You can globalize any lesson by shifting perspective. Start by asking yourself these questionss:
1. Why does it matter to me?
2. Why does it matter to my community?
3. Why does it matter to the world?
THEN, tweak your lesson to include activities, guiding questions, or global resources that allow your students to:
INVESTIGATE THE WORLD
RECOGNIZE PERSPECTIVES
COMMUNICATE IDEAS
TAKE ACTION
You can do this is small, medium, or big ways!
For example, you could include an international headline from a newspaper, go on a virtual field trip, or create a global classroom connection!
20 Ways To
Integrate the world into your classroom
Click the photo above to see Senora Traub's professional development presentation on how to easily globalize your unit plans!
Check out the TGC globalized lesson plan by Señora Traub below!
La Mesa de la Familia
This unit studies family dynamics in the United States and Spanish speaking countries through the perspective of similarity and differences in mealtime culture. Students will discuss family structures with their native Spanish penpals using Padlet and Flipgrid. They will analyze advertisements of common foods and restaurants throughout Latin America and will connect with native restaurant owners to discuss food options, common ingredients used, and malnutrition issues. Students will learn about the United Nations Global Goal of ending world hunger and will Skype with Centro Maya, an NGO in San Juan, Guatemala that focuses on providing nutrition education to mothers of children with disabilities. The unit will end with a field trip to a local Mexican restaurant and participation in La Lucha Contra el Hambre (The Fight Against Hunger) in which students will share typical Spanish dishes with peers, community members, and families and present information on malnutrition and world hunger in the target language.