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Global Learning

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 This blog is no longer being updated.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.
Camilla Modesitt, July 13, 2017
5 min read
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.
Gerhard Fischer, July 11, 2017
8 min read
Federal Opinion Four Steps for Transforming Students Into Young Activists
One teacher's steps for encouraging students to take action in the world.
Adam Carter, July 6, 2017
3 min read
Equity & Diversity Opinion Teaching Poetry as a Means to Inclusion
How teaching poetry can help foster inclusion in the classroom.
Bertha Rogers, June 29, 2017
7 min read
Federal Opinion Building a K-16 Education Pipeline for Global Competence Development
How to systematically build K-16 partnerships for global education.
June 26, 2017
5 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion The Value of Teaching Climate Change in Today's Classroom
Resources for discussing and teaching climate change with students.
Cleary Vaughan-Lee, June 22, 2017
8 min read
Federal Opinion Four Lessons in Global Education from the Beatles
How the Beatles were models of global education.
June 19, 2017
4 min read
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.
Fernando Rubio, Jill Landes-Lee & Jane Hacking, June 13, 2017
7 min read
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?
Kaitlin E. Thomas, June 8, 2017
4 min read
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?
Jennifer D. Klein, June 5, 2017
6 min read
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.
Shuhan Wang & Joy Kreeft Peyton, May 31, 2017
10 min read
Curriculum Opinion The Importance of Curiosity and Questions in 21st-Century Learning
Why curiosity and questioning are essential 21st century skills.
Andrew P. Minigan, May 24, 2017
8 min read
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.
Letitia Zwickert, May 22, 2017
7 min read
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.
May 18, 2017
5 min read