The document discusses what makes someone a global citizen. It notes that globalization has accelerated the movement of people, goods, and ideas between countries. As a result, young people today need skills like cultural awareness, higher-order thinking, and sophisticated communication to live and work with others from diverse backgrounds. The document defines a global citizen as someone with knowledge of global issues, skills for interacting with people from other cultures, and virtues like caring about society.

1. What IS
a
Global ?
Citizen
Jennifer Groff
ISTE 2007
jennifer_groff@mail.harvard.edu

2. “We must re-define, as each generation
has done, what it means to be an
educated American in a changing
world. The educated American of the
twenty-first century...”
~The Committee for
Economic Development
in Education for Global Leadership (2006)

3. Today’s panel
discussion

4. Ed Gragert
iEARN

5. What makes a global citizen?
“Going Beyond Learning ABOUT the World to
Being engaged WITH the World!”

6. iEARN
• Engages about 2 million students every day in
interactive, curriculum-based collaborative
projects with peers in 118 countries.
• Creates communities of practice for educators
and young people in structured and safe online
environments to take the hassle out of
navigating the web.
• Has award-winning opportunities for face-to-
face and online course professional
development global classroom activities
• Provides opportunities for youth and educator
events in the US and internationally to interact
with online partners. Join us in Cairo in July!

7. Jen Flynn
EF Education

8. About EF
EF's Mission:
To inspire the next generation of global
citizens by breaking down the barriers of
language, culture and geography

9. About EF
EF Education’s Wish:
For every student to have an international
experience before they leave high school

10. About EF
• Four decades of experience
• Two million people choose
EF every year
• Hundreds of offices and
schools in 51 countries
• 3,000 staff and 23,000
teachers
• A worldwide presence!

11. Emily Kornblut
TakingITGlobal

12. Westley Field
MLC School

13. Barry Joseph
Global Kids

14. What IS
a
Global ?
Citizen

15. We live in
a
New
World...

16. We live in
a
Globalized
Society...

17. Globalization is...
“...what happens when the
movement of people, goods, or
ideas among countries and
regions accelerates.”
~John H. Coatesworth
“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in Globalization:
Culture and Education
in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

18. The world has experienced cycles of
globalization before...
“Most of the societies that endured
the miseries of globalization became
more productive and wealthier than
other societies that did not globalize.”
~John H. Coatesworth
“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in Globalization:
Culture and Education
in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

19. Globalization is...
the interaction of 4 distinct trends:
‣ Economic: The globalization of economies
and the rise of Asia
‣ Science & Technology are changing the world
‣ Health & Security Matters: Every major
issue...will require international cooperation
‣ Changing Demographics: Globalization has
accelerated immigration
~Viven Stewart, Asia Society
in “Becoming Citizens of the World,”
Educational Leadership, April 2007

20. Because of
Globalization...
“...young people the world over need
more innovative thinking skills,
cultural awareness, higher-order
cognitive skills, and sophisticated
communication and collaboration than
ever before.”
~ M. Suarez-Ozozco & C. Sattin
“Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History,” in
Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38

21. “Children growing up today will need
to develop...the higher order cognitive
and interpersonal skills to learn, to
work, and to live with others, which
are increasingly likely to be of very
different racial, religious, linguistic,
and cultural backgrounds.”
~M. Suarez-Orozco & H. Gardner
in “Education for Globalization” (2002)

22. What IS
a
Global ?
Citizen

26. “We must re-define, as each generation
has done, what it means to be an
educated American in a changing
world. The educated American in a
changing world. The educated
American of the twenty-first century...”

27. What IS a Global Citizen?

28. What IS a Global Citizen?
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

29. What IS a Global Citizen?
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
VIRTUES

30. Thoughts?

31. Global
Literacy
&
Education

32. Steps Forward

33. “ [Becoming an adult means] taking a
place in society at large and caring.”
~Erik Erikson

34. Continuing the discussion...
http://events.takingitglobal.org/necc/discuss/6329

35. What IS
a
Global ?
Citizen

36. “We need to develop a network of
increasingly complex skills in order to
participate in the global digital
network.”
~Antonio Battro
“Digital Skills, Globalization, and Education,” in
Globalization: Culture and Education
in the New Millennium (2004), p. 38