Global+Education

9.1 Global awareness is having the awareness of the world around you, not just in your country, but all over the world. I believe that global awareness is an important 21st century skill to have, because in the world work or on the internet, you can interact/communicate with people from around the world. We no longer live in a bubble of the city/state that we live in. We have to show students the value of knowing about the world around them and how that knowledge will make them a better rounded individual.
 * How would you define global awareness?
 * To what extent would you say global awareness is an important 21st century skill? Please explain your answer.

9.2 -After reading the article my revised response to Global Awareness: I now have a clearer vision of what global awareness/education looks like in the classroom. I agree with how the article defined global education and that it is a “development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for future employment and for building successful relationships in an increasingly interconnected and pluralistic society.” As teachers we have to teach our students to interact in a global society, be aware of local, national, and international interests, and be able to communicate with people with diversity. Technology can play a role in introducing global awareness to students in the classroom. Some examples as stated in the article are, web based research, role playing, videoconferences, web-pen pals, interpersonal communications, collaborate projects, and telefieldtrips. In order to be successful in incorporating global awareness in the classroom several factors have to be considered, the student’s social and emotional development, teacher’s knowledge base of global awareness and/or technology, budget constraints for technology, and school support for teachers in regards to consistent professional development. By integrating global awareness into our curriculum we are better preparing our students to be successful in the global work place we live in today.

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In one of my classrooms I have the students comparing career salaries from different states. I could use google map to have them chart the information on the map.

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