THE
GLOBAL
EDUCATION
GUIDEBOOK
Humanizing K–12 Classrooms Worldwide Through Equitable Partnerships
Jennifer D. Klein
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Names: Klein, Jennifer D., author.
Title: The global education guidebook : humanizing K-12 classrooms worldwide through equitable partnerships / author: Jennifer D. Klein.
Description: Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017006040 | ISBN 9781943874637 (perfect bound)
Subjects: LCSH: Education and globalization. | Education--International cooperation. | Community and school--Cross-cultural studies.
Classification: LCC LC191 .K55795 2017 | DDC 379--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn. loc.gov/2017006040
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For Ella and Alex.
And in memory of Mauricio, my first global graduate.
I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of the hunger for life that gnaws in us all, to keep alive in our hearts a sense of the inexpressibly human.
—Richard Wright,
Black Boy (American Hunger)
Acknowledgments
i was raised to know every open wound on this earth is a wound of mine and every time i’m on
—Andrea Gibson
I can’t start this book without expressing deep gratitude to my parents, Edward A. Klein and Sally V. Klein, for swimming against the tides and making educational choices that allowed my sister, Heather F. Zubieni, and me to flourish as creative thinkers. My experiences at the School in Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Jefferson County Open School in Colorado allowed me to think for myself and engage with the world in meaningful ways throughout my childhood, and for that I am eternally grateful. I also want to recognize a few of the educators who have had a direct influence on my educational worldview, including educational thought leaders Judith Baenen, Arnie Langberg, Rick Posner, and Grace Rotzel, whose ideas live at the heart of my practice.
I ended up quoting most of my thought partners in this book; thank you all for your insights and honesty, and for contributing to this important conversation. If your interview or correspondence didn’t make the cut, please know that I still value your voice and perspectives—they are still reflected here, if only indirectly. I am grateful to be able to include so many amazing people in this book, particularly my most important thought partner, Mark Thomas, with whom I learned more about global education than we could ever have predicted. This book contains many global education thought leaders and project creators, including Suzie Boss, Jen Corriero, Holly Emert, Willy Fluharty, Michael Furdyk, Terry Godwaldt, Lucy Gray, Michael Graffin, Ed Gragert, Travis Hardy, Steve Hargadon, Kate Ireland, Tim Kubik, Susan Lambert, Arnie Langberg, Julie Lindsay, Dan Lutz, Adam McKim, Dana Mortenson, Lisa Petro, Dave Potter, Rekha Puri, Linda Sills, Homa Sabet Tavangar, Ross Wehner, and Jesse Weisz. I am particularly grateful for the insights and support of my international partners over the years, including Saed Abu-Hijleh, Yasser Alaa Mobarak, Angie Balata, Benjamin Barney, Federico Cartín Arteaga, Falastine Dwikat, Doris Köhn, Hindogbae Kposowa, Beesan Ramadan, and Samuel Ochieng Phabian. Each of you has taught me a great deal about how to do this work better over the years, and I am grateful for your friendship.
I’m grateful to the teachers and administrators whose stories I’ve referenced, quoted, or mentioned through example without naming you, including Holly Arida, Graham Altham-Lewis, Maile Black, Jeanne Boland, Betsey Coleman, Maria Conte, Jackie Cvar, Rachel Dionne, Jason Dorn, Brett Elebash, Frank Garrett, Christopher Gauthier, Kristen Goggin, Heidi Hutchison, Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Arnetta Koger, Rich Lehrer, Hilary McArthur, Rob McGuiness, Ashley Miller, Misty Moore, Flora Mugambi-Mutunga, Jonathan Reveal, Jodie Ricci, Hillary Rubenstein, Dave Suchanek, Susan Turner, and Meg Zimmerman. I’m also grateful to the young leaders who offered their stories and perspectives, including Katie Horvath, Kennedy Leavens, and Sophia Fuller.
I am fortunate to be part of multiple networks of educational change makers whose ripples cross and intersect constantly. I am eternally grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to support educator and school transformation with my family at World Leadership School (Colorado), and I am grateful to Ross Wehner, Erin Hawk, Maria Selde, and Sarah Binger for your continual support and inspiration, even when I’m at my worst. Other communities I’ve been fortunate to work closely with include TakingITGlobal (Toronto), the Centre for Global Education (Edmonton), the Center for Global Education at Asia Society (New York), Sierra Leone Rising (formerly the Kposowa Foundation), the Institute of International Education (Washington, DC), the Buck Institute for Education (California), and the Research Journalism Initiative (Palestine).
A very special thank you to my friend and thought partner Jill Ackers-Clayton for your wisdom, friendship, and ability to talk me off every ledge. Thank you to Amy Rubenstein and Tonya Maddox Cupp for knowing how to support me as an anxiety-prone writer, to Carrie Watterson for helping make it look like I know