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IntroductiontoGlobalUrbanEducation

Syllabus

SUMMER2013:June11thAugust5th

InstructorandMentors

FredMednick,Ed.D

Founder,TeachersWithoutBorders

VisitingFellow,JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofEducation

206-356-4731

[email protected]@jhu.edu

RandallBarrette:[email protected]

RaniaElKhayat:[email protected]

LisaMartin:[email protected]

LisaRoeck:[email protected]


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TableofContents

CourseDescription......................................................................................................................2 CourseObjectives........................................................................................................................3 RequiredTextsandOtherMaterials...........................................................................................3 LiveWebinars(OptionalandRequired)......................................................................................3 CreditandGradingCriteria.........................................................................................................3 CreditsandGradingCriteria........................................................................................................4 TechnologyandPublicBlogPostingRequirements....................................................................5 WEEKLYSESSIONS.......................................................................................................................8 SelectedBibliography................................................................................................................23

CourseDescription

DevelopedthroughaclosecollaborationbetweenJohnsHopkinsUniversity'sSchoolofEducation

andTeachersWithoutBorders,IntroductiontoGlobalUrbanEducationfocusesonone

introductoryandfourcontent-richmodules,organizedaroundthemes:(1)comparativeeducation

(2)educationanddevelopment(3)educationinemergenciesand(4)globaleducationwithinand

beyondtheclassroom.

Ihavestructuredthediscussionsandassignmentstogiveyouoptionsasyouexaminesomeofthe

mostperplexingissuesinglobaleducationtoday.Eachoftheseoptionsisvalid.Youcan:

Examinetheseissuesasanacademicandenjoythestimulation.30,000feet

Pursueapassionandusetheseissuesasawayofmovingitforward.15,000feet Integratetheseissuesdirectlyintoyourclassroomthenextday.Ontheground

Herearetheissueswellexplore:Howhastheinternationalcommunitylookedatthegoalsof

education?Howhaveinternationalcomparisonsbeenusedindebatesaboutschoolreform

worldwide?Whataretheimplicationsofthegrowthofglobalnetworksforcurriculum?Whoare

theotherimportantactorsininternationaleducation?Whatistheconnectionbetweeneducation

anddevelopment?Howhaveeducatorsdealtwitheducationinemergencysituations,both

throughouttheworldandone'sownbackyard?Howcanweprovideglobaleducationforour

classroomsandeducationfortheworldofstudentsinourclassrooms?

Whilethecoursewillfocusonlargequestionssuchasthese,studentswhoarepracticingeducators

willbeabletoreachouttoglobalcolleagues,discusstheseissuesaspointsofentryintotheirown

practice,andlearnmoreaboutgettinginvolvedineducationworldwide.


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CourseObjectives

Throughoutthiscourse,studentswill:

Explorethecentralquestionsincomparativeinternationaleducation Critiquetheuseofinternationalcomparisonsinpolicydebates Understandtherationaleforglobaleducationgoals Provideacriticalanalysisoftherelationshipbetweeneducationanddevelopment Demonstratethecomponentsofeducationinemergencies Incorporateinternationalcontentintopracticeandgaintoolstoreachglobalstudents Buildaglobalnetworkofeducationcolleagues

RequiredTextsandOtherMaterials

None,otherthanfree,opencontentavailabletothepublic.Allcoursereadingswillbemadeavailableinthecoursewebsite.MostresourcesaregovernedbyaCreativeCommons3.0license.

Inshort,notextbooksandnotextbookfees.

LiveWebinars(OptionalandRequired)

Traditionally,thiscoursehasbeenalmostentirelyasynchronous.Studentshavebeenreadingand

writingatatimethatmeetstheirownscheduleandnothinghasbeenlive.Althoughthecourse

remainsquiteresponsivetoyourneeds(timelyfeedback,apersonalresponsestoindividualwork),

itcouldbenefitfromwebinarsandopenconversation.

1. WeekofJuly8th

:REQUIRED:Exactdatesandtimestobedeterminedinordertoaccommodatedifferenttimezones

2. WeekofJuly29th:REQUIRED:Exactdatesandtimestobedeterminedinordertoaccommodatedifferenttimezones

CreditandGradingCriteria

CREDIT:Thisnon-creditcourseprofessionaldevelopmentcourseisavailablefor3Continuing

EducationUnits(CEUs).Inselectedcases,studentscansolicitaletterofrecommendation:a

valuableassetinateachersportfolio.Thedegreetowhichyoucommittothecoursecontent(and

eachother)determinesthequalityofthatletter.

Studentsarerequiredtocompleteassignmentsandparticipateinallcourseactivitiesaccordingtothesyllabus.Thecourseisbuiltaroundcollaborationandconversations,sotheobligationto

engageinvolvesacommitmenttocolleagues.

ToreceiveCEUcredit,allassignmentsmustbecompletedintheformofaportfolio(described

below).Theprofessormayrequirethatstudentsmakeeditsbeforedeterminingthecompletionof

anyassignment.Inadditiontothewrittenassignments,studentsarerequiredtorespondtothe


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readingsandtoeachotherthroughouteachweekbyposingorrespondingtoissuesorthe

commentsofeachother.Thiscannotbesavedupuntiltheend.Shouldtherebeanyissueabout

makingdeadlines,theprofessormustbecontactedinadvance.

Attendanceisdeterminedbystudentengagementwiththeclassroomcontentandtools,with

otherstudents,andwiththeinstructor.

CreditsandGradingCriteria

CREDITS:Thisisnon-creditcourseprofessionaldevelopmentcourseisavailableforContinuing

EducationUnits(CEUs).Inselectedcases,studentscansolicitaletterofrecommendation:a

valuableassetinateachersportfolio.Thedegreetowhichyoucommittothecoursecontent(and

eachother)determinesthequalityofthatletter.

ToreceiveCEUcredit,allassignmentsmustbecompletedintheformofaportfolio(described

below).Theprofessormayrequirethatstudentsmakeeditsbeforedeterminingthecompletionof

anyassignment..Inadditiontothewrittenassignments,studentsarerequiredtorespondtothereadingsandtoeachotherthroughouteachweekbyposingorrespondingtoissuesorthe

commentsofeachother.Thiscannotbesavedupuntiltheend.Shouldtherebeanyissueabout

makingdeadlines,theprofessormustbecontactedinadvance.

Attendanceisdeterminedbystudentengagementwiththeclassroomcontentandtools,with

otherstudents,andwiththeinstructor.

GRADINGCRITERIA:Weregoingtobeusingapointsystem.Youllgetfeedbackondiscussions

andassignments.

