Globalizing Curricula

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Globalizing Curricula

• A Project of OASIS
• Oklahoma Associations Supporting International
  Studies

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• Did you ever stop to think that you cant leave
  for your job in the morning without being
  dependent on most of the world?
• In the shower you reach for a sponge from
  Hawaii and soap from Franceyou drink your
  coffee from
• South America or tea from ChinaYour toast
  comes from a recipe from England.
• And before you finish eating breakfast, youve
  depended on more than half the world. This is
  the way our universe is structuredthis is its
  interrelated quality.
• Adapted from MLK, Jr. 1967

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Are we adequately preparing our students for an
increasingly global society?
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Oklahoma Products Imported
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Oklahoma Products Exported
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Oklahoma 2003 Exports

• Total exports 2,659,603,110
• Agricultural products 51,811,385
• Oil, gas, minerals and ores 23,415,596
• Forestry 1,105,571
• Livestock and livestock products 952,368

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Oklahoma is the nations 5th largest exporter
of wheat and 15th largest for live animals and
meat.
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Top Ten Oklahoma Export Markets 2003 Dollars
(million, unless otherwise noted)

• Canada 1 billion
• Mexico 221
• Japan 146
• Russia 85
• Singapore 80

• United Kingdom 79
• China 65
• United Arab Emir. 56
• Germany 54
• France 50

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Over and above the economic aspects, increased
international cooperation and goodwill depend
upon a more global curriculum.
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• Oklahoma Associations Supporting
• International Studies
• OK State Regents for Higher Education
• OK State Department of Education
• OK Department of Commerce
• www.okhighered.org/oasis
• Kyle Dahlem, Director
• kdahlem_at_osrhe.edu

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OASIS Mission Statement

• To improve student learning by infusing
  international/global awareness and studies
  throughout the curricula to create
• Appreciation of interconnected cultures
• Understanding opportunities of the future
• Enhancing skills which make teaching fun

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• Is Americas place at the top assured?
• Can we afford NOT to infuse global content?

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What is globalized curriculum?

• What it is NOT
• Social Studies only
• Simple celebrations of ethnic holidays
• A time-waster or busy work
• Yet another mandated curriculum addendum

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What it is

• Making connections to what you already teach
• Relevant and real world content
• Engaging for students
• Relevant to career skills
• Necessary for the future economic success of our
  communities
• EASY!!!

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Ten Key Categories of Global Studies

• Conflict and its control
• Economic Systems
• Global Belief Systems
• Human Rights and Social Justice
• Planet Management

• Political Systems
• Population
• Race and Ethnicity
• The Technocratic revolution
• Sustainable Development

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Literature PASS Connections

• Standard 7.b Recognize elements of different
  cultures in multicultural tales.
• Standard 4Read and respond to historically and
  culturally significant works of literature

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Science PASS Connections

• Standard 3 Use appropriate System International
  (SI) units (i.e., grams, meters, liters, degrees
  Celsius, and seconds) and SI prefixes (i.e.,
  micro-, milli-, centi-, and kilo- when measuring
  cells, organisms, populations, and ecosystems

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Social Studies PASS Connections

• Standard 3.1 Detail the contributions of various
  immigrant, cultural, and ethnic groups (e.g.,
  Irish, Chinese, Italians, and Germans).

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Health/Art PASS Connections

• Standard 4 The student will analyze the
  influence of media, technology, culture, and
  other factors on health and safety.
• Standard 2 Visual   Art   History   and
    Culture   - The   student   will   recognize
   the development of visual art from an historical
  and cultural perspective.

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Math PASS Connections

• Process Standard 1 Problem Solving
• 1. Apply a wide variety of problem-solving
  strategies (identify a pattern, use equivalent
  representations) to solve problems from within
  and outside mathematics.
• 2. Identify the problem from a described
  situation, determine the necessary data and
• apply appropriate problem-solving strategies.

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Dont reinvent the wheel!

• There is an enormous amount of online resources
  available to infuse global content into your
  courses.
• www.okhighered.org/oasis

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What are the implications of a more globalized
curriculum?

• More productive trade potential both locally and
  nationally
• More efficient opportunities in global
  collaboration
• (Economics, Diplomacy, Health, Education)
• breaking barriers to commerce and establishing
  international agreements that foster goodwill
  among nations

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What if we neglect global issues?

• Our students will not be ready to compete in the
  global economy without global awareness
• We foster negative stereotypes and
  misunderstandings among groups
• We run the risk of losing our place as the
  leader in health, education, and economics.
• Our standard of living may decline over time

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• The real act of discovery consists not in finding
  new lands but seeing with new eyes.
• Marcel Proust