Standards-Based Global Education
Stuck on how you could begin to globalize your classroom? Below are examples of two standards, one from General Biology and the other Earth Science, that have been modified to incorporate Global Competencies.
General Biology
Colorado Academic Standards: Life Science
CAS 2.7.c Explain using examples how genetic mutations can benefit, harm, or have neutral effects on an organism.
Integration of Global Education
Earth Science
Colorado Academic Standards: Earth Science
CAS 7. Natural hazards have local, national, and global impacts such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.
Integration of Global Education
Colorado Academic Standards: Life Science
CAS 2.7.c Explain using examples how genetic mutations can benefit, harm, or have neutral effects on an organism.
Integration of Global Education
- Students will investigate the world beyond their immediate environment as they recognize mutations that impact different parts of the world differently (i.e., sickle cell) and how/why these mutations have evolved.
- Students will recognize the connection between sickle cell and malaria and gain perspectives of individuals afflicted with sickle cell and malaria.
- Students will determine how to take action to improve the lives of those impacted by serious mutations such as sickle cell as well as malaria.
- Students will research the origin of mutations such as sickle cell to understand how these mutations evolved and have been concentrated among humans who had similar geographic origins.
- Students will analyze the benefit of the sickle cell gene as it relates to malaria and how various parts of the world respond to malaria.
- Students will describe in an informative essay the science behind mutations, the benefit of one sickle cell gene toward malaria protection, and the cost of inheriting two sickle cell genes (causing sickle cell)
- Students will create a presentation describing a “day-in-the-life-of” an individual with malaria or sickle cell to present to the class through a gallery walk.
Earth Science
Colorado Academic Standards: Earth Science
CAS 7. Natural hazards have local, national, and global impacts such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.
Integration of Global Education
- Students will investigate the world beyond their immediate environment as they recognize that natural disasters such as tsunamis will not directly impact Colorado (where they live) but have a major impact on areas such as Japan and Indonesia.
- Students will develop a plan to mitigate the impacts of global natural disasters (such as tsunamis) and communicate these ideas effectively with an audience outside the classroom.
- Students will determine how to take action to improve the lives of those impacted by serious natural hazards.
- Students will gain a thorough understanding of how recent tsunamis have impacted countries such Japan (2017) and Indonesian (2004)
- Students will create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the impact and response of countries with different socioeconomically status (Japan and Indonesia). Students will be asked to review how the United States reacted to each country.
- Students will write an action plan which outlines what preventative measures can be put into place in order to mitigate the impact of natural disasters such as tsunamis
- These action plans will be shared with school administrators for feedback