Globalization and Education Collin College EDUC 1301 Chapter 8

 Globalization: Increasing global interdependence in economic, cultural, social, & tech spheres  Knowledge economy: Dominated by exchange of knowledge Knowledge is an important asset and a product of major economic & cultural value There exists a fiercely competitive global work force

 Skills that must be taught in school: Technological Collaborative Creative problem-solving Fluency in languages besides English  Personal traits that are important: Flexibility, comfort with change Curiosity, passion for learning

 Teaching in the 21 st Century Teachers are no longer the source of information, they are the FILTERS Focus on SKILLS Goal is CREATING Engagment  ActiveFor LearningLong-term  MeaningfulApplicableProblem-Solving  CreativeFunExciting  Powerful

 Review “Teaching in the 21 st Century”  Using Social Studies TEKS for selected Grade level and the Lesson Plan Template, plan a 21 st Century lesson in which students gather data from reliable sources and collaborate to create an age-appropriate business/presentation to show master of the concept of “goods or services”  Fill out all parts of the lesson plan template Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Knowledge of the world  Creative problem-solving skills  Ability to manage new information sources Sort, interpret, validate, and act on vast amounts of fast-changing information  Collaboration skills Cultural sensitivity and fluency in other languages are important skills for global teams

 ePals Global Community Links students in 200 countries Teacher can choose match by type of school, age range of students, languages spoken  Example of cross-cultural science project By high school students from 3 countries They describe collaboration process

 Intercultural Class Connections  International Ed. and Resource Network  United Nations programs  Lesson plans & videos on global issues  Info about educational videoconferencing

Part of the pre-conference materials sent to help teachers prepare their students for a discussion about asteroids Source: NASA Digital Learning Network, Asteroids PowerPoint Presentation,

 Real-time audio & video communication that allows people in different locations to “meet face-to face” “Virtual field trips” to museums, zoos NASA scientists and engineering experts videoconference with students  Provide pre- and post-conference materials to teachers

 Videogame culture: gaming refers to playing computer and video games. Video game culture is a form of new media that has enormous potential for teaching and learning.  When developed correctly, games can engage players in learning that is specifically applicable to school curriculum.

 Students and teachers in different places  Increasingly common at high school level  How they work: Students communicate daily with teacher Counselor tracks students’ progress Student needs maturity, motivation, and good work habits to succeed. High school students who cannot find courses offered in their own schools can now take these courses online! Especially important in rural areas.

 Especially important in poor and rural pre-K–12 schools that…… May lack resources for advanced classes Can provide cultural enrichment in schools with limited diversity  In all schools: Can provide classes that would be otherwise unavailable to students Opportunity for international study, cross- cultural experience

 Your job is to help students: Make meaning of information Develop skills for polite cross-cultural communication Collaborate in a productive manner  This teaching environment changes: Teacher-student interactions Peer communication Assessment and accountability

 It is hard to predict what the world will be like when your students become adults  Connectivity, communication, and collaboration are the new “reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic”  We need the “three Rs” to master the “three Cs”  To teach today, we must keep pace with rapid change;  Global communication challenges us to expand our vision and work for positive change!