Session Description

The presenter will provide a high-level introduction of the work in DCPS, discussing specifically how the district carried out its commitment to global education for all students through its own whole-school program model: Global Studies Schools. The presenter will provide a high-level overview of the model, how it operates at each level (elementary, middle, and high school), and will focus on the Global Open Classroom component of the model, sharing how partnerships are deeply tied to classroom content through a combination of programming and curriculum development. At each junction, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and pause to reflect how they might apply these “lessons learned” to their own school, district, or program contexts

What will educators learn and be able to do at the end of the session?

Participants will explore how leveraging partnerships was built into a whole-school program model at DC Public Schools, learning best practices from implementation at three pilot Global Studies Schools. Participants, whether school and district leadership or global partners, will think about their partnership needs as well as their strengths and resources to effectively engage in successful partnerships that bring global experiences to classrooms and simultaneously align with specific program objectives. 

Additional Session Information

As part of DC Public School’s commitment to global education for all, DCPS developed and implemented the Global Studies model, a whole-school program model with a pedagogical approach rooted in Project Zero’s framework on educating for global competence and a programming focus on leveraging partnerships. Participants will reflect on best practices for successful partnerships that maximize student impact.

The participants will self-seat according to their role and program specifics (elementary, secondary, teacher, administrator, etc). The presenter will provide a high-level introduction of the work in DCPS, discussing specifically how the district carried out its commitment to global education for all students through its own whole-school program model: Global Studies Schools. The presenter will provide a high-level overview of the model, how it operates at each level (elementary, middle, and high school), and will focus on the Global Open Classroom component of the model, sharing how partnerships are deeply tied to classroom content through a combination of programming and curriculum development. At each junction, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and pause to reflect how they might apply these “lessons learned” to their own school, district, or program contexts. Participants will then engage in a mapping activity in which they will consider their needs as well as their strengths and resources. After sharing in small clusters, participants will receive feedback and insights on how they might either communicate and meet various needs by securing distinct partnerships, communicate their available resources, or both. The presenter will capture all ideas through a whole-group mapping exercise.