As part of my fellowship with Teachers for Global Classrooms/IREX, I developed a unit based on developing global competencies with my students. Later, in conversation with a Global Education Team at my school, I enhanced the unit to include input and collaboration with teachers within the group. Although there are two grade levels within this group and both are participating in the overall unit, I have included only the Grade 7 plans here for the purpose of clarity. The Grade 8 teachers are developing a similar plan, but the Science focus will be on building solar cars, and Ms. Rice, the 8th grade Science teacher, is planning to send kits to our corresponding school in Raigad, India, so that they can develop the cars as well. Some of the Common Core standards included have been modified to reflect Global Competencies.
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| Using a student-developed rubric in Hyderabad |
Here is a link to the plan, as it is now. It is flexible, and will undoubtedly change, especially after my peers in the CLMS Global Education Team have added their input!
