This document outlines the agenda and discussion topics for a staff development session on global trends in education. Staff will be divided into groups to discuss topics like globalization, 21st century learning skills, education competition and reform. Videos will provide additional perspectives on these issues. The goal is to understand how to adapt education to better prepare students for globalization and 21st century careers and learning.

1. Misti Holloway
ITC 5220-375
March 31, 2012

2. Logistics
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 Staff will be divided into assigned
heterogeneous groups of 4-6 individuals.
 Each slide of the presentation will include
questions that will be discussed in the assigned
small groups and as a large group.
 Videos provided can be accessed by clicking on
the pictures on each slide (videos are
hyperlinked to the images provided).

3. Discussion Points
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 How is the world flat?
 What is globalization?
 What are the attributes of 21st Century learners?
 Is competition in education healthy?
 How do we change education from within to adapt
to global trends?

4. How is the world flat?
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1. As a group, discuss your understanding of
globalization. (2-3 minutes)
2. Let’s watch the video provided to hear
how our world is flat.
3. After watching this video, as a group,
discuss how a flat world affects education
today. What are the implications for our
students? (5-7 minutes)
4. Large group discussion: What is
globalization, and what are its implications
for education today? (5-7 minutes)

5. What is globalization?

1. As a group, discuss your
understanding of globalization. (2-3
minutes)
2. Let’s watch the two videos provided to
hear other views of globalization.
3. After watching these videos, as a
group, discuss how globalization
affects students in your classroom—
now and for the future. (3-5 minutes)
4. Large group discussion. (5-7 minutes)

6. What are the attributes of
21 st Century Learners?

1. As a group, discuss your understanding of what
it means to be a 21st Century Learner. (3-5
minutes)
2. Let’s watch the videos provided to understand
21st Century learning.
3. After watching these videos, as a group,
discuss the importance of 21st Century learning
for students—now and for the future. (5-7
minutes)
4. Large group discussion: What does it mean to
be a 21st Century Learner? Why is 21st Century
learning important now and for the future? (5-7
minutes)

7. 21st Century Learning in
Our School
Education Goals for21st

Century
 Review the district goals for
Learners in Stokes County 21st Century learning provided.
Schools
 Large group discussion: What
do these goals mean? (5-7
minutes)
 In your groups, discuss how
your classroom is helping our
students develop as 21st
Century learners. (3-5 minutes)
 Large group discussion: Each
group shares 1-2 ideas. (7-10
minutes)

8. Is competition in education
healthy?

1.As a group, discuss the different ways
students, teachers, and schools compete locally
and globally. (3-5 minutes)
2.Now, discuss the positive and negative aspects
of competition for our students. (3-5 minutes)
3.Large group discussion: Is competition healthy
for our students? Is it a motivator for success?
(7-10 minutes)

9. How can we reform education to
adapt to global trends?

1. As a group, discuss how we can reform our school
to better prepare our students for global trends
in postsecondary education and the workforce. (5-
7 minutes)
2. Let’s watch the videos provided to view other
ideas of education reform.
3. After watching these videos, as a group, discuss
methods of education reform we can put into
practice now in our school. (5-7 minutes)
4. Large group discussion: How can we reform
education at our school now? What are the
implications of using global trends to drive
reform? (5-7 minutes)

10. References
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 Thomas Friedman's Three Eras of Globalization. (2008, August 22).
UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU
 What Thomas Friedman means when he says "the world is flat". (2008,
April 22). UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2BguxRSyY
 21st Century Skills: How do we get there? (2009, January 27). galushaj.
Retrieved from
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+does+it+mean+to+be+a+21st+ce
ntury+learner%3f&view=detail&mid=8482F46DDCDAFE6D81E98482F46DD
CDAFE6D81E9&first=0
 Globalization and education.mov. (2011, March 22). GEO101E4. Retrieved
from
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=globalization+and+education&view=d
etail&mid=70DAB3BA78D1455A726070DAB3BA78D1455A7260&first=0

11. References cont.
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 Public schools shortchanging students? (2011, April 22). CNN
Weekend Shows. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/04/22/exp.ybl.
bennett.noguera.education.cnn
 Thomas Friedman Comments on Olin College. (2011, May 3).
FranklinWOlinCollege. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shn4bBF3_ME
 Fisch, K. (2008). Shift Happens. Retrieved from
http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift
 Friedman, T. (2007). The world is flat 3.0: A brief history of the
21st century. New York: Picador.
 West Stokes School Improvement Team. (2011). 2011-2012 School
improvement plan. Unpublished manuscript.