G101 and Connecticut Curriculum

As shown below, the material on Globalization101.org fits very well into the Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum Framework for high-school students. Under each standard, click on the links to see sections of the site that relate to it.

History:

• Content Standard 3

Civics & Government:

• Content Standard 8: International Relations

Geography:

• Content Standard 11: Human Systems
• Content Standard 12: Human and Environment Interaction

Economics:

• Content Standard 13: Limited Resources
• Content Standard 14: Economic Interdependence

History

Content Standard 3:

Students will apply their understanding of historical periods, issues, and trends to examine such historical themes as ideals, beliefs, and institutions; conflict and conflict resolution; human movement and interaction; and science and technology in order to understand how the world came to be the way it is

Grades 9-12 Performance Standards

• Demonstrate an understanding of the ways that cultural encounters and the interaction of people of different cultures in pre-modern as well as modern times have shaped new identities and ways of life

G101 Resources that Address this Standard:

Culture Issue Brief and Related News Analysis:

• Globalization vs. Local Cultures
• The Influence of U.S. Corporations on Local Mores
• The Dominance of the American Market
• The Integration of Cultures
• Reaffirmation of Local Culture
• A Clash of Civilizations?
• Global Pop Culture
• The Global Village
• Globalization vs. Asian values
• Western Values and Islam
• Protecting Languages
• News Analysis: Yao's Popularity Exemplifies the Globalization of Sports
• News Analysis:"Monsoon Wedding" Demonstrates Cultural Impact of Globalization on Many Levels
• News Analysis: Massively Multiplayer Online Games and the Video Game Revolution  

Explain how the use and expansion of trade have connected and affected the history of a global economy

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief, Related News Analyses and Lesson Plans

• Trade and Globalization
• Primer I: The Economics of International Trade
• Why Do Nations Export?
• Currencies and Exchange Rates
• Why Do Nations Import?
• Primer II: Government Regulation Of Trade
• Import Restrictions
• Export Subsidies
• Consequences of Trade Restrictions
• Tariff Debates in U.S. History
• The Origin of Recent Trade Liberalization Efforts
• Liberalization: The "Deregulation" of International Trade
• Multilateral Trade Liberalization: The Uruguay Round and the World Trade Organization
• The Doha “Development” Round
• Regional Trade Liberalization
• News Analysis: Mexican Foreign Minister Says Trade and Migration are Priorites in US-Mexico Relationship
• News Analysis: Reaction to U.S. Farm Act Highlights Tension Between Domestic Politics and International Obligations
• News Analysis: Proliferation of Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements May Threaten Multilateral Talks
• News Analysis: U.S. Initiates Ambitious Plan for Middle East Free Trade Area
• News Analysis: The Cancún Debacle
• News Analysis: New Doha Round "Framework Agreement"
• News Analysis: New Era Opens in Global Textile & Apparel Trade
• News Analysis: International Oil Markets and the Global Economy
• News Analysis: Globalization of the Food Supply: Mad Cow Disease & International Trade
• News Analysis: U.S. Lawmakers Approve CAFTA
• Lesson Plan: Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade  

Evaluate the economic and technological impact of the exchange of goods on societies throughout history

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief

• Introduction: Globalization and Trade
• Trade and Globalization
• Primer I: The Economics of International Trade

Technology Issue Brief

• Introduction: Technology and Globalization

• Explain the multiple forces and developments (cultural, political, economic, and scientific) that have helped to connect the peoples of the world.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Technology Issue Brief

• Introduction

Definition of Globalization

• What is Globalization?

Civics & Government 

Content Standard 8: International Relations

Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the major elements of international relations and world affairs affect their lives and the security and well-being of their community, state, and nation.

