Growing Global Digital Citizens - by Lee Crockett & Andrew Churches (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This practical guide explores how to transform education through the concept of global digital citizenship (GDC). Embraced by thousands of schools, global digital citizenship practices empower students to effectively and ethically participate in and contribute to the digital world around them. The authors provide a clear path for establishing a global digital citizenship program in your school and give guidance on how K-12 teachers and administrators can grow global citizens who are respectful and responsible critical thinkers equipped with the 21st century skills necessary for an interconnected world.

This global digital citizenship guidebook will allow you to:

• Discover the characteristics and 21st century skills of global digital citizens and what these citizens stand for.
• Consider the limitations of conventional acceptable use policies and instead embrace ethically driven digital citizenship agreements.
• Learn how to address the various stakeholder communities involved in developing students into global digital citizens.
• Use tools, rubrics, and resources for gauging the effectiveness and progress of your global digital citizenship practices.
• Review digital citizenship agreements for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as for professionals and the wider community.





Review Quotes






"The authors have provided a much needed guidebook for assessing some of the most important fluencies that lead to deeper learning."

--James A. Bellanca, President, Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Schools




"The crucial new skills and mindsets that learners need to flourish in 21st century life are clearly explained in this book. Crockett and Churches not only describe fluencies and explain their importance but also provide examples of assessment rubrics which will enable teachers to implement these fluencies in the classroom. This book will inspire and challenge teachers."

--Dr. Therese Keane, Senior Lecturer in Education, Swinburne University




"Crockett and Churches break down the four walls of the traditional schoolhouse and open up the world to teacher and student by creating global citizens. The project ideas contained throughout the book would make the cost worth it alone but add to that the comprehensive rubrics the authors include and the ways to create critical thinkers. They show step by step how to create life-long learners."

--Todd Stanley, Gifted Services Coordinator, Pickerington Local Schools