Designing Lessons for Global & Local Relevance | Transform.Ed Briefing #135
Inside the Briefing: Glocalizing lessons: Exploring how teachers bridge global issues with local context, action, and identity.
Quick Updates 🔔
🌍✨ International Conference On Transformative Education (ICTE-2025)
Join the International Conference on Transformative Education 2025 (ICTE 2025) from November 11-13, 2025. As education faces a triple crisis of equity and inclusion, quality, and relevance, this is your chance to engage with thought leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and educators in shaping the future of education. Register now and be part of this transformative discourse. Don’t forget to invite friends and colleagues who share your passion for education.
✨30th Educational Leadership Forum: Rethinking Civics and Citizenship Education for K–12
Join us for the 30th Educational Leadership Forum on October 9, 15, and 24, 2025, a critical global gathering exploring strategies to reimagine assessments that truly capture student learning and growth. As a platform for Global North-South cooperation, the Forum equips leaders with intervention measures to redefine practices, focusing on moving beyond test scores. Explore alternative models like performance-based and portfolio assessments, and gain actionable strategies for developing just, inclusive, and adaptive systems that measure critical thinking and holistic development. Register now and secure your spot at the forefront of shaping the future of education.
Big Ideas 💡
By Dr. Erik Jon Byker & Kaitlyn O. Holshouser | .ed Magazine
Glocalizing: Teaching Global Problems through Local Examples
By Amanda Abrom | United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question, “When designing lessons, which of these practices do you find most effective in connecting global topics to your local classroom?” The results showed a distinct preference, with educators favoring strategies rooted in research.
The poll clearly indicated that including research on global issues was the most favored approach, capturing a significant plurality of the vote. This highlights a professional belief that the pathway to connecting global topics with local classrooms lies primarily in fostering students’ cognitive domain—equipping them with the knowledge and critical literacy skills to investigate the world and analyze complex systems. While practical, real-world engagement strategies like Inviting local community leaders, Conducting global case studies, and Collaborating with global schools were equally valued by a smaller segment of educators, the clear endorsement of research suggests that a robust knowledge base is seen as the essential first step for designing truly relevant and actionable lessons.
Would you like to discuss these results or share your thoughts in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
Inquiry into Practice: Learning and Teaching Global Matters in Local Classrooms
By GCED Clearinghouse
This UNESCO/APCEIU guide is a foundational policy document that translates the high-level concept of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) into practical topics and learning objectives for the classroom. It outlines a framework centered on three learning domains—cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral—to ensure learners develop not only knowledge of global and local issues but also the empathy, critical thinking, and capacity for responsible action needed to be ethical and engaged world citizens.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Nov 11 - 13 | PAID ENTRY >> International Conference on Transformative Education 2025 ( ICTE 2025)
This is an Online Annual Event hosted by Global Citizenship Foundation.
Oct 21 | FREE ENTRY >> Rethinking Assessment: Can we assess Creative Thinking in schools?
This is an Online Event hosted by Eventbrite.
Oct 23 | FREE ENTRY >> Developing Meaningful & Engaging Curriculum
This is an Online Event hosted by Eventbrite.
Oct 24 | FREE ENTRY >> 30th Educational Leadership Forum: Rethinking Civics and Citizenship Education for K–12
This is an Online Event hosted by Global Citizenship Foundation.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film » The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Based on a true story, a young boy in a Malawian village uses his knowledge of science (education) to solve the local problem of drought by building a wind turbine. It powerfully demonstrates how local ingenuity and context-driven learning lead to community change.
Documentary » Girl Rising
The documentary tells the stories of nine girls from nine different countries fighting to overcome cultural and social barriers to get an education. It connects the global goal of Quality Education (SDG 4) to the intensely personal and local struggles faced by individuals.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course » Internationalization of Education: Global Issues & Trends
By University of Geneva (via Coursera)
Books 📚
Critical Approaches Toward a Cosmopolitan Education
This book helps educators move beyond simple multiculturalism to explore a critical cosmopolitan perspective. It provides theoretical foundations and case studies for reconceptualizing teaching to address the complex, multifaceted identities of modern students. It equips teachers to design curricula that are both locally meaningful and globally aware, preparing students for effective civic engagement in a diverse world.
By Sandra R. Schecter and Carl E. James
Community Connect 💭
When facilitating a discussion on an international topic, what is one strategy you use to ensure every student feels their own local identity or experience is a valuable, legitimate part of the global conversation?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Job Opportunities 📥
Academic and Research Positions (University Level)
🇶🇦 Assistant/ Associate Professor, HRM, University of Doha for Science & Technology, Doha. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇺🇸 Part-time Faculty, Education Specialist, National University, San Diego. (Deadline: 17 Nov 2025)
🇦🇺 Education Focused Academics (Sydney Horizon Educators), University of Sydney, Sydney. (Deadline: 03 Nov 2025)
🇨🇳 Professorship – School of Education, City University of Macau, Macau. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇺🇸 Tenured: Associate Professor or Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, Texas. (Deadline: 01 Dec 2025)
🇦🇺 Associate Professor/Professor of Marketing (Education Focused), University of Sydney, Sydney. (Deadline: 03 Nov 2025)
Leadership and Administrative Roles (University Level)
🇨🇳 Dean of International Enrollment Management, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇸🇬 Assistant Manager, Student Success, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Singapore. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇪🇬 Assistant Provost for Innovative Learning Experiences, The American University in Cairo, Cairo. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇮🇹 Associate Campus Director, Sigonella, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Sicily. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
🇦🇪 Dean, College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain. (Deadline: Open Until Filled)
School Leadership and Administrative Roles
🇹🇭 Head of Junior School, Wellington College International School Bangkok, Bangkok. (Deadline: 09 Nov 2025)
🇬🇧 Head, Clayesmore School, Dorset. (Deadline: 31 Oct 2025)
🇨🇳 Head of Boarding, Harrow Lide School, Chongqing. (Deadline: 31 Dec 2025)
🇰🇿 Head of Humanities, Haileybury Astana School, Astana. (Deadline: 06 Nov 2025)
🇬🇧 Deputy Head (Academic), Brighton College, Brighton. (Deadline: 27 Oct 2025)
K-12 Teaching Opportunities
🇲🇲 Teacher of English Literature and Language, Network International School, Yangon. (Deadline: 02 Nov 2025)
🇮🇹 Primary Physical Education Teacher, ASQ International, Bergamo. (Deadline: 01 Nov 2025)
🇹🇭 Learning Support Teacher, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside, Bangkok. (Deadline: 22 Oct 2025)
🇯🇵 Primary Classroom Teacher, The British School in Tokyo, Tokyo. (Deadline: 22 Oct 2025)
INGO & NGO (Global Organizations)
🇧🇷 Technical support to UAPI Social Assistance Consultant, UNICEF, Brasília. (Deadline: 22 Oct 2025)
🌏 INTERNSHIP: Education Sector, UNESCO. (Deadline: 31 Dec 2025)
🇬🇭 National Internship - Child Rights Monitoring (CRM), UNICEF, Accra. (Deadline: 22 Oct 2025)
🇬🇧 School & College Careers Adviser, Education Development Trust, Brentford. (Deadline: 22 Oct 2025)
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The Global Citizenship Foundation is a leading specialist international organization based in South Asia (NCR Delhi, India) and the European Union (Tallinn, Estonia). Its principal mandate is to realize the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Target 4.7 (Education for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development). Since 2016, the GCF has impacted education in 70+ countries, striving to transform education for human and planetary flourishing.
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