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How teachers can travel the world for free

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

I had the honor of traveling to Brazil last summer with the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) program. I spent two weeks visiting schools and learning about Brazilian history and culture. The trip was fully funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IREX. It wasn’t completely free, though; I had to work pretty hard before and after the trip.

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Extending the classroom to the world…literally

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

I mentioned in my last post that I have traveled to Guatemala with students a few times. I work very closely with a non-profit organization in Seattle called Global Visionaries (GV). Their mission is empowering young people to become global leaders in creating a just and sustainable future.

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Reflections from Brazil

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

In a previous post, I mentioned my trip to Brazil last summer as part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program. Last month I traveled to DC for a culminating symposium for TGC participants. It gave me a chance to reflect on my experience abroad.
I arrived to Brazil with an essential question that I had developed as part of my fellowship: how does the structure of the Brazilian education system impact the teaching profession? 

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Finland fatigue?

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

Are you tired of hearing about how great Finland’s education system is? Everywhere you look, it’s Finland, Finland, and more Finland. Even CTQ bloggers can’t get enough.

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Enhancing Global Competencies Through an International Teacher Network

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

Have you ever wondered how a teacher in Singapore or New Zealand might approach a concept that you also teach in your classroom? Where would you go to find an international colleague who might want to engage in a serious conversation about pedagogy or education policy?
A virtual global network of teachers could open the door to new perspectives on teaching and learning and to solutions-oriented professional collaboration. But it could also create space to practice the same global competencies that we as 21st century teachers, aim to teach our students.

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Making interdisciplinary projects work

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

Last year, I participated in a book study with my colleagues. We read Educating for Global Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World by Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson. The book was filled with exciting student projects, many of them interdisciplinary in nature, from schools around the world.

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Toilets: a teachable moment

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

​It’s amazing how some things just fall into place. My students and I just held our 3rd Annual World Water Week  festival at our school last month. This year, we chose the theme of sanitation and health with a focus on the world’s toilet crisis. It’s a taboo topic that grosses most people out.

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Keeping a good thing going: can innovative programs in education be sustained?

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

In one of my recent posts, I described a large-scale project that I worked on with students at my school this year. Today I turn to a burning question that I have whenever I experience an exciting school initiative: is it sustainable? All of us who have worked in schools for at least a few years are familiar with the waves of innovation that come through our buildings and districts every one to three years.

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A new year, a new blog

By Noah Zeichner

5/9/13

As I enter my first full week of school, it’s all starting to come back. The battle to keep my desk organized, staying up too late discovering new teaching resources and reading blogs, and being too busy to make it to the gym. It’s time to recalibrate. In an effort to continually improve my teaching practice and to keep my work-life balance in check, I have some New School Year resolutions that I’d like to make.

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Keeping a Good Thing Going: Can Innovative Programs in Education Be Sustained?

By Noah Zeichner

5/2/13
In one of my recent posts, I described a large-scale
project that I worked on with students at my school this year. Today I turn to a burning question that I have whenever I experience an exciting school initiative: is it sustainable? All of us who have worked in schools for at least a few years are familiar with the waves of innovation that come through our buildings and districts every one to three years. How can we keep a good thing going instead of moving on to the next shiny opportunity?
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