resources


 * P21 Framework for State Action on Global Education** (Partnership for 21st Century Learning)toc


 * Education First (EF) Global Leadership Summits**
 * weShare Student Projects

**World Leadership School**: "We help K-12 schools transform learning. World Leadership School works with all levels of a school in order to reimagine learning and empower young leaders."

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District and School Examples of Global Education Programs
The DCPS Global Education team works to ensure that all DCPS students are inquisitive, informed and active world citizens, prepared for success in college, career and life in an increasingly diverse international community. Through the following programs, DCPS Global Education provides the resources, expertise and opportunities necessary to foster global competence."
 * Washington DC Public Schools Global Education**
 * [|Global Programs]
 * [|Embassy Adoption Program]
 * [|DCPS Study Abroad]
 * [|Global Studies]
 * [|International Baccalaureate]
 * [|Global Studies School Network]
 * [|World Languages]


 * Appleby Colege (Middle & Upper Grades), Toronto Global & Experiential Learning **


 * Hingham High School Global Citizenship Program**


 * Norwood High School Global Citizenship Program Certificate - Massachusetts**


 * Medfield High School Global Citizenship Program - Massachusetts **


 * School District of New Berlin, WI Global Citizenship Certificate**

State Examples of Global Education Programs
One opportunity coming out of the Global Education Task Force work was the creation of criteria and a process for the Global - Ready Schools and Districts Designation."
 * North Carolina Global Education**
 * "**In September 2011, the North Carolina State Board of Education formed a Task Force on Global Education to assess the state's effort to produce globally competitive graduates ready to live, work and contribute in an interconnected world. Based on its findings, the Task Force made a number of recommendations that would help to ensure that public school students are well prepared.


 * Global Wisconsin**
 * "**Global education  in Wisconsin is a comprehensive initiative in public and private schools and institutes of higher education. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction  collaborates with all major education institutions and associations to educate globally competent students who can fully participate in today's globally interconnected world as responsible citizens and successful participants in the global economy."

"The world is rapidly changing and the lives of young people are increasingly shaped by global issues. The Global Classroom education programs enable students to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the world today by giving them firsthand experience with global issues, cultures, and people. We offer an array of creative learning resources for multicultural and international education for K–12 students and the community at large – tools to help us work, live, and play in an interconnected world."
 * The Global Classroom**: World Affairs Council of Oregon


 * California Global Education & International Studies Resources **

Find a class or people to connect with:
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 * Google + Community: Global Classrooms
 * ePals
 * Peace Corps World Wise Schools
 * Skype in the Classroom - Microsoft's mega-directory of classes/people to Skype with.
 * iEARN
 * People to People International
 * Global School Net - Click on "Collaborate Now" on top tool bar, and select "find partners or projects."
 * TakingITGlobal
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 * Quadblogging

Projects
New! **Muanjadi Organization: "Education a Woman, Educate a Nation."** Your school or class can raise funds to sponsor the high school and higher education of a girl in the D.R.C. Place Based Education Barron Prize [|The Global Goals] 50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom Chatting Across the USA Do Something Flat Connections The Global Classroom Project - This was from 2011-12 - but might be an idea worth repeating - care to organize it?! Global Classrooms Model UN Global Collaborative Project Ideas Inspired by Learning 2.0 Global Giving Global Education Conference (free & online) Global School Net Global SchoolNet Cyber Fair Global Trek Teachers Guide - Scholastic Global Virtual Classroom Wiki Journey North (Now available as an app!) Kindredcommunities Kiva: Loans that Change Lives >> Through an organization called Kiva (www.kiva.org), this club makes no-interest loans to poor people around the world who need money to start their own businesses. Once their businesses become a sustainable source of income, loan recipients pay the money back over a set period of time. The club raises awareness of microfinance, and has monthly meetings to select loan recipients." Learning to Give Service Project Toolkits My Hero Project Panwapa Island - For primary students
 * "**Kiva Microfinancing - club at Hotchkiss School**

[|Heifer Project] Unicef Global Classroom Atin Afrika

Skype connections with authors

 * Skype an Author Network

More Tools
Global Awareness Rubric (High School) - from Meteri/NCREL The New Google Earth
 * Asia Society Global Competence Outcomes and Rubrics **

Google Earth Help Geoguesser -online game Global Competency Planning Rubric - from Asia Society Edmodo Twiducate Wikispaces for Educators Big Huge Labs (trading cards tool) World Clock

Articles and Information of Interest
Ideas for Global Citizenship Develop Strategies for Infusing Global Awareness - tons of resources! Service Learning and Saving the World Teaching Global Awareness Global Competency or Global Understanding? Blog post by Nancy White