https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar en-us 2017-11-13 21:01:52 UTC 2023-01-21 16:57:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491579 This comprehensive resource is great both in terms of curricular ideas and teacher self-assessment. It also appears to be a quintessential read based on our classroom assignments ; )]]> 2017-11-13 21:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491579 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491604 This video is more applicable to teachers, but I think students could also watch it as an explanation for the benefits - both personal and universal - of a global education.]]> 2017-11-13 21:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491604 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491633 This woman eloquently says everything I wish I could explain to those who don't care about funding public education because they "don't have kids"]]> 2017-11-13 21:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491633 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491653 I love this blogger's use of dialectics: Global education should be at once mundane and transcendent. Great rules of conduct suggested in implementation.]]> 2017-11-13 21:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491653 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491699 I love the idea of the "case study" that this article touts (it's what I try to do in my own classroom) and its emphasis on quality over quantity.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491699 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491730 Here are Asia Society's main elements of global competence in a slightly more readable (and truncated) format on this website.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491730 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491829 This resource is really speaking to me right now, especially the point made below. Most likely, it is because it is what I'm struggling with in my own classroom -- the difference between sympathy and empathy. ]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491829 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491860 By Kwame Anthony Appiah, who also did the Ted Talk about being multilocal, this article addresses similar topics.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491860 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491894 These two from the Asia Society speak to two truths: 1) That students (and the U.S.) will be left behind without global competence skills, and 2) We have to work together if we are going to make those skills a reality in education.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491894 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491911 I'm linking the whole doc here, but I'm loving delving in to the resources individually!]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491911 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491929 I think these trends, in addition to having some fascinating statistics to go with them, could serve well to help with student buy-in for thinking on a global level.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491929 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491944 In this insightful talk, Brown discusses how helping other nations and working with them on grander issues like climate change is, in fact, in a country's best interest. We have a responsibility to protect ourselves until the world is perfect, but that shouldn't stop us from working toward a perfect world.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491944 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491971 Had trouble opening OxFam's website so I downloaded this through an independent search and it's now in my Google Drive. The document itself however is brimming with not just case studies but also strategies for explaining the global education and its purposes to those who might be reticent.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491971 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491990 This resource from OxFam as well seems particularly useful in my time of dealing with naysayers. Downloaded in case I have continued trouble accessing the site.]]> 2017-11-13 21:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206491990 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492013 This is the last OxFam guide I want to keep. It will be particularly useful when trying to expand global teaching philosophies into classes beyond my own. It too I downloaded in Google Drive in case of difficulty accessing.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492013 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492029 "Retooling what they already have" -- using technology to connect. This video talks about connecting to folks in other countries and sharing that knowledge with others. I think one of the most interesting aspects is actually the way that the cultures blend together in production.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492029 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492061 Leana Heitin explains that digital literacy is complicated and includes the ability to mine the internet for reliable sources that are conducive to the project at hand, as well as contribute to that canon of knowledge online in a way that communicates clearly the contribution.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492061 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492091 This handout gives simple ideas for moving down the SAMR model toward redefinition. ]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492091 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492120 From Sara K, a TGC alumn.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492120 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492190 Not sure how I didn't add this earlier, but this resource contains a small description of each of the UN's 17 goals of sustainability. Clicking on any goal will link you to a more in-depth explanation as well as examples of what these goals would mean in terms of law and government action.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492190 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492207 This fantastic book resource has excellent guides for creating world-change empowerment lessons at any level.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492207 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492225 Same author as book above; the first 12 minutes of Dr. Reimers' presentation is a powerful reminder of why this work is so important]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492225 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492263 A great way to get kids thinking about their advantages (and potential disadvantages) in comparison to other countries. Helps them realize we are not just 'Murica: Greatest Country in the World]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492263 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492326 Four girls' discussion their (in/not-so-in)significance in this great big world.]]> 2017-11-13 21:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492326 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492385 I ended up on this site while researching definitions of poverty globally. I'm surprised it doesn't show up on the Taking Action Doc, in fact. It has a lot of great ideas for teens making a difference.]]> 2017-11-13 21:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492385 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492426 This article is useful for much the same reasons as the resource above. It connects the racism in our own country's history to the present day rise of populism. The article's publication date (Nov. 2016) also speaks for itself.]]> 2017-11-13 21:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492426 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492524 I am putting this Ted Talk under teaching resources because I actually think it could be very useful for showing to kids! Especially my naysayers; Evans touches on how global citizenship is simply thinking two steps ahead -- if we ignore the problems of others', that doesn't mean they won't affect us.]]> 2017-11-13 21:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492524 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492567 Again, I'm putting this resource in teaching because I think selections could be unpacked and analyzed by students. Banks' article covers what multicultural literacy is and why it is the necessary basis of a successful nation-state and nation.]]> 2017-11-13 21:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206492567 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206495521 I stumbled across this article in the Huffington Post, and I think it really clearly outlines some of the goals and necessities of making all teachers global educators.]]> 2017-11-13 21:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206495521 caitlin_skinner https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206511447 This is an overview of what a PLC, well-executed, can accomplish.]]> 2017-11-13 22:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_skinner/38ac0g65lxar/wish/206511447