PleaseknowthatyourworkwillNOTbejudgedbaseduponthestyleorgrammarofyourwriting,

especiallybecauseasignificantnumberofcolleagueswillnotbewritinginyourfirstlanguage.That

wouldnotbefair.Studentssubmissionsforassignmentsshallbeevaluatedbaseduponthefollowingcriteria:

[6]:Exemplary:Clearincorporationofresearch,anextraefforttolearnmore,proper

acknowledgmentofmaterialotherthanyourown,creativity,andclarity.Allofthiswouldbe

worthyofsharingtoeducatorsaroundtheworldandmakesacontributiontoourknowledgeof

teachingandlearning.Mentorstatus.

[4-5]:MeetsRequirements:Satisfiestheexpectationsoftheassignmentwithprofessional

useofsources.

[3]:NeedsWork:Basictreatmentoftheideas,butneedstodigdeeperinordertoshowcore

competence.Togetcredit,Iwouldbeaskingforarevision[0-2]:NoCredit:(a)Studentusesothersideasasher/hisownwithoutattribution,and/or(b)

doesnotaddressorrespecttheassignment.


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TechnologyandPublicBlogPostingRequirements

Youwillneedtogettechnologicallyorganizedsothatyoucanknowwheretogoforinformationandwhattodotoaccessrequiredtechnologies.OnceIreceiveyouremailaddressfromthe

registrationofficeatJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofEducation,Iwillsendmoreinformation

abouttheserequiredtechnologies,includinginvitationstovarioussitesyoullneedtoaccess(or

formaccountson)sothatyoucanmeetcourserequirements.

HopkinsCoursePlatform(ELC):http://olms.cte.jhu.edu/olms2/login/.Thisiswhereyouwillgotoaccesscoursecontent,getassignments,holddiscussions,andreceive

comments/gradesonpapers.Wearealsoworkingonanothercoursesite,butdontworry

aboutthatnow.

Blog(Required).Allstudentsarerequiredtohaveablogsothatyourwritingcanbemadeavailableandaccessiblepublicly.Youcanuseanyblogservicethatyoulike:WordPress.Blogger,Tumblrareallgoodexamples.Ifyourenewtoblogging,thereareplentyofgreat

tutorialsandgreatadvicetohelpyougetstarted.ClickonTechnologyforthisCourseFAQs

tolearnaboutourrationaleforgoinginthisdirection.

o Eachassignmentdescriptionwillclarifywhethertopostitalsotoyourblogo TrytoremembertotagyourblogwithJHUglobaled

Twitter(StronglyRecommended):IstronglyencourageyoutoregularlyuseTwitterforthisclass.Thisisagreatwayforhavingreal-timeornearreal-timeconversationswithyour

colleagues.o Simplytweetquestions,comments,andotherclass-relevantcontentwiththeyou

completeanewblogentry,postalinkonTwitterwith#jhuglobaled.

o IfyoualreadyhaveaTwitteraccount,usethatone,aslongasyourpostsinclude#jhuglobaled.Otherwise,creatinganaccountiseasy!Herearesometutorials(if

youreaproornot)onthebasiclanguageofTwitterandhowtotweet

FAQs

Whysomanydifferenttechnologysites?

First,youshouldowntheworkyouproduce,ratherthanevaporatewhenthecourseends.Bycreatingaccountsonasystemoutsideofourcourseplatform,theartifactsyoucreatecanbestoredforyouruse

anytime.

Second,wechosethosetoolsyoucanuseinyourwork.Wellalsointroducemore.Socialnetworks,

embeddedwidgets,newapps,RSSfeeds,andmicro-bloggingcanenhanceinteraction,emphasize

collaboration,andengageyourstudents.Weadmitthatthesetechnologiesarenotendsunto

themselves,buttheyareapowerfulmeanstogetthere.


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Iamnotgreatattechnology.CanIgetsomehelpwiththis?

Foreveryrequiredtechnology,tutorialsareavailable.Wecanalsossignatechnologypartnerifyou

needhelporofferwebinars.Besides,youhaveahostofnewcolleaguesyoucanask.Dontbeafraid.

Essential Course Policies

PoliciesonSharingIntellectualProperty

TheInternetisasocialcontractdesignedaroundtheideathatlearningissharing.Itrequiresthat

webothgenerouslyshareourideasANDexplicitlyacknowledgetheworkofothers.Youmight

writesomethingthatsomeone,somewhereneeds.Postitandshareit.1

Apologiesinadvanceforrepeatingtheobvious,butplagiarism(copyingandpastingtheworkof

otherswithoutappropriateattributionorcredittotheauthor)istheft,plainandsimple.Youmight

alsofindtheperfectarticletoaddressanissueyouwishtoexploreforanassignment.Goahead,

postit,butyoumustciteitandgivecredittotheauthor.Theassignmentsarenotroadblockstoconquer,butopportunitiesforgrowth.Thatarticleyoumayhavefoundisjustameans,notthe

end;useittoreinforceyourpoint,notinplaceofyourpoint

Thoughwewonttakepointsoffforthecitationformatyouuse,thepreferredcitationstyleforthis

courseistheTwFormat.HereisaQuickGuidetoAPAFormattoguideyoualong.TwoYouTube

videoscanserveasaexemplars:

APAStyleReferences UsingWordforAPAStyleReferences

Plagiarism:YourReputationisatStake

Onoccasion,wewillspot-checkforplagiarism,butwedontwanttochaseafteryou.Thatsnot

learningitspolicing.Atthesametime,fiveofyourblogpostswillbepublic.Ifyoucopyand

pastetheworkofotherswithoutproperattribution,someonewillnotice.Yourreputation,even

yourjob,couldbeatstake.AsU.S.SupremeCourtJusticeLouisBrandeisfamously

observed,sunlightissaidtobethebestofdisinfectants.Youmayneedcoursecredit(CEUs)or

anacknowledgmentthatyouparticipatedinthiscourse,butreputationshouldbethebiggest

motivatorfordoingonesbest.

OfficialPoliciesfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityonAcademicIntegrity

Violationsofacademicintegrityandethicalconductinclude,butarenotlimitedto,cheating,

plagiarism,unapprovedmultiplesubmissions,knowinglyfurnishingfalseorincompleteinformation

toanyagentoftheUniversityforinclusioninacademicrecordsForfullpolicyandmisconduct

proceedings,seetheAcademicPolicysectionofSchoolofEducation.1 The majority of our policies about the creation, use, and reuse of content are adapted from the work of ourcolleague, David Wiley, PhD of Brigham Young University a pioneer in the field of Open Educational Resources

(OER). To learn more about the transformative power of OER, please look up: www.davidwiley.org and, in particular,

his course: Introduction to Openness in Education.


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TheSchoolofEducationdefinesacademicmisconductasanyintentionalorunintentionalactthat

providesanunfairorimproperadvantagebeyondastudentsownwork,intellect,oreffort,

includingbutnotlimitedtocheating,fabrication,plagiarism,unapprovedmultiplesubmissions,

orhelpingothersengageinmisconduct.Thisincludesthemisuseofelectronicmedia,text,print,

images,speechesandideas.Anyactthatviolatesthespiritofauthorshiporgivesundueadvantage

isaviolation.Studentsareresponsibleforunderstandingwhatconstitutesacademicmisconduct.

