International Teacher Certificate

Article relevant to the reflective report for Standard 2

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

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.

An excellent 20 minute TED talk on the danger of stereotypes - would be good to use with older students - to discuss views that they have of different countries.

Useful resources about diversity and teaching differences to students.

A movie about eating locally grown food and living healthily.

A website about eating local food.

An article on assessment

Noam Chomsky - the purpose of education

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/

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

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

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

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.

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

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