Ithaca high school Global Education

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela

Global Citizenship Significance

Todd NoyesIthaca High SchoolIthaca city school districtIthaca, NY

Engage, Educate and Empower

Presentation OverviewWhat is Global Education?Global CompetenciesBenefits/Impact of Global EducationExamples of Global Topics/ChallengesWhat can we do?Online ResourcesSample Pathways

What is Global Education?

Global EducationGlobal education must prepare students to understand perspectives of other people and cultures across all grade levels and disciplines so as to be able to solve common problems and develop better working relationships.

The Global Education Advisory Councilfrom Global Education: What Does It Look Like in Schools? (2011)

In addition to the definition, global education is the act of infusing our curriculum with current events, culturally relevant texts, connections to real world challenges, global issues, and multicultural awareness6

jharkhand, India After school these students are right on the family tomato field7

Global education is more than learning about other cultures or respecting diversity.

Globally Competent StudentsInvestigate their world

Recognize perspectives

Communicate ideas

Take action

Asia Society, Educating for Global Competence

Its about understanding the world through disciplinary and interdisciplinary study by these four competencies.

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The approach to understanding the world through disciplinary and interdisciplinary study.Start where its easiest to understand the process.10

Global Competencies:Exemplifies what skills and knowledge sets our students should have through global education.

Global competencies overlap with the 21st century learning skills you may be familiar with.11

The 21st Century SkillsCritical Thinking and Problem Solving

Creativity

Collaboration

Cross-cultural Understanding

Communication

Computing

Digital Literacy

If you are unfamiliar, here are the 21st century skills every student needs to succeed in a world thats changing and developing as rapidly as ours.12

What type of citizen do we want to prepare for the 21st century?

Global CitizenshipBecause of growing ethic, cultural, racial, language and religious diversity throughout the world, citizenship education needs to be changed in substantial ways to prepare students to function effectively in the 21st century.

James A. Banks (School of Education at Johns Hopkins University)

In order to help students understand the challenges and changes they are going to face, its our job to prepare global citizens wholl be working more closely across geographic boarders, and with people who have different backgrounds, beliefs and experiences. Diversity and global citizenship are our common future.14

Why an International Focus?Economic competiveness and jobs

Global challenges

National security and diplomacy

A diverse U.S. society

Notes on Why do we care about Int. focus?15

Global Topics EconomicsPopulation issuesEnvironmental issuesHumanitarian eventsHealth challengesLanguage issuesTechnologyThink globally act locally

Global Topics are not slowing downWater management, population, poverty, deforestation, refugee crisis, language issues, the loss of jobs to A.I. machines, agriculture carrying capacity, carbon emissions and access to technology.

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Global Challenges

For Example17

Global Challenges

For Example

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Global Challenges

Ganges River (India)

For Example: Most sacred place in Hinduism, and extremely polluted. This river is the main water source for a large majority of India, but it is extremely polluted. 19

What can we do?

Techniques to Empower and Engage StudentsEmpathyInterdisciplinary connectionsStudying abroadParticipation in societyFluency in another languageTechnology literacy and skills

Empathy Understanding someones struggle, Interdisciplinary Comparing standards across subjects for collaborative projects, Studying abroad 97% of study abroad students found employment within 12 months compared to 49% graduating students in the same period, Participate in society Helping students understand the power they have to impact their world, Fluency in another language Americans speak more languages than ever in history and must have the capacity to understand and interact with the world, Technology The tool that can be used to connect and achieve these techniques. 21

Current AssetsOur school community is ethnically and racially diverse Students learn about culture through the study of a foreign languageStudents have the opportunity for foreign travel We accept exchange students from other countries

Assets in place from the global education checklist by Fred Czarra.Students are ready!22

What Does Global Competence Look Like in a Teacher?Understanding your cultural identityGlobal dimensionsEngaging studentsValuing inputCreating and modeling

Understanding how you may influence students outlook, attitude and classroom practice. Knowing and Integrating global dimensions within your discipline. Engage students in learning about the world and exploring their place in it, using real-life global examples, material and resources when considering human issues. Valuing input from culturally and linguistically diverse learners, families, guest speakers and colleaguesmodel cultural sensitivity. Creating environments and model social responsibility that encourage positive cross cultural interactions.23

Current SituationThere are pockets of excellent Global Education that are producing increased Global Competencies, but they are scattered and some may not be intentional. How can we identify what we are doing, what we need to do and how we can implement these things in an intentional way?Can we utilize the instructional and school climate PLCs to launch this effort?

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I do not have the time!

If you are currently thinking25

It is not about revamping your entire unit or starting from the beginning. All you need to do is enhance, add in or innovate a specific lesson that lends to an international focus.

How do I Start?Enhance your standards bySharing cultural storiesLearn from students, parents and community membersPlan an outingGuest speakerInternational nightePal project with another schoolMystery skype with another school

Mystery Skype

Online ResourcesGlobal Education ConferenceiEarnOxfam EducationSkypeAsia Society

World SavvyNEA FoundationTED-EdPrimary SourceePalsGlobal Nomads Group - Campfire

Sample PathwaysEstablishing a sister school in another country Creating projects that involve students in multiple countriesInvite globally-focused speakers and performers Participate in globally-focused service projectsEncourage establishment of globally focused extra-curricular activities

Pathways to global competence: Hold globally focused movie nights / book clubs, Create an international photo gallery

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We must focus on integrating international perspectives into our classroom. It is through education and exchange that we become better collaborators, competitors and compassionate neighbors in this global society. Secretary Arne Duncan, November 14, 2011

The U.S. Department of Education has developed two strategic goals strengthening U.S. education and advancing our nations international priorities.31

Thank You

Think GloballyAct Locally

Todd Noyestnoyes@icsd.k12.ny.us