PleasenotethatstudentworkmaybesubmittedtoTurnitin.com,anonlineplagiarismdetection

tool,atthediscretionofthecourseinstructor.Ifstudentworkisdeemedplagiarized,thecourse

instructorshallfollowthepolicyandproceduresgoverningacademicmisconductaslaidoutinthe

SchoolofEducationsAcademicCatalog.

LateWorkPolicy

Educatorsaresomeofthebusiestpeopleintheworldandsoweunderstandhowunderstandhow

thetyrannyoftheurgentcangetinthewayofgettingworkinontime.Atthesametime,manyassignmentsrequirecollaboration,andgroupworkentailsobligationstoeachother.Whetheritis

anindividualassignmentoracollaborativeproject,pleasebereasonable,andIwillbeaswell.

Whateverthecircumstance,pleaseinformme(oryourgroup)sothatnooneiscaughtoffguard.

Thatsaid,excessivelatenesscanresultinnotificationofno-creditfortheassignmentand/orthe

course.

ReligiousObservanceAccommodationPolicy

Religiousholidaysarevalidreasonstobeexcusedfromclass.Studentswhomustmissaclassor

examinationbecauseofareligiousholidaymustinformmeasearlyinthetermaspossibleinorder

toensurethatthereisadequatetimetomakeupandrespondtothework

Participation

Participationanddiscussionsareincludedinstudentgradingandevaluation.Theinstructorwill

clearlycommunicateexpectationsandgradingpolicyinthecoursesyllabus.Studentswhoare

unabletoparticipateintheonlinesessionsforpersonal,professional,religious,orotherreasons

areencouragedtocontactmetodiscussalternatives.

StatementofAcademicContinuity

Foranyofus,thingshappen.Intheeventofissues(seriouspersonalmatters,noaccesstothe

internet,orotherextraordinarycircumstances)preventingactiveparticipationin,and/orthe

deliveryofthisonlinecourse,welldoourbesttomakeaccommodations.Ifithappenstoyour

courseinstructorsortheSchoolofEducationsplatformgoesdown,forexample,wemayhaveto

changethenormalacademicscheduleand/ormakeappropriatechangestocoursestructure,

format,anddelivery.


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AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities

Ifyouareastudentwithadocumenteddisabilitywhorequiresanacademicadjustment,auxiliary

aidorothersimilaraccommodations,pleasecontactJenniferEddingerintheDisabilityServices

[email protected].

StatementofDiversityandInclusion

JohnsHopkinsUniversityisacommunitycommittedtosharingvaluesofdiversityandinclusionin

ordertoachieveandsustainexcellence.Webelieveexcellenceisbestpromotedbybeingadiverse

groupofstudents,faculty,andstaffwhoarecommittedtocreatingaclimateofmutualrespect

thatissupportiveofoneanotherssuccess.Throughitscurriculaandclinicalexperiences,the

SchoolofEducationpurposefullysupportstheUniversitysgoalofdiversity,and,inparticular,

workstowardanultimateoutcomeofbestservingtheneedsofallstudentsinK-12schoolsand/or

thecommunity.Facultyandcandidatesareexpectedtodemonstrateacommitmenttodiversityas

itrelatestoplanning,instruction,management,andassessment.

Whew!LetsGetStarted!

WEEKLYSESSIONS

GettingOrientedandLearningAboutEachOther

SESSION1:JUNE11th18

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OVERVIEWandOBJECTIVES

Theresalottoabsorbforthiscourseandalottodoforthisfirstweek.Allofitisdesignedto

accomplishtwoobjectives:(1)helpyougetorganizedtechnologicallysothatyoucanfamiliarize

yourselfwiththevariousrequiredtoolsyoullneedtobesuccessful,and(2)buildacommunityby

helpingyoutogettoknowandbeingcomfortablewitheachother.

ASSIGNMENT(READCAREFULLYTOGETSETUPCORRECTLY)

1. REVIEWTHESYLLABUSANDESSENTIALCOURSEPOLICIES(required)2. TAKEABRIEFSURVEY(http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T66W3ZZ)(required)3. OPTIONALWebinar:WeekofJune11th(time-zonesandsignuptobeannounced)focusing

onensuringthateveryoneisuptospeedwiththetechnologyandexpectations

4. REVIEW:requiredtechnologiesyoullneedforthiscourse5. GETABLOG:(instructionsabove).ListyourblogonHEREFromthere,Iwillcopyandpaste

itintoareadersothatyourblogpostscanbemadeavailabletoothers.


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6. DISCUSSIONPOST(required,2pagesmaximum):OUTSIDEMYWINDOWDue:June18

thPleaseaddyourcommentstoyourblogandcommentsensitivelyonat

leasttwoothers(logisticstobeprovidesoon)

Whatdoyouseeoutsideyourwindow?Howhasyourviewaffectedyour

perspectiveoneducation?Ifatallpossible,Iwouldloveitifyouwouldattacha

photograph,drawing,oriftrulyinspireduploadavideotoYouTubeorVimeoand

sendinthelink.Ihavebeenaskingthisquestionforseveralyearsforabookabout

thepowerandimpactofteachersonglobaldevelopment.

Herearesomeexamplesfromthisverysamecourse,offeredearlierthisyear:

"OutsideMyWindow."Beascreativeasyouwouldlike.Speakfromtheheart.

Startwithwhatyouactuallyseeoutsideyourwindow:Herearesomeprompts:Do

youseebarsonwindows?Openfields?Doyouhaveawindowatall?Youmightpick

atimeofday,perhapsthemorning,asstudentsarrive.Howdotheygetthere?Or

theafternoon,astheyleave.Whatdotheydonext?Next,reflectonyourperspective.Whataretheobstaclesalongtheway?What

areyourdailyrituals?Whatdoyouworryabout?Whatarestudents'biggest

worries?Whatchallengesand/oropportunitiesdoyouface?Ifyouhadthe

power(evenamagicwand)tochangeeducationglobally,whatwouldyoudo?

Wouldyouworkattheleveloftheschool,thedistrict,thegovernment,orona

globalscale?Wouldyoufocusonpolicy?Pedagogy?Anentirelynewdesignfor

learning?Again,imagesorvideowelcome!

7. READ/SCANFamiliarizewiththefieldofComparativeEducationandpostyourthoughtsintheDiscussionsection.Wewilladdresstheseissuesingreaterdetailnextweek.

