Issue #8 - Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship foundation
“The earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens.”— Baha'u'llah The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the belief that no one country alone can solve the challenges our planet faces. Only when nations come together can we solve some of the gravest and deadliest challenges facing our shared humanity. Shaping an education that can provide the necessary tools for the world’s 1.8 billion young people to adapt and thrive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world is a priority for caring and philanthropic education leaders like you. Schools have the power and potential to create an environment that also promotes global identity and solidarity. In this context, the 8th Issue of the Transforming Education Newsletter presents to you Dr. Iva Katzarska-Miller & Dr. Stephen Reysen’s research from the .ed Magazine — a quarterly curated issue-based digital magazine for educators. Read this featured article of the week to gain insights into how your efforts and actions impact young people’s perception and identification of global citizenship and the downstream benefits. Learn from Dr. Iva Katzarska-Miller and Dr. Stephen Reysen how you can use their research and knowledge to shape an effective global citizenship education.Also, out the 🗓 events, our 💫 spotlight, along with the 🗞news and from the Global Citizenship Foundation below.Do scroll towards the end of the newsletter to know how you can help me and my team :)
🌟 Featured Article
Shaping Young People’s Identity as Global Citizens: A Social Psychological View of Global Citizenship
When teachers, administration, and the wider community consistently and persistently encourage students to take on and promote values related to global citizenship, they move toward identifying as global citizens.
For the past ten years, the authors have been researching what predicts viewing the self as a global citizen and the subsequent outcomes. We define global citizenship as “global awareness, caring, embracing cultural diversity, promoting social justice and sustainability, and a sense of responsibility to act.“ In the remainder of this article, we will review the theory and research behind a model of antecedents and outcomes of global citizenship identification and review some of our research within an education context. For more explanation and for the research discussed, see Reysen and Katzarska-Miller (2018).
A Model of Global Citizenship Identification
A social identity theoretical perspective that individuals belong…[Read Full Story Here]
🎫 Upcoming Global Events
Join us as the 17th Online Educational Leadership Forum Panel Discussion as we discuss with leading practitioners and experts on “How can we foster Social and Emotional Learning for student success?”. This panel discussion is intended to empower educators and educational leaders by deepening their understanding of social and learning, a vital domain of education that can contribute to ensuring students’ development as independent, thoughtful, and active global citizens. The panel discussion recognizes that under the term of student success, a wide range of progress can be observed in students. Therefore, we also seek to discuss how SEL can contribute to different forms of student success in different ways.
📆 October 21, 2021
🏛 Hosted by Global Citizenship Foundation
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
💡 Virtual Webinar: Perspectives on Enhancing the Experiences of EAL & Refugee Children
📆 November 11, 2021
🏛 Hosted by the Bowden Education
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💡 Forum: Policy Forum on Open Government in Education
📆 November 16 - 18, 2021
🏛 Hosted by the IIEP - UNESCO
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💡 Online Event: Teacher Induction: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community of Practice
📆 November 18, 2021
🏛 Hosted by the Talent & Administrator Development
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💫 Author Spotlight
Prof. Michael J. Reiss is a Professor of Science Education at University College London and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. The former Director of Education at the Royal Society, he is a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and has written extensively about curricula, pedagogy, and assessment, and has a very large number of research, evaluation, and consultancy projects funded by UK Research Councils, Government Departments, charities and international agencies.
Know more about Prof. Michael J. Reiss here.
🤩 Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
💡 Masterclass On "Hybrid Learning And Assessment"
Hybrid learning is much more than the use and adaptation of technology. Unpack pedagogies, content strategies, and technologies to leverage the power and potential of hybrid learning at the Online Educational Leadership Forum (OELF) Masterclass on Hybrid Learning and Assessments.
Prepare for educating young people effectively in the pandemic and beyond and improve students’ learning experiences. Join us at the Masterclass on November 24, 2021, as we bust the myths, address the challenges, discover the right resources, and gain insights from the best practices ensuring effective implementation and assessment of hybrid teaching and learning.
🏛 Hosted by Global Citizenship Foundation
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Invested in your success,
— Aaryan Salman
Editor, .ed Magazine
President, Global Citizenship Foundation