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Informationen zum Autor Ervin F. Sparapani is a retired professor of secondary education, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI. Ervin earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He believes that teachers, educational leaders, and parents have the responsibility to prepare young people to be critical thinkers and flexible learners that can adapt readily to a global world both now and in the future.Pamela L. Ross McClain is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint where she directs the Educational Leadership Doctor of Education program. Pamela earned a Ph.D. from MSU is in curriculum instruction and educational policy with a cognate in teacher and staff development. She has been a professional educator for nearly two decades and remains dedicated to supporting educational professionals at all levels in experiencing success in schools. Klappentext This book examines the current social, political, economic, and religious climate of the world, makes projections for the future, and then makes suggestions for what the contributors believe educators need to think about in order to adequately prepare young people to successfully navigate that future. Zusammenfassung This book examines the current social! political! economic! and religious climate of the world! makes projections for the future! and then makes suggestions for what the contributors believe educators need to think about in order to adequately prepare young people to successfully navigate that future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword-Amy M. Cooper Introduction-Ervin F. Sparapani and Pamela L. Ross McClainIntroduction to Part I-A Global Society: Socially, Politically, Economically, Religiously1.Understanding U. S. Society and Globalization: Some Considerations for Meaningful and Useful Future CareersBrian J. Smith 2.Politics in the Age of Globalization: Actors, Institutions, and Key Issue Areas for Global Leadership Pablo Toral 3.Hyper-Dynamism: Describing and Characterizing Major Current and Future Global Economic Trends Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Stacie Krupp, Tom Sesti, and Eva Ester Shalin4.Understanding the Major Word Religions in an American Classroom Byung-In Seo I.Visionary Leadership and Parent, Student, and Teacher EmpowermentIntroduction to Part II-Visionary Leadership and Parent, Student, and Teacher Empowerment5.Educating for the Future: Designing Curriculum for the Twenty-First Century Ervin F. Sparapani and David M. Callejo Perez 6.Visionary Principals and School District Leadership for a Globally-Connected World Anne R. Tapp and Catherine L. Meyer-Looze7.Principals and Professional Learning Communities: Developing Teacher Leaders for the Twenty-First Century, Globally-Connected World Ervin F. Sparapani, Shannon M. Pietras, Nicole M. Rogers, Paul J. Voydanoff, Danielle R. MacKay, and David G. Fuchs8.The Globally-Connected World and the Teacher Leader: The Issue of Teacher EmpowermentErvin F. Sparapani, Danielle R. MacKay, David G. Fuchs, Paul J. Voydanoff, Nicole M. Rogers, and Shannon M. Pietras9.Twenty-First Century Schools, Global Citizenship, and Glocalization: Empowering Parents and Student to Think Globally and Act Locally Pamela L. Ross McClain and De'Andre L. ShepardII.Teaching with a Future Orientation: Moving Learners to the FutureIntroduction to Part III-Teaching with a Future Orientation: Moving Learners to the Future10.Complementing Critical Thinking with Mentalpreneruial Thinking: A New Teaching Paradigm for the Future Hyper-Dynamic Workplace Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Tom Sesti, Stacie Krupp, and Alex Titus-Glover11.Literacy Practices: A Way Forward Suzanne D. Knight and Marc B. Vickers12.Developing Global Understanding through Mathematics David K. Pugalee and Courtney L. Glavich13.Science in a Globally-Connected World: Science and the Next Generation of Learners in a Global Society Beth M. Ritte...
