R E S O U R C E S A B O U T G L O B A L E D U C A T I O N
Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World
Article from the Asia Society which is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders, and institutions in a global context. |
The World's Largest Lesson
World’s Largest Lesson brings the Global Goals to children all over the world and unites them in taking action. |
Global Kids 25th Anniversary Video
Global Kids develops youth leaders through dynamic global education and leadership development programs. |
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, Ask Where I'm A Local
When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the city they live now and maybe another place or two. |
The World is as Big or as Small as you Make It
In the short film “The World Is as Big or as Small as You Make It,” students from Philadelphia use technology to connect with peers around the world in touching, cross-cultural exchanges. |
Checklist for Teaching for Global Competence
This checklist is a practical tool that teachers can use when lesson planning and writing globally minded curriculum. |
How Culture Drives Behaviors
In the TED Talk “How Culture Drives Behaviors,” Julien Bourrelle argues that we should try to understand cultural differences in order to benefit from cultural diversity |
"All life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly...before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you've depended on more than half of the world." -Martin Luther King
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Symbolism of Colors and Color Meanings Around The World
The way different cultures see and describe the meaning of color varies dramatically around the world. |
World's Top 100 Paintings
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How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The “post-black” artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture — and about the meaning of art itself. |
L O C A L G L O B A L R E S O U R C E S
Mapping the Nation
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Useful websites for global organizations in the Philadelphia Area:
Lists global organizations in the Philadelphia area: https://globalphiladelphia.org/organizations United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia: https://una-gp.org/ World Affairs Council of Philadelphia: https://wacphila.org/ Citizen Diplomacy International Philadelphia: https://cdiphila.org/ Women's Campaign International Philadelphia: http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/ International House Philadelphia: https://ihousephilly.org/about Philadelphia Build a Bridge Art Education and Intervention Organization: https://www.buildabridge.org/ Philadelphia World Heritage City: http://worldheritagephl.org/ Philadelphia Association for Public Art: https://www.associationforpublicart.org/resources/philadelphia-public-art-agencies-and-organizations/ Volunteer Philadelphia: https://www.serve.phila.gov/ |
GLOBAL EDUCATION STUDENT ASSESSMENT TOOLS RESOURCES
Framework for Developing Global and Cultural Competencies to Advance Equity, Excellence and Economic Competitiveness
The framework is the product of a working group with representatives from across ED and discussions with the education community. |
The Global Education Checklist
This checklist is a practical tool that teachers, curriculum developers, school administrators, and state education agency staff can use to gauge their work within the realm of global/international education. |
The Globally Competent Learning Continuum
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