"Designed to help you educate young children - and yourself - about the world and their roles as citizens of global communities, this essential guide addresses the critical questions in culturally responsive education. Do our classrooms foster diverse, global learners? Are our teaching methods disadvantaging students of color? What strategies can we use to benefit all students? Author Robin Hancock offers instructional practices, activities and tools to help you incorporate the elements of global citizenship into your program, combat racial inequality, and develop healthy social-emotional development in every learner. Real-life anecdotes take readers into the classroom, while "Tips for Practice" are embedded in each chapter to help educators engage, plan, and reflect"--
Designed to assist educators of young children in building awareness of their roles as members of a global community in an increasingly divided world, this essential guide is an illuminating resource which answers the question: "Is it possible to teach global citizenship in the first five years of life?" Global Citizenship Education for Young Children takes a close look at the practice of two preschools with vastly different histories, curricula and demographics and introduces readers to the range of possibilities that exist within early childhood global citizenship education. Snapshots of practice, strategies to employ and opportunities for self-reflection provide readers with concrete guidance for how to build learning environments that encourage global citizenship in the first years of life.
Designed to help you educate young children about their roles as members of a global community in a world that is increasingly divided, this essential guide addresses the critical question: Is it possible to teach global citizenship in the first five years of life?