Global Education Forum 2015
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Session Description
Participants will construct a mission statement for global learning that reflects their professional and personal context. Through a modified fishbowl, participants will engage in dialog about global education to establish a foundation for the session. This session will present best practices in global education from Finland and highlight the tenets of Human Rights Education, Development Education, Peace Education, Sustainable Development Education, and Global Competence. Participants will engage in a hands-on and collaborative activity to formulate a global learning mission statement that may include various global learning approaches, learning strategies, and student outcomes. Individuals and teams are encouraged to attend.
Session Plan
Welcome and Establishing the Foundation for this Session (20 minutes) - Introduction. Establish purposes for this session. Preview activities for this sessions.
Participants will be invited to participate in a modified fishbowl discussion (sometimes called a donut, this process involves two concentric circles and allows participants from both circles to move in and out of the discussion circle. The session facilitator will prompt with open-ended questions to generate promote a multifaceted understanding of global education present in the room.
Lessons from Finland (20 - 25 minutes, including transition from first activity and questions) - Facilitator will present best practice in global education from Finland researched as part of her 4-month study of global education as an awardee of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. These best practices include the following: (1) Inclusion of values and elements of global education through the National Core Curriculum; (2) School-based and teacher-driven articulation of National Core Curriculum, including global education; (3) Collaborative approach to defining and implementing global competencies through Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education; (4) work to engage all citizens in global education in and outside of the schools; and (5) a commitment to equality. This presentation will include multimedia illustrative examples including specific examples of Finnish educators engaging students in global learning. The facilitator will then provide more detail about the tenets of Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education, and Global Competence.
Mini-Lesson: What is a mission statement? (10 minutes) - using definitions and examples from John G. Gabriel and Paul C. Farmer (from their book How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank), the facilitator will establish a framework for writing a mission statement based on each participant’s context.
Hands-on activity: Constructing a mission statement (15 minutes) - the facilitator will provide each participant with an envelope that includes small cards with individual tenets drawn from Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education, and Global Competence (cards will be in different colors for each topic to illustrate a multi-approach statement.) There will also be cards with processes inspired by Bloom’s Taxonomy, and best practice learning strategies. Using these cards, participants will select ideas that resonate with them and physically construct their mission statement.
At the 8-minute mark, participants will be asked to do a gallery walk to read others’ mission statement drafts. Then, participants will have a couple of minutes to revise their own statement as needed.
Reflection and Conclusion (5 minutes) - Ask participants to post their statement on a Padlet page set up using laptops/ smart phones) so that participants can see the various products from this session. Share my online portfolio which includes resources to support their mission statements.
Gratitude and goodbye.
Expected Outcomes
Participants will construct a mission statement for global learning that reflects their professional and personal context. Through a modified fishbowl, participants will engage in dialog about global education to establish a foundation for the session. This session will present best practices in global education from Finland and highlight the tenets of Human Rights Education, Development Education, Peace Education, Sustainable Development Education, and Global Competence. Participants will engage in a hands-on and collaborative activity to formulate a global learning mission statement that may include various global learning approaches, learning strategies, and student outcomes. Individuals and teams are encouraged to attend.
Session Plan
Welcome and Establishing the Foundation for this Session (20 minutes) - Introduction. Establish purposes for this session. Preview activities for this sessions.
Participants will be invited to participate in a modified fishbowl discussion (sometimes called a donut, this process involves two concentric circles and allows participants from both circles to move in and out of the discussion circle. The session facilitator will prompt with open-ended questions to generate promote a multifaceted understanding of global education present in the room.
Lessons from Finland (20 - 25 minutes, including transition from first activity and questions) - Facilitator will present best practice in global education from Finland researched as part of her 4-month study of global education as an awardee of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. These best practices include the following: (1) Inclusion of values and elements of global education through the National Core Curriculum; (2) School-based and teacher-driven articulation of National Core Curriculum, including global education; (3) Collaborative approach to defining and implementing global competencies through Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education; (4) work to engage all citizens in global education in and outside of the schools; and (5) a commitment to equality. This presentation will include multimedia illustrative examples including specific examples of Finnish educators engaging students in global learning. The facilitator will then provide more detail about the tenets of Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education, and Global Competence.
Mini-Lesson: What is a mission statement? (10 minutes) - using definitions and examples from John G. Gabriel and Paul C. Farmer (from their book How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank), the facilitator will establish a framework for writing a mission statement based on each participant’s context.
Hands-on activity: Constructing a mission statement (15 minutes) - the facilitator will provide each participant with an envelope that includes small cards with individual tenets drawn from Human Rights Education, Development Eduction, Peace Education and Sustainable Education, and Global Competence (cards will be in different colors for each topic to illustrate a multi-approach statement.) There will also be cards with processes inspired by Bloom’s Taxonomy, and best practice learning strategies. Using these cards, participants will select ideas that resonate with them and physically construct their mission statement.
At the 8-minute mark, participants will be asked to do a gallery walk to read others’ mission statement drafts. Then, participants will have a couple of minutes to revise their own statement as needed.
Reflection and Conclusion (5 minutes) - Ask participants to post their statement on a Padlet page set up using laptops/ smart phones) so that participants can see the various products from this session. Share my online portfolio which includes resources to support their mission statements.
Gratitude and goodbye.
Expected Outcomes
- Each participant will leave with a draft of a global education mission statement that they can, on Monday morning, begin to employ in their own classroom and/ or a mission statement that they can use to begin or enliven a dialog with stakeholders about global education in their organization.
- Participants will analyze the intersection of human rights education, development eduction, peace Education and sustainable Education, and global competence and how they can apply to their context.
- Participants will gain insight on how Finland addresses global education systemically and at the classroom level.
- Participants will create a missions statement to articulate and to drive instruction and advocacy for global education.