The unfortunate reality of being a teacher or student is that schooling can often be isolated and detached from the real world, so much so that a classroom can feel like a cage
Teachers need to strive to make learning an inclusive, welcoming and Relationship oriented experience in which instruction is Real, Rigorous and Relevant.
I approach teaching with a cagebusting mentality that prioritizes civic engagement, global education and learning through service, activism and experience
I approach teaching with a cagebusting mentality that prioritizes civic engagement, global education and learning through service, activism and experience
My goal as an educator is to dispel this list of what school doesn’t teach, help students contribute to their communities and develop academic skills to read, think & write analytically
My students and I develop year long, action civics projects based upon specific issues students identify as most relevant to their communities. Students collaborate with experts, rally support for their goals and lobby elected officials to pursue policy change
I plan to use this website to...
1.Share what I LEARN about Global Education and Culturally Responsive Classrooms from my Fulbright experience and professional learning
2.Highlight my classes’ projects, civic engagement, service learning and activities that I TEACH that demonstrate a Cagebusting Classroom
3.Blog about my TRAVEL experiences teaching and learning abroad
4.STUDY how educators approach civic engagement around the world
5.MEMORIALIZE the rich history of Public Schools and elevate unique artifacts as relevant teaching and learning tools
6.ELEVATE my students' activism and sustainability work around improving access to safe, lead free drinking water
If you click on ME you can learn more about me, my school and my thoughts on education. You can connect with me on social media using the icons on the top & bottom of the website.
Perhaps this is the type of global education you want students to be engaged in, but don’t know where to start?
I am happy to share that my students’ activism and others like them across the country have been developed into an online curriculum to help other educators interested in this work. The U.S. Department of State has launched Solving Global Problems a free, self-paced online course, funded by the U.S government and developed administered by IREX, to help educators prepare to ignite students’ critical thinking and creativity through a focus on tackling global problems.
I am happy to share that my students’ activism and others like them across the country have been developed into an online curriculum to help other educators interested in this work. The U.S. Department of State has launched Solving Global Problems a free, self-paced online course, funded by the U.S government and developed administered by IREX, to help educators prepare to ignite students’ critical thinking and creativity through a focus on tackling global problems.
These blogs are not official U.S.Department of State publications. The views and information presented are the grantee's own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State. This blog is a reflection of the personal accounts and observations of my time spent learning domestically and abroad while interacting with other cultures and people.
