1. Harvard's Project Zero Organization & Resource Library 

I was first introduced to Harvard's Project Zero Library when taking some online courses through the HGSE Professional Development program. It is filled with invaluable resources that get students thinking about, talking about and engaging with global topics and themes. The library is broken down into different categories such as resource type, topics, or project focus. 

2. The World's Largest Lesson Organization & Resource Library

In 2019, I completed a World's Largest Lesson & Empatico Fellowship, which allowed me to deeply explore materials connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Not only did I regularly use these tools in my grade 5 classroom, but I also shared them across our K-12 school setting, where many colleagues implemented them as well. The collection here includes introductory materials for educators new to global education as well as actionable units for those ready to take the next step.

3. UNESCO

The UNESCO Education website serves as a global hub for learning resources, offering free frameworks, data, and teaching tools aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education). It directly advances global education by providing materials on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) that help students explore world issues, sustainability, and human rights. Teachers can use the site to easily integrate authentic, international perspectives into their everyday curriculum and inspire students to take informed action as global citizens.

4. Global Schools Program

This site offers lesson plans for educators that are comprehensive and interdisciplinary. Free downloads in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Bengali, Greek, Georgian, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Kiswahili, and Hindi are available. Materials are directly connected to the UN’s sustainable development goals and are organized by grade level. 

5. Edutopia

This is a specific list of global education resources curated by Edutopia. Edutopia is a popular educational website and media platform dedicated to highlighting evidence-based, practical strategies for pre-K–12 education.

The OECD PISA Global Competence Framework

This framework breaks down global competence into four core dimensions: examining issues, understanding perspectives, interacting across cultures, and taking action. It offers reflection tools and indicators suitable for benchmarking both school environments and student readiness. This is a versatile resource that can be used by an individual teacher, a teaching team, or an entire school community to begin discussions about their current levels of global competence and why it is important to be continually teaching about global competence. 

The Four Domains of Global Competence Course

A Course in the Teaching for Global Competence Series from Asia Society 

This online course provides an introduction for classroom teachers around the four domains of global competence: Investigate the World, Recognize Perspectives, Communicate Ideas, and Take Action. It is part of the Teaching for Global Competence program. This introductory course will allow users to self-assess where they are at in supporting students in achieving global competence. It will also build up foundational understandings of global competence. Asia Society provides an abundance of resources focused on global education in the K-12 setting and courses such as this one can be utilized by individuals, teams of educators or school wide.  

Big Picture Thinking: How to Educate the Whole Person for an Interconnected World 

Principles & Practices

This text from Harvard's Project Zero site, written by  Veronica Boix Mansilla and Andreas Schleicher, looks at how global competence was assessed by PISA  in 2018 and examines key findings. In the introduction, the author states, "The principles and practices included in this publication provide informative guideposts that stakeholders and professionals in education may use to make decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment, and the creation of rich learning environments." This tool is a great way to read about global competence assessment and think about how it could look in your setting. 

1. Becoming a Globally Competent Teacher 

This book, specifically the introduction and dispositions, is a great jumping point to explore global education and how it can fit in your educational practice. This was part of the assigned reading during the online course aspect of Teachers for Global Classrooms and I felt it was a great text to ground our work in. 

2. Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World

This comprehensive guide from Asia Society is impactful as a whole but can also be consulted for specific topics like defining global education, assessing global competence, content specific global instruction, or how to implement global education at a school scale. 

3. Global Citizenship in the Classroom- A Guide for Teachers

This guide has embedded reflection questions that allow you to consider where you are currently at in your global education journey. The planning framework provides structure and there are solid resources at the conclusion for further learning.

4. Global citizenship is now a radical idea, but one we need

This article would be great to share with your colleagues or administrators when advocating for the prioritization of global education. Although comprehensive guides are extremely valuable, sometimes concise articles can be effective in capturing the big picture or main points in a digestible way for people with full plates and schedules! 

5. Why Invest in Global Education Now

If podcasts are your thing then this EdCast may be a great resource to explore why

global education is especially relevant and important now! Another tool to share within your school community to promote the implementation of global education. As stated, "In this episode of the EdCast, Robert Jenkins dives into what’s working, what needs to change, and how educators everywhere can play a part in transforming global education, so every child has the chance to thrive."