Hamilton International Middle School
Teaching a Global Perspective
What do mean when we say we are teaching a global perspective? These the types
of objectives in global education that we are striving to meet in our school:
Global Challenges: Examine and evaluate global issues, problems, and challenges.
- Students understand that global issues and challenges exist and affect
their lives. Students study at least one global issue in-depth and over time.
- Students understand that global issues and challenges are interrelated, complex,
and changing, and that most issues have a global dimension.
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Students understand that global education is a lifelong process, and have
the skills and abilities to evaluate new information.
Culture and World Areas: Study human differences and commonalities
- Students know and understand at least one other culture in addition to
their own.
- Students have a general knowledge about major geographic and cultural areas
of the world and the issues and challenges that unite and divide them.
- Students know and understand that members of different cultures view the
world in different ways.
- Students know and understand that cultures change.
- Students know and understand that there are universals connecting all cultures.
- Students know and understand that humans may identify with more than one
culture and thus have multiple loyalties.
- Students know and understand that culture and communication are closely
connected.
- Students know and understand that cultures cross national boundaries.
- Students know and understand that cultures are affected by geography and
history.
Global Connections: Analyze the connections between the United States and
the World
- Students can identify and describe how they are connected with the world
historically, politically, economically, technologically, socially, linguistically,
and ecologically.
- Students know and understand that global interconnections are not necessarily
benign; they have both positive and negative consequences.
- Students know and understand the United State's role in international policies
and international relations.
Summarized from: Collins, H. Thomas, Frederick R. Czarra, and Andrew F. Smith,
"Guidelines for Global and International Studies Education." http://www.globaled.org/guidelines
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