1. ComparativeEducation:ExploringIssuesinInternationalContext(PowerPoint)2. NachoMan:ahumorouspiecebyyourprofessoroncomparativeeducation3. Infographiconstateofeducation,worldwide:WorldBank


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ComparativeEducation

SESSION2:JUNE18h25

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OVERVIEW

ThefieldofComparativeEducationislooselydefinedastheanalysisofglobaleducationalsystems,

aswellastheprocessoflending,borrowing,andsharingofwhatandhowonelearns,thereby

influencingthecreationanddevelopmentofeachnationseducationalsystemsand

policies.That'stheclassicobjectiveview.

Subjectively,afieldseeminglyobscureandacademichasturnedintoaheatedglobalconversation,

apoliticalfootball,aglobaldevelopmentagenda,aneconomicyardstick,andaculturaltrophy.

Onethingforsure,it'scomplicated-mademorecomplexbyhundredsofvariables,deeply

nuancedculturalreferences,andpowerrelationships.

Asdeepascuriosityitself,ideasabouteducationwereshapedbypressingneeds(survival),context,

andculture,thentraveledquicklyviacampfiretales,Biblicalstories,oraltraditionalwisdom,SilkRoadnarratives,Bedouinscrolls,andmissionaryjournals.Theyappearon14thcenturyplatesof

moveabletype,17thcenturyarchivesofgrandtours(forEuropeanmenofmeansonlyatthe

time),andletters,followedbyaerograms,faxes,email,andtweets.Inthe20thand21stcenturies,

edu-toursandglobalstudentexchangeprogramshaveacceleratedthefrequencyandspeedof

first-handexperienceswitheducationaroundtheworld.Comparativeeducationisaccessible,

available,andsomewhataffordable.Isitadaptableandadoptable?Itremainstobeseen.

Myoffering("NachoMan"),includedinthereadings,attemptstoshedlightontheissuebytrying

toframethisextraordinarilyimportanttopicinlightertermsandisalsolayeredbycultural

references,Ihopeyouwillforgiveitssomewhatbreezytone,butIwroteitwiththedeepestof

respectforthefieldanditspioneers.

Onamoreacademiclevel,we'llbediggingintothefieldbycombingthroughnumbersandreports

inordertodetermineifandwhensuchcomparisonsareuseful,misleading,or(youfillinthe

blanks).Lastterm,thedebatewasintense,asthecomparisonsshedlightonhugeinequitiesin

one'sowncountry.Beforewarned.Ihopeyouenjoythedisciplineofmakingsenseofthedatain

thisverydata-driven,comparativeworld.Ialsohopethatyou'llseetheconnectionstoyourown

workandcometogripswiththeissuesitraises.

Wecannolongerdiscussissuessuchasthesewithouttalkingabouttheinfluenceof(andvisibility

madepossibleby)theinternetoncomparativeeducationalsystems,globalachievementtesting,

andglobaleducationaldevelopment:publicdatareports,microblogs,texts,games,videoswith

multilingualsubtitling,maps,openeducationalresources,libraryrepositories,interoperableplatforms,Skype,infographics,visualdata,TEDtalks,andnewsfeeds.

Ididsayitwascomplex,yes?

So,herewego:comparativeeducation(itsorigins,orientations,complexities)asasubjectthatcan

illuminateourpracticeasteachers.Enjoy.


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READINGS

Thesereadingstouchondifferentperspectivesofcomparativeeducation,globalmeasurements,

andtheconnectionbetweeneducationanddevelopment.Theresalothere.

Required

1. Learning-TheTreasureWithin:UNESCO(themeaningofeducation)-REQUIRED2. Whereare60MillionTeachers?TheMissingVoiceinEducationalReformsAroundthe

World.:FernandoReimers,Ph.DHarvard1999-REQUIRED

Recommended

1. EducationStrategy2020: ||English|Franais|Portugus||EspaolWorldBank(positionpaper)

2. EquippingEveryLearnerforthe21stCentury:Cisco(poweroftheinternet)3. TheKhanAcademy:Educationalwebsite(instructionalvideos)

DISCUSSIONPOST

Postyourresponsetothereadingsandrespondtoatleastoneothercolleaguespost.What

strikesyouaboutthesereadings?Dotheyspeaktoyou?Istheresomethingyoudisagreewith?

Somethingyoufeelismissing?Dotheychallengeanassumptionyouvehadorintroducean

entirelynewperspective?

WRITING:TheGlobalinGlobalEducation(Twopagemaximum)

Due:June25th

Writeaneditorialdesignedforteachersyouknow,convincingthemtocareaboutcomparative

education.Eachofthereadingspointstoadifferentperspectivethatcanguideyouasyouwrite.

1. Isthisabouttheimpossibility,today,oflivinginisolation?2. Isabouttheneedtolearnfromandwitheducationpracticesfromaroundtheworld?3. Isitabouttheneedtopreparestudentsforagloballycompetitiveworld?4. Whyshouldanyofthismatter?5. Howmightcomparativeeducationimpactone'swindow?

Inyourpost,pleaseindicatethatyouhavereadthesearticles.Youdonthavetositeeachone,but

youshouldvalidatethethemesandapproachesthesearticlesrepresent.Thisassignment

isdesignedbothtoclarifyperspectivesoncomparativeeducationandleadtowarditsrole

inguidingyouasapractitioner(inyourownbackyardoraroundtheworld).


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Regardingcitingsources:thoughwewonttakepointsoffforthecitationformatyouuse,the

preferredcitationstyleforthiscourseistheAPAFormat.HereisaQuickGuidetoAPAFormatto

guideyoualong.

InternationalTesting,PartI

SESSION3:JUNE25thJULY2

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Note:Wewillprobablybebreakingintogroupshere.Staytuned.

OVERVIEW

TheTIMSS(TrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy)andProgrammefor

InternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)testsandcomparisonsarealloverthenewsandbeg

questionslike:Isourcountrycompetitiveintheglobalarena?Whatisthestateofteachingand

learninginourcountry?Inthissession,youcanlookatdatainordertodiscoverpatterns,drawconclusions,andask

questionsaboutwhatitallmeanstousaseducators.

TIMSSisasourceforreliableandtimelydataonthemathematicsandscienceachievementof

4th-and8th-gradestudentscomparedtothatofstudentsinothercountries.TIMSSdatahave

beencollectedin1995,1999,2003,2007,and2011.(http://nces.ed.gov/Timss/)

ThePISAtestisaninternationalstudythatwaslaunchedbytheOECDin1997.Itaimstoevaluate

educationsystemsworldwideeverythreeyearsbyassessing15-year-olds'competenciesinthe

keysubjects:reading,mathematicsandscience.Todateover70countriesandeconomieshave

participatedinPISA.(http://www.oecd.org/pisa/)

READandREVIEW(forthisweekandnextweek)

Iknow,thislistlookshuge,butitstogiveyouasenseofthefield.Wereonlyaskingthatyou

familiarizeyourselfwiththesereadings.Drawsomeconclusionsandsharethem.hewriting

portionclarifiesthismore.

