1. Misti Holloway
ITC 5220-375
March 31, 2012

2. Discussion Points
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 How is the world flat?
 What is globalization?
 What are the attributes of 21st Century learners?
 Is competition in education healthy?
 How do we change education from within to adapt
to global trends?

3. How is the world flat?

1. As a group, discuss your understanding of
globalization. (2-3 minutes)
2. Let’s watch the video provided to hear
how our world is flat.
3. After watching this video, as a
group, discuss how a flat world affects
education today. What are the
implications for our students? (5-7
minutes)
4. Large group discussion: What is
globalization, and what are its implications
for education today? (5-7 minutes)

4. What is globalization?

1. As a group, discuss your
understanding of globalization. (2-3
minutes)
2. Let’s watch the two videos provided to
hear other views of globalization.
3. After watching these videos, as a
group, discuss how globalization
affects students in your classroom—
now and for the future. (3-5 minutes)
4. Large group discussion. (5-7 minutes)

5. What are the attributes of
21 st Century Learners?

1. As a group, discuss your understanding of what
it means to be a 21st Century Learner. (3-5
minutes)
2. Let’s watch the videos provided to understand
21st Century learning.
3. After watching these videos, as a group,
discuss the importance of 21st Century learning
for students—now and for the future. (5-7
minutes)
4. Large group discussion: What does it mean to
be a 21st Century Learner? Why is 21st Century
learning important now and for the future? (5-7
minutes)

6. 21st Century Learning in
Our School
Education Goals for21st

Century
 Review the district goals for
Learners in Stokes County 21st Century learning provided.
Schools
 Large group discussion: What
do these goals mean? (5-7
minutes)
 In your groups, discuss how
your classroom is helping our
students develop as 21st
Century learners. (3-5 minutes)
 Large group discussion: Each
group shares 1-2 ideas. (7-10
minutes)

7. Is competition in education
healthy?

1.As a group, discuss the different ways
students, teachers, and schools compete locally
and globally. (3-5 minutes)
2.Now, discuss the positive and negative aspects
of competition for our students. (3-5 minutes)
3.Large group discussion: Is competition healthy
for our students? Is it a motivator for success?
(7-10 minutes)

8. How can we reform education to
adapt to global trends?

1. As a group, discuss how we can reform our school
to better prepare our students for global trends
in postsecondary education and the workforce. (5-
7 minutes)
2. Let’s watch the videos provided to view other
ideas of education reform.
3. After watching these videos, as a group, discuss
methods of education reform we can put into
practice now in our school. (5-7 minutes)
4. Large group discussion: How can we reform
education at our school now? What are the
implications of using global trends to drive
reform? (5-7 minutes)

9. References
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 Thomas Friedman's Three Eras of Globalization. (2008, August 22).
UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU
 What Thomas Friedman means when he says "the world is flat".
(2008, April 22). UnitedWayofGNH. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2BguxRSyY
 21st Century Skills: How do we get there? (2009, January 27). galushaj.
Retrieved from
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+does+it+mean+to+be+a+21st+ce
ntury+learner%3f&view=detail&mid=8482F46DDCDAFE6D81E98482F46DD
CDAFE6D81E9&first=0
 Globalization and education.mov. (2011, March 22). GEO101E4. Retrieved
from
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=globalization+and+education&view=d
etail&mid=70DAB3BA78D1455A726070DAB3BA78D1455A7260&first=0

10. References cont.
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 Public schools shortchanging students? (2011, April 22). CNN
Weekend Shows. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/04/22/exp.ybl.
bennett.noguera.education.cnn
 Thomas Friedman Comments on Olin College. (2011, May 3).
FranklinWOlinCollege. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shn4bBF3_ME
 Fisch, K. (2008). Shift Happens. Retrieved from
http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift
 Friedman, T. (2007). The world is flat 3.0: A brief history of the
21st century. New York: Picador.
 West Stokes School Improvement Team. (2011). 2011-2012 School
improvement plan. Unpublished manuscript.