Understanding the concept of culture helps people live with others of different backgrounds within the classroom, the local community, and the worldwide scale of political, social, and economic interaction. The lessons presented in this book help students begin to more fully understand their own culture and how it has shaped them; to understand…

This information packet is useful to teacher-librarians and teachers who would like to integrate global education concepts into existing curricula. The techniques outlined in this document provide strategies for implementing global education integration. The central ideas of the global education package include: (1) interrelatedness; (2) peace;…

This packet contains resource materials to help teachers include Polish studies in the school curriculum. Sections include: (1) "Geography"; (2) "History"; (3) "Fine Arts"; (4) "Resources"; and (5) "Appendix," covering miscellaneous facts and figures about Poland, its education system, monuments,…

This resource was developed to involve Alberta, Canada, students, teachers, and communities with the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. It supports implementation of the Alberta Programs of Study and provides activities related to the concepts of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and school events. Student learning outcomes are…

International education begins at home, in the very communities and environments most familiar to students. A student does not need to travel outside U.S. borders to meet the peoples or understand the issues of the global village. This planning guide shows how curriculum in all subject areas encompasses global challenges, global cultures, and…

The combination of biblical scholarship and pedagogical inquiry of the Biblical "wisdom" texts (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Solomon, and the Synoptic Gospels) are the focus of this book. Inferences about teaching and learning that can be drawn from these texts are discussed. Acknowledging that the practices of…

These interactive curriculum-based study programs in U.S. history, world history, European history, and global studies were created by teachers to align with national and state frameworks and curriculum standards. The interactive programs include graded tests, document-based questions, essays, and skill development projects. Each CD-ROM based…

Economic interdependence has played an important role in Hong Kong's history, from its earliest days as a British colony to its current status as a center of international trade and finance. Hong Kong occupies a unique place in history because of its unprecedented transfer of power in 1997 from Britain to the People's Republic of China. The future…

Describes the results of the Global Thinking Project which facilitated student and educator exchanges among 10 schools in Georgia (USA) and Russia during the 1995-96 school year. The student's activity is described as that of a citizen scientist--one who combines the process of science with public policy decision making. (Author/DKM)

College students' bewildered reaction to September 11 demonstrates what's missing from their education: empathy and an ethic of care. Eleven genres of relational theories are examined; these theories of the "space between us" offer complex conceptualizations of democracy, globalization, connection, and difference. Deliberative…

Explores the challenge of providing all future citizens with an appropriate quantitative literacy by means of teaching mathematics through useful applications with local and global perspectives. (Author/KHR)

Adult educator training at St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia) focuses on preparing educators for complex global realities. Interviews with four faculty revealed themes in their teaching practices in community-based and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs): storytelling, dialog, questioning, communicating/interacting with students, and…

A Canadian family toured Egypt by backpacking so they could experience the people and culture free of the insular effects of tourist accommodations. Direct exposure to people and culture, especially other children, was a valuable learning experience for their two young children and laid the foundation for an understanding of their responsibility…

A firsthand account describes a global education project involving a partnership between a British Columbian school and a Guatemalan orphanage. The article provides guidelines for developing similar projects and gives examples of how the project has enriched curricula. (LZ)

The International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN) creates an international classroom in which students work together on global education projects and literary and current events publications. Teacher David Egan describes some of the many activities available to students on the network. (LZ/Author)