1. Elements of the Action Plan Goal Objectives Actions Needed Persons, Units or Dept. Needed Resources Needed Timeframe Monitoring and Evaluations Methods By the time you are done creating your road map, you should have all these elements in place.

2. Identify the Goal & Objectives Goal: Express a clear and general sense of direction, a purpose, an aim. It should focus on the most important outcome to be achieved, or benefit that will be derived from implementing an Action Plan Objective/s: Is/are more specific, and express/es what will be different as a result of implementation. In many ways, the objectives express the strategy that has been decided on and the desired accomplishments. What will you work toward and why?

3. Global Education Committee Recruit “doers”. Look for inclusion from all of the school community, including parents, teachers, a student, a local business person

4. The Action Plan is a work in progress AP should be updated throughout the year.

5. Realism and Vision CREATIVITY REALISM IDEALISM

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The Global School The Traveling School The Tourist School Determine the level of action. The Tourist School Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

The Tourist Classroom or School The Traveling Classroom or School The Global Classroom or School The global classroom studies a culture or issue in depth, focusing on complexities and contradictions. Students work on collaborative projects with classrooms abroad in other schools. The classroom exists in a school that practices democracy and citizenship, including service learning. Students communicate through world languages, through the arts, and via new technologies. The teacher, with students, participates in inquiry, dialogue, and action. He creates opportunities for students to experience multiple perspectives. The tourist classroom samples foods, hosts festivals and studies about famous people of other countries. Students focus on the unfamiliar, the exotic, and the differences between others and themselves. After a quick foray, they return to their regular curriculum. The teacher is the tour guide. The traveling classroom studies history, geography, economics, politics, and arts of another culture. The classroom invites in international guests. The class travels by email or short visits. The traveling classroom takes longer journeys. Students are engaged in language study and know proficiency takes many years. The teacher is a fellow explorer who brings learning skills and experience to the shared journey. Determine the level of action. Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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