Teaching in the 21st Century

A Global Resource Guide: This capstone project, a product of the 2014/15 Teachers for Global Classrooms program, is intended to encourage a globalized curriculum and classrooms. Within this site, you will find international project based learning opportunities, globalized standards, digital resources, global assessment tools,  sample unit plans, local community resources, Teachers for Global Classrooms travel blogs, and more.  
Please find an outline below explaining how to navigate the website, and feel free to contact me with any questions, and or suggestions on how I can make it more user friendly. I can be reached at: mailto:[email protected]
Thank you!

Gail Heard


Discovering Rizal with Kevin and Tara

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     What a perfect world we would have if all travelers could follow Rizal's advice! He was a Filipino nationalist, and he fought for independence from the Spanish in the late 1800's. He is widely considered to be the Filipinos' greatest hero. I discovered him with my  TGC fellows, Kevin, a teacher in the Bronx, and Tara, from Humboldt Co. CA. 
His wise, and compassionate words resonated with us all. 
     I would like to invite my colleagues at Charlottesville City Schools to use this website as a means to explore ways that we can  bring good customs from other countries and ways of thinking, to improve, and expand our "social, religious and political outlook" in Charlottesville and beyond.

Kevin and Tara, (stepping far from their comfort zones), riding ponies up the side of Taal Volcano.

How to navigate this Website

What you will find: In the Teaching Globally: Study tab 
  • A definition of a globally competent student from the Asia Society, which provides a coherent vision for what global education is all about.
  • A slide show that I made as an introduction to global education in our district. 
  • Technology resources that we have available to use in our district.
  • A detailed check list we can use to gauge our implementation of global education.

in the Global Tools: Teach tab you will find:
  •  links to local, and International global education learning opportunities, 
  • an example of how we can globalize our existing standards, 
  • unit plans.

In Travel: Tacloban blog, you can read:
  •  more about my wonderful TGC field experience in the Philippines.NB Please read in time order from the bottom up.
  •  a paper on what I found out about the creating of global citizens there.
  • Some of the blogs from my fellow travelers.

     In conclusion, I hope this website can help/ inspire you to join the crusade for moving our students in Charlottesville towards a global education curriculum for the 21st century.

If you should feel inspired by anything you see here Apply for IREX!
http://www.irex.org/projects/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc
The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program provides a year-long professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a program aimed at globalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms.
TGC is a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by IREX.
Goals
• TGC Fellows become skilled authors and analysts of pedagogical materials that infuse a global perspective into the core curriculum.
• Fellows become equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to effectively catalyze global engagement in their school communities.
• TGC Fellows develop skills as practitioners and ambassadors of globalized pedagogy resulting in enhanced student learning outcomes within the U.S. education system.

Project ActivitiesGlobal learning is integral to building 21st century skills. The TGC program provides teachers with:

• An online course that helps US teachers integrate globalized learning objectives into their curriculum;
• A Global Education Symposium in Washington;
• A two or three week International fellowship;
• A chance to apply for alumni grant funding for international projects for their school; and 
• Continuing Education Units.

This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website.  The views and/or information presented are the grantee's own and do not necessarily represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.