Approaches to Learning and Teaching Global Perspectives
A Toolkit for International Teachers

A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning.

Keely Laycock (Author)

9781316638750, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 31 August 2017

152 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.26 kg

A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Approaches to learning and teaching Global Perspectives is the result of close collaboration between Cambridge University Press and Cambridge International Examinations. Considering the local and global contexts when planning and teaching an international syllabus, the title presents ideas for Global Perspectives with practical examples that help put theory into context. Teachers can download online tools for lesson planning from our website. This book is ideal support for those studying professional development qualifications or international PGCEs.

1. Introduction
2. Purpose and context of the book
3. The nature of Global Perspectives and key considerations
4. Interpreting a syllabus
5. Active learning
6. Assessment for Learning
7. Metacognition
8. Language awareness
9. Inclusive Education
10. Teaching with digital technologies
11. Global thinking
12. Reflective practice and pathways
13. Measuring Student Impact
14. Recommended Reading
15. Index.

Subject Areas: Educational material [YQ], Teaching of a specific subject [JNU], Teaching skills & techniques [JNT]