Why Global Competency Matters
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What is Global Education?
Through closely investigating and exploring our world, recognizing perspectives, communicating ideas, and taking action, global education helps young people participate in shaping a shared future for the world. It prepares all of our students for a world that is rapidly becoming more complex and diverse. Global students take responsibility for their actions and see themselves as global citizens who can make a difference. As 21st Century teachers we must learn and use technology and prepare our students for a Global economy and awareness.
What is Global Competence?
Global Competence is in-depth, knowledge, compassion and understanding of international issues, a deep appreciation of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and knowledge of the issues facing people around the world.
Globally competent students see the world for its connectedness; as a whole interacting system. Students develop global competence by investigating and exploring issues of global significance, recognizing multiple diverse perspectives, communicating their views effectively and taking action on issues that are important to them. Whether tackling topics and issues at the local or global level, once a student is engaged and curious about an issue, they can be go the extra step to taking action when challenged with classroom relevant and authentic opportunities examined through the lens of our pedagogy.
Globally competent students are able to:
1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment.
2. Recognize perspectives and articulate such perspectives respectfully.
3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, across geographic, linguistic, ideological and cultural boundaries
4. Take action to improve conditions in their own world and globally
Tony Wagner, co-founder of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard, explains what we need to be teaching students to ensure their 21st Century success. He mentions other organizations, universities, businesses that are changing their systems of education and hiring to meet a quickly-changing world. His speech emphasizes two reoccurring themes: global competency and innovation. This is only one example that exemplifies our need to bring students up with creativity, innovation, global literacy, cross-sector and cross-cultural collaboration, and lessons in empathy.
Through closely investigating and exploring our world, recognizing perspectives, communicating ideas, and taking action, global education helps young people participate in shaping a shared future for the world. It prepares all of our students for a world that is rapidly becoming more complex and diverse. Global students take responsibility for their actions and see themselves as global citizens who can make a difference. As 21st Century teachers we must learn and use technology and prepare our students for a Global economy and awareness.
What is Global Competence?
Global Competence is in-depth, knowledge, compassion and understanding of international issues, a deep appreciation of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and knowledge of the issues facing people around the world.
Globally competent students see the world for its connectedness; as a whole interacting system. Students develop global competence by investigating and exploring issues of global significance, recognizing multiple diverse perspectives, communicating their views effectively and taking action on issues that are important to them. Whether tackling topics and issues at the local or global level, once a student is engaged and curious about an issue, they can be go the extra step to taking action when challenged with classroom relevant and authentic opportunities examined through the lens of our pedagogy.
Globally competent students are able to:
1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment.
2. Recognize perspectives and articulate such perspectives respectfully.
3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, across geographic, linguistic, ideological and cultural boundaries
4. Take action to improve conditions in their own world and globally
Tony Wagner, co-founder of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard, explains what we need to be teaching students to ensure their 21st Century success. He mentions other organizations, universities, businesses that are changing their systems of education and hiring to meet a quickly-changing world. His speech emphasizes two reoccurring themes: global competency and innovation. This is only one example that exemplifies our need to bring students up with creativity, innovation, global literacy, cross-sector and cross-cultural collaboration, and lessons in empathy.