DATA:PerusethePISA2009Resultshere.FamiliarizeyourselfwiththePISAfindingsandtheconclusionsoftendrawnfromthem.

DATA:PerusetheTIMSS2011InternationalResultsinScienceandtheTIMSS2011InternationalResultsinMathematics.Here,too,thinkaboutpatternsandraisequestions

asyougo.

DATA:PerusetheWorldBankDatabaseonEducationandtheEducationforAllGlobalMonitoringReport:http://data.worldbank.org/topic/educationandwww.education-

inequalities.org

DATAANALYSIS:Skimoverwhatthe(OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment)sayssuccessfulcountriesaredoing:http://www.oecd.org/pisa/46623978.pdf


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COMMENTARY:LouisMenandarguesthatdifferentcountriesapproachhomeworkindifferentwaysbecausetheirgoalsforstudentsaredifferent:

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/17/121217taco_talk_menand

INFOGRAPHIC:U.S.Educationvs.theWorld:EducationSpendingandPerformanceinTwelveCountries:http://rossieronline.usc.edu/u-s-education-versus-the-world-infographic/

POSTDISCUSSION(Required)

Due:July2nd

GUIDINGQUESTIONS:Whatconclusionsdoyoudrawabouthoweducationinyourcountryis

doingwhencomparedtotherestoftheworld?Whatinthereadingssurprisesyou?Worriesyou?

Angersorinspiresyou?Includeatleastonestatisticthatsupportsyourpointofviewandsitethe

source

Provideatleasttworesponsestoyourcolleaguesaswell.Theseresponsesshouldcitethesourceforyourresponse.

InternationalTesting,PartII

SESSION4:JULY2nd9

th

READINGS:None.Lastweekwasheavyenoughandisnecessaryforthisweek

VIDEO:YongZhao,onCatchingUporLeadingtheWay:AmericanEducationintheAgeof

Globalization:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNpZ60IJ42o

DISCUSSIONPOST:Anytimethroughouttheweek(required)Sofar,youhavesiftedthroughagreatdealofdataandwatchedthevideofromYongZhao.Please

postonediscussiontopicandrespondtoatleast atleastthreeothers

GUIDINGQUESTIONSFORYOURPOST: Baseduponwhatyouvereadandseen,identifyagapyouve

identifiedinyourowncountry.Whatpolicy,orapproachcouldyou(you-personally,oryourcountry

orschool)borrowfromanothercountrythatwouldimproveeducationwhereyouliveandteach?

Why?Howwouldyouimplementit?Whatmustbeinplacethisideatotakeroot?Howmightthat

ideabeadaptedtofityourcontext?Howwouldyoumeasurewhetherthisborrowedideawas

successful?Includeatleastthreestatisticsfromlastweeksreadingand/orthisweeksreadingsthatsupportsyourpointofview.Pleaseciteyoursources.


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EducationandtheGlobalDevelopmentAgenda

SESSION5:JULY9th-19th

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ANINDIVIDUALandaTEAMEFFORT Thissemester,thereare40ofyouand8UnitedNationsMillenniumDevelopment

Goals(MDGs).ConsidertheOverview(below)andtheReadings(alsobelow)sothatyou

canmakesomeinformedchoices.

FillouttheMillenniumDevelopmentSurveybyJuly10th.Detailsbelow Followingtheanalysisofsurveyresults,weregoingtobeworkinginteamssothatyoucan

exploreoneoftheMDGs.Wedontwantteamstobetoosmall,pleasechooseupto3

MDGsinwhichyoucanimaginehavingaconversationandworkingonaproject.Assoonas

everyonesignsup,wellsortouttheteamssothatyouactuallyworkinonlyone.

ThisSessionculminatesinapublicslidepresentationonyourteamsGooglePresentation.Itsimportanttofollowtheinstructionsbelow,whichincludesaslidetemplate,whichwill

appearinyourteamspace,customizedandreadytogo.

Thedeadlineshavebeenextendedtoallowforgroupwork,sopleasebeawarethatthisSession(Session5)willextend,abit,intoSession6.Watchthedeadlinedates.

OVERVIEW

Weregoingtomovefromthewindowofhowyourcountrystands(educationally)incomparison

withothercountriestoaglobalviewofeducationanddevelopmentthroughthelensofthe

MillenniumDevelopmentGoals.

AccordingtotheUnitedNations,the8MillenniumDevelopmentGoalsformablueprintagreed

tobyalltheworldscountriesandalltheworldsleadingdevelopmentinstitutions.Theyhave

galvanizedunprecedentedeffortstomeettheneedsoftheworldspoorest.Accesstohigh-

qualityeducationiswidelyrecognizedasauniversalhumanright.MDGsfocusonnationalself-

reliance,soundpolicy,sustainability,educationalaccess,andglobaltransparency.

Whenconnectingeducationanddevelopment,technologygetsparticularlyhighmarks;social

networks,micro-blogs,viralvideos,andmobile-phonetransactionshaveenabledorstimulatedan

unprecedentedlevelofscaleforcreativeandsustainablesolutionstovexingproblems:e-

governmentande-health,micro-credit,informationaccess,andthecommunicationsengine

behindtheArabSpring.

Optimistsmakeacompellingcase:morechildrenthaneverareattendingschool;MOOCs(massive

openonlinecourses)arenotonlyfree,butinclusive,watchdogagenciesareexposingabuses.

Whileglobaldiseaseshavebecomemoredifficulttoidentifyandtreat,publichealthsuccessesin

areassuchashygieneandimmunizationcampaignshavebenefitedfrompublic-private

partnershipsandindividualphilanthropy(Bono,Gates).


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REQUIREDREADINGSandREVIEW

MillenniumDevelopmentGoals(UN)requiredreview EducationStrategy:ImprovingLivesThroughLearning(USAID) IssuesinBasicEducationinDevelopingCountries:AnExplorationofPolicyOptionsfor

ImprovedDelivery,JosephP.G.Chimombo.CentreforEducationalResearchandTraining,

UniversityofMalawi

TEDTalk:http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_education.html ToBuildaNation,BuildaSchoolhouseNewYorkTimesinterviewwithAmartyaSen

ONGLOBALLYCOLLABORATIVEGROUPSGroupscanbereallyfrustratingbecauseoflackofcommunicationorclarity.Afteryouhaveintroduced

yourselves,talkfranklyaboutprotocols.Illpostmorelinkstoguidelinesforgroup-worktohelpyou

alongtheway.Inthemeantime,hereswhatIhavelearnedovertheyears:ingroups,somecolleaguesimmediatelygravitatetowardaleadershiprole,whileothersliketoplayasupportingrole.Somewish

tofocusonnumbers;othersonstories.Manygroupstakeontheseroles:

Organizers:Peoplevaluedfortheirabilitytomanage Creators:Peoplewhocreatecontent(numbers,stories,andpictures) Distillers:Peoplewhotransformcomplexideasintoformswecanallunderstand Presenters:Peoplewhoputitalltogetherforpublicpresentation Technologists:Peoplewhogettechnologyandcansolveproblemsforeveryone

STEP1:

FILLOUTSURVEYBYJULY10th

:Chooseupto3MDGsyouwouldliketoexplore.WellsortthemoutandIllposttheresults.

