What is the Role of Education in a Flat

World?

Misti HollowayITC 5220-375March 31, 2012

How is the world flat?

What is globalization?

What are the attributes of 21st Century learners?

Is competition in education healthy?

How do we change education from within to adapt to global trends?

Discussion Points

How is the world

flat?1. As a group, discuss your understanding of

globalization. (2-3 minutes)

2. Let’s watch the video provided to hear how our world is flat.

3. After watching this video, as a group, discuss how a flat world affects education today. What are the implications for our students? (5-7 minutes)

4. Large group discussion: What is globalization, and what are its implications for education today? (5-7 minutes)

What is

globalization?1. As a group, discuss your

understanding of globalization. (2-3 minutes)

2. Let’s watch the two videos provided to hear other views of globalization.

3. After watching these videos, as a group, discuss how globalization affects students in your classroom—now and for the future. (3-5 minutes)

4. Large group discussion. (5-7 minutes)

What are the attributes of 21st Century

Learners?1. As a group, discuss your understanding of what it

means to be a 21st Century Learner. (3-5 minutes)

2. Let’s watch the videos provided to understand 21st Century learning.

3. After watching these videos, as a group, discuss the importance of 21st Century learning for students—now and for the future. (5-7 minutes)

4. Large group discussion: What does it mean to be a 21st Century Learner? Why is 21st Century learning important now and for the future? (5-7 minutes)

21st Century Learning in

Our School Review the district goals for 21st

Century learning provided.

Large group discussion: What do these goals mean? (5-7 minutes)

In your groups, discuss how your classroom is helping our students develop as 21st Century learners. (3-5 minutes)

Large group discussion: Each group shares 1-2 ideas. (7-10 minutes)

Education Goals for 21st Century Learners in Stokes

County Schools

1.As a group, discuss the different ways

students, teachers, and schools compete locally and globally. (3-5 minutes)

2.Now, discuss the positive and negative aspects of competition for our students. (3-5 minutes)

3.Large group discussion: Is competition healthy for our students? Is it a motivator for success? (7-10 minutes)

Is competition in education healthy?

How can we reform education to adapt to global

trends?1. As a group, discuss how we can reform our

school to better prepare our students for global trends in postsecondary education and the workforce. (5-7 minutes)

2. Let’s watch the videos provided to view other ideas of education reform.

3. After watching these videos, as a group, discuss methods of education reform we can put into practice now in our school. (5-7 minutes)

4. Large group discussion: How can we reform education at our school now? What are the implications of using global trends to drive reform? (5-7 minutes)

Thomas Friedman's Three Eras of Globalization. (2008, August

22). UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU

What Thomas Friedman means when he says "the world is flat". (2008, April 22). UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2BguxRSyY

21st Century Skills: How do we get there? (2009, January 27). galushaj. Retrieved from http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+does+it+mean+to+be+a+21st+century+learner%3f&view=detail&mid=8482F46DDCDAFE6D81E98482F46DDCDAFE6D81E9&first=0

Globalization and education.mov. (2011, March 22). GEO101E4. Retrieved from http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=globalization+and+education&view=detail&mid=70DAB3BA78D1455A726070DAB3BA78D1455A7260&first=0

References

Public schools shortchanging students? (2011, April 22). CNN

Weekend Shows. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/04/22/exp.ybl.bennett.noguera.education.cnn

Thomas Friedman Comments on Olin College. (2011, May 3). FranklinWOlinCollege. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shn4bBF3_ME

Fisch, K. (2008). Shift Happens. Retrieved from http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift

Friedman, T. (2007). The world is flat 3.0: A brief history of the 21st century. New York: Picador.

West Stokes School Improvement Team. (2011). 2011-2012 School improvement plan. Unpublished manuscript.

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