William Gaudelli, Ed.D. – Dean of the College of Education, Lehigh University, Global Citizenship Education at a Turning Point

As the world encounters new challenges—waning globalization, rising autocracy, climate change, AI, and economic distress—the time for educational change is now. What is that change? And how will it take shape in schools, communities, and for students? This talk focuses on the future of teaching and learning in light of the global problems we confront.

The Nobel Prize Museum, Creating a Learning Environment for a Sustainable Future

One aspect that distinguishes humans from other animals is our ability to create images of our future. We can imagine a better world for ourselves and generations to come, but how do we know what “better” is? How can we work with learners to create a common vision for a good future, a future that we want to take part in and play a role in forming? In this session, you will hear inspiring stories about the connection between the work of Nobel Laureates and the imagination of a better world. You will explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sharing reflections and insights that will provide a framework for use in your learning community.

Dr. David Wick, Associate Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Caring for Self and Others for Global Program Learning and Sustainability

In this interactive session, we will explore the role of care in creating and facilitating meaningful and sustainable global learning experiences. The session will be grounded in research-based examples. Participants will then reflect on their experiences and together we will identify model practices we can use to promote care for self and others before, during, and after educational travel experiences. Participants will leave the session with model practices that they can adapt to create a caring community with their program participants and host partners and sustainably enhance student growth and development.

World Savvy Developing Global Citizens - Designing Sustainable School Communities

This session will introduce what global competence is and how it can be used to transform learning environments so that all students graduate with the skills and dispositions they need to thrive in a diverse, complex, and interconnected world. Using UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 as our guide, participants will engage in an inquiry process that asks them to think deeply about how to create sustainable school communities that meet the needs of ALL students and adequately prepare them for life in the 21st century. Participants will collaborate with their peers to consider the perspectives of all their stakeholders—students, educators, school leaders, and families/caregivers—and imagine the systems and practices that could center global competence throughout their community.

The Nobel Prize Museum, Creating a Learning Environment for a Sustainable Future

One aspect that distinguishes humans from other animals is our ability to create images of our future. We can imagine a better world for ourselves and generations to come, but how do we know what “better” is? How can we work with learners to create a common vision for a good future, a future that we want to take part in and play a role in forming? In this session, you will hear inspiring stories about the connection between the work of Nobel Laureates and the imagination of a better world. You will explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sharing reflections and insights that will provide a framework for use in your learning community.

Dr. David Wick, Associate Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Caring for Self and Others for Global Program Learning and Sustainability

In this interactive session, we will explore the role of care in creating and facilitating meaningful and sustainable global learning experiences. The session will be grounded in research-based examples. Participants will then reflect on their experiences and together we will identify model practices we can use to promote care for self and others before, during, and after educational travel experiences. Participants will leave the session with model practices that they can adapt to create a caring community with their program participants and host partners and sustainably enhance student growth and development.

World Savvy Developing Global Citizens - Designing Sustainable School Communities

This session will introduce what global competence is and how it can be used to transform learning environments so that all students graduate with the skills and dispositions they need to thrive in a diverse, complex, and interconnected world. Using UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 as our guide, participants will engage in an inquiry process that asks them to think deeply about how to create sustainable school communities that meet the needs of ALL students and adequately prepare them for life in the 21st century. Participants will collaborate with their peers to consider the perspectives of all their stakeholders—students, educators, school leaders, and families/caregivers—and imagine the systems and practices that could center global competence throughout their community.

Letters from Anne and Martin: One play. Two voices. A boundless hope for humanity

As we consider the importance of promoting peace and protecting people as part of a sustainable future, we invite you to experience Letters from Anne and Martin, a dramatic presentation drawn from the writings of Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This unique adaptation combines their iconic words and examines their parallel experiences living in the shadow of hatred and prejudice in different decades, on different sides of the globe, but within the same generation….