Globalized Standards

Updated Standards for Global Education

 

As teachers, I know that we are all tired of hearing the "s" word...STANDARDS!!! Most of us are currently in the midst of switching over or implementing the new Common Core Standards. Despite the required district, state, and national standards we are required to teach, teachers of all subject areas can instill global competencies and provide their students with a global education while meeting the required standards.

 

 

Incorporating global competencies and/or 21st century skills into a lesson should be planned and not a last minute decision.

• Select what standard you want to globalize
• Determine how you can best integrate global education into the standard
• Develop formal and informal assessments that help students achieve set learning goals

Below are sample lesson plans by topic, depicting how to integrate global compotencies into SC 6th Grade World History standards:

1. Religions of the World
2. Citizenship in Ancient Greece

Standard	Globalize It!	Global Competency Target	Assessment
6-5.1 Explain feudalism and its relationship to the development of European monarchies and nation-states, including feudal relationships, the daily lives or peasants and serfs, and the economy under the manorial system.	In the feudal system, it was necessary that everyone do their part in order to survive. A person’s life experience and responsibility differs based on their socio-economic status.	The global competency target is to recognize life experience from a different perspective.	Have students create a sensory figure of a member from the feudal social hierarchy system: king, knight, or serf. Students should use a graphic organizer to describe in detail what the person is experiencing through their senses. The final copy should include a drawing of the person and their surroundings.
6-6.2 Identify key figures of the Renaissance and the Reformation and their contributions (e.g., Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Johannes Gutenberg, John Calvin, and Martin Luther).	During the Renaissance, many people began to question ideas and religious practices that occurred during the Middle Ages. People began to challenge and protest old ways of thinking. Intellectuals began to usher in new economic, political, and social changes.	Students should have an understanding of how people’s contributions have shaped society today. Students should be able to research and explain their findings.	Have students create a fake Facebook page (e.g., Farcebook or a similar teacher created design) for a key figure of the Renaissance or Reformation. Have a section where students reflect on how the lasting effect of the person’s contribution to society.
6-6.6 Explain the effects of the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technology throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americans (known as the Columbian Exchange).	The Columbian Exchange conjoined Europe and the Americas in a variety of ways with many long-lasting positive and negative effects. To globalize this standard, students should understand the idea of cultural diffusion and its effects on society.	Students should be able to understand that the world is interconnected. Students should clearly present their opinion.	Have students create a map that shows the transport of 5 different items through the Columbian Exchange. For each item, have students write 3-5 sentences about the positive or negative effect of the exchange.