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21 Global Education Resources to Continue Expanding Your Students’ Horizons
At a time when global issues seem closer to home than ever before, we’ve been grateful for the opportunity to spend a week looking at how we can help our students develop cultural competencies. Here are 21 resources to fuel continued thought and effort.
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How to Humanize Learning in the Classroom with 3 Global Issues
By: Cleary Vaughan-Lee. How integrating stories of migration, climate change and language loss, can create real context and global-to-local connections for students.
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Getting Smart Celebrates International Education Week
Today marks the beginning of International Education Week (IEW), and all week long we will be sharing blogs and featuring voices of educators leading the international education charge. Learn more about what to expect here.
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3 Quick Tips and 40+ Resources for Globalizing Your Learner Experiences
Our job as educators is to prepare the next generation of global citizens to consider and value a diversity of perspectives, communicate effectively and take action. Where to start?