A quick overview of the benefits of Global Education in my elementary school in New Jersey.

1. An introduction to Global Education
Emily Litman
Learning Community Charter School

4.  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)

5. What do I take away from my experiences on
my journeys that I can share with others?

6. Standing on the Equator in
Ecuador!
Selfie stick FAIL in Fiji!

7. Proud kids in Guatemala Celebrating soccer and
national pride in
Buenos Aires.

8. Introducing Duck, Duck, Goose to
a small village in Yemen.
Sharing the wonder of the
Tide To Go stick on the
Canary Islands.

9. My Year 7 students in Nagigi, Fiji
73 pairs of shoes
delivered to Guatemala

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

12.  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

14. Asia Society- information and practical tools for implementing
global education
http://asiasociety.org/education/resources
p21.org- a teacher’s guide to K-12 Global Competence Grade
Level Indicators for teaching Global Education
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/Global_Education/P21_
K-12_Global_Ed_Indicators.pdf
Oxfam-Education for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schools
file:///C:/Users/elitman/Downloads/education_for_global_citizen
ship_a_guide_for_schools%20(2).pdf