Definition of Global Education
To me, global education encompasses the learning that allows one to become cognizant of, and engaged in some meaningful way, with situations, events, peoples, and problems beyond one's immediate borders. It means one will therefore display the initiative, and find the time needed, to explore what's taking place, broadly, in the lives of others all over the world; and then, armed with an understanding of some of the issues, take the next step, which would be to try and make an impact in some way.
Rationale and Purpose
This global education guide is a work in progress. It is meant to provide materials and resources to assist users in infusing global education components into their curriculum. My primary goal is to be able to help my school and community identify both the challenges and opportunities we face in order to integrate global perspectives in our classrooms. I think we all have a common goal in helping our students build their capacity for global competence.
I want to also share skills, methodologies, and strategies that I encountered throughout my yearlong experience as Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Fellow. Over time, I intend to continue to make available additional relevant local resources, personnel, and facilities that we can call upon as we work to help our students become global citizens.
I want to also share skills, methodologies, and strategies that I encountered throughout my yearlong experience as Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Fellow. Over time, I intend to continue to make available additional relevant local resources, personnel, and facilities that we can call upon as we work to help our students become global citizens.
Using the Resources
Finally, I encourage users (especially my colleagues at work, to share their own resources, make suggestions, and overall, become engaged with this site so that our school and community can together create a resource that is a model for other schools. In the end, global citizenry also involves "spreading the word."