A Massachusetts Classroom Gets Global
How global is Massachusetts? Well, the infographic below might be helpful. But, the real question we need to ask is: How global are Massachusetts classrooms that are preparing Massachusetts students? See more statistics on global education around the United States at Mapping the Nation I'm just at the beginning stages of this new pedagogy of global learning. I wish I'd arrived at it sooner. Last week my sophomores had a 45 minute video chat with the expert historians Jamie and Darren at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England . After studying the evolution of textile machinery, they got to see a prototype Arkwright Water Frame live via Google Hangout. They learned about urbanization , the health of women factory workers , Luddite protests , and the enslavement of orphan children. After being part of an international chat, my students wrote about what they learned and how it was different than typical classroom experiences. Kate...