ERIC Number: EJ1248081
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
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Developing Global Competencies among Youth: Maps Math Media Project
Yildiz, Melda N.
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v39 n1 p71-89 Jan 2020
This study explores the role of geospatial education in P20 classrooms; offers creative strategies and possibilities for integrating mobile technologies such as Global Positioning System (GPS) into the curriculum; promotes global competences and media literacy education among youth; and GPS and SIS technologies with limited resources; global competences and media literacy education among youth; and showcases examples such as Hi5 (Hiking for Health, Happiness, Head, Hand, and Heart) to Nature project that integrates Maps, Math and Media Education using cell phones and GPS devices. The research study explored wide range of meanings participants associated with experiential project-based learning activities; the impact of geospatial education in developing multicultural and multilingual curriculum that promotes differentiated learning; the ways in which participants integrated math, maps and media projects into their learning; and how they gained alternative points of view on environment and renewed interest and commitment to community service and global education.
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Handheld Devices, Global Approach, Competency Based Education, Youth, Media Literacy, Physical Activities, Active Learning, Student Projects, Experiential Learning, Multicultural Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, 21st Century Skills, Multimedia Materials, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Map Skills, Technology Integration, High School Students, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Geography Instruction, Social Media
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkmenistan; New Jersey
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