Introduction to Global Education and Global Competency

Honor MoormanWorld Savvy

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What is global competence?

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Why is global competence important?

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How can we help students develop global competence?

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Why is global competence important?

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The global is part of our everyday local lives.

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A changing world demands changing skills.

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A global economy means new ways of working.

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Global issues require local solutions.

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AgreeDisagree86%

Say a solid foundation in world history and events is crucial to solving the problems in the world today.

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Say that world events were discussed regularly in their high school classes.

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Say that world events were discussed regularly in their high school classes.

What is global competence?

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“Global competence is the capacity and disposition to

understand and act on issues of global significance.”

Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson, Educating for Global Competence:

Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World, 2011

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What are the core concepts, skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed in order to

. . . thrive in an interconnected world?

succeed in the global innovation age? become a responsible, active global

citizen?

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Core Concepts Skills

Values & Attitudes Behaviors

How can we help students develop global competence?

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Educating for Global Competence

Free!

www.asiasociety.org/globalcompetence.pdf

Four Domains of Global Competence

Investigate the World“not quite clear on the concept”

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Recognize Perspectives

“Sometimes the world seems upside down”

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Communicate Ideas

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Take Action

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Four Domains of Global Competence

Educating for Global Competence

Arts English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies World Languages

Investigate the World Recognize Perspectives

Take Action Communicate Ideas

Looks Like Sounds Like

What does the learning space look like?

What do you see students doing?

What do you see the teacher doing?

What else do you see?

What does the learning space sound like?

What do you hear students saying?

What do you hear the teacher saying?

What else do you hear?

Student choice

Authentic work

Global significance

Exhibition to an audience

Students making choices about content, process, and/or product.

Students doing something adults do in the “real world.

Students engaging deeply in issues that have clear local and global connections.

Students presenting their learning to an authentic audience.

S.A.G.E.

Educating for Global Competence

Free!

www.asiasociety.org/globalcompetence.pdf

Webinar presented to Fulbright Teachershttp://youtu.be/s-gIA62wGAQ

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-global-competence

International Education WeekNov. 18-22, 2013

The Global Competency Certification Program is a transformative online advanced certification and Masters level program that prepares K-12 educators to effectively teach for global competence and to equip students to succeed in an interconnected world.

www.globalcompetency.org