Julia Higdon

How do we help students work effectively with others from diverse cultural backgrounds? How do we help them understand the world? How do we prepare them for work and life in an era of globalization, volatility, and uncertainty? Empowering Global Citizens offers educators and parents compelling answers to those questions. This book presents The World Course, a curriculum on global citizenship education designed to equip students with the competencies they need to thrive and contribute to sustainable development in an era of globalization. Drawing on curriculum mapping this book offers a coherent and rigorous set of instructional units to support deep learning of twenty-first-century competencies that develop agency, imagination, confidence, and the skills to navigate the complexity of our times. Drawing on a rich conceptual framework of global education, The World Course scaffolds the development of global competency drawing on project-based learning and other pedagogies that support personalization. The course expands children's horizons, helping them understand the world in which they live in all its complexity from kindergarten to high school. This is done through learning activities at the zone for proximal development for each age group, with activities that foster student agency and a growth mindset.

What makes some teachers more effective than others? What pedagogies and practices are fads and which are backed with quality evidence? Which teaching strategies give teachers the biggest learning bang for their buck? The authors have surveyed the research literature and carefully curated 50 elements of effective teaching—elements such as direct instruction, executive functions, metacognition, motivation, and scaffolding—to answer such questions and demystify the secrets of master teachers. Designed specifically for clarity and ease of use, this book is perfect for both new and experienced educators. Each element uses a consistent architecture: a simple definition, concise overview of the research, practical Dos and Don’ts for the classroom, and a select quote to inspire reflection. The Elements of Education for Teachers is an essential addition to any teacher’s library and important reading for teachers’ professional development.

What makes some teachers more effective than others? What pedagogies and practices are fads and which are backed with quality evidence? Which teaching strategies give teachers the biggest learning bang for their buck? The authors have surveyed the research literature and carefully curated 50 elements of effective teaching—elements such as direct instruction, executive functions, metacognition, motivation, and scaffolding—to answer such questions and demystify the secrets of master teachers. Designed specifically for clarity and ease of use, this book is perfect for both new and experienced educators. Each element uses a consistent architecture: a simple definition, concise overview of the research, practical Dos and Don’ts for the classroom, and a select quote to inspire reflection. The Elements of Education for Teachers is an essential addition to any teacher’s library and important reading for teachers’ professional development.

En un mundo r pidamente cambiante, las escuelas deben evolucionar para preparar a los j venes adecuadamente para que estos puedan inventar el futuro. Reinventar la educaci n requiere pensar de forma novedosa sobre como apoyar a los estudiantes para que desarrollen las competencias que los empoderen como arquitectos de sus propias vidas con la capacidad de contribuir a las comunidades de las que forman parte. Basado en la investigaci n y pr ctica en el rea de la educaci n para la ciudadan a global, este libro presenta El Curso Mundial, un curr culo rigoroso y coherente para promover la agencia de los estudiantes, su empat a, y el conocimiento profundo y las destrezas necesarias para reconocer los mayores desaf os globales de nuestros tiempos, as como las oportunidades para abordarlos, de manera que permita avanzar la sustentabilidad, los derechos humanos y la paz. Integrando las ideas m s contempor neas sobre competencias para el siglo veintiuno y aprendizaje profundo, y utilizando pedagog as que cultivan la responsabilidad estudiantil, la imaginaci n y la creatividad, tales como el aprendizaje basado en proyectos o el pensamiento de dise o, este libro ofrece una hoja de ruta para reinventar la educaci n de manera que empodere a ciudadanos globales