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generations; Empowering Glow! Citizens: A World Course is a must read for
teachers, students and equity warriors around the world so that together, we
can all prosper and grow something greater!

Stephen Ritz, Green Bronx Machine, Teacher, Public School 55, The Bronx,
New York

As an Internet entrepreneur who has built one of the world’s most popular
social media, I see everyday how important it is to have the let century
skills of digital literacy, global citizenship, and social responsibility. I ap—
plaud Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Professor Fernando Reimers
and his team for designing a complete and integrated curriculum on how
to develop the cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills necessary to
work in the global and technological let century workplace, and sharing
his curriculum free for all to read and enjoy. This isn’t just a useful guide
for educators who want to educate students to be agents of change. This
has been essential reading for me, and has taught me how to better design
corporate training programs for my employees, as well as to how to broaden
my own cultural horizons.

Pony Ma, Founder and CEO, Tencent Inc.

For our society to meet the challenges and realize the opportunities of the
next century, we will need a new definition of citizenship—none that encour—
ages and equips citizens to think and act beyond their own borders. This
volume puts forth an innovative and comprehensive K—12 curriculum de-
signed to prepare truly global citizens. It is a timely and essential handbook
for educators who seek to have an impact the world over.

James E. Ryan, Dean of the Faculty and Charles William Eliot Professor,
Harvard Graduate School of Education

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