Incorporating Global Competency into your Classroom
By Ariel Tichnor-Wagner and Hillary Parkhouse
Why does this matter? If there's one question that teachers should be able...
Reclaiming soft skills
By Sean Slade and Phil Lambert
We, like many others in the fields of education, youth development, social, emotional,...
What English Learners Need: ELD Materials that Teach English
Written by Susana Dutro and Raquel Mendia Núñez
English learners deserve student-centered instruction grounded in strong pedagogy and robust language learning. Title III requirements and ethical...
Teaching Soft Skills for the Global Economy: Start Small
Why Global?
When Google originally started hiring, they looked for graduates from top American computer science programs – people with hard skills. Over the years,...
Rigor, Relevance, and Respect: 3 Reasons Why You Should Think Globally While Teaching Locally
This week marks International Education Week, an annual initiative led by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to encourage programs...
3 Tips for Intentionally Integrating Global Education in the Classroom: An English Teacher’s Perspective
I recall a time when in my middle school English classroom, I used the term “current events” when teaching students about the world. I...
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How educators can help students resist reactionary propaganda on social media
By Matthew R. Kay
I’ll always remember one of my last in-person classes before schools were shut down last...
How to simplify hybrid learning
We can only hold onto so much information at any given time. Practical methods for online and hybrid learning reduce the cognitive load.
Growing SEL in your school community
Early findings from The Wallace Foundation’s Partnerships for Social Emotional Learning Initiative show the need for a unified SEL approach.
