The Center for Global Studies is dedicated to working with members of the K-12 and Post Secondary Community to create resources such as curriculum guides, course modules, and resource guides. In addition, the Center offers curriculum workshops, class visits with its faculty associates.

Global Studies Education M.Ed Degree Program

To meet the professional development needs of teachers, the College of Education at the University of Illinois is developed a Masters of Education (EdM) in Global Studies. The main aim of this new degree program is assisting K-12 instructors to incorporate global perspectives into existing curricula and pedagogies.

For more information, visit: http://gse.ed.uiuc.edu/

Illinois International High School Initiative

CGS works closely with its partner program, the Illinois International High School Initiative (IHS), to provide curricular support and professional development opportunities for secondary educators.  

IHS' annual conference, Global Studies Forum, will take place on March 17-18, 2007 at Glenbrook South Highschool.

For more information about this initiative and our events with IHS please visit the following website: http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/ihs/index.php

Curriculum

• A Battle of Metaphors: Is Globalization a 'Rising Tide that Lifts All Boats' or 'a Race to the Bottom'?: Using Metaphors to Understand Ciudad Juarez/El Paso Transnationalism
• Russian Energy in the Modern World: A New Approach to a Changing Global Environment
• Teaching Global History: online media designed to help educators learn to teach global and international history.

Globalization and Education

Globalization and Education is an internet resource aimed at providing diverse perspectives on ways in which education is being shaped by global processes.

Developed by a collective of research students at the University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign, this website provides space for everyone to dialogue pertinent issues relating to globalization and education. Along with debates about globalization, this website also presents teaching and research resources that can be incorporated by teachers in their curriculum. Through our conversations we hope to build the critical, creative commons--a civic space developed to resist destructive consequences of globalization and to engage with its progressive potential.

iEARN Online Professional Development Courses

CGS offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participants of the iEARN Online Professional Development Courses. Continuing Education Units is a non-credit option, but it is often counted by school districts for district professional development requirements and incentives.

Other Center For Global Studies K-16 Events and Teaching Materials

• Workshops and Conferences
• Library and Information Resources
• Outreach Events
• Outreach World

K-16 Teaching Materials On The Web

• Education World
• i2i: Illinois to International
• The Globalist
• Computer Pals Across The World (CPAW)
• Awesome Library
• Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
• Teacher's Page Of Lesson Plans
• iEarn
• Caretakers Of The Environment
• American Forum For Global Education
• Cyber School Bus
• PlanetEdu
• Marco Polo
• Global School Net
• Peace Corps
• Education Planet
• Global Education Checklist (pdf)
• UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site
• Global Education Project
• The Kindersite Project

We encourage you to contact the center with requests for curricular support, resource development, workshops, or class visits. Please use the link below to contact the center with your request.