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We want our students to see themselves as part of a global community, and this needs to start with a connection to their own place or places. "Think globally, teach locally."
We want our students to see themselves as part of a global community, and this needs to start with a connection to their own place or places. "Think globally, teach locally."
What does this look like for me right now?
What does this look like for me right now?
My goal is to provide experiences for my students to connect with their local place, and connect their science learning to the issues they see locally. Then, to use this as a jumping-off point to think about these issues more globally, and connect with others in different places.
This page includes some learning experiences I have implemented with students over the last few years, as well as some links to many other Global Education resources.
"Ensuring Local and Global Access to Electricity"
"Ensuring Local and Global Access to Electricity"
For my capstone project in our Global Education course, I developed a plan for a four-week long unit, designed to spur students to think more deeply about energy and electricity. Students consider pros and cons of various methods of generating electric power, and apply their learnings at the local and global level to deepen their understanding of their local power grid and power generation. They also expand their analysis to include several other countries struggling with power grid infrastructure.
My Global Education Presentation
My Global Education Presentation
Here is an overview of Global Education I created in the Fall of 2022 (after my Fulbright course, but before my Colombia field experience).
"Science of Sound" unit in Physics (Fall '22)
"Science of Sound" unit in Physics (Fall '22)
In our ten-week course during Fall 2022, we were exposed to many resources, and had some great initial conversations about how to use these resources to support Global Competence in our classes. I desgined this series of activities based on those initial explorations & discussions.
Classroom Partners
Classroom Partners
Our class partnered with a choir teacher & his class in Virginia. Our students chatted on Zoom and compared their towns & lives, and learned a bit about science and music together.
"Landfill Harmonic"
"Landfill Harmonic"
We watched a documentary about youth living near a landfill in Paraguay building musical instruments from found materials.
Design Project
Design Project
My students took inspiration from the video, and built their own musical instruments. Then they shared their music with their new friends in Virginia!
Connecting the Science of Water to Students' Communities (Spring '21)
Connecting the Science of Water to Students' Communities (Spring '21)
Students collected water samples from the irrigation canal behind our campus in rural Northern California. They tested the water and developed questions about water in our area, which led to further investigation into issues of water quality and water access locally and globally.
(This project is described in more detail in the July/August 2023 issue of The Science Teacher)
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