Global Ready Graduates: Resources for ANY Classroom Southern Lehigh School District Dr. Leah M. Christman

Bringing the World to Pennsylvania Award Southern Lehigh is the 2016 Recipient of PaCIE’s (Pennsylvania Council for International Education) Bringing the World to Pennsylvania Award

Are you Global Ready? Why global? Why now? “Educating towards global competence is to develop students’ understanding of themselves as integral parts of the world community. Students become aware of the world as a dynamic, interconnected system that often requires sophisticated interventions to equitably promote human interests. Global competence is the fuel students need to develop sensibilities for advancing local and global solutions with concern for all people and generations.” (p21)

A District Challenge… Promote global education- embedding global activities across content and expanding partnerships with other countries.

SHIFT HAPPENS

What’s the urgency? Changing US demographics Changing GLOBAL demographics Technology changes everything Global Economy 21st Century Skills/Authentic Learning Key Subjects and Themes Life & Career Skills Learning & Innovation (4 C’s) Info, Technology & Media

What are Global Outcomes? ACTION!

6 Elements of a Global Approach from p21: 1. Global Competency Standards for Students and Teachers 2. Effective and Scalable Teacher Supports, Resources, and Tools for infusing classroom with global knowledge and skills 3. A New Approach to Language Instruction that includes statewide dual language/immersion plan beginning in elementary school and refocusing traditional high school world language courses 4. Whole-School Models that include internationally-themed schools, transformation models for low-performing schools, and regional dual language/immersion schools 5. Networking and Recognizing Districts, Schools, and Educators to drive implementation and innovation 6. Global Experiences for Students and Educators including teacher exchange, educational travel, virtual exchange, and global academic competitions

Global Teacher Framework

Our SLSD Initiatives Informed Stakeholders Critical Languages Guest Teachers & Exchanges Sister Schools Travel Global Connections

Guest Scholars- Short and Longer Visits China Equator Uruguay Egypt Senegal http://tclprogram.org

IREX - Teachers for Global Classrooms Program

Senegal!

Critical Virtual Languages Arabic Japanese Latin (Others are available) AIU8 (Appalachia Intermediate Unit #8) Contact: Pat Mulroy pmulroy@iu08.org

Sister Schools

International School – Tangshan, China

France! Are you ready????

Global Nomads Why Virtual Exchange? Less than 3% of young people travel during their academic career, but technology allows us to connect cultures and communities we may otherwise never encounter. Virtual exchanges are technology-based education programs that foster people-to-people interactions, despite physical location. In your Classroom: Free Online Lesson Plans Online Watch live or recorded discussions Apply to a program Campfire, Youth Voices, or Pulse. Connect virtually Virtual Reality Lab

Global Citizens in Action Online teacher collaboration w/ GNG staff and educators in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Curriculum: recognizing your own assumptions, bias in media, U.S. presence in Afghanistan, etc. Student exchange on google platform. Five student video conferences and one parent video conference with peers in Kabul & Karachi. Culminating collaborative project: student documentary “Fighting Ignorance”

EF - Annual trips abroad Costa Rica Spain France New Zealand Build in School Australia Visits Cook Island China Switzerland

CILC.org Find: Collaborative Projects- near and far Post ISO collaborations Free online “content’ programs Research, and more…

How to begin? Self - assessment for global issues, culture and connections in knowledge, skills, participation… investigation, perspectives, action and communication. Review age-appropriate standards and plan for integration into existing curriculum regardless of content area. Plan Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary lessons- collaborate with colleagues near and far. Involve students in planning… (They are full of ideas!) Start small and build!

ChristmanL@SLSD.org Contact Leah Christman for more information or any questions!