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Howzit!
Please take a seat at a table with people from other schools and regions. Mix it up!
Good evening
GoeienaandThobela
ROUND SQUARE GLOBAL FORUM
Agenda7 – 7:15p.m. (Connie) Global Students/Teachers RSGF defined http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA3kfwCBCW0
7:15 – 7:30p.m. (Jennifer) Examples of Global Ed collaborations
7:30 – 7:45p.m. (Connie) Taking It Global tour www.tigweb.org
7:45 – 8p.m. (Connie) Virtual School House: http://roundsquare.tiged.org
8 – 8:30p.m. World Café
Global Studentsfor a
Global FutureJohn Nordquist, Connie Serra
Global Students for a Global Future
• Establish the educational foundation for a program of collaboration
• Assess current practices• Outline a pilot project to implement academic
collaboration• Demonstrate the platform and resources we
will be using• Brainstorm on potential applications
What will the future look like?
Ian GoldinDirector, 21st Century School
Oxford University
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68607973/IanGoldin.mov
Ian Goldin is a graduate of the University of Cape Town.Did you know…
Formidable Challenges
Health and Medicine Energy and Environment Technology and Society Ethics and Governance
What do Global Citizens look like?
What do Global Citizens look like?
They are curious and knowledgeable about the world.
They are developing skill sets that allow them to think critically and creatively about global issues and to communicate effectively across cultures.
What do Global Citizens look like?
The have a growing awareness of their own perspectives and are beginning to understand those of others.
They “walk the talk.”
What does a Global Teacher look like?
What does a Global Teacher look like?
Understands and employs best practices in global education.
Facilitates skill development. Integrates global education goals into
curriculum. Uses appropriate pedagogy to support
global education goals.
What does a Global School look like?
World Café
Question #1:
What is your school doing to develop global citizens?
Round Square Global Forum
A Pilot Project Round Square has partnered with Jennifer
Klein, World Leadership School (WLS), and TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) to design, develop, and support Round Square schools in academic, global collaborations…
Round Square Global Forum (RSGF)
The RSGF will provide:
A platform for Round Square teachers and administrators to engage in ongoing exploration of global education;
A virtual arena in which Round Square students can develop a cross-perspective consciousness as citizens of an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world;
RSGF
A means for teachers to share ideas, lessons, and resources for globalizing their curricula;
A system for professional development and training in curriculum development;
A laboratory for developing assessment tools for academic global goals;
An opportunity for online preparation for RSIS participants;
RSGF
Value Added Extend the range of options for student
participation beyond the islands of experience represented by Exchanges, Conferences and Service Projects.
Expand the scope of Round Square to support the academic mission of member schools.
RSGF
Provide a means to connect member schools as the movement grows;
Engage faculty members beyond the traditional Round Square roles.
RSGF, Pilot Project
Initial Participants: 10-15 schools, 2-3 from each region 2-3 teachers from each school Required enrollment in TIGed
foundational professional development course:
Project-Based Learning for Global Citizenship
RSGF
Commitment by teachers to engage in collaborative curriculum development with teachers from partner schools;
Encouragement and support by schools for teacher participants.
World Café
Question #2:
In what specific ways might you use the RS Global Forum to add value to your efforts to develop global citizens?