Heather Singmaster, director at the Center for Global Education at Asia Society, curated this group blog in which education leaders discussed global competence based on best practices from around the world. This blog is no longer being updated.
Curriculum
Opinion
Ten Things I Learned From Starting an Immersion School
Advice from a 10-year-old immersion school in Denver.
States
Opinion
Framing Global Education - A Wisconsin Perspective Via Germany
Wisconsin is a leader in global education, including the first state to introduce a global education certificate for high school students.
Federal
Opinion
Four Steps for Transforming Students Into Young Activists
One teacher's steps for encouraging students to take action in the world.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Teaching Poetry as a Means to Inclusion
How teaching poetry can help foster inclusion in the classroom.
Federal
Opinion
Building a K-16 Education Pipeline for Global Competence Development
How to systematically build K-16 partnerships for global education.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
The Value of Teaching Climate Change in Today's Classroom
Resources for discussing and teaching climate change with students.
Federal
Opinion
Four Lessons in Global Education from the Beatles
How the Beatles were models of global education.
Curriculum
Opinion
Behind One Successful High School-Higher Education Partnership
Building a K-16 pipeline requires a strong partnership between institutions of higher education, school districts, and schools. Here is how they did it in Utah.
Curriculum
Opinion
Teaching Foreign Language in the Age of Trump
What do you do when students refuse to participate in their foreign language class because of racist attitudes?
Federal
Opinion
Five Ways to Build an Asset-Based Mindset in Education Partnerships
When creating partnerships with other schools, how do we approach them with a positive, asset-based mindset?
Curriculum
Opinion
Nine Features of High-Quality Language Immersion Programs
Language immersion education is a relatively new field, so how can educators know if a program is effective? Here are nine features of high-quality programs.
Curriculum
Opinion
The Importance of Curiosity and Questions in 21st-Century Learning
Why curiosity and questioning are essential 21st century skills.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
For American Workforce Training, Look to the German Model
How the German dual education system is starting to be implemented in the U.S. to help address the skills gap.
School & District Management
Opinion
Businesses: Step Up for Education or Face a Continuing Skills Gap
To prepare students for a global economy, we will need to rethink education - with the help of business.