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Digital Learning InventoryHere is a comprehensive inventory of digital tools available to educators seeking to globalize their classrooms in the City of Alexandria.
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Introduction to Global Education & Global Education Assessment Tools
Are you new to the field of global education and hoping to learn more? Begin by using the "Global Education Checklist," created by The American Forum for Global Education, to gauge your work in the realm of international education. In addition, consult Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World, published by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the Asia Society. This publication is intended to help educators and other stakeholders globalize teaching and learning. The following components are of particular interest:
- Definition of Global Competence, p. xiii
- Rationale for Global Competence, p. 1-9
- The Four Global Competencies, p. 11-20
- Checklist for Teaching Global Competence, p. 71
- Global Competence Matrices, p. 102-108
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Additional Resources
The following videos provide unique and important perspectives on the need for global education. In the first video, Dan Rather interviews Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University about the Finland's education system, considered by experts to be one of the best in the world. In the second video, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, a specialist in curriculum and instruction, discusses how technology can be used to motivate, guide, and support student learning. In the third video, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a novelist, explains the danger of hearing only one story about another person, culture, or country.
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Disclaimer: This blog is not an official U.S. Department of State blog. The views and information presented are the grantee’s own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.