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 This blog is no longer being updated.
Teaching
Opinion
Real-World Connections to Global Learning
By focusing students on real-life connections using a global lens, we can create more engaging and powerful opportunities to learn. Meghan Sullivan shares some classroom examples.
Curriculum
Opinion
Upgrading Education for the Global 21st Century
Schools know how to teach literacy and critical thinking skills. Heidi Hayes Jacobs added two other dimensions of literacy pertinent to future success: digital literacy and global literacy.
Curriculum
Opinion
Where Deeper Learning, 21st-Century Skills, and Global Competence Meet
Today we share a piece by a teacher at Oak Hill High School in Cincinnati, Ohio—a member of Asia Society's International Studies Schools Network. Meghan Sullivan is a French and World History teacher who has openly embraced the pillars of 21st century skills, global competence, and deeper learning. Read on to see how she combines all of these in her classroom.
Curriculum
Opinion
Smart Diplomacy: People-to-People Exchange
Asia Society's work in China which includes creating opportunities for American students to learn Chinese, connecting them with peers in China, and convening individuals and institutions in education, business, policy, and the arts, contributes to a larger U.S.-China diplomatic effort—what Jeff Wang calls "smart diplomacy." However, Jeff points out a growing mutual distrust between our countries and the importance of education in overcoming it.
Curriculum
Opinion
Arizona's Language-Immersion Program: A Vote of Confidence
Can policymakers overcome partisan bickering in the service of language immersion programs? Aiden Fleming, Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Education, tells how it happened in Arizona and shares three strategies you can use in your community.
Curriculum
Opinion
12 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom: Creating a Global Classroom
Classrooms and teachers can go global with Twitter. Try one or more of these 12 ideas to Tweet your way around the world.
Curriculum
Opinion
World Cup Wonders
Worldwide competitive events provide multiple opportunities to explore global content such as international relations, geography, economics, the origin and history of games, and the qualities of collaboration and sportsmanship. Terri Marini of MindWorks Resources explains how she teaches youth to investigate the world by asking questions about the World Cup.
States
Opinion
The Unfortunate Monolingual American
American disinterest in acquiring language skills to adapt to linguistic and cultural situations in which they find themselves is hurting an entire nation's likelihood of maintaining a predominant role in 21st century world matters. World interconnectedness coupled with the savvy of other world powerhouses has dictated that English is no longer the language needed to join the exclusive and elusive club of success and opportunity.
Teaching
Opinion
Science is Global: Deeper Learning and Global Competence in the Science Classroom
Globally focused teachers create a place where students learn science from interdisciplinary and global perspectives. Using a science curriculum with global case studies engages students in problem-based learning tasks and scientific investigations founded on research in scientific literature.
School & District Management
Opinion
Global Deeper Learning in Denver
By deeply diving into the core tenets of global competence, Denver Center for International Studies students find that learning is engaging and relevant, while preparing them for college, careers, and the global society they will graduate into.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Effective Professional Learning: 10 Strategies
We share ten strategies to help districts create an effective system of professional learning for teachers.
Curriculum
Opinion
Bring Real-Life Experience to Classrooms: 4 Tips to Engage Your Students
We know that by bringing global perspectives to the classroom, we can engage students at a deeper level. Today Shawna Bryce shares tips to help design projects that include real-world, global aspects.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Professional Learning Takes Time
Seven teacher leaders have co-authored a new report entitled "A Global Network of Teachers and Their Professional Learning Systems." Representing Seattle, Toronto, Denver, Shanghai, Singapore, and Lexington, they offer recommendations for how school systems can better structure and support professional learning for teachers.
Federal
Opinion
Great Teachers in the U.S. and China: What Do They Do?
As cultural comparisons among educational systems have taken center stage in the media and educational research, a fundamental question can be asked: What distinguishes quality educational systems across the world? This post looks at the similarities and differences in the beliefs and practices of national award-winning teachers in the United States and China.