Above: 10th grade students at Dom Jose Gaspar in Sao Paulo work collaboratively to problem-solve for the day's task
Resources for Teachers and Students
The links below provide educators with academic rationales from leaders in education about the necessity and importance of global education. These resources include essential experiences and talking points to defend global education, as well as ways to inform students of the diversity among educational experiences in the world around them.
Dan Rather's interview with Linda Darling- Hammond: In just 30 years, Finland transformed its school system from one that was mediocre and inequitable, to one that consistently produces some of the world's best students, while virtually eliminating an achievement gap. And they do it without standardized testing.
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Teach Children to invent jobs, not find them. Yong Zhao discusses students as global entrepreneurs.
Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity's greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician really give people in other countries equal consideration? Following his TEDTalk calling for a global ethic, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown fields questions from TED Curator Chris Anderson.
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Asia Society's VP of Education, Tony Jackson describes what the American education system needs to leapfrog from its current status today, to one of innovation and effectiveness, especially as it prepares children for a global future.
YouTube for Schools lets schools access free educational YouTube videos. Students can learn from more than 400,000 educational videos, from well-known organizations like Stanford, PBS and TED.
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Using the web to take kids on virtual field trips!
Going to school is important for kids, and schools all share a similar goal – to help children learn skills that will be needed as they grow up. Let’s learn more about what a typical school day looks like in countries around the world.
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