Global Education and the Common Core
Given 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Department of Defense Schools have adopted the Common Core Standards, it is necessary to consider how global education activities and assessments can correlate to those standards and expectations. The following resources will help in the integration of global education standards with Common Core Standards.
Common Core State Standards Initiative - search for Common Core standards by state.
"What's Global About the Common Core Standards?" - published by the Asia Society, this article demonstrates commonalities between the Common Core State Standards and the Global Competence matrices in order to guide secondary classroom instruction.
"Common Core: Getting There Globally" - published by the Asia Society, this resource provides suggestions and links to methods and assessment tools that will aid in connecting the Common Core with global education concepts.
"Common Core: Getting There Globally for the Secondary Classroom" - presented by Susan Zieger, Program Director for Primary Source, this slideshow presents the commonalities between 21st century skills and the Common Core Standards, focusing especially on integration of global informational texts, visual sources, and writing into secondary classrooms.
P21 Common Core Toolkit - a guide to aligning the Common Core State Standards with 21st Century (and Global Education) skills in order to ensure college and career readiness in the 21st century.
"What's Global About the Common Core Standards?" - published by the Asia Society, this article demonstrates commonalities between the Common Core State Standards and the Global Competence matrices in order to guide secondary classroom instruction.
"Common Core: Getting There Globally" - published by the Asia Society, this resource provides suggestions and links to methods and assessment tools that will aid in connecting the Common Core with global education concepts.
"Common Core: Getting There Globally for the Secondary Classroom" - presented by Susan Zieger, Program Director for Primary Source, this slideshow presents the commonalities between 21st century skills and the Common Core Standards, focusing especially on integration of global informational texts, visual sources, and writing into secondary classrooms.
P21 Common Core Toolkit - a guide to aligning the Common Core State Standards with 21st Century (and Global Education) skills in order to ensure college and career readiness in the 21st century.
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