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Digital Learning Survey
21st century global education often hinges on technology driven activities. How will we know what is possible in our classrooms if we don't know what technoology we have available in our schools. The document below is a comprehensive inventory of digital resources available at JC Nalle Elementary School , where I teach. Please use this inventory as a paradigm to guide your own assessment. Click here or on the document below to download a visual inventory of digital learning resources available at JC Nalle Elementary School. Think of these items as keys to the wider world at our students fingertips.
Global Education Assessment Tools
How do we assess where are students are with their global competence? The three assessment tools can help with assessing levels of global education in our students.
Educating for Global Competence (pdf)is an essential text that gives clear, easy and comprehensive methods of global education.
Assess our students with clear, concise rubrics for assessing global competence from the EdSteps and the Asia Society here: Key components of understanding and acting on global issues are featured. Content-specific rubrics also provide guidance for students and teachers in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, world languages, and leadership.A great first step for incorporating more global learning in the classroom is the Asia Society.
Assess our students with clear, concise rubrics for assessing global competence from the EdSteps and the Asia Society here: Key components of understanding and acting on global issues are featured. Content-specific rubrics also provide guidance for students and teachers in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, world languages, and leadership.A great first step for incorporating more global learning in the classroom is the Asia Society.
Duke University
Sometimes we have to start with the end goal and final vision in order to lead our students effectively. The Duke University Global Awareness rubric (pdf) uses decisive rubric to assess students’ competence from beginning to advanced students in several categories, including awareness of technology and political decision making.
World Savvy Classrooms
World Savvy Classrooms Progam offers a toolkit of resources for teachers interested in integrating global competence. Their project rubrics (pdf) assess both content and skills. I can be modified for classroom use.
Sometimes we have to start with the end goal and final vision in order to lead our students effectively. The Duke University Global Awareness rubric (pdf) uses decisive rubric to assess students’ competence from beginning to advanced students in several categories, including awareness of technology and political decision making.
World Savvy Classrooms
World Savvy Classrooms Progam offers a toolkit of resources for teachers interested in integrating global competence. Their project rubrics (pdf) assess both content and skills. I can be modified for classroom use.
Global Education Resources
The National Geographic Society is a wonderful Global Education resource. Their website features lessons, downloadable maps, interactive computer programs and much more. Click here to visit, explore and generate ideas for internationalizing your classroom.
New York's American Museum of Natural History offers an interactive website called "Ology," featured interactive programs related to their exhibits. Students can engage in anthropology, archaeology and biodiversity activities. These program are a perfect compliment to a wide array of global education lessons. Use with ipads or laptops. Click here to explore.
The Smithsonian offers an online Smithsonian Learning Lab with thousands of images, videos and sound recordings from all over the world. It is an excellent resources for bringing alive global education lessons in any content area. Click here to explore.