EDSE 514 - Shaping Global Citizens through World Crisis Education

All over the world today, children experience crises that impact them as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. A lack of access to education and clean water, the prevalence of armed conflict in their region, and poverty of all kinds challenge their daily lives. For children in American classrooms, it is imperative that these crises and difficult or dangerous conditions be studied and understood, so that they grow into compassionate and active global citizens that understand their role in the world and strive to make a positive impact.

In this course, we will examine some of the most immediate world crises, the impact they have on the children that experience them, and strategies that you can use to teach your own students about those crises in the classroom.