Howzit !

1. Good evening Howzit! Goeienaand Thobela Please take a seat at a table with people from other schools and regions. Mix it up!

2. ROUND SQUARE GLOBAL FORUM

3. Agenda 7 – 7:15p.m. (Connie) • Global Students/Teachers • RSGF defined • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA3kfwCBCW0 7:15 – 7:30p.m. (Jennifer) • Examples of Global Ed collaborations 7:30 – 7:45p.m. (Connie) • Taking It Global tour • www.tigweb.org 7:45 – 8p.m. (Connie) • Virtual School House: • http://roundsquare.tiged.org 8 – 8:30p.m. • World Café

4. Global Studentsfor a Global Future John Nordquist, Connie Serra

5. Global Students for a Global Future • Establish the educational foundation for a program of collaboration • Assess current practices • Outline a pilot project to implement academic collaboration • Demonstrate the platform and resources we will be using • Brainstorm on potential applications

6. What will the future look like? Ian Goldin Director, 21st Century School Oxford University https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68607973/IanGoldin.mov Did you know… Ian Goldin is a graduate of the University of Cape Town.

7. Formidable Challenges • Health and Medicine • Energy and Environment • Technology and Society • Ethics and Governance

8. What do Global Citizens look like?

9. What do Global Citizens look like? • They are curious and knowledgeable about the world. • They are developing skill sets that allow them to think critically and creatively about global issues and to communicate effectively across cultures.

10. What do Global Citizens look like? • The have a growing awareness of their own perspectives and are beginning to understand those of others. • They “walk the talk.”

11. What does a Global Teacher look like?

12. What does a Global Teacher look like? • Understands and employs best practices in global education. • Facilitates skill development. • Integrates global education goals into curriculum. • Uses appropriate pedagogy to support global education goals.

13. What does a Global School look like?

14. World Café Question #1: What is your school doing to develop global citizens?

15. Round Square Global Forum A Pilot Project • Round Square has partnered with Jennifer Klein, World Leadership School (WLS), and TakingITGlobalfor Educators (TIGed) to design, develop, and support Round Square schools in academic, global collaborations… • Round Square Global Forum (RSGF)

16. The RSGF will provide: • A platform for Round Square teachers and administrators to engage in ongoing exploration of global education; • A virtual arena in which Round Square students can develop a cross-perspective consciousness as citizens of an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world;

17. RSGF • A means for teachers to share ideas, lessons, and resources for globalizing their curricula; • A system for professional development and training in curriculum development; • A laboratory for developing assessment tools for academic global goals; • An opportunity for online preparation for RSIS participants;

18. RSGF Value Added • Extend the range of options for student participation beyond the islands of experience represented by Exchanges, Conferences and Service Projects. • Expand the scope of Round Square to support the academic mission of member schools.

19. RSGF • Provide a means to connect member schools as the movement grows; • Engage faculty members beyond the traditional Round Square roles.

20. RSGF, Pilot Project Initial Participants: • 10-15 schools, 2-3 from each region • 2-3 teachers from each school • Required enrollment in TIGed foundational professional development course: Project-Based Learning for Global Citizenship

21. RSGF • Commitment by teachers to engage in collaborative curriculum development with teachers from partner schools; • Encouragement and support by schools for teacher participants.

22. World Café Question #2: In what specific ways might you use the RS Global Forum to add value to your efforts to develop global citizens?