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There is a clear need to adapt current instructional approaches in order to better prepare the next generation of students for the changing world and for shifting social and economic demands. As educators, we need to help students become strategic and deliberate learners within a globalized context wherein the prefix “multi-” has become so important. How then do we engage our students in our content areas in such a way that also prepares them for intellectual and civic interaction with a much larger audience – the globe? As global language instructors in this era, the presenters of this course recognize that their teaching and learning goals must cultivate skills and knowledge that extend beyond linguistic competency. Their goals also must include cultural competency, critical thinking skills, application opportunities and relevant learning experiences. Participants will join in a discussion of the challenges of and opportunities for engaging students in learning for the present and the future. Using three pedagogical guides—thinking routines, the Teaching for Understanding framework, and Fink’s Taxonomy—participants will experience the process of creating projects applicable in their own contexts that reflect these objectives for the 21st century learner.
Intended Audience: Secondary & Post-Secondary World Language Instructors