DISCUSSIONINYOURMDGGROUP:Asanindividual,whydidyouchoosethisparticularMillenniumDevelopmentGoal(MDG)?Haveyouhadaparticularexperience(goodor

bad)?Pleaserespondtoyourcolleaguesinthatteam.Here,too,writefromyourpassion.

YoumaybecuriousabouttheissuessurroundingthatMDG,interestedindoingsomething

foryourclassroom,orpositivelyornegativelyaffectedbyadirectexperience.Please

respondtoatleasttwoothergroup-matesorrespondtocolleaguesinothergroups.A

paragraphisallyouneed

CollaborateandCreateaGooglePresentation:Alinktothetemplateforyourpresentationcanbefoundhere :Openthislinktoseeifitworks.Doitnow,damnit: http://bit.ly/1b3adOQ

Instructionscanbefoundoneachslideofthetemplate.(a)YouneedtoworktogethertopresentapictureoftheMDG,alongwithresourcesforteachers(b)Keepinmindthateach

ofyoualsohasaslidetoexpressyourownperspective

a. CUSTOMIZE:Revisethistemplatetosuityourgroupandworktogethertocreateit b. PERSONALIZE:Eachpersoninthegroupalsohasher/hisownslide


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c. PUBLICIZE:Postthelink.Youcanallpostthepresentationlinkonyourblogs.Yourprofessorandmentorsneedtoknowwhatthatlinkis,somakecertainthatyou

communicatetous.Toshareyourpubliclink,clickontheblueSharebuttonatthetop-

rightcorneroftheGooglePresentation,andchoose:Publicontheweb.

IMPORTANTLASTGROUPRESPONSIBILITY:Pleasedesignateoneperson(whoespeciallyenjoys

technology)shouldtakeontheresponsibilityforcoordinatingtheGooglePresentationandmaking

certainthatitispublic.Anorganizertypemaybegoodatcollectingindividualslidesandsending

themtothispersontoformatandpublicize.

EducationandGlobalAid:ACritique

SESSION6:JULY16th23rd

OVERVIEW

Developmenthasitsharshcritics.Inmanypoorcountries,aqualitybasiceducationishardly

universal.Andthevoiceofthosecriticalofdevelopmentandaidaregrowinglouder.The

firestormofcriticismdirectedtowardthedevelopmentworldisparticularlyscorching.If,asH.G.

Wellsoncesaid,"educationisaracebetweencivilizationandcatastrophe,"thenmanyclaim

catastropheiswinning.Moresub-SaharanAfricanshavecell-phonesthanaccesstocleandrinking

water.PovertypornographersdescendeduponHaitiaftertheearthquakeinordertoraisemoney,

yettoday,threeyearslater,thereisenoughrubbleinthestreetsofPort-au-Princestreetstobuild

afour-lanehighwaytoLosAngelesandbackagain.

PalagunmiSainathsEverybodyLovesaGoodDrought;StoriesfromIndiasPoorestDistrictspaintsa

nightmarish,development-is-its-own-disasterpicture:Developmentisthestrategyofevasion.

Whenyoucantgivepeoplelandreform,givethemhybridcows.Whenyoucantsendchildrento

school,trynon-formaleducation.Whenyoucantprovidebasichealthtopeople,talkofhealth

insurance.Cantgivethemjobs?Nottoworry,justredefinethewordsemployment

opportunities."Dontwanttodoawaywithusingchildrenasaformofslavelabor?Nevermind.

Talkofimprovingtheconditionsofchildlabor!Itsoundsgood.Youcanevenmakemoneyoutof

it.[i]

Theliteraturecriticizingglobaldevelopmentcanfillbookshelves.Thetitlesalonespeakvolumes.

Noneedtoscourtheseresources.Askimisallyouneedandfeelfreetodoyourownsearch.

1. Review:TheRoadtoHell:RavagingEffectsofForeignAidandInternationalCharity2. TheLordsofPoverty:ThePower,Prestige,andCorruptionoftheInternationalAid

Business

3. Review:WhiteMansBurden:WhytheWestsEffortstoAidtheRestHaveDonesoMuchIllandsoLittleGood.

4. FamineCrimes:PoliticsandtheDisasterReliefIndustryinAfrica


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5. CondemnedtoRepeat?:TheParadoxofHumanitarianAction6. Review:TheCrisisCaravan:WhatsWrongwithInternationalAid?7. DoNoHarm:HowAidCanSupportPeace-orWar8. ABedfortheNight:HumanitarianisminCrisis9. DeadAid:WhyAidisNotWorkingandHowThereisaBetterWayforAfrica10.TheTroublewithAfrica:WhyForeignAidisNotWorking11.TropicalGangsters:OneMansExperiencewithDevelopmentandDecadenceinDeepest

Africa

12.TheDarkSideofVirtue:ReassessingInternationalHumanitarianism13.Review:Farewell,FredVoodoo:ALetterfromHaiti

POSSIBLEPUBLICCONVERSATION/WEBINAR:EducationandGlobalAid(TBD)

DISCUSSIONPOST(1pagemaximum)

Takingintoconsiderationwhatyou'vereadthusfarinthiscourse,imaginethatayoungfamily

memberhastoldyouthats/hewantstoworkinglobaleducationaldevelopmentonXissueorinY

country.S/hehasaskedyouforyourgeneralthoughts.Whatwouldyouincludeinaletterto

her/him?Whatshoulds/heavoid,likesignsofcorruptionorwasteorarrogance?Providean

exampleofhowyoucametothatconclusion(c)Knowingthechallengesandopportunitiesofthis

field,whatwouldbeyouradviceforthenextstep?Forexample,shoulds/heconductathorough

reviewoftheorganizationsfinancesorhistory?

Youmaynotfeelasifyouareinapositiontogiveadvice,butgiveitatryanyway.Ifyouhavepersonallyexperiencedtheeffortsofinternationalaidanddevelopmentagencies,describeyour

experienceinlightofhavingreadbothpositiveandnegativeperspectives.Youmightwantto

illustrateyourpointwithimages,video,children'sdrawings,ortellastoryandtieitbacktothe

issuesdiscussedbythereadings.Endwithaskinga(non-rhetorical)questionofyourcolleaguesto

seewhattheirreactionmightbe.Forinstance,indiscussingglobalaid,youmightshowaroomfull

ofbrokendesksandquoteasetofpromisesmadetoprovidethem.Or,indiscussionglobal

capacitybuilding,development,andsustainability,discussaregionalexampleofitworkingornot

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EducationinEmergencies

SESSION7:JULY23rd30

th

OVERVIEWProfessorDanaBurdeoftheSaltzmanInstituteofWarandPeaceStudiesatColumbiaUniversity

writes,Bordersinpost-conflictregionsarenotoriouslyporous,allowingacontinuationofthe

organizedcrimethataccompaniesconflict.This,inturn,continuestodestabilizefledglingstates,

hamperingtheeffortsofnationalandforeignadministratorsaliketoreconstructandrevitalize

educationsystems.

Inshort,thefieldofemergencyeducationisenormousandcomplex.Institutions,worldwide,must

copewithnewintra-orinternationalthugs,humantrafficking,dwindlingresources,youth-targeted

paramilitaryrecruitmentcampaigns,war,andacapricioussusceptibilitytotheravagesofclimate

change.Fragilestatescannotmaintaintheirschoolsandprotecteducation.Therefugeepopulation,

worldwide,isgrowingalongsideayouthbulge.Teachers,students,andschoolsareoftenunableto

establishnormalcy,nolessparticipateinaninformationage.

Inseveralcases,well-intentionedNGOs,well-resourcedindividuals,andglobalagencies

attemptingtofillthegapsendupabsolvinggovernmentsfromtheresponsibilityoftakingcareof

theirownpeople.

Evennaturaldisasterscanbenationaldisasters(floodsmadeworsebypoliciesthatallowfor

clear-cuttingaforest,unreinforcedschoolbuildingsthatkillteachersandstudentsinan

earthquake).Andthoughtheyrepresenttheclearestconnectiontoahealthyfuture,thevoiceof

teachersisrarelyheard.

Butthereshope,andworkingacrossborderscanmakeadifference.Globalteachernetworks,freeOpenEducationalResources(OER),andbothpublic-privateandglobal-localpartnershipshave

addressedinsurmountablechallengeseffectivelyandcreatively.

Inthismoduleoneducationinemergencies,wewillfocusontheworkoftheInteragencyNetwork

forEducationinEmergencies(INEE)becausetheyareresponsibleforestablishingthestandards

thatgoverncoordinationsupportforprevention,planning,andglobalaid.Today,whenan

emergencybreaksout,INEEhasmadeitmandatoryforeducatorstobepartoffirst-responder

teams.Thatsincredible,really.

Wewillonlytouchthesurfaceinafieldthatreachesintoeveryaspectofdevelopment:human

rights,policy,water...alonglistofissuesforwhichthevoiceofteachersiscentral.Theyknowwho

issickormissingororphanedbyAIDS.Theycountthechildreninemergencies,createchild-

friendlyspaces,andprovidedesperatelyneededpsychosocialsupportforfamilies.JohnsHopkins

UniversityandTeachersWithoutBordershaveeveryintentionofextendingthismoduleintothe

realmofwholecourses.

Formanyofyou,thismodulewillbepainful.Someofyouhaveexperiencednationalandnatural

disasters,evenmorepainfulbecausesomanycouldhavebeenprevented.Let'sdoourbestto


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readandwritefromtheheartand,alongtheway,startalongthepathforbothunderstandingthe

fieldand,ifpossible,makingadifference.

DISCUSSIONPOST1:ATWEET

Priortodivingintothereadings,thinkaboutwhatimmediatelycomestomindwhenyouhearthewords:EmergencyEducation?Doyouhaveadirectexperiencewithacrisis?Priortodivinginto

thereadings,composeatweet(140characters,maximum)aboutyourthoughts.Postitand

respondtoothertweets.Ifsoinclined(andyouhaveaTwitteraccount),tweetyourtweet(Just

makecertainthatyouleaveenoughroomtoadd:#JHUglobaled).

Asyougothroughthereadings,bepreparedtopulloutquotationsandbepreparedtobe

surprised.

REQUIREDandRECOMMENDEDREADINGS

InteragencyNetworkonEducationinEmergencies:INEE)(reviewwebsite) INEEMinimumStandards(required)andINEEToolkit(review) EducationUnderAttackUNESCO(review) SchoolsasBattlegrounds:HumanRightsWatch(PDF)(review) UNICEFEducationinEmergencies:AResourceToolkit:UNICEF(review) TheSphereProjectKeydocumentsthatformtheHumanitarianCharter(review)

DISCUSSIONPOST2:ThoughtsAfterReadingDue:July30th

Whathaveyounoticedorlearnfromthesereadingsthatyouhavenotconsideredbefore(a)Please

citetheworkyoutowhichyouaremakingareference.(b)Respondwithcaretoyourcolleagues'

points

GlobalandGlocalEducation

SESSION8:JULY30thAUGUST6th

(August10thforwritingassignment)

OVERVIEW

Weveexploredcomparativeeducation;nationaleducationcomparisons(achievementtesting);educationanddevelopment(teachertraining,policy,nationalpriorities);emergencyeducation

(globalaid,nationalandnaturaldisastersaffectingeducation).Nowitstimetoexploreglocal

education(intersectionofglobalandlocalandtheworldinyourclassroomtheneedsofrefugees

studentsandfamilies);andglobaleducation(theworldforyourclassroom).


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WhileImustacknowledgeupfrontthateachofthefollowingassignmentscanbeaheftycoursein

andofitself(andIamplanningtocreateit),theassignmentbelowisdesignedtotiethecourse

togetherandishardlycomprehensive.

OBJECTIVE Incorporateinternationalcontentintoonesowneducationalcontext Tietogethercoursestrandsintoaviewofeducationinaglobalcontext

READINGS

Noneinparticular.Itsamatterofwhatyougathertosupportyourwriting.

WRITING:GlobalandGlocalEducation(3pagesmaximum)

Due:August10th(5daysafterthelastclass)

1. GlobalEducation(theworldINyourclassroom):Assembleandbrainstormresourcestoaddressanissueaffectingtheglobalstudentsinyourclassroomandyourschoolby

scanningresourcesthatcanhelpteachersinyourschooladdressthatissueandhow

youwouldshareit.Includethefollowing:whatyouwerelookingfor,howyoufoundit,

andhowyoudecideditwasvaluable.LetFredknowifhecanpublishitforteachers

aroundtheworldontheTeachersWithoutBorderswebsite(withfullattributiontoyou,

ofcourse).Hereisanexample:afocusondifferentiatedinstructionorservicesfor

integratingrefugeesintoyourclassroombyreachingouttolocalimmigrationagencies,

civil-societyorganizations,orthefaith-basedcommunity.Youcandescribetheissue

inyourschoolandthenhowyousurveyedparentstoseehowmuchtheyknewaboutservicesthatcanhelpthemandtheirchildrensucceed.Thenfindandvetthose

resourcesandsharethembacktothosefamilies.

