Edited by Yael Harlap Global Citizenship

To encourage learning of content within a relevant context, which emphasizes learning that extends
beyond the classroom, try answering the following questions.
1. What is the real-life situation or need that makes your classroom relevant? Why is it important?
2. Think of a learning objective you set in Learning goals and objectives, pp. 35-43, or of a specific
learning objective you have used or plan to use that addresses a key element of global
citizenship. If students meet this learning objective, how will they be better equipped to address
the situation or need that makes your classroom relevant?
3. Brainstorm at least two ways that you have, or you could, provide opportunities for students to
apply their learning to their own past and present real-life experiences.
a)
b)
4. Brainstorm at least two ways that you have, or you could, revise your course or program to
involve students in learning experiences that extend outside the classroom to context-specific
situations.
a)
b)
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Select at least one of the ideas from question #4 to expand.
5. What are the challenges or obstacles to making that change?
6. What resources and materials might you need to make that change? How can you capture
them?
7. What new knowledge and skills do you need to facilitate that change?
8. Where can you find resources to help you gain the knowledge and skills you might need?
9. What are two things you can do to prepare students for that change?
a)
b)
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