International Teacher Certificate

Teach the use of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots using a rap song!

'Everyone says I must be running away' an interesting blog on why people travel. His theory is that he is running towards life and rich experience rather than running away from things

TCK film

A trailer for the film 'On the way to School'. You can definitely use this to look at cultural differences and what some children will do in order to gain an education. Shots from Kenya, Argentina, Morocco and India.

A great chapter on Second language Acquisition Theories. VEry useful for planning workshop. Lots of theory.

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.

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

'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!

UNESCO website with plenty of resources for teaching conservation at the secondary level

Website with articles and information on challenge based learning

Research on the effects of educational transitions on students

An article in the Independent newspaper in the UK on animal extinction.

A chapter on feedback to teachers and how to gather it.

A lecture by Hattie looking at influences on student learning in New Zealand. Research based.

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