Educator Resources

The Center for Global Education offers a wealth of resources to educators, including those who teach Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Chinese, to build capacity and transform their learning environments.

Featured Educator Resources

Students studying the globe. (Grady Reese)

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?

Global Competence Outcomes and Rubrics

Download global leadership performance outcomes and rubrics with benchmarks from kindergarten through 12th grade.

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.

Educator Resources

Minhuan Qiangwei Primary School garden, "The Wish Farm" (Heather Loewecke/Asia Society)

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Cultural Exchange Through Gardening

Gardens are increasingly becoming a part of afterschool programs and school culture, and they can be used as a window into other cultures.

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New Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Teaching Profession in Public Education

Read the report from the 2018 International Summit on the Teaching Profession, which focused on new challenges and opportunities for educators in public education.

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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.

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.

A mural of Kim Il Sung in the foreground (Anne Hilton)

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.

A polar bear looks up at the camera from the ice. (Christopher Michel/Flickr)

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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.