Project Sites: Making Global Education Easier

Photo courtesy: Katie Wardrobe

There has never been an easier time to engage in global education! Web 2.0 tools have created pathways and platforms that never existed before, and as you can see from this wide collection of project sites, teachers and students are jumping right in!

The following are project sites that support global education initiatives in Canada. Explore two of the following sites and "imagine" how this information might be used in your classroom/school/division to promote global education.

Check Your Head - educating youth for global hope and local actions. http://www.checkyourhead.org/

BC Teachers Federation - site for teachers, parents, media and local officers.http://bctf.ca/SocialJustice.aspx?id=6214

Canadian Global Campaign for Education - policy website for G8 countries to establish new plans for global education.
http://www.cgce.ca/education-g8/

Education Beyond Borders - discussion forum and links to blogs/related discussion sites.
http://www.educationbeyondborders.org/

21 st Century classroom - http://tcge.tiged.org/

Taking It Global - collaborative teacher site with project ideas

http://www.tigweb.org/

iEarn Canada (The International Education and Resource Network) - this site promotes collaborative global learning. Their byline is: "Projects that help children learn with the world not just about it!"
http://www.iearn-canada.org/

4Real Television Program - Sol Guy uses guests such as Cameron Diaz, Knaan, and Eva Mendes to bring awareness to global issues- samples on site but you have to purchase the video - I've used the DVD - students think it is interesting.

http://www.4real.com/school/

Global Education - This site has a significant section on teaching strategies, one of which includes using cartoons to teach global issues.
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/offonce/pid/2591

Reflection Question:
After experimenting with a few of these sites, do you see any valuable resources that might engage students in global “understanding” of citizenship and enrich their global education? How challenging will it be as a teacher to bring information/projects about global citizenship into your classroom???