whether a patriotic nationally elected leader can give other countries consideration.  The UK Prime Minister fields questions from TED curator Chris Anderson. 

21st Century Pedegogy. Retrieved August 15, 2014 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&feature=related 
 A visual representation of the ever changing classroom.

University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Globalizing teacher education. Retrieved on August 19, 2014 from http://sites.sandiego.edu/globaleducation/home/ This site features a series of video case studies that are designed to encourage conversation among teachers, aspiring teachers, and teacher educators about the role of global education in K-12 classrooms.

Zhao, Y. TEDxTraverse City. (2011). Teach children to invent jobs. Retrieved August 16 2014  from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOXAJzqm2Rw.  Yong Zhao, current Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, eloquently  proposes that educators should not train students only to have job, rather they should be trained to invent jobs.   


Reading

Peters, L. (2009). Global education: Using technology to bring the world to your students. Eugene: International Society for Technology in Education, 20‐37. 
Technology can help us bring the world into our classrooms through video conferencing we can speak to students around the world.  


Boix Mansilla, V. & Jackson, A. (2011). Educating for global competence: Preparing our youth to engage the world.  New York: The Asia Society. Retrieved July 16, 2014 from http://asiasociety.org/files/book‐globalcompetence.pdf 
McCarty, L. P. (2011). This excellent, albeit long articl,e challenging teachers to begin educating students with an eye toward the global. 


Czarra, F. The global education checklist. Retrieved July 2, 2014 from http://www.globaled.org/fianlcopy.pdf.  A great tool to evaluate students' global issues, skills and connections.  The checklist provides  assessments for  students, teachers and administrators as they move into a global arena.  

Cosmopolitan Education. Indiana University. Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=colleagues&sei‐ redir=1#search=%22cosmopolitan%20educastion%22 
 This short article discusses the nature of a cosmopolitan student including a a habit of mind where one  can end up anywhere in the world and be in the same relation of familiarity and strangeness to the local culture 

Global Education Advisory Council (2011). “Global Education: What Does It Look Like in Schools.” Retrieved on August 2, 2014 from https://sites.google.com/site/globaleducationadvisorycouncil/2011‐ geac‐reports/global‐education‐what‐does‐it‐look‐like‐in‐schools This articleexplores essential skills for the globally educated student.    Global competence involves an ability to function in societies other than our own.  Global education must prepare students to understand the perspectives of other peoples and cultures across all grade levels and disciplines so as to be able to solve common problems and develop better working relationships. This is an excellent short article for those wishing  to understand the principles of Global Education.

Guidelines on intercultural education. (pp. 11‐20). Retrieved August 12, 2014 from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001478/147878e.pdf 
  This article explores Unesco's understanding of  Global Education including  Culture via religion, language, diversity and heritage and minority cultures.   

Longview Foundation. (2008). Teacher preparation for the global age: The Imperative for change. Excerpts. Retrieved on August 19, 2014 from http://www.longviewfdn.org/122/teacher‐preparation‐for‐ the‐global‐age.html. The Longview Foundation explores the role of the teacher for the global age.Teachers need the skills in order to bring their world into their classrooms.  

Oxfam Education. (2007). Education for global citizenship: a guide for schools. Retrieved June 17, 2014 from http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/gc/curriculum 
UNESCO. (2006).   This global citizenship guide introduce the key elements of Oxfam's Curriculum for Global Citizenship, as well as providing case studies outlining best practice in the classroom, activities that can be adapted for use in many curriculum areas, and resources for further reading.

University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Globalizing teacher education. Retrieved on August 19, 2014 from http://sites.sandiego.edu/globaleducation/home/  Defines the concept of global education and other terms associated with global education.  Article discusses the clarity around language and instructional objectives is essential if we are to ensure that students learn what we intend.


Useful Websites 


The Global SchoolNet aims to improve academic performance through content driven collaboration. Links teachers and K‐12 students in meaningful project learning exchanges worldwide. (http://www.globalschoolnet.org/) 


Omprakash Foundation facilitates communication, collaboration, and mutual learning within a diverse international network of social actors. (http://www.omprakash.org/classroomportal) 


Primary Source connects educators with other cultures and peoples to promote the incorporation of global content into schools and curriculum. Programs include seminars, institutes, and study tours for educators. Primary Source also produces resources and curricula available for use by educators. (www.primarysource.org) 


         The following resources were not required as a part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program Online Course, were optional materials for anyone who may be interested in exploring any of these topics further.

Bickley, M. & Carleton, J. (2009). Students without borders: Global collaborative learning connects school to the Real World. In Learning & Leading with Technology, v37 n3 p 20‐23. Eugene: International Society for Technology in Education.

Cogan, J. & Grossman, D. (2009). Characteristics of globally minded teachers: A Twenty‐first century view. In T. Kirkwood‐Tucker (Ed.) Visions in global education: The Globalization of curriculum and pedagogy in teacher education and schools. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

Heilman, E. (2009). Terrains of global and multicultural education: What is distinctive, contested, and shared? (pp. 25‐47). In T. Kirkwood‐Tucker (Ed.) Visions in global education: The Globalization of curriculum and pedagogy in teacher education and schools. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

Kuhn, D. (2005). What are we doing here? In Education for thinking (pp. 16‐36). Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Merryfield, M. (2009). Moving the center of global education: From imperial worldviews that divide the world to double consciousness, contrapuntal pedagogy, hybridity, and cross‐cultural competence (pp. 215‐239). In T. Kirkwood‐Tucker (Ed.) Visions in global education: The Globalization of curriculum and pedagogy in teacher education and schools. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

Suárez Orozco, M. (2008). Learning in a global era: International perspectives on globalization and education. Berkley: University of California Press.

Süssmuth, R. (2007). On the need for teaching intercultural skills: Challenges for education in a globalizing world (pp. 195‐213). In M. Suarez‐Orozco (Ed.), Learning in a global era: International perspectives on globalization and education. Berkley: University of California Press.

Zao, Y. (2009). Catching up or leading the way: American education in the age of globalization. Alexandria: ASCD, 160‐198.

Zong, G. (2009). Global perspectives in teacher education research and practice (pp. 71‐99). In T. Kirkwood‐Tucker (Ed.) Visions in global education: The Globalization of curriculum and pedagogy in teacher education and schools. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.