"Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself"
John Dewey
Global competence
The global competencies work as a road map in developing a classroom climate and curricula to encourage students to expand their mindsets and global understandings.
A globally competent student can-
1. Investigate the world
2. Recognize different perspectives
3. Communicate ideas
4. Take action
This matrix, designed by Asia Society, explains the four global competencies.
Click on the matrix to see Asia Society's rubric
What is Global Education?
Global education incorporates learning about the cultures, geographies, histories, and current issues of all the world's regions. The goal is to develop students' skills to engage with their global peers and highlight actions students can take as citizens of the world. (Primary Source)
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Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World is a free new publication from the Asia Society.
Global education assessment tools
What skills and attitudes will our students need to confront future global problems? How can we begin to answer this question.
Assessment tools like the ones listed below will help you assess the "globalness" of your teaching, student achievement, and school environment
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To start globalizing your district, start by integrating the global competencies into your classroom. The Asia Society is a great place to start as linked above.
Tips as you begin your journey toward global education:
Remember to start small and build.
Think globally and act locally.
Lastly, this is important work. Global education is more important than ever.
Starting with a Global Education Checklist like this (Checklist)
This tool will help you assess where your classroom, school and district are on the continuum. It will help you assess current strengths and weaknesses in current global education focus.
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This questionnaire offers a tremendous amount of insight as to a school teaching for global competencies.
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AFS Global Competence Readiness Index for Schools.
This Index is a self-assessment tool for educators and schools at any grade level to identify how prepared they are to develop their students’ global competence.
How would rural communities benefit from global Education?
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