Amanda Fanelli, M.Ed
Teaching Resources
Check out some of the global education resources available in each sub category. This is always a work in progress. Please contact me if you additions or suggestions to add!
Global Education Basics
Below are resources to help you get started with global and glocal concepts in your classroom. Many of these resources were curated by the team that provided the Fulbright TGS participants with the coursework, but much of it is simply searchable online and in academic databases as well.
Asia Society/OECD.
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Vander Ark, Tom and Emily Liebtag. (2017). "Educating for Global Competence: 6 Reasons, 7 Competencies, 8 Strategies, 9 Innovations." Getting Smart.
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Boix-Mansilla, Veronica. (2016). “How to Be a Global Thinker.” ASCD: Educational Leadership.
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Manise, Jennifer & Soppelsa, Betty. (2015). ”The Top 10 Characteristics of a Globally Competent Teacher,” Education Week: Global Learning.
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Going "Glocal"
Boix-Mansilla, Veronica. (2017). Global Thinking. Project Zero: Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Keane, Julie. (2016) “Let Students Lead: How are Local Investigations Relevant to Global Learning?” Medium.
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Teton Science Schools. (2020). Diving into Place-Based Education: Local-Global Learning.
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Tye, Stefanie and Tamara Coger. (2021). 50 Organizations Committed to Locally Led Adaptation. Now What?
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Getting Smart. The Power of Place
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OECD. (2020). Big Picture Thinking: How to Educate the Whole Person for an Interconnected World
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Asia Society. (2014). SAGE - A Framework for Project-Based Learning Asia Society Deeper Learning Video Series.
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Global Citizen Year (2024) https://www.globalcitizenyear.org/take-action-lab/
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FAWCO Global Education Guide (2024)
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United Nations. About the Sustainable Development Goals
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Wagner, Kyle. (2021). "Think Global, Act Local: How to embed SDGs in your school and community" Getting Smart.
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BBC. (2023). What is Climate Change? A really simple guide.
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Columbia Climate School. (2023). Climate Education in the U.S.: Where it stands, and why it matters.
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SDG Action Campaign United Nations
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Do Something - Teaching Tolerance
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Van Der Ark, Tom (2016). Earth Owner’s Manual: 17 Things Young Adults Should be Studying, Getting Smart.
Teach SDG: Connect to the SDGs through resources - assets, projects, events, and teacher connections
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Oxfam Education (2023). The Sustainable Development goals: A guide for teachers
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Subject to Climate. Resources for teachers to bring climate justice topics into their classrooms.
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Specifically Savannah Connections - Local Community Resources that can be Leveraged for Global Learning
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The Southern Environmental Law Center provides opportunities for young people to get involved in advocacy for our planet. Students can learn about these global issues, connect them to the SDGs, and then actually get involved to make a difference.
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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is always looking for volunteers and advocates. They partner with UGA and the Skidaway Island Oceanographic Institute to provide educational opportunities for students and adults.
Loop It Up Savannah works to provide literacy and arts enrichment for students in our Title I schools. They also partner with local organizations to provide school and community gardens where students can have access to fresh veggies and outdoor education. My students and I have partnered with them in the past, and they are always looking for community partners within our schools.
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Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia serves the 131,000 food insecure people in our community by working with over 237 local partners. My students and I volunteer there annually, and many of them go on to become permanent fixtures either at Second Harvest or one of their partner organizations. Their focus is ending hunger, SDG #2, so this is a great way for kids of all ages to get involved.
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Individual Lesson Plans
Guide for Discussions on the SDGs, free download from Parlay
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Interschool Lesson Plan - Fanelli and James (for use between schools or classrooms)
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The New Deal in the Western Hemisphere - a PBL unit by Amanda Fanelli
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Hunger Project - PBL Unit
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Why is it important to educate girls? PBS NewsHour Extra, grades 7-12 lesson plan
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Climate change as a scientific theory PBS NewsHour Extra, grades 9-12 lesson plan
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World Food Day, Teaching the Power of School Meals PBS NewsHour Extra, grades 7-10 lesson plan
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What the United Nations means today PBS NewsHour Extra, grades 9-12 lesson plan
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Unhomed: How Issues of Place Displace African Americans - Lesson by Faydren Battle, grades 9-12
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C3 Teachers - Chinese Workers in the US, grades 9-12
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Inspiring Examples of Taking Action
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32 Young Activists Who Are Changing the World
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12 kids who are changing their communities and our world
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These 9 Badass Youth Activists are Changing the World Global Citizen
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