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Global Citizens is a year long project designed to promote an awareness of issues and concerns around the world through global citizenship. Each month there will be a challenge theme for classes to work on. Classes are invited to participate every month or on the months they are able to.

The Global Schools Assessment is the best way for a school to benchmark where they are in supporting students' global competence. It is an assessment tool to help determine how global your school is and offer ways to strenthen practice.

If you are interested in networking with others participating in the Global Education Conference, please leave your information here. Partners, sponsors, presenters, volunteers and attendees are all welcome! This spreadsheet will be public, so that others can find you. For more information about the conference, please visit http://globaleducationconference.com where you can sign up for general information updates and to present on this site. Our social network supporting the conference will be the Global Education Collaborative: http://globaleducation.ning.com.

"We hope that the Global Education Resource will inspire and empower educators and students to join us and take on the challenge of helping to establish Peace Day 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and nonviolence."

If you are interested in networking with others participating in the Global Education Conference, please leave your information here. Partners, sponsors, presenters, volunteers and attendees are all welcome! This spreadsheet will be public, so that others can find you. For more information about the conference, please visit http://globaleducationconference.com where you can sign up for general information updates and to present on this site. Our social network supporting the conference will be the Global Education Collaborative: http://globaleducation.ning.com.

Looking at daily life in foreign lands reveals a colorful spectrum of inspiring metaphors for the shifts we need to make in education. Often what we may find initially chaotic, disorienting and strange in other countries can actually spark new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. Through the voices of teachers and students from around the world, we'll examine the unique aptitudes which allow successful expats to thrive in any environment. These are exactly the skills that future students and teachers will need to confidently enter the digital, global, converging, collaborative world of tomorrow - wherever they might be physically located.

"The Four Nations Classroom creates a classroom of the world and brings the world into the classroom. From the months of October to December, hundreds of students from every corner of the planet connect in a series of meaningful large group and one-on-one encounters. School representing each nation meet via Video Conference and collaborate through the innovative blending of multiple technologies. Students have the opportunity to engage, learn and develop relationships that will last a lifetime."

In partnership with Elluminate, we are in the process of organizing a free virtual online global education conference to hopefully take place November 15 - 19, 2010. Our conference strands are *tentatively* set to include: Teachers (professional development, training, etc.), Students (student-led initiatives, exchange programs, service learning etc.), Pedagogy (curriculum, digital citizenship, assessment etc. ), Policy and Leadership (exemplary schools, ICT infrastructure, government initiatives etc.), and Change (peace and social justice, equity, etc.).

Our country's need for global competence depends on a citizenry that understands and can interact effectively with the world. Connect All Schools envisions that all US young people should have the opportunity to learn with the world and gain 21st Century skills.

This resource includes teacher-authors' individual or group units, modified by curriculum inquiry and peer review, and provides many links to resources.