This guide contains three major sections to introduce you to global education and to support you in implementing global education in your classroom.

1. Study - this section will provide you with lots of resources about global education and help to answer the following questions:

• What is global education?
• Why is global education important?
• Am I globally competent?
• Are my students globally competent?
• Where is my school at in terms of globalizing the curriculum?
• What role does technology play in a globalized curriculum?

2. Teach - this section provides you with resources on how to globalize your teaching and build your own global competence.  Resources include:

•  Two sample lessons.
• Information about using the Unit by Design protocol.
• How to globalize your standards.
• Community resources to support you and your students.
• Opportunities for global travel.

3. Travel - this section is about my travels to West Africa as part of my TGC Fellowship.  You can find:

• Information about Senegal
• A link to my travel blog.
• A link to my research question and essay.

All ideas and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent Teachers for Global Classrooms, IREX or the U.S. Department of State.