A website and video that imagines sending radiators to Norway from Africa because the people are freezing. A brilliant aid for students to challenge stereotypes and examine perceptions of other countries.

UNESCO site with lesson plans for teaching about sustainable development outside the classroom

Article relevant to the reflective report for Standard 2

A useful summary of different types of assessment in the primary classroom

An article on assessment

Noam Chomsky - the purpose of education

Directions for Learning: The New Zealand Curriculum Principles, and Teaching as Inquiry, Education Review Office, May 2011* 22/07/2011 http://www.ero.govt.nz/National-Reports/Directions-for-Learning-The-New-Zealand-Curriculum-Principles-and-Teaching-as-Inquiry-May-2011/Teachers-inquiry-into-the-impact-of-their-teaching-on-students/The-extent-of-teachers-inquiry-in-the-classroom

This comes out every work so you might want to subscribe - online links to educational developments around the world

This is from the "The Development Education Association". It is really about global learning. Check out the resources available. It might be tremendous helpful for Standard 2 - Teaching Competencies for the International Teacher. http://www.think-global.org.uk/ This website has many resources for teachers of various subjects. It contains lots of ideas, activities and case studies for your classes.

I found a very good free online course site which you may interest to enroll if ITC has not taken all of your free time. https://www.coursera.org

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/moving_around_without_losing_your_roots.html A blog post about a global nomad and his family.

Veronica Boix Mansilla's and Anthony Jackson's book "Educating For Global Competencies: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World" is an excellent resource for internationally-minded teachers. The Asia Society is doing some really interesting work in education for global competencies, which they define as "the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance." This book articulates how teachers and schools can graduate globally competent students, as well as the skills and knowledge students need in the 21st century. From the book's introduction, "Globally competent individuals are aware, curious, and interested in learning about the world and how it works. They can use the big ideas, tools, methods, and languages that are central to any discipline (mathematics, literature, history, science, and the arts) to engage the pressing issues of our time. They deploy and develop this expertise as they investigate such issues, recognizing multiple perspectives, communicating their views effectively, and taking action to improve conditions." The chapter on teaching for global competencies is particularly valuable. It tries to answer the questions, "What does quality teaching for global competence look like?" and "How can teachers design instruction to foster global competence among their students?" The book can be downloaded for free via the Asia Society: http://asiasociety.org/files/book-globalcompetence.pdf

Here is another website which is great to encourage all students to think and discuss (even the ones who don't speak English.) There are some good activities students can write about after they have watched the videos. http://www.literacyshed.com/

My headteacher just shared with us this great website. It has a great list of resources to use in the classroom especially for standard 2. http://www.globaldimension.org.uk/

've recently come across a fantastic resource, that I wish I had've known about several months ago, but hope you all can still find it useful. It is a Journal for Multicultural Education by a university in the States. The best part is, it's free! Here's the link: http://www.wtamu.edu/journal/multiculturalism-in-education.aspx Another good one that I use is the International Journal of Multicultural Education: http://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme/index Hope they are useful for you!

I'd like to share with you the website "100People: a world portrait - a global education toolbox": http://www.100people.org It's really interesting. It analyses global issues (e.g. water, food, health, economy) as if the world were 100 people. I think it might be particularly useful to develop Standard 2. Please, take a look

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19368988 Origins of the English Language....

I came across a guide from Oxfam UK about 'Education for Global Citizenship' whilst researching Standard 2. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/gc/files/education_for_global_citizenship_a_guide_for_schools.pdf Perhaps it is useful for others with their Global Issue topic. It has some background information about why it is important for students to become global citizens, and also has some lesson ideas for the different Key Stages and how it ties into the National Curriculum.

An article about free online courses offered by Harvard and MIT for those who can't afford them.

USeful website on bilingualism