GLO #2- Global Literacy

GLO #2- Global Literacy

Students will understand how world cultures and global issues connect to their lives.  Students will communicate in more than one language.

• World languages K-12
• Value commonalities, patterns, and differences across cultures
• Interact successfully with other from diverse backgrounds
• Global citizenship

HP is looing at how to reach out to the world through partnerships with students in outher countries, 

Hudson Hero projects, and looking at our Integrated unit topics through multiple perspectives.

As educators we have the opportunity and obligation to provide both mirrors and windows for our students to better understand themselves and others.  In the article Multicultural Literature and Discussion as Mirror and Window? by Jocelyn Glazier and Jung-A Seo, a case is made for using literature as a launching point for developing global literacy through open dialogue.  .

We are fortunate to have the Destiny Library system which enables students to find books about regions around the world quite easily through the Destiny Library visual search engine!  If you haven’t tried it here is a quick screencast to show you how!

Looking to purchase some books for your classroom library?  Here is a great list with recommended titles:  

Books that provide windows and mirrors:  Literature for Children to Promote Cultural Validity (mirrors), Learning (windows) and Acceptance

Do you have a favorite book that you use with your students to help promote our Global Literacy GLO with students?  What are some of the other things you do to promote Global Literacy in your classroom?  What are some ideas for things we COULD do as a school?  Let’s see how many ideas we can share through the comment section below: