“The unfortunate reality of being a teacher or student in our modern educational landscape is that schooling is often hampered, isolated, and detached from the real world, so much so that a classroom, can feel like a cage”
This is the capstone to David Edelman’s US State Department’s Teachers For Global Classrooms Fulbright Fellowship & showcases global education that extends student learning beyond the classroom. David’s goal as an educator is to dispel the above list of what school doesn’t teach. This is accomplished prioritizing The 4Rs: Realness, Relevance, Rigor & Relationships, as students learn to read & write analytically, develop financial skills and create sustained action civics & service learning projects.
During 2024, PBS documented his students civic engagement journeys as part of: A Citizen’s Guide To Preserving Democracy
During 2024, PBS documented his students civic engagement journeys as part of: A Citizen’s Guide To Preserving Democracy
US Fulbright TGC Fellows...
1.MODEL TEACHING that demonstrates a Cagebusting Classroom & fosters students’ civic engagement & financial skills
2.STUDY how educators foster students’ civic engagement all around the world
3.MEMORIALIZE the history of Public Schools and identify artifacts connected to schooling as relevant teaching tools
4.TRAVEL and blog about experiences teaching & learning
5.ELEVATE students' activism around sustainability, such as access to lead free drinking water
6.LEARN about global education from their travels & professional experiences
7.SHARE interdisciplinary civic engagement practices across schools and how they foster community
8.CONNECT with other individuals passionate about teaching & learning.
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The U.S. Department of State offers Solving Global Problems, a free, self-paced online course for educators to ignite students’ critical thinking and creativity through a focus on tackling global problems. Examples from my teach page are infused into the course’s online curriculum to help other educators interested in a cagebusting approach to teaching
Fulbright Capstone websites are a required component for all U.S. State Department Fulbright TFG Award Recipients. The sites are not official Department of State publications. The views & information presented are the grantee's own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State. These sites are a showcase of participants teaching & learning experiences while interacting with other cultures and people around the world.
