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What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefitted from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities?

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What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefitted from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities?

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What does it mean to be a "global citizen"?

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What does it mean to be a "global citizen"?

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How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course?

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How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course?

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What does international mindedness mean to you?

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What does international mindedness mean to you?

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What activities have your carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness?

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What activities have your carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness?

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How do schools today prepare for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects?

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How do schools today prepare for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects?

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International mindedness is a consideration for people in other places, economic situations, environmental conditions, etc. than you. It is the ability to respond a situation beyond the barriers of governments and making an effort to approach issues in a world-wide, unified system.

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A global citizen is one that cares for the world, not just the parts that benefit them. A global citizen is an advocate for people that they may not even understand. They possess international mindedness and use that for action.

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Schools prepare students to be global citizens by showing them the world - maybe by helping them physically travel or by bringing worldly perspectives and situations into the classroom. Within biology, teachers can incorporate the contributions of underrepresented groups and amplify voices of those traditionally unheard. As a school, an effort for diversity, equity, and justice should be obvious and transparent.

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Within biology, there are many people from other nationalities, communities, and backgrounds from my own that have contributed to our knowledge of it today. One example is Henrietta Lacks. She was a black woman in the 1950s whose cells were taken without her consent. These "immortal cells" have been a foundation for countless medical advancements.

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In biology, when looking at environmental issues, students can be encouraged to consider the situations of people in food deserts, being affected by sea level rise, and the expanding territories of mosquitos. I can help them understand this better by intentionally including examples from other places and opening discussion about others' situations.

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One activity that highlights international mindedness is in our study of human population dynamics. We specifically study how the empowerment of women can affect total fertility rate. In this lesson, students hear stories of women from different countries around the world (Nigeria, Japan, Italy, Australia, etc.) and analyze their experiences in the context of human population increase. This opens the conversation of equity as well as cultural differences in other countries.