What IS

GlobalCitizen?a

Jennifer GroffISTE 2007

jennifer_groff@mail.harvard.edu

“We must re-define, as each generation has done, what it means to be an educated American in a changing world. The educated American of the twenty-first century...”

~The Committee for Economic Development

in Education for Global Leadership (2006)

Today’s panel discussion

Ed GragertiEARN

What makes a global citizen?

“Going Beyond Learning ABOUT the World to

Being engaged WITH the World!”

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• Has award-winning opportunities for face-to-face and online course professional development global classroom activities

• Provides opportunities for youth and educator events in the US and internationally to interact with online partners. Join us in Cairo in July!

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Jen FlynnEF Education

EF's Mission:

To inspire the next generation of global citizens by breaking down the barriers of language, culture and geography

About EF

About EF

EF Education’s Wish:For every student to have an international experience before they leave high school

About EF

• Four decades of experience

• Two million people choose EF every year

• Hundreds of offices and schools in 51 countries

• 3,000 staff and 23,000 teachers

• A worldwide presence!

Emily KornblutTakingITGlobal

Westley FieldMLC School

Barry JosephGlobal Kids

GlobalCitizen?a

What IS

NewWorld...a

We live in

We live in

GlobalizedSociety...

a

“...what happens when the movement of people, goods, or ideas among countries and regions accelerates.”

Globalization is...

~John H. Coatesworth“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in Globalization:

Culture and Education in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

The world has experienced cycles of globalization before...

~John H. Coatesworth“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in Globalization:

Culture and Education in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

“Most of the societies that endured the miseries of globalization became more productive and wealthier than other societies that did not globalize.”

‣Economic: The globalization of economies and the rise of Asia‣ Science & Technology are changing the world‣Health & Security Matters: Every major

issue...will require international cooperation‣Changing Demographics: Globalization has

accelerated immigration

the interaction of 4 distinct trends:Globalization is...

~Viven Stewart, Asia Societyin “Becoming Citizens of the World,”

Educational Leadership, April 2007

“...young people the world over need more innovative thinking skills, cultural awareness, higher-order cognitive skills, and sophisticated communication and collaboration than ever before.”

Globalization...Because of

~ M. Suarez-Ozozco & C. Sattin“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in

Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

“Children growing up today will need to develop...the higher order cognitive and interpersonal skills to learn, to work, and to live with others, which are increasingly likely to be of very different racial, religious, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.”

~M. Suarez-Orozco & H. Gardnerin “Education for Globalization” (2002)

What IS

GlobalCitizen?a

“We must re-define, as each generation has done, what it means to be an educated American in a changing world. The educated American in a changing world. The educated American of the twenty-first century...”

What IS a Global Citizen?

What IS a Global Citizen?

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

What IS a Global Citizen?

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

VIRTUES

Thoughts?

& Education

GlobalLiteracy

Steps Forward

“ [Becoming an adult means] taking a place in society at large and caring.”

~Erik Erikson

Continuing the discussion...

http://events.takingitglobal.org/necc/discuss/6329

What IS

GlobalCitizen?a

“We need to develop a network of increasingly complex skills in order to participate in the global digital network.”

~Antonio Battro“Digital Skills, Globalization, and Education,” in

Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38