The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners

A Toolkit to address the barrier to teaching global perspectives and concepts, offering simple, turn-key lessons and activities that busy teachers can implement right away.  Inspiring teachers towards introducing the world in their classrooms, the book provides practical, easy-to-follow tips, lessons and strategies that don’t require a significant investment of time, funds, or new expertise.  Addressing issues as disparate as recruiting volunteers, picking themes, integrating global issues into academic disciplines, using interactive, digital learning tools, and inspiring and planning service learning, this is a one-stop toolkit for schools wanting to take a global focus in their curricula.   INDICE: Introduction: What You Can Get Out of This BookChapter 1. How to Get Started: Planning Considerations for Bringing the Global to Your SchoolChapter 2. Things to Do: Look at all the Places We Can Go! Section 1: School-Wide Crafts and Displays Section 2: Incorporating Food Section 3: Music, Movement, Sports, and Play Section 4: Global Fair/International Festival Activities Section 5: Integrating Global Perspectives Into the School Environment Throughout the YearChapter 3. Infusing Global Learning Into Academic Subject Areas (With Special Consideration for Aligning Common Core Standards) Section 1: Global Competence in the Context of the Common Core Section 2: Language Arts (Aligned With Common Core) Section 3: Mathematics (Aligned With Common Core) Section 4: Social Studies Section 5: Science Section 6: Music Section 7: Art Section 8: World LanguagesChapter 4. Technology Tools to Connect With the World: Unlocking Global Education 2.0 Section 1: Social Media Section 2: Class Blogs and Wikis Section 3: Videoconferencing Section 4: Online Clearing-houses for Lesson Plans Section 5: Digital Multimedia in the Classroom Section 6: Global Education Professional Development OpportunitiesChapter 5. Charitable Giving and Service: Ready, Set, Make a Difference! Section 1: Thinking About Service-Learning Section 2: Engaging in Service: Who, What, Where, Why, and How Section 3: Fundraising With a Purpose: Resource-building That's a Win-Win-Win Section 4: Amazing! Examples Highlighting What it Looks Like When Kids Make a Difference Globally Section 5: 12 Take-Aways From Awesome Kids Changing the World for the BetterAppendix 1: Global Education Recommended Reading ListAppendix 2: Additional Resources

• ISBN: 978-1-4833-4418-8
• Editorial: Corwin
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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