Globalization and Education Collin College EDUC 1301 Chapter 8.

Globalization and Education

Collin CollegeEDUC 1301Chapter 8

Trends That Affect Students

Globalization: Increasing global interdependence in economic, cultural, social, & tech spheres

Knowledge economy: Dominated by exchange of knowledge• Knowledge is an important asset and a

product of major economic & cultural value• There exists a fiercely competitive global

work force

What Students Need to Thrive

Skills that must be taught in school:• Technological • Collaborative • Creative problem-solving • Fluency in languages besides English

Personal traits that are important:• Flexibility, comfort with change• Curiosity, passion for learning

Teach Students How to Learn

Teaching in the 21st Century http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTIBDR4Dn2g • Teachers are no longer the source of

information, they are the FILTERS• Focus on SKILLS• Goal is CREATING• Engagment

ActiveFor Learning Long-term Meaningful Applicable Problem-Solving Creative Fun Exciting Powerful

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Group Activity Review “Teaching in the 21st Century” Using Social Studies TEKS for selected

Grade level and the Lesson Plan Template, plan a 21st Century lesson in which students gather data from reliable sources and collaborate to create an age-appropriate business/presentation to show master of the concept of “goods or services”

Fill out all parts of the lesson plan template

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21st Century Job Requirements

Knowledge of the world Creative problem-solving skills Ability to manage new information

sources• Sort, interpret, validate, and act on vast

amounts of fast-changing information Collaboration skills

• Cultural sensitivity and fluency in other languages are important skills for global teams

Cross-cultural Learning ePals Global Communityhttp://www.epals.com/

• Links students in 200 countries • Teacher can choose match by type of

school, age range of students, languages spoken

Example of cross-cultural science project• By high school students from 3 countries• They describe collaboration process

Support for Cross-cultural Education Intercultural E-mail Class Connectionshttp://www.iecc.org/ International Ed. and Resource Networkhttp://www.iearn.org/ United Nations programs

Lesson plans & videos on global issues

Info about educational videoconferencing

NASA VideoconferencingPart of the pre-conference materials sent to help teachers prepare their students for a discussion about asteroids

Source: NASA Digital Learning Network, Asteroids PowerPoint Presentation, http://nasadln.nmsu.edu/dln/content/catalog/details/?cid=67

Videoconferencing Real-time audio & video

communication that allows people in different locations to “meet face-to face”• “Virtual field trips” to museums, zoos• NASA scientists and engineering experts

videoconference with students Provide pre- and post-conference materials to

teachers

Videogames and Education

Videogame culture: gaming refers to playing computer and video games. Video game culture is a form of new media that has enormous potential for teaching and learning.

When developed correctly, games can engage players in learning that is

specifically applicable to school curriculum.

Online Classes (Distance Learning)

Students and teachers in different places

Increasingly common at high school level

How they work:• Students communicate daily with teacher• Counselor tracks students’ progress• Student needs maturity, motivation, and

good work habits to succeed.• High school students who cannot find

courses offered in their own schools can now take these courses online! Especially important in rural areas.

Distance Learning and Equity

Especially important in poor and rural pre-K–12 schools that……• May lack resources for advanced classes• Can provide cultural enrichment in schools

with limited diversity In all schools:

• Can provide classes that would be otherwise unavailable to students

• Opportunity for international study, cross-cultural experience

Online Teachers Your job is to help students:

• Make meaning of information• Develop skills for polite cross-cultural

communication• Collaborate in a productive manner

This teaching environment changes:• Teacher-student interactions• Peer communication• Assessment and accountability

Conclusion It is hard to predict what the world will be like

when your students become adults Connectivity, communication, and

collaboration are the new “reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic”

We need the “three Rs” to master the “three Cs”

To teach today, we must keep pace with rapid change;

Global communication challenges us to expand our vision and work for positive change!