Module 4: How can you advocate for global learning in your school and your community?

Module 4: How can you advocate for global learning in your school and your community?

At the conclusion of this module, Fellows will be able to:

• identify opportunities to advocate for global learning within their local context over the short-, medium-, and long-term (directly and/or indirectly),
• articulate their "elevator pitch" for why global learning is important in their local context, using a personal global learning story, and
• develop further knowledge of South Africa's cultural and historical context, with a focus on tangible experiences they can expect while there in the near future!

In anticipation of this module's readings sparking several ideas on your end - of how you could advocate for global learning in your local context over the short-, medium-, and long-term (directly and/or indirectly) - we recommend that you:

• Write down these ideas for yourself as you complete these readings, and then
• Bring this list of ideas with you to the May webinar.

You will have dedicated time during the webinar to discuss your ideas with other Fellows.

Read: Why Teacher Leaders Are Critical to Advancing Global Education, by Noah Zeichner (published in Education Week)

Reflect: How can you serve as a "teacher leader" for global learning in your school, district, community?

[Estimated read time: 10 minutes]

Read: Global Education in Context: Four Models, Four Lessons, by Laura Engel, Heidi Gibson, and Kayla Gatalica (published in Education Week)

Reflect: Which of the four lessons learned could you potentially apply in your context? What ideas do these lessons spark for you in your local context?

[Estimated read time: 25 minutes - please take time to click on the links in this article & review the available resources. Please note that some of the links are no longer operable.]

Craft an "elevator pitch" for why global learning is important within your local context, to an audience of your choosing - using a personal global learning story & Dr. Peeples' 3P Storytelling Framework (from the October conference!) below for guidance.

In the Module 4: Apply & Share discussion board, post your "elevator pitch" in written form (up to 200 words) or in an audio file (up to 60 seconds), as you like.

After you have posted, please comment on at least one other person’s post.

As we will be heading to South Africa in the near future, these four articles provide cultural and historical context with a focus on tangible experiences you can expect while there - regarding the philosophy and practice of ubuntu in South Africa, as well as our specific visits to !Khwa ttu (a San culture and education centre in Cape Town) and Robben Island.

Ubuntu

Read: I am because you are, by Michael Onyebuchi Eze (published by UNESCO)

Read: Can white South Africa live up to Ubuntu, the African philosophy Tutu globalised?, by Panashe Chigumadzi (published by The Guardian)

OPTIONAL: The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court, by Gerald Imray (published by AP News)

The San, or South Africa's first people (for !Khwa ttu visit)

Read: To find their future, South Africa's first people look to the past, by Jim Tan (published by National Geographic) - when prompted, enter your email address to read for free

Nelson Mandela's years in prison (for Robben Island visit)

Read: In His Own Words: Nelson Mandela's Prison Years, by The Nelson Mandela Foundation (published by Google Arts & Culture)

[Estimated total read time: 45 minutes]