Characteristics

• Service Oriented
• Appreciation for Diversity
• Artistic and Cultural Appreciation
• Global Awareness
• Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals
• Representing diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect, and open dialogue in personal, work, and community contexts
• Actively valuing equity
• Giving back
• Engaging in service learning
• Participating in global citizenship

Practical Application

• Integrate current events into lessons.
• Make meaningful curriculum connections to the community and world.
• Expose students to literature, arts and culture from various sources.
• Using technology, connect with classrooms outside the WGSD community.
• Offer opportunities for authentic service learning projects in conjunction with the curriculum.
• Cultivate a classroom environment that respects and values the the diversity of thought.
• Give students opportunities to practice civil discourse
• Lesson plan from PBS.org

Research

Benefits of Service Learning

Astin, Alexander W.; Vogelgesang, Lori J.; Ikeda, Elaine K.; and Yee, Jennifer A., "How Service Learning Affects Students" (2000). Higher Education. 144.

Global Citizenship
Israel, Ronald C. "What does it mean to be a Global Citizen?" (2012). Kosmos Quarterly.

• “At The Global Citizens' Initiative, we say that a “global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community's values and practices.”

Schulten, Katherine. "When school gets real: Teachers connect classroom lessons to current events" (2018). The New York Times.

Sun, Cathy. "What does it mean to be a global citizen?" AMP Global Youth: A Project of Americans for Informed Democracy. 

• "A global citizen is someone who identifies with being a part of an emerging world community, and whose actions contribute to shaping its values and practices."