Cross-cultural inquiry in science

This compilation of articles describes three projects aimed at offering students authentic opportunities to develop global competencies. The first article describes Out of Eden Learn, an initiative from Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education. The project engages students in learning journeys that follow Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek as he walks around the world. The second article highlights a Project-Based Inquiry Global unit that connects students in North Carolina with those in China as they jointly explore water ecology. The final article tells about a collaboration between classrooms in Colorado and Belize that serves as both a professional development opportunity for teachers and a cultural learning exchange for students.

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Authors and Contributors

Marie Pierson Himes

Dr Hiller A. Spires

Teams

New Literacies Collaborative

Projects

Project-Based Inquiry Global (PBI Global)

A collaborative, inquiry-based instructional strategy that connects students internationally through interdisciplinary inquiry projects.

Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the Future

This new school was established to educate students who plan to enroll in top U.S. universities with a curriculum that incorporates creative thinking and problem-solving skills that the American education system emphasizes but is not a widespread practice in China.

Published

February 19, 2020

Resource Type

Journal Article

Published By

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Suggested Citation

Spires, H., Himes, M., & Wang, L. (2016). Cross-cultural inquiry in science. Educational Leadership, 74(4), 72-74.