Educator Resources

The Center for Global Education offers a wealth of resources to educators, including those who teach in afterschool or out-of-school time networks, to build capacity and transform their learning environments. Whether you're looking for professional development opportunities, training and consulting services, or online resources, you've come to the right place!

Featured Educator Resources

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What is Global Competence?

Global competence is a crucial upgrade if our education system is to prepare the next generation for the knowledge economy. But what does it entail?
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Global Competence Outcomes and Rubrics

Download globally focused performance outcomes and rubrics in a variety of grades and all academic subjects, plus a free copy of the book here.
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Educating for Global Competence

Read the book that introduced the definition of global competence, Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World.

All Educator Resources

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The Global School Design

Learn more about the Center for Global Education's Global School Design Model, a framework to help ensure that all aspects of the school community are designed to support a global focus.
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Global Issue Overviews

Learn more about the Center for Global Education's Global Issues Overviews, tools aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals that frame globally significant issues in accessible ways.
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Performance Assessment Shells

Learn more about the Center for Global Education's Performance Assessment Shells, instructional unit design tools that provide structure and examples for planning formative tasks, learning activities, and a summative task.
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Cultural Mandalas

Seventh grade geography teacher Sandra Makielski shares a lesson she's used to connect her students with other classes around the world.
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Conference Presentations: ACTFL 2017

Find presentations from the ACTFL 2017 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo from experts in language assessment and leaders of Chinese language programs.
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Key Findings from Our Evaluation of Asia Society's Confucius Classrooms Network

During the 2016–17 school year, Asia Society conducted an evaluation to determine the effectiveness of its Confucius Classrooms Network.
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How Global Competence Has Boosted Japan's Education System

A conversation with Shinichi Yamanaka, former vice minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for Japan, on how global competence has boosted Japan's education system.
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North Korea: Looking Beyond the Stereotypes

We've compiled resources to help you cut through the stereotypes surrounding North Korea and more deeply examine the country, its people, and the complexities of its politics and nuclear program.
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Minnesota Chinese Immersion Programs

Minnesota’s language immersion programs have enjoyed consistent growth in student enrollment in elementary school programs and in program extensions to middle and high school content courses.
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Guo Ruijian's Elementary School Novice-Mid Chinese Class

Chinese language teacher Guo Ruijian helps her students discuss buying fruit in Mandarin.
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Shwu-fen Lin's High School Intermediate-Mid Chinese Class

Meet Shwu-fen Lin, a Chinese language teacher at a New Jersey high school, as she helps her students practice key structure presentation in Mandarin.
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Climate Change and the Environment

The effects of climate change are more prevalent and dangerous than ever before, but the US plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement nonetheless. How do educators teach such a topic to students? Here, a plethora of resources.

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If you are an educator or leader with a school or district, please contact Kate Farmer at kfarmer@asiasociety.org or 212-327-9307.

If you are an educator or leader with an afterschool or out-of-school time network or intermediary, please contact Heather Loewecke at hloewecke@asiasociety.org.

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