Click this link to read my blog that detail my experiences in India: Dr. G's Blog -Access Here!

Click this to access my blog describing my travel preparation!

Hello! My name is Jo Beth Gonzalez, and I am a theatre and public speaking teacher at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, OH. I have been teaching at BGHS for twenty-five years! I love the ways that theatre education shapes students' whole selves. It is exciting to discover how my international travel experiences influence my teaching and directing, and in turn, begin to broaden the global perspectives of my students.

Video Above: Why Global and Theatre Education are Important to Each Other

WHY GLOBAL EDUCATION? Our students must graduate with Global Citizenship skills to become successful working adults in the 21^st Century. Through my experiences in the IREX / Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC) program, I’ve discovered that it is easier than we might think to pivot our classrooms and co-curricular programs to globalized learning. This website provides resources, practical suggestions, and examples, as well as strategies for collegial support, as we infuse global education goals into our already-established lesson plans, and experiment with new sources and methods.

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Ed Week: A Call for Global Citizenship Education

WHAT IS GLOBAL EDUCATION? Global Education is a pedagogical concept aimed at preparing young people for careers that, because of our swiftly-connecting and increasingly inter-dependent world, requires interaction with diverse countries . Ninety-five percent of consumers and three-quarters of the world's purchasing power are outside U.S. borders. Therefore, globalization isn't a challenge to American jobs; it's an opportunity (Asia Society).

The FOUR STEPS of Global Competence are INVESTIGATE THE WORLD, RECOGNIZE PERSPECTIVE, COMMUNICATE IDEAS, and TAKE ACTION. See Asia Society: What is Global Competence?

Check Out These Videos:

• Asia Society intro to Global Competence
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ATuAvMH8z0&t=19s (Theatre Education Contributes to Global Competence)

WHAT CHARACTERIZES A GLOBALLY-COMPETENT TEACHER? This video offers 10 qualities.

Ed Week: Top 10 Characteristics

HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE:

Click the STUDY tab to explore current trends in, and access tips, annotated resources, and assessment tools for, using various technologies that connect students to the world around them.

Click the TEACH tab to discover what International Project-Based Learning is all about. Find examples of lesson plans and suggestions for interdisciplinary teaching. Also are a list of BG/Wood County community resources, approaches to connecting global education to Ohio standards and benchmarks.

Click the TRAVEL tab to read my blog about my International Field Experience in India (July 2018). Entries describe an array of preparations for travel, the IFE itself, and post-trip research and reflection.

THE TABS ARE LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THIS HOME PAGE.

This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.