Previous presentations of the TGPLAN Signature Experience:
ISSN Summer Institute
Presenter: Stacy Allen Webster, English Teacher and Instructional Coach for the Academy for Global Studies at Stephen F. Austin High School
The 10th grade AGS unit TGPLAN (Think Globally, Problem-solve Locally, Act Neighborly) was developed specifically with SAGE and the ISSN pillars in mind. The workshop session will give a broader overview of the entire unit, from an international travel experience connection that launches the semester, to the final exhibition of work products at Sophomore Showcase. In this session, participants will see how this interdisciplinary project is addressed in each course, brainstorm ways to incorporate community partners, view sample products and “take-action” collaborative projects, discuss grouping and grading issues, and hear from the students who experienced it all. The project-sharing session will focus on the advocacy product, which results in authentic products like public service announcements, websites, podcasts, social media campaigns, art pieces, and activation events. The advocacy product provides a venue for students to: educate a target audience about a specific global issue, explore how the global issue impacts our local community, explain options for addressing/solving/facing the issue head-on, address a specific audience with a specific purpose in mind, synthesize research and expert interviews, and utilize communication strategies in a creative format. In this session, participants will analyze professionally made and student-created advocacy pieces, contemplate rubric design, and brainstorm ways to embed the advocacy task into new or existing units.
The 10th grade AGS unit TGPLAN (Think Globally, Problem-solve Locally, Act Neighborly) was developed specifically with SAGE and the ISSN pillars in mind. The workshop session will give a broader overview of the entire unit, from an international travel experience connection that launches the semester, to the final exhibition of work products at Sophomore Showcase. In this session, participants will see how this interdisciplinary project is addressed in each course, brainstorm ways to incorporate community partners, view sample products and “take-action” collaborative projects, discuss grouping and grading issues, and hear from the students who experienced it all. The project-sharing session will focus on the advocacy product, which results in authentic products like public service announcements, websites, podcasts, social media campaigns, art pieces, and activation events. The advocacy product provides a venue for students to: educate a target audience about a specific global issue, explore how the global issue impacts our local community, explain options for addressing/solving/facing the issue head-on, address a specific audience with a specific purpose in mind, synthesize research and expert interviews, and utilize communication strategies in a creative format. In this session, participants will analyze professionally made and student-created advocacy pieces, contemplate rubric design, and brainstorm ways to embed the advocacy task into new or existing units.
SXSWedu
Guest Presenters for the International Studies Schools Network: Stacy Allen Webster and Nicole Griffith, Academy for Global Studies at Stephen F. Austin High School
In increasingly diverse communities around the country, schools and educators are working to integrate the knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to support students as global 21st century learners. Developing students’ global competence gives them the opportunity to apply learning, to engage in real-world thinking and problem-solving and to make connections relevant to their lives and the broader community. This workshop delivers strategies to globalize your school to deliver on deeper learning outcomes, while engaging students in meeting state and other standards.
In increasingly diverse communities around the country, schools and educators are working to integrate the knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to support students as global 21st century learners. Developing students’ global competence gives them the opportunity to apply learning, to engage in real-world thinking and problem-solving and to make connections relevant to their lives and the broader community. This workshop delivers strategies to globalize your school to deliver on deeper learning outcomes, while engaging students in meeting state and other standards.
ISSN Partnership for Global Learning:
Presenters: Stacy Allen Webster and Edward Tierney, Academy for Global Studies at Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas
Creating a learning environment that is global, interdisciplinary, project-based, rigorous-for-all, and connected to service and travel experiences can sometimes feel like a sideshow juggling act. In this session, we'll walk you through our experiences of connecting service and travel expeditions meaningfully, and brainstorm ways that both of those experiences can connect to curriculum goals. Our TGPLAN Project (Think Globally, Problem-solve Locally, Act Neighborly) at the Academy for Global Studies at Austin High will serve as a model for discussion and a springboard for generating ideas for your community. TGPLAN begins with service learning discussions in Costa Rica, and results in student commitment to tackling global issues at a local level when we return home. Working both collaboratively and independently throughout the semester, students identify issues and craft research questions, interview Austin leaders involved in advocacy, propose solutions and take action. They develop writing skills, create an original advocacy product (PSA, website, podcast, etc.) to persuade others to be involved. Join us to learn about our missteps and successes. In addition to sharing our story, we'll provide participants with planning tools and the opportunity to generate ideas about connecting travel and service with specific content goals.
Creating a learning environment that is global, interdisciplinary, project-based, rigorous-for-all, and connected to service and travel experiences can sometimes feel like a sideshow juggling act. In this session, we'll walk you through our experiences of connecting service and travel expeditions meaningfully, and brainstorm ways that both of those experiences can connect to curriculum goals. Our TGPLAN Project (Think Globally, Problem-solve Locally, Act Neighborly) at the Academy for Global Studies at Austin High will serve as a model for discussion and a springboard for generating ideas for your community. TGPLAN begins with service learning discussions in Costa Rica, and results in student commitment to tackling global issues at a local level when we return home. Working both collaboratively and independently throughout the semester, students identify issues and craft research questions, interview Austin leaders involved in advocacy, propose solutions and take action. They develop writing skills, create an original advocacy product (PSA, website, podcast, etc.) to persuade others to be involved. Join us to learn about our missteps and successes. In addition to sharing our story, we'll provide participants with planning tools and the opportunity to generate ideas about connecting travel and service with specific content goals.