Global Citizenship Themes - Open windows to the world

Wherever we are we can connect to the world through technology and literature.
Designed to provide students with a learning experience that helps them approach language arts through their eyes. Original content, developed specifically for the needs of teachers and students studying outside of the US, provides a balanced perspective around essential themes and questions.

• In Unit previews, student voices contemplate universal questions.
• Through Global Citizen and Localized Blasts, students read and interact on both globally and locally relevant topics that impact their lives.
• With a curated collection of texts, students engage beyond the standard canon to hear voices from different places, student voices, and contemporary authors.

Global Inquiry

Blasts are short, high-interest read/write assignments that include topics relevant to students in a familiar, social media format. A new Blast is published every school day.

Global Perspective

A blend of traditional and contemporary authors, commissioned works by young writers, and globally sourced content provides a learning experience that reaches beyond a traditional curriculum.

The Ability to Differentiate

Classrooms have a mix of interests, learning styles, and skill levels. StudySync Global allows teachers to:

• Scaffold assignments based on students’ interests and reading abilities
• Make assignments and choose texts based on Lexile®-levels
• Access an extensive library of 6–12 content, texts, and excerpts
• Target specific learning objectives, skills, specific standards
• Tailor instruction to whole-class, small group, or individual needs with student-facing scaffolds and extensions
• Offer tools to support accessibility for all leaners – including audio, closed captioning, and vocabulary support

Integrating technology makes it easier for teachers working with a class of students who possess a wide range of skills to better differentiate and personalize instruction without substantially adding to their workload.
 

StudySync Global is a quality choice for IB teachers who seek to promote global citizenship while developing knowledge and understanding of language and literature with an intercultural focus.

Our robust digital library and Unit Creator ensure that IB teachers have enough resources to create rigorous and academically challenging units for their program of study.

Library

• Hundreds of texts with various genres, structures, and themes
• Hundreds of skill lessons that include instruction for key concepts, related concepts, and more
• Writing prompt library that promotes critical and creative thinking
• Inquiry-driven assignments focused on global and localized events and issues

Unit Creator

Create IB units of study easily with StudySync Global's dynamic search filter. Search for texts by author, theme, as well as related global context. Design your unit in your preferred sequence and customize any StudySync Global lesson to fit your students’ needs.

StudySync Global provides a data-driven assessment suite that helps you gauge progress and inform instruction as students prepare for high-stakes testing. 

1. INSTRUCTION

Six literature-based, thematic units for grades 6-12 with embedded ELT support.

2. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Three benchmark assessments to measure students progress throughout the year. 

Frequent and varied checks for understanding include quizzes, short answer, extended response, and discussions embedded in instruction. 

3. REVIEW

A dynamic gradebook shows scores by school, class, group, or student. Point-of-use suggestions for reteaching make it easy to adapt instruction. 

4. END-OF-UNIT ASSESSMENT

Cumulative multiple choice and writing exams assess students’ learning.  Writing and Oral Projects offer a performance-based demonstration of learning.  

5. DATA ANALYSIS & INQUIRY

Data visualization tools illustrate students’ learning and foster data conversations with growth in mind. 

Captivate with Media

Our continuously growing library includes short stories, poems, excerpts and full-length texts of novels, dramas, essays, speeches, and primary source documents, with media to bring the texts alive.

Original multimedia and authentic native speakers for improving listening and speaking skills.

• StudySyncTV: Peer models for collaborative discussions.
• Skills TV: Peer-to-peer instruction on complex concepts and skills.
• Concept Definition Videos: Peer-to-peer instruction on English Language Arts concepts.

Digital Tools Promote Higher-Level Thinking Skills

• Peer-to-peer facilitated instruction and modeling help students grasp complex skills and concepts.
• Video interactions model authentic English-speaking tempo and scenarios.
• Social and Emotional Learning strategies are displayed and modeled not only for tone and intonation, but for regulation within a group discussion environment.