Glossary



Some useful tips, terms, and phrases used frequently by //Global Classroom// educators.
 * **One To World** — a NYC-based nonprofit organization that provides social and educational programming and cross-cultural learning opportunities to visiting university-level international students and scholars in the New York and Tristate area.


 * //**Global Classroom**// — One To World’s flagship program that brings Global Guides into NYC public schools to lead workshops on their country, culture, and diverse experiences.


 * **Global Guide** — a trained university-level international student volunteer, who leads workshops about his/her country, culture, and diverse experiences through the //Global Classroom// program.


 * **GC Educator** — //Global Classroom// staff member or graduate fellow, who co-teaches and facilitates workshops.


 * **Thematic Unit** — a specific //Global Classroom// curriculum, such as Global Citizenship, Games, etc. that you select for your class.


 * **Global Citizen** — a person who is interested in learning about the world, informed and aware of global issues, open-minded, and takes action to improve their local and/or global community.


 * **[|Global Competency]** — the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be informed and aware of global issues, recognize diverse perspectives, and engage effectively and ethically in the global environment.


 * **Culture** — an individual’s or group of people’s values, belief systems, ideology, and traditions (not necessarily defined by region, state, or country).

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