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Zusatztext Maguth and Wu have re-energized the literature on global education by giving us a well-grounded set of materials around key concepts and rationales for inquiry-based lessons. By including exemplars from across grade levels and around the globe! they have pushed us! as educators and citizens! to develop the skills and habits of mind to prepare youth to take action on critical issues facing the planet. -John M. Fischer! Professor! School of Teaching and Learning! Bowling Green State University! and 14 years in the Middle Grades Classroom?This is a vital guide full of important information and inquiry ideas for social studies educators who seek to engage students in global learning.Maguth and Wu note the new global age brings amazing possibilities for interaction among citizenries across cultures and borders! but also many challenges for balancing complex and competing interests of a pluralistic! universal society. Modeling social studies inquiry through dynamic lessons! this book offers strategies for facilitating students' understanding of how to engage in diverse and interdependent communities and how to take informed action for a more peaceful! prosperous! and sustainable world.? - Tina L. Heafner! President! National Council for the Social Studies! and social studies author and methods instructor Informationen zum Autor Brad M. Maguth , PhD. is Professor in the Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies in the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education at the University of Akron. Outside of receiving his Ph.D. in Social Studies and Global Education at The Ohio State University and earning his MA in Social Studies Education at Teachers College: Columbia University in New York City, Brad has conducted research and studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science in London, England, and at Henan University in Kaifeng, China. In 2019, Maguth was elected President of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies for a two-year term, and is currently book series editor for Research in Social Education ( Information Age Publishing). Brad has presented his scholarship at a host of international and national conferences, as well as published in numerous reputable peer-reviewed journals. Recently, he was appointed to the National Council for the Social Studies’ Task Force on the Advancement of Inquiry in Social Studies Classrooms. Gloria Wu teaches social studies at Bowsher High School in the Toledo Public Schools. She has taught for 20 years, primarily in AP American Government and Honors World Studies. Gloria earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Bowling Green State University, and her Masters at the University of Toledo. Her involvement in social studies advocacy and curriculum development include: Serving as a representative on the C3 Framework Teacher Collaborative Council, a Northwest Representative for the Ohio Council for the Social Studies; representative for the Ohio Department of Education Regional Network; independent lesson plan contractor for Authentic Education; certified Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) trainer and evaluator; and Ohio Department of Education’s Rangefinding committee member to provide feedback for the American Government end-of-course exam. Gloria is a team leader for the Ohio SSACI C3 Teachers Initiative. Gloria was selected in 1995 by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) to study the Silk Road (Xi’an to Kashgar) with a group of teachers in China. In 2014, Gloria participated in a Fulbright Teacher Exchange Grant to study the Holocaust in Poland, Greece and Hungary. . Zusammenfassung This book, edited by experienced scholars in the field, brings together a diverse array of educators to showcase lessons, activities, and instructional strategies that advance inquiry-oriented global learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Global ...