2. GLobalEducation(theworldFORyourclassroom):Below,wehavelistedresourcesandapproachesyoucantake.Itsuptoyou.Thegoalistofindaprojectorsetof

resourcesthatwillenhancethesubjectyouteach(andhowyouteachit)through

globaleducationandconnections.Createaguideforeducatorsinyourschoolor

settingsothattheycanappreciatewhatyouhaveprovided.Forexample,youmay

choosetoreviewthecurriculum/lessonsatJourneysinFilmtoseeifyoumightbeable

toimplementit.Ifthereisroomforimprovement,describewhatyouwoulddo

differentlyorhowyouwouldenhancethelesson.Youmightevencreateanewlesson

planbaseduponthefilmstheylistoranyothersyouknowof.

GeneralGlobalEducationResources

21stCenturySchools AsiaSociety


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CenterforGlobalEducation GlobalEducation TheGlobalEducationCollaborative RealizingEducationsPotentialInstitute

TeacherandStudentClassroomResources

AsiaSociety DiscoveryEducation TheEarthCharterInitiative EcoCampus EducationBeyondBorders Edutopia ePals FacingtheFuture FlatClassroomProjects FreshTakesinaFlatWorld:PhotosbyYouthAroundtheGlobe GlobalNomadsGroup GlobalSchoolNet GlobalYouthConnectYouthLeadershipPrograms Globalization101 IEARN-USA:InternationalEducationandResourceNetwork JourneysinFilm NationalGeographicXpeditions OneWorld.net PrimarySource TakingITGlobal WorldSavvy WorldWiseSchools(PeaceCorps)


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WouldYouLiketoTeachThisCourse?

Forthepast13years,Ihavemetbrilliantteachers,manyofwhomovercomeenormousoddstobe

ofservice.Thissummer(2013),fourstudentsfromlasttermareservingasmentors.Whilea

colleagueandIdevelopedthecourse,itisyours.IamlookingforthosewhoarewillingtosharetheteachingforFall2013.

Youwouldsharetheresponsibilitieswithothercolleaguesfromaroundtheworld.Whileyour

motivationtobeofservicewillprobablybetheprimarymotivatorforlendingahand,Iamworking

abusinessmodelforcompensation.Attheveryleast:

IcansendyouaFlipvideocamera Writeapersonalizedletterofcommendationforyourportfolio

Itsnotmuch,butyouhavemostlikelynotenteredtheteachingprofessionwithmaterialrewards

inmind.Letsstayintouchaboutyourinterestsincontinuingtoimprove,andteach,thiscourse.

ONELASTTHING:THANKYOU!

Thiscoursewasnoteasy.Thereadingwasintense,thesubjectmattercomplex.Youstudiedthe

worldofcomparativeeducation,internationalcomparisons,educationanddevelopment,and

educationinemergencies.Youveworkedcollaboratively,virtually,andglobally.Youvelikely

comeacrossissuesthathavechallengedyouandwhichcontinuetostumpthebestofus.

Anyonewiththenerveandwilltodiveintothissubjectisworthyofmydeepestgratitude.


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SelectedBibliography

Chimombo,J.P.G.(2005)IssuesinBasicEducationinDevelopingCountries:AnExplorationof

PolicyOptionsforImprovedDelivery.JournalofInternationalCooperationinEducation.Vol.8,

No.1,pp.129-152.RetrievedFeb.7,2013,fromhttp://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/cice/chimombo8-1.pdf.

CiscoSystems:EquippingEveryLearnerforthe21stCentury.RetrievedFeb.7,2013from

http://www.cisco.com/web/about/citizenship/socio-economic/docs/GlobalEdWP.pdf.

InternationalCommissiononEducationfortheTwenty-firstCentury.(ND).Learning:TheTreasure

WithinReporttoUNESCO.RetrievedFeb.7,2013,from

http://www.unesco.org/delors/delors_e.pdf.

Loveless,T.(2012).The2012BrownCenterReportonAmericanEducation:HowWellare

AmericanStudentsLearning.Washington,DC:BrownCenteronEducationPolicy.

Mbozi,EmmyH.(ND).ComparativeEducation.AfricanVirtualUniversityWord|PDF

Menand,Louis.(2012).TodaysAssignment.TheNewYorker,retrievedFeb.7,2013from

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/17/121217taco_talk_menand

Ravitch,D.(2012).SchoolsWeCanEnvy.NewYorkReviewofBooks ,March8,2012,retrieved

Feb.7,2013fromhttp://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/mar/08/schools-we-can-

envy/?pagination=false

Sen,Amartya,(2002).ToBuildaNation,BuildaSchoolhouseNewYorkTimes,May27,2002,

retrievedFeb.7,2013fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/27/opinion/to-build-a-country-

build-a-schoolhouse.html.

Sullivan-Owomoyela,J.(2006).Inter-AgencyNetworkforEducationinEmergenciesMinimum

StandardsforEducationinEmergencies,ChronicCrisis,andEarlyReconstruction:AUgandaCase

Study.USAID:RetrievedFeb.7,2013from

http://www.beps.net/publications/Uganda_Minimum_Standards_Case_Study%20_FINAL.pdf.

Tucker,MarkS.(2011)StandingontheShouldersofGiants:AnAmericanAgendaforEducation

Reform,(Washington,D.C.:NationalCenteronEducationandtheEconomy,May2011).

Villegas-Reimers,E.&F.Reimers.(1996).Whereare60MillionTeachers?TheMissingVoicein

EducationalReformsAroundtheWorld.Prospects,vol1,Sept.1996,pp.469-492.

UNICEF.(ND).EducationinEmergencies:AResourceToolkit.Kathmandu,Nepal:RegionalOffice

forSouthAsia.RetrievedFeb.7,2013fromhttp://bit.ly/1041NST

UnitedNations.(1989).ConventionontheRightsoftheChild.RetrievedFeb.7,2013from

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/pdf/crc.pdf.

U.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment.(2005).EducationStrategy:ImprovingLivesthrough

Learning.RetrievedFeb.7,2013from

http://www.ungei.org/resources/files/usaid_education_policy05.pdf.


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Videos

BestPracticesinGlobalEducation:SlidesharepresentationbyPrimarySource

CatchingUporLeadingtheWay:AmericanEducationintheAgeofGlobalization.KeynoteatAsia

SocietysAWorldClassEducationconferenceonJuly11,2009,DC.

EducationInnovationintheSlums.CharlesLeadbeater.TEDTalk,April2010)

PISAMeasuringStudentSuccessAroundtheWorld(video)

ProtectingEducation(Reviewmediaclips)

SchoolsasBattlegrounds:HumanRightsWatch(PDF)http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-

2011/schools-battlegrounds

TimeforSchoolSeries(videoseriesfromWBGH);PDFofcompletetranscript

introduction to global urban education syllabus

Documents