This presentation by Jennifer D. Klein explores the importance of global education and educational strategies and pedagogy for transformative student experiences. Presented as part of the LearnCentral webinar series on August 31, 2011. See more about Jennifer's work at www.principledlearning.org.

2. “ Real change requires not just the absence of destruction, but the presence of construction.” ~ Oscar Arias Nobel Prize Winner Peace Jam 2006

3. Global Awareness and Citizenship Why is it important to be globally aware, and what does global citizenship look like?

4. Morley Safer Quotation “ As diverse as America has become, it remains remarkably inward-looking. Without an educational and media establishment that takes on the responsibility of teaching and informing and respecting the riches of foreign cultures, this country could become a paranoid and parochial suburb of a vital global village.” ~ Morley Safer CBS News Correspondent

5. “ Even before September 11 shattered any notion of American isolation, it ought to have been abundantly clear that American students know far too little about the rest of the world. In June 2001, the National Commission on Asia in the Schools…released a report that said that young Americans are ‘dangerously uninformed about international matters’… —Asia Society, from “Citizenship in the Global Age”

6. Harvard Education Letter “ Although definitions vary, most lists of 21 st century skills include those needed to make the best use of rapidly changing technologies; the so-called ‘soft skills’ that computers can’t provide, like creativity; and those considered vital to working and living in an increasingly complex, rapidly changing global society.” ~ Harvard Education Letter

7. BENCHMARKS & SKILLS IMPROVED BY A GLOBAL CURRICULUM Source: Harvard Education Letter’s list of “Skills for the 21 st Century”

10. SUBTLE CHOICES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

11. Roderick Paige “ Ours is a world of 24-hour news cycles, global markets, and high-speed Internet. We need to look no further than our morning paper to see that our future, and the future of our children, is inextricably linked to the complex challenges of the global community. And for our children to be prepared to take their place in that world and rise to those challenges, they must first understand it.” ~ U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige

12. Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paolo Freire (Brazil) “ Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.”

16. Traditional World Map (National Geographic)

17. America-Centered Maps

18. Pacific-Centered World Map (Chinese)

19. “ South Up” Map (Australian)

20. How can e-technologies help to humanize and improve the study of global issues?

22. The Challenges of Global Education The Problem The Solution Differences in Time Zones, Class Times and School Year More Asynchronous than Synchronous Tech Platforms, Opportunities Built around Vacations Limitations on Foreign End (Technology, Follow Through, Finances) Build Lower-Tech Opportunities and a Plan B into All Projects Teachers’ Work Load Develop an Interdisciplinary Team to Share the Load Accusation that Global Education is “Fluff,” not Core Tie Global Units to Core Benchmarks, Assess Using ISTE’s NETS and Asia Society’s Global Competencies Matrix

23. TakingITGlobal Overview Facilitating Youth Voice in Decision-Making Developing Youth Leadership & 21 st Century Skills Leveraging Social Networks for Civic Engagement TakingITGlobal

24. Shared Vision Young people everywhere are actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world Shared V ision

25. Leveraging Social Networks Leveraging Social Networks for Civic Engagement

26. An informal learning community Community Action Tools Resources Youth Media Global Issues

27. Lively Learning Communities

28. TIGed’s Best Practices Guide

29. THEMATIC CLASSROOMS

30. Partnership Quotation on 21 st Century Skills Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn – The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills ” “

32. Essential Questions for Department Teams: What does global citizenship look like in y our particular discipline? Essential Question for Teachers of Global Education

36. Greens Farms Academy: S.E.E.D. Project with Linda Vista, Costa Rica

38. Berkeley Carroll School: Care Package for LaFonde, Haiti

40. Lake Forest School: Community Development with Awamaki Weaving Cooperative, Patacancha, Perú (HS)

41. Berkeley Carroll School: Student-Driven United Nations Initiative Convention on the Rights of the Child Students fundraise to bring four students to NYC from Sierra Leone, to present before the United Nations

42. Berkeley Carroll School: Transit of Venus Global Collaboration Project (MS & HS) Students measure the trajectory of Venus in front of the sun from all over the planet. In Partnership with TakingITGlobal and the Centre for Global Education

43. Global Organizations as Partners: Inspiring Collaboration and Constructive Change

45. I wonder…