Presentation by Jennifer D. Klein at GlobalEdCon2011. Explores some of the best ideas out there about why and how to globalize the curriculum, looking at a variety of excellent examples of global projects across the K-12 curriculum. This presentation gives a small taste of the material offered by Jennifer through her TIGed Professional Development e-Courses, as well as through live in-service presentations and teacher coaching in schools.

2. “ Real change requires not just the absence of destruction, but the presence of construction.” ~ Oscar Arias Nobel Prize Winner Peace Jam 2006

3. Global Awareness and Citizenship Why is it important to be globally aware, and what does global citizenship look like?

4. Morley Safer Quotation “ As diverse as America has become, it remains remarkably inward-looking. Without an educational and media establishment that takes on the responsibility of teaching and informing and respecting the riches of foreign cultures, this country could become a paranoid and parochial suburb of a vital global village.” ~ Morley Safer CBS News Correspondent

5. “ Even before September 11 shattered any notion of American isolation, it ought to have been abundantly clear that American students know far too little about the rest of the world. In June 2001, the National Commission on Asia in the Schools…released a report that said that young Americans are ‘dangerously uninformed about international matters’…” —Asia Society, from “Citizenship in the Global Age”

6. National Geographic 90% of students couldn’t find Afghanistan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Understanding Challenge

7. own a world Map 20% less than 48% Think India is a Muslim country think English is the #1 language 74%

8. Harvard Education Letter “ Although definitions vary, most lists of 21 st century skills include those needed to make the best use of rapidly changing technologies; the so-called ‘soft skills’ that computers can’t provide, like creativity; and those considered vital to working and living in an increasingly complex, rapidly changing global society.” ~ Harvard Education Letter

9. IT’S A VUCA WORLD VOLATILITY UNCERTAINTY COMPLEXITY AMBIGUITY

10. TONY WAGNER: Seven Survival Skills Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by Influence Agility & Adaptability Initiative & Entrepreneurism Effective Oral & Written Communication Assessing & Analyzing Information Curiosity & Imagination

12. “ The Five Cs of Global Education” Holly Arida, Cranbrook School, MI cross-cultural competence: the ability to maneuver in a number of cultures collaboration: the ability to work with others over transnational boundaries connectedness: the ability to relate to other cultures and people

15. SUBTLE CHOICES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

17. Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paolo Freire “ Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.”

22. Traditional World Map in the Americas (National Geographic)

23. America-Centered Map

24. Pacific-Centered World Map (Chinese)

25. “ What’s Up? South!” Map (Australian)

26. World Map of Facebook Use

27. Map of World Happiness

28. TakingITGlobal Overview Facilitating Youth Voice in Decision-Making Developing Youth Leadership & 21 st Century Skills Leveraging Social Networks for Civic Engagement TakingITGlobal

29. Shared Vision Young people everywhere are actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world Shared V ision

30. Leveraging Social Networks Leveraging Social Networks for Civic Engagement

31. An informal learning community Community Action Tools Resources Youth Media Global Issues

32. Global Community in 13 languages English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Swahili, & Swedish

33. Over 20,000,000 users have created over 1,000,000 resources and expressions!

34. Partnership Quotation on 21 st Century Skills Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn. – The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills ” “

35. 89% increased cultural awareness

36. 82% talk more about local/global issues

37. 66% increased their volunteer activity

38. http://pd.tiged.org/ Next cohort begins January 11, 2012

39. TIGed’s Best Practices Guide

41. World Savvy: Components of Global Competency

43. Asia Society: Assessing Global Learning

47. Berkeley Carroll School: Student-Driven United Nations Initiative, Convention on the Rights of the Child Students fundraise to bring four students to NYC from Sierra Leone, to present before the United Nations

48. Berkeley Carroll School: Transit of Venus Global Collaboration Project Students measure the trajectory of Venus in front of the sun from all over the planet In Partnership with TakingITGlobal and the Centre for Global Education

50. Inspiring Collaboration and Innovation

51. Jennifer D. Klein [email_address] Twitter: @jdeborahklein www.principledlearning.org www.tigweb.org www.tiged.org Twitter: @TIGed