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Global Literacy is one of the East Troy Community School District's initiatives. Global literacy is an understanding of how the world is organized and interconnected. It brings awareness of the possibilities and constraints facing the world’s people. Students who are globally literate are able to think critically about the world and the role that they play. These students have an understanding of and appreciation for the different cultures, customs, systems and relationships that exist throughout the world. Globally literate students are empowered to affect positive change in the world.
Global literacy promotes and encourages:
· inquiry, reasoning and problem solving
· collaboration
· communication and an understanding of world languages
· an understanding of globalized systems and political realities
· responsible global citizenship
· respect for diversity
· an understanding of the skills and technologies that are necessary for life
in the 21st century
· the ability for students to become advocates
Global Literacy is one of the East Troy Community School District's initiatives. Global literacy is an understanding of how the world is organized and interconnected. It brings awareness of the possibilities and constraints facing the world’s people. Students who are globally literate are able to think critically about the world and the role that they play. These students have an understanding of and appreciation for the different cultures, customs, systems and relationships that exist throughout the world. Globally literate students are empowered to affect positive change in the world.
Global literacy promotes and encourages:
· inquiry, reasoning and problem solving
· collaboration
· communication and an understanding of world languages
· an understanding of globalized systems and political realities
· responsible global citizenship
· respect for diversity
· an understanding of the skills and technologies that are necessary for life
in the 21st century
· the ability for students to become advocates