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 This blog is no longer being updated.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
To Learn A New Language, You've Got to Move More Than Your Mouth!
Language teachers often use a lot of gestures, especially in beginner level classes. New research shows there is a method to the kinesthetic madness.
Curriculum
Opinion
Education a Strategic Issue
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visit a school and focus on educational issues the two nations share.
Federal
Opinion
Top Ten Ways to Become a High-Performing System (Part Two)
Vivien Stewart, senior advisor to Asia Society, offers advice to districts and states based on the lessons from high-performing school systems.
Assessment
Opinion
Top Ten Ways to Become a High-Performing System (Part One)
We know that a number of other countries have gotten a lot better than us, accelerating educational improvement in a short time and on a large scale. What exactly has enabled them to raise their game and become global high performers? And are there lessons for U.S. schools?
Curriculum
Opinion
Science: A World of Possibilities
Climate change, population growth, pandemic diseases, and pollution. Green technologies, new mobility systems, and advances in biotechnology. The science classroom is a powerful place for students to explore local implications of global problems and opportunities.
Federal
Opinion
Whither (not "Wither") Japanese?
As a language educator, my primary concern is that students are offered a high-quality, enriching, and yes, exciting, language learning experience. Quite frankly, I don't care if it's Hindi, Arabic, Swahili, or Dutch.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Digital, Global Learning
Keep in mind these three important goals as we consider digital learning.
Federal
Opinion
Common Core: Preparing Globally Competent Citizens, Part 2
Margaret Reed Millar from the Council of Chief State School Officers continues her exploratory essay on ways the Common Core State Standards dovetails with global competence.
Federal
Opinion
Common Core: Preparing Globally Competent Citizens
The adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics in 45 states and the District of Columbia offers educators an unprecedented opportunity to marry the skill development and acquisition of core content needed to develop globally competent citizens with the rigorous skills and core content needed to prepare all students for college and careers.
Assessment
Opinion
No More Pencils, No More Books?
Digital learning holds great promise, but there is also the peril of a new digital divide. Learn more about best practices from one country that seems to be implementing e-learning equitably.
Federal
Opinion
SAGE Advice for New Teachers
Classrooms today are very different from those ten years ago; a master teacher offers four points of advice for the new teacher.
Federal
Opinion
International Summit on the Teaching Profession
Delegations comprised of education ministers, leaders of national teachers' organizations, and other teacher leaders from countries and regions with high-performing and rapidly improving education systems will gather in New York City in March.
Assessment
Opinion
A Global Opportunity
Why Quality Count's 2012 "Global Challenge" is really an opportunity.
Federal
Opinion
Sweden: The Answer Isn't A. B. B. A.
The expectations for learning in an interconnected world are different from those common in the twentieth century. The expectations for learning in an interconnected world are different from those common in the twentieth century.