Be the Change that you wish to see in this World. If want our students to be global, we must take the plunge ourselves.
This photo embodies one of my favorite days teaching in the Russian school system. We colored eggs, and then were able to talk with the students and teacher. She told me that all people can connect as people no matter where they were from. This resonated true me with then, and I continue to think of this day often.
I was fortunate enough through the TGC program to have such an international experience, but how can other teachers, without travel, attempt to conquer global education. With Common Core, PARCC and everything else which is new, how can we expect teachers to tackle yet another task? It is simple I say. We are already doing it! The ideas behind global education can be facilitated into any classroom of any grade level and any discipline.
I have included below several tools for Assessing Global Competence.
Every educator can begin with the Four Global Competencies. These are things that as educators we already do or should be doing. These are asking students to investigate the world, communicate ideas, recognize perspective and taking action. These competencies are exactly the essential skills that are needed for success in the 21st century.
How can teachers make sure they are teaching for global competence? This file is a called Checklist for Teaching Global Competence. How can we be sure we are hitting the skills necessary? this is a wonderful, clearly outlined, single page document that can easily be used by any teacher in any teaching discipline.
Finally, this is a much more in-depth article written by the Asian Society called "Educating for Global Competence". If you really want to dig deep into Global Education, this is an excellent resource. Otherwise, pages 116-122 are helpful for beginners.
Thoughts on Global Education
This new reality helps us more clearly define the role that education must play in preparing all students for success in an interconnected world. The United States have invested unprecedented resources in education, betting that our outmoded, factory-age system can be fundamentally transformed to prepare students for the rigors of a global economy. We have challenged states and school districts to set clearer, higher standards and assess student progress in more creative ways, prepare more productive teachers, and provide effective intervention in failing schools. This is evident through the embracing of a Common Core curriculum as well as preparing for career and college readiness.
These are necessary strategies for change, but insufficient to create the citizens, workers and leaders our nation needs in the 21st century. Missing in this formula for a world-class education is an urgent call for schools to produce students that actually know something about the world--its cultures, languages and how its economic, environmental and social systems work. In matters of national security, environmental sustainability, and economic development, what we do as a nation and in our everyday lives is inextricably intertwined with what governments, businesses, and individuals do beyond our borders.
The concept of global competence articulates the knowledge and skills students need in the 21st century.
I was fortunate enough through the TGC program to have such an international experience, but how can other teachers, without travel, attempt to conquer global education. With Common Core, PARCC and everything else which is new, how can we expect teachers to tackle yet another task? It is simple I say. We are already doing it! The ideas behind global education can be facilitated into any classroom of any grade level and any discipline.
I have included below several tools for Assessing Global Competence.
Every educator can begin with the Four Global Competencies. These are things that as educators we already do or should be doing. These are asking students to investigate the world, communicate ideas, recognize perspective and taking action. These competencies are exactly the essential skills that are needed for success in the 21st century.
How can teachers make sure they are teaching for global competence? This file is a called Checklist for Teaching Global Competence. How can we be sure we are hitting the skills necessary? this is a wonderful, clearly outlined, single page document that can easily be used by any teacher in any teaching discipline.
Finally, this is a much more in-depth article written by the Asian Society called "Educating for Global Competence". If you really want to dig deep into Global Education, this is an excellent resource. Otherwise, pages 116-122 are helpful for beginners.
Thoughts on Global Education
This new reality helps us more clearly define the role that education must play in preparing all students for success in an interconnected world. The United States have invested unprecedented resources in education, betting that our outmoded, factory-age system can be fundamentally transformed to prepare students for the rigors of a global economy. We have challenged states and school districts to set clearer, higher standards and assess student progress in more creative ways, prepare more productive teachers, and provide effective intervention in failing schools. This is evident through the embracing of a Common Core curriculum as well as preparing for career and college readiness.
These are necessary strategies for change, but insufficient to create the citizens, workers and leaders our nation needs in the 21st century. Missing in this formula for a world-class education is an urgent call for schools to produce students that actually know something about the world--its cultures, languages and how its economic, environmental and social systems work. In matters of national security, environmental sustainability, and economic development, what we do as a nation and in our everyday lives is inextricably intertwined with what governments, businesses, and individuals do beyond our borders.
The concept of global competence articulates the knowledge and skills students need in the 21st century.