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Carol's initial wonderings:

Also, I think the global ed issues are those that students and teachers can become passionate about (culture, education, environment, globalization, health, human rights, media, peace and technology). This site is for 13 (or 15) to 30 year-olds.....This seems like an ideal age to tackle the big issues. What do we focus on for younger children?
 * What does a globally-minded educator look like?
 * Why teach global ed?
 * What does the classroom look like?
 * Is it necessary to embrace global ed, or can kids find their global community at home via the internet (I'm playing devils advocate here)
 * Examples of Global ed...
 * The fly on the wall of the global ed classroom.
 * TakingITGlobal:** what has impressed me most about this site are the numerous avenues for students to become engaged - In particular, the Youth Media section (Blogs, Games, Global Gallery, Panorama Zine, Student News Action Network).

Cherie's wondering and responses: Feb 28 I agree Carol, the TIG website has some wonderful multi-generational activities and suggestions.

I will be showing this video clip at our staff meeting tomorrow as we continue to think about what might motivate 21st century teachers...what do you think of the info for our project? ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig27w_YIx0s&feature=related) Shift - Bringing 21st Century into the Classroom

When you pose questions about global-minded educators or teaching about global educational topics - my mind comes back to many of the 21st C info - do you think these topics are similar/one in the same or specific to their own focus?????

At convention I went to a speaker that has an interesting blog - ([]) - again much of his stuff focuses on teachers as 21 C mentors - taking kids out of the classroom with technology and ideas. What do you think of his site?????

The first article from the textbook uses a very historical approach to explain global education - I think this article has some basic points to include of the transition of global education focus "From Care-Less to Care-Full: Education for Citizenship in Schools and Beyond", Jennifer Tupper - found in Alberta Journal of Educational Research (see last site listed below)- a very interesting approach to the do's and don'ts of global education
 * Textbook/Journal source Reflection**s:

What should our main question to the group be? How this theme is changing, the need for GE, or advantages of a global education in relation to future predictions about jobs, economic shifts......etc....
 * Questions:**

Sue stated in her weekly memo - to design the project as a paper with video clips - what do you think of this idea????

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 * Here are a few other video clips I have come across recently as I was thinking about this project:**

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These are my thoughts for tonight Carol, Let me know what you think or what direction you see this project moving towards....I'm still lost as to what this project "should look like".... Talk with you soon Cherie

More draft info - March 6, 2011 I went looking through recent items I've been sent by other teachers as to projects/info they have on this topic. Here are a few more items to check out. 1. 4Real TV series that features celebrities that travel to countries to connect as "global citizens" with others. 2. John Humphrey Centre - Ignite Change Now for Global Youth Assembly 3. Change the Children - Stand Up, Speak Out, Take a Stand: A call to global citizens (Human Rights Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Hi Cherie: I was looking for some items for younger children and came across: [] They have an interesting section on using cartoons. I found the Unicef cartoon particularly interesting: []

Here is a small step towards global education: Margriet Ruurs (Author of My Librarian is a Camel) has a global book mark exchange called "A Book Marks Our World." Teachers can contact this Canadian author who will match your class up with another class elsewhere in the world. Your students make hand-made bookmarks with a sentence about their favourite book to be mailed to your partner class, and your partner class will do the same. For more information: []