Grade 9-12 Performance Standards

• Describe how the United States influences other governments and international organizations and how the United States, in turn, is influenced by them.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

News Analyses

• International Climate Accord Ratified by 178 Countries Without U.S. Participation
• U.S. Reverses Course on Key Tobacco Treaty
• Reaction to U.S. Farm Act Highlights Tension Between Domestic Politics and International Obligations
• Pessimism and Uncertainty Dominate Meeting of the World Economic Forum
• Genetically Modified Organisms Still Source of US-EU Tension
• U.S. Initiates Ambitious Plan for Middle East Free Trade Area
• Proliferation of Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements May Threaten Multilateral Talks
• The Cancun Debacle
• President Bush Lifts Controversial Steel Tariffs
• U.S. State Department Report on Trafficking Produces Changes
• New Doha Round "Framework Agreement"
• Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
• Globalization of the Food Supply: Mad Cow Disease & International Trade
• U.S. Lawmakers Approve CAFTA
• United States Announces Intention to Maintain Control Over Internet

• Analyze the respective roles of the executive and legislative branches in developing and implementing foreign policy.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

News Analyses

• U.S. Congress Grants President Trade Promotion Authority
• Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market

Lesson Plans

• Lesson Plan on Prescription Drug Prices

• Identify and analyze the various domestic, political, economic, and social interests that play roles in the development of foreign policy.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

News Analyses

• U.S. Reverses Course on Key Tobacco Treaty
• Reaction to U.S. Farm Act Highlights Tension Between Domestic Politics and International Obligations
• Bush Imposes Duties on Steel Imports
• President Bush Lifts Controversial Steel Tariffs
• Long-Running Trade Dispute over U.S. Tax Break May Be Ending
• Dispute Over Aircraft Subsidies Back on WTO Docket
• Globalization of the Food Supply: Mad Cow Disease & International Trade
• Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
• U.S. Lawmakers Approve CAFTA

Geography 

Content Standard 11: Human Systems

Students will interpret spatial patterns of human migration, economic activities, and political units in Connecticut, the nation, and the world.

• Describe the consequences of human population patterns and growth trends over time

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Migration Issue Brief and Related News Analysis

• Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization
• Post-World War II Migration
• Migration Today
• Economic Effects of Migration
• The Case of the Philippine Nurses
• EU Enlargement
• News Analysis: European Integration and the Proposed EU Constitution in a Globalized World

• Explain and analyze how various populations and economic elements interact and influence the spatial patterns of settlement

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Migration Issue Brief

• Economic Effects of Migration
• The Case of the Philippine Nurses
• Cultural Effects of Migration

Content Standard 12: Human and Environment Interaction

Students will use geographic tools and technology to explain the interaction of humans and the larger environment, and the evolving consequences of those interactions.

Grade 9-12 Performance Standards

• Apply concepts of ecosystems to understand and solve environmental problems.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Environment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses

• International Environmental Problems and Efforts to Solve Them
• Ecosystems
• Oceans
• Desertification
• Global Warming
• Ozone Depletion
• Pollution
• Loss of Biodiversity
• News Analysis: International Climate Accord Ratified by 178 Countries Without U.S. Participation
• News Analysis: Water Forum Discusses “Greatest Challenge of the Twenty-First Century”
• News Analysis: Russia Joining the Kyoto Protocol

Economics

Content Standard 13: Limited Resources

Students will demonstrate that because human, natural, and capital resources are limited, individuals, households, businesses, and governments must make choices.

Grade 9-12 Performance Standards

• Analyze how market forces and government regulation impact the use of resources

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief

• Efforts to Manipulate Trade Flows
• Import Restrictions
• Export Subsidies
• Consequences of Trade Restrictions
• Tariff Debates in U.S. History

Investment Issue Brief

• Efforts to Increase International Investment
• Measures to Increase International Investment

Content Standard 14: Economic Interdependence

Students will demonstrate how the exchange of goods and services by individuals, groups, and nations creates economic interdependence and how trade results in change.

• Illustrate the international differences in resources, productivity, and prices that are a basis for international trade.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief

• Why Do Nations Trade?
• Why Do Nations Export?
• Currencies and Exchange Rates
• Why Do Nations Import?
• Trade Specialization

Evaluate the effects of national policies on the international exchange of goods, services, and investments.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief

• Efforts to Manipulate Trade Flows
• Import Restrictions
• Export Subsidies
• Consequences of Trade Restrictions
• Tariff Debates in U.S. History

• Explain that a nation has a comparative advantage when it can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner.

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief and Related Lesson Plans

• The Theory of Comparative Advantage
• Comparative Advantage versus Absolute Advantage
• Lesson Plan: Lesson Plan on the Theory of Comparative Advantage