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 This blog is no longer being updated.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
Chinese Language Immersion Design 101
While there are many cognitive and academic advantages to providing students with a rigorous and engaging immersion curriculum, it is crucial to design the appropriate type of program that best meets the needs of students, parents, and the school community.
Federal
Opinion
To Boldly Go Where Few Students Have Gone Before ...
Project-based learning that's literally out of this world.
Federal
Opinion
The 21st-Century Teacher: Educating a New Kind of Driver
We must prepare teachers today for hybrid and teacherpreneur roles so that the most accomplished practitioners continue working with students while expanding their influence.
School & District Management
Opinion
Wisconsin's Global Education Achievement Certificate
How one state gives graduation distinction to globally competent youth.
Federal
Opinion
The Language Shift
There is a shift in attitude mainly among young people who view language learning and cultural understanding as a critical necessity.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Afterschool Partnerships Promote Common Core Rigor and Relevance
The afterschool hours are invaluable time for students to develop the knowledge and skills they need for the interconnected world and to meet the Common Core.
States
Opinion
Global Education Is Contagious in Ohio
Advice from one state on how to make global learning a reality for more students.
School & District Management
Opinion
Project-Based Global Learning in an Era of High-Stakes Accountability
At Winton Woods, we marry rigorous academic content with soft skills through project-based learning. Embedded in 21st century skills, project-based learning prepares students for success.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Language Learning in the Age of Common Core
As her school shifts to address Common Core State Standards, one foreign language teacher finds opportunity for greater collaboration.
Federal
Opinion
Disappointingly Rare in Schools of Education
Exposure to international students develops global competency skills in American graduates. But a relatively new trend in schools of education leave pre-service teachers wanting.
Federal
Opinion
The Geography of Smart
Author and journalist Amanda Ripley shares what she has learned from students about global education.
Federal
Opinion
A Global School for a Global Age
America's first public school to convert to a charter is still running strong--see how.
Curriculum
Opinion
Write Better Curriculum
High performing school systems have common traits on how they approach curriculum; learn what they are.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
The Global-Learning Twitterati
Literati, derived from Latin, means "acquainted with letters." In historical times, it referred a well-educated class who held an elite status in society.