Learning+without+Borders

**Building Global Citizenship: Think Globally, Learn Locally** **Did you know?**
 * Room**: 103
 * Presenter**: Barbara Chubb, M. Ed., IU13 Supervisor, IU13
 * About the Presenter**
 * Audience**: K-6
 * //What is global citizenship and what skills and knowledge are needed to develop it?// ** Today's Objective: **To sample a few resources, whet your appetite, enjoy later... sort of like an international web tasting (?)
 * One in five US jobs are currently tied in some way to international trade. (Forbes) **How well versed are our students on international cultures, norms, values?**
 * **The majority of future growth for most US companies, regardless of size, will be in oversees markets. (Forbes) So where will our students work? **
 * It is the norm for scientific research to be carried out by international teams - requiring the ability to collaborate across time zones, cultures, and languages. (AMA) **With whom will our students be working and from where?**
 * **U.S. citizens will increasingly be called upon to act on issues that require greater understanding of the 95% of the world's populations living beyond American borders. (Knowledge Works Foundation) Will our students have the necessary background knowledge to make enlightened decisions? **
 * In our rapidly changing economies, 3 out of 4 AMA executives believe critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and **//global awareness//** are critical skill sets for the current labor market. (2009 AMA survey)
 * Build global learning networks * Gain authentic cross-cultural experiences * **
 * Infuse global awareness across the curriculum ** [[image:https://sites.google.com/site/bchubbforetciu132011/learning-without-borders/Global%2520virtual%2520classrm.jpg align="center" link="@http://www.virtualclassroom.org/"]] ||
 * **studentsrebuild.org ** [[image:https://sites.google.com/site/bchubbforetciu132011/learning-without-borders/rebuild%20together.JPG link="@http://studentsrebuild.org/take-challenge"]][[image:https://sites.google.com/site/edtechexpo11/_/rsrc/1302051547081/home/learning-without-borders/paper%20cranes.PNG?height=209&width=196 width="196" height="209" link="@http://studentsrebuild.org/"]] [[image:https://sites.google.com/site/bchubbforetciu132011/learning-without-borders/engage_tao_logo.jpg?height=113&width=320 width="320" height="113" link="@http://www.connectallschools.org/exchange-guide-international-collaboration"]] [[image:https://sites.google.com/site/bchubbforetciu132011/learning-without-borders/Flat%20Classroom%20logo.JPG?height=200&width=196 width="196" height="200" caption="The Flat Classroom" link="@http://aweekinthelife11-1.flatclassroomproject.org/home"]]

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 * Culture Crossing **

[] [] []; iEARN is the International Education and Resource Network([] ) and offers ideas for global collaboration with hundreds of projects to join __Why Global Competence?__ Teaching and assessing student work that addresses issues of global significance — around the world or in students’ own backyards — are essential to a world-class education system. The global marketplace is real, and today’s schools must prepare students to participate, interact, and thrive in it. The more our students know about recognizing the challenges and opportunities of an interconnected world, the better they will be able to work in it and improve it. Our students’ well-being, the vitality of our communities, and the welfare of our nation depend on it. . __Cultural Awareness__ – Much of the world lives in a homogeneous face-to-face environment. Understanding that the world is diverse and that other cultures have different religions, holidays, school practices and that it is important to find commonalities rather than focus always on differences. Being aware that cultural differences exist and being able to understand deeply the nuances of cultural differences is a vital awareness for effective online collaboration and citizenship. Global Awareness – Understanding geography, politics, and local bandwidth concerns and the fact that one should understand these areas leads to a global awareness that makes one an effective digital citizen. Global awareness causes the digital citizen to ask such questions as: What are the impacts of technology use and access in other countries and cultures? How and why can I connect and communicate with someone on the other side of the world? ||