The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners

Homa Sabet Tavangar - Growing Up Global, Author
Becky Mladic-Morales - Kid World Citizen, Founder

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February 2014 | 256 pages | Corwin

Integrate global learning activities in your elementary classrooms today with this easy-to-use guide!

The world is more interrelated today than ever before. This smart, all-in-one resource from widely acclaimed authors Homa Tavangar and Becky Morales helps busy, budget-conscious educators give younger students the global edge. You’ll find hundreds of easy, stand-alone activities, resources, and projects to:

Seamlessly integrate your existing K–5 Common Core curriculum with fun, interactive global awareness themes and activities
Effectively recruit more parent and community volunteers and organizations
Securely and productively use social media for student global collaboration projects
Confidently infuse fresh ideas and best practices into your international events
Plan after-school global awareness clubs, foreign language programs, and cross-curricular activities

This book includes a handy 12-month timeline, backmapping tips, a checklist of 50+ ready-to-start projects and activities, and invaluable links to online global education sites, as well as the author’s site that includes tools, templates, references, and much more (http://www.corwin.com/globaledtoolkit).

Bring the world into your classroom the easy, practical way with this ready-to-use guide!

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Introduction: What You Can Get Out of This Book

Chapter 1. How to Get Started: Planning Considerations for Bringing the Global to Your School

Chapter 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 Year

Chapter 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 Languages

Chapter 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 Opportunities

Chapter 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 Better

Appendix 1: Global Education Recommended Reading List

Appendix 2: Additional Resources

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