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You are a card-carrying "global citizen" if you place your identity with our "global
community" above your identity as a citizen of a country or place. The
idea is that one’s identity if fluid, conceptual, and subjective. It
transcends geography or political borders. Global citizenship relies of
the principal of our own humanities united to combat and understand
differences and hardships, while combining our resources to help and learn from one another.
This website serves as the capstone assignment for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC). TGC provided a year-long professional development opportunity for myself and 72 other middle and high school teachers from the United States to become leaders in global education.
The program is an arm of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IREX, which believes that "global education is integral to building 21st century skills. Recognizing that teachers are the greatest resource in empowering students to be global citizens, TGC was developed to equip fellows with the global competencies necessary to bring an international perspective to their schools. Through targeted training, an international field experience, and collaboration with colleagues in other countries, teaching and learning is transformed in their classrooms, effectively bringing their students onto the global stage."
I am a member of the 2013-2014 cohort that traveled to Ghana for two weeks this past March. We learned about the educational systems in our host country, interacted with schools, teachers, and students, and forged lasting connections that we can bring back to our schools and communities.
This website is intended for educators who would like to learn more about global education and how to integrate that learning into their classrooms and communities through lesson plans, project-based learning, and service opportunities.
This website serves as the capstone assignment for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC). TGC provided a year-long professional development opportunity for myself and 72 other middle and high school teachers from the United States to become leaders in global education.
The program is an arm of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IREX, which believes that "global education is integral to building 21st century skills. Recognizing that teachers are the greatest resource in empowering students to be global citizens, TGC was developed to equip fellows with the global competencies necessary to bring an international perspective to their schools. Through targeted training, an international field experience, and collaboration with colleagues in other countries, teaching and learning is transformed in their classrooms, effectively bringing their students onto the global stage."
I am a member of the 2013-2014 cohort that traveled to Ghana for two weeks this past March. We learned about the educational systems in our host country, interacted with schools, teachers, and students, and forged lasting connections that we can bring back to our schools and communities.
This website is intended for educators who would like to learn more about global education and how to integrate that learning into their classrooms and communities through lesson plans, project-based learning, and service opportunities.
This blog is not an official U.S. Department of State blog. The views and information presented are the grantee’s own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.