Designing Education to Prepare Our Students to Succeed in a Globalized Society

The Global Classroom

International knowledge and skills are no longer a luxury for a small number of diplomats and business leaders; they are a necessity for every serious American.”   

Richard C. Holbrooke, Chairman, Asia Society and Former U.S. Ambassador, UN

“To succeed, our future leaders must learn to operate in a world of extraordinary change and complexity and become fluent in world language, economics and geopolitics.”           

John C. Whitehead, Chairman, The Goldman Sachs Foundation

We are charged with preparing our students to succeed in a global marketplace.  Schools across the United States are implementing programs that integrate international content into education curricula in dynamic ways, linking students to the world through technology, and using mass media to teach children to value other cultures.

Attend this introductory workshop to learn the answers to these key questions for 21^st century students:

• What is globalization, and what exactly does it mean for each of our citizens?

• What do we know about the people and places with whom we are competing, collaborating and marketing products and services?

• What attitudes, skills and knowledge will students require to work with anyone, anywhere in the world in order to achieve success, i.e., a competitive advantage?

• How do we design schools, organize classrooms, and design and deliver a curriculum to meet these needs?

Return to your districts with a plan of action, including specific strategies you can implement immediately, for taking your classrooms into the 21^st century as global classrooms!

Register by phone, email or online at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm