Globalizing your curriculum to foster world ready students can look really different across teachers and disciplines. There is no one best format, rather teachers should focus on developing the four global capacities that underlie global competence through their discipline.
Here's a video I made of a lesson plan on endangered species. This lesson plan used both the National Geographic Learning Framework and focused on a number of global competencies including understanding a problem from multiple perspectives and communicating ideas. You can take any standards and GLOBALIZE them - here's a sample of both Florida and Nextgen science standards relevant to this lesson, that I upgraded to address global competences. It's a great example of how you can take what you already do and modify it to explicitly support global citizenship. I hope to expand this lesson to include a "taking action" piece on protecting locally endangered species while relating those actions to global issues. |
Here is a Unit by Design on Emergent Disease. Developing your first globally-focused lesson plan through the Unit by Design protocol can be very helpful because it allows you to start big (what are your desired results), determine the appropriate mechanisms to assess your desired outcomes (how will you know if students achieved your identified outcomes), and then to focus on the details (how and what will you teach). As an independent school, we have the luxury of not being tied to any given set of standards at our school. However, I would recommend teachers become familiar with state and Common Core Standards relevant to their area of discipline if only to have a deep understanding of what others think is critical for students to learn and master (think standardized test preparation). A UbD lesson plan permits you to use any and all relevant standards. In my Emergent Disease plan I included the Nextgen Science Standards, Florida Standards, Common Core and Global Competency Standards. Check back here in a few months to see sample student work from this globalized lesson. |
What are some international learning opportunities for teachers and students? |
What are some local community resources that might help support global learning in my classroom?
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