Global Learning: International
Global Learning in the Middle School
Foreign Language Instruction in the US
Global Orientation
100
We should prepare _________ to take advantage of world wide opportunities
Who are leaders
100
25% of college bound high school students did not know the name of the ocean that separates the US from Asia. What is the name of this ocean?
What is the Pacific Ocean
100
The percentage of the world’s population that speaks English
What is 6%
100
Studies suggest that the U.S. raising PISA scores by 25 points over the next 20 years will create a gain of the following for the U.S. economy.
What is $41 Trillion
200
By connecting with students around the world, this can be learned
What is international knowledge
200
This is a change will we see in the near future in the curriculum of K-12 students
What is Foreign language instruction
200
Only 1/? Of the world’s population that has some degree of competence in English
What is ¼
200
Asian countries identified a link between education and the following.
What is growth of the economy
300
States should include these studies in their curriculum standards
What are international studies
300
What is one way to connect middle school students internationally?
What is technology
300
Average # of hours of foreign language instruction a high school student in the US receives in a year
What is 150 hours
300
Student performance in the U.S. was more directly linked to the following than other high performing countries?
What is family income status.
400
A partnership around the world can be completed ________ to work on major projects.
What is virtually
400
How can we as teachers get better at addressing culture
Get classroom instruction on how to infuse culture in our teaching
400
Program in which a student receives half or more of their instruction in a foreign language
What is immersion
400
PISA data found the U.S. ranked________________ in mathematics among all major nations.
What is 25th
500
This should be required in order to graduate from high school.
What is learning a new language other than English.
500
How many languages are spoken in the intercity schools of Los Angeles?
What is 59 languages
500
Program in which a student receives one or two subjects taught in a foreign language
What is content-based approach
500
PISA scores for 2009 found a rise in scores throughout Asia being led by the following three nations
What is Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore