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Introduction to Global Urban Education
Johns Hopkins University School of EducationIn partnership with
Teachers Without Borders
Thiscourseexaminessomeofthemostpersistent
ques3onsinInterna3onalEduca3ontoday.Howhastheinterna3onalcommunityviewedthegoalsof
educa3on?Howhaveinterna3onalcomparisons
beenusedindebatesaboutschoolreform?Whatare
theimplica3onsofthegrowthofglobalnetworksfor
curriculum?Howhaveeducatorsdealtwith
educa3onglobaldevelopment,andeduca3onin
emergencies?
Whilethecoursewillfocusontheselargeques3ons,
studentswhoareprac3cingeducatorswillbeencouragedtousetheseissuesaspointsofentryinto
theirownprac3ce.
Bytheendofthecourse,studentswillunderstand
themajorissuesfacinginterna3onaleducators,be
abletoevaluatetheuseofinterna3onalcomparisons
inpolicydebates,examineglobalissuesastheyaffect
thecommunityinonesownbackyard,connecttoa
globalnetworkofteachers,andincorporate
interna3onalcontentintotheirownprac3ce.
$199Online 2 Continuing Education Units
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Fred Mednick, Ed.D
Founder, Teachers Without Borders
Visiting Fellow, Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Education
Fred foundedTeachers
Without Borders(TWB) in
2000 to connect teachers
to information and each
other, worldwide, so that
they can best serve as key
catalysts for change in their
communities.
Today, Teachers Without
Borders is endorsed by
governments, worldwide, and
works with a membership in
184 countries. Teachers
Without Borders won the
Hero of African Education award.
Teachers Without Borders was designed to address
gaps in teacher professional development through
programs managed by local leaders. Programs include
a Certificate of Teaching Mastery and in topics such as
Emergency Education, Peace and Human Rights, and
the Millennium Development Goals.
Prior to founding Teachers Without Borders, Fred
served as the head of two leading K-12 schools. He has
published books and articles in the fields of American
literature, educational reform, adolescence,
leadership,emergency education.
Dr. Mednick is currently preparing a book for
publication in 2012 on the stories of teacher
leaders who have overcome obstacles in order toserve their
communities.
The School of Education (SOE) at theJohns
Hopkins Universityhas quickly taken its place as a
national leader in education reform through
research and teaching. Grounded in the Johns
Hopkins tradition of research and innovation,
SOE currently receives more funded research than
any other graduate school of education in the
United States.
Ranked second nationally
among graduate schools of
education by U.S. News &
World Report, the SOE
offers doctoraland other
graduate programs and is
engaged in a variety of
research and development
activities that are making lasting improvements in
student achievementfrom early childhood to
the adult learner.
A vibrant community of scholars dedicated to
addressing the most challenging problems facing
education, we approach our work with an
entrepreneurial spirit and a fundamental desire to
work in collaborative ways with school systems,
traditional and non-traditional education
stakeholders, government agencies, and colleagues
throughout the Johns Hopkins research
community.
Johns Hopkins UniversityInstructor
TestimonialsThiscourseisonlyabeginningformeandthe
possibilitiesareremarkablyendles.
Incrediblychallengingandengagingcourse.
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