Global Resources for the Classroom |
| • | Global Education Initiatives | • | International Teacher Education Journals |
| • | Books and Articles | • | Resources for Global Education |
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| Hayden, M., J. Levy, and J. Thompson, eds. 2007. The
SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage. Dooly, M., and M. Villaneuva. 2006. Internationalization as a key dimension to teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education 29(2): 223−40. Hofstede, G. 1986. Cultural differences in teaching and learning. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 10(3): 301−20. Marshall, P. 2002. Teachers as cultural beings. In Cultural Diversity in Our Schools, ed. P. Marshall, 36−66. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Anderson-Levitt, K.M. 2003. A world culture of schools? In Local meanings, global schooling: Anthropology and world culture theory, ed. K.M. Anderson-Levitt 1−26. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Lam, W.S.E. 2006. Culture and learning in the context of globalization: Research directions. Special Issue on Rethinking Learning: What Counts as Learning and What Learning Counts. Review of Research in Education 30:213−37. Heyward, M. 2002. From international to intercultural: Redefining the international school for a globalized world. Journal of Research International Education 9(1): 9−32. Calderhead, J. 2001. International experiences of teaching reform. In Handbook of research on teaching, Vol. 4, ed. V. Richardson, 777–800. Duckworth, R. L., L. Walker Levy, and J. Levy. 2005. Present and future teachers of the world’s children: How internationally-minded are they? Journal of Research in International Education 4 (3):279−311. Lunenberg, M., and M. Willemse. 2006. Research and professional development of teacher educators. European Journal of Teacher Education 29(1): 81−98. Fox, R., & Diaz-Greenberg, R. 2006. Culture, multiculturalism, and world language standards: Toward a discourse of dissonance. European Journal of Teacher Education 29(3): 401−22. Vasquez, O. 2006. Cross-national explorations of sociocultural research on learning. Special Issue on Rethinking Learning: What Counts as Learning and What Learning Counts. Review of Research in Education 30(1): 33-64. |
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| The Journal
of Education for Teaching is an established international refereed
periodical which publishes original contributions on the subject
of teacher education. The journal interprets “teacher education”
in the widest sense, to include initial training, in-service education,
and staff development. The editors welcome scholarly discussions of new issues, reports of research projects or surveys of research work in particular fields, and contributions to current debates in teacher education throughout the world, generally or on specific issues. Teacher Developmentis a fully refereed international journal publishing articles on all aspects of teachers' professional development. It acts as a forum for critical and reflective attention to practice in teacher development and aims thereby to contribute to the quality of professional development. The journal takes a “whole-career” view of teacher development and welcomes work from both international and inter-professional perspectives. Articles may deal with teacher development in varying political and professional contexts and may be in a variety of styles, in keeping with the diversity of activity in professional development. The journal carries accounts of personal experience, evaluations of teacher development policies and practices, research reports, and theoretical discussions. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning is a peer-reviewed, international electronic journal published twice a year by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University. The journal includes international articles, essays, and discussions about the scholarship of teaching and learning. The European Journal of Teacher Education is an international academic journal that provides a forum for the examination of policies, theories, and practices related to the education of teachers at preservice and in-service levels in the countries of Europe. The official journal of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE), its audience includes all those who have a professional concern with or interests in the training of teachers for all age groups. |
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| Expand your classroom practice to a world-wide scale by using the resources offered by the following organizations: |
| • | American Forum for Global Education has published more than 200 books on curriculum and offers in-service workshops on global education for preservice teachers, a Teachers Resources Database, general resources, and archives of Issues in Global Education. This site does require registration. |
| • | AskAsia This site of resources devoted to teachers and students features lesson plans, media, current events covering about 30 countries, and professional development opportunities for educators, as well as an interactive section for students to explore. |
| • | CyberSchoolBus Expose your students to global issues; study the United Nations and learn about other countries and cultures through CyberSchoolBus. Hosted and “driven” by the UN, this section of the UN’s site is a virtual gold mine of resources: quizzes, games, videos, articles, webcasts, community, and curriculum. You also can view the site in other languages. Practice French, Spanish, Russian, and more. |
| • | ePals Connect securely with students and teachers globally through this social network for learning, e-mailing, blogging, and collaborating with students and classrooms across the globe. This sight “where learners connect” has grown tremendously in the last few years to include district participation, learning in biodiversity, as well as expanding knowledge of other languages and cultures. Not sure where to start? Take an e-Pals tour! |
| • | Global TeachNet, a professional development network for K–12 classroom teachers, sponsored by the National Peace Corps Association, promotes a more global perspective within U.S. classrooms. Small incentive grants are provided to teachers to document successful global education curricula, which are then posted on the Global TeachNet Web site. “Adaptor” grants also are available to teachers who want to adapt a curriculum to their own circumstances. Educators will find various classroom resources and grad students can earn credit and volunteer. |
| • | Global Tribe GlobalTribe is a PBS series that combines the spirit of travel with a meaningful exploration of the global issues that affect everyone. The quest of this intermittent series is to find solutions and meet the unsung heroes in every country who offer hope and a path to a better tomorrow. Creative Visions, one of the producers, has developed educational curricula on Mexico, Philippines, and South Africa to accompany the GlobalTribe series. Each of the lessons is designed for grades 9–12 and can be adapted to fill a range of in-class hours. |
| • | My Wonderful World Campaign This National Geographic-led campaign, is backed by a coalition of major national partners to expand geographic learning in school, home, and the community. Through the resources, games, tools, media center, and other features at My Wonderful World, educators, students (“kids and teens”) can increase their Global IQ. You even can download and print a world map. |
| • | National Endowment for the Humanities offers summer seminars and institutes for teachers, with nearly half of those offered in 2009 focused on other countries or having a global perspective. |
| • | Roots & Shoots Founded by Jane Goodall, Roots & Shoots is a global program that helps groups plan and implement community-inspired service-learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment, and the human community. Educators, college students, group leaders, and others will find curriculum and programs to engage others in service-learning projects, campaigns, and more. |
| Roots creep underground everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light, they can break open brick walls. Imagine that the brick walls are all the problems we have inflicted on our planet. Hundreds of thousands of roots & shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, can break through these walls. We CAN change the world. - Dr. Jane Goodall |
| • | World Bank Institute has created World Links for Development to provide Internet connectivity and training in the use of technology for the classroom in 15 countries in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Schools in the United States also have an opportunity to participate in Internet-based international collaborative projects with World Links schools. |
