Global Education:Preparing 21st Century Citizens for a 21st Century World

Moving towards Global Competency

JASMYN WRIGHTEASTSIDE CHARTER SCHOOLDELAWARE, USA

The….of global education

need definition

goalsvalues

strategies

The 21st century student, needs 21st century skills. “….(our schools) are 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.” - Anthony Jackson “Asia Society”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1Aqp0sPQo

Potential Barriers in Education?

“Promoting respect and responsibility across cultures, countries and regions has not been at the centre of education. Global citizenship is just taking root and changing traditional ways of doing things always brings about resistance. This entails changing the way education is organized— making content more relevant to contemporary life and global challenges, introducing innovative and participatory teaching and learning styles. We must rethink the purpose of education and prepare students for life, not exams alone.” - UN Global Leadership First Initiative

We need global education!A globally competent student possesses the knowledge, skills, and disposition to understand and act creatively on issues of global significance.

Source: Asia Society

We are interdependent.

Why should we foster global citizenship?

“The world faces global challenges, which require global solutions. These interconnected global challenges call for far-reaching changes in how we think and act for the dignity of fellow human beings. It is not enough for education to produce individuals who can read, write and count. Education must be transformative and bring shared values to life. It must cultivate an active care for the world and for those with whom we share it. Education must also be relevant in answering the big questions of the day. Technological solutions, political regulation or financial instruments alone cannot achieve sustainable development. It requires transforming the way people think and act. Education must fully assume its central role in helping people to forge more just, peaceful, tolerant and inclusive societies. It must give people the understanding, skills and values they need to cooperate in resolving the interconnected challenges of the 21st century.” -Global UN

Issues in the world.

What is global citizenship?“A global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community’s values and practices.” - Kosmos Journal for Global Transformation

And it starts with education.

The Global Education Advisory Councilfrom “Global Education: What Does It Look Like in Schools?” (2011)

“Global education must prepare students to understand perspectives of other peoples and cultures across all grade levels and disciplines so as to be able to solve common problems and develop better working relationships.”

It isn’t just learning about culture and diversity

The limitations of a “single story”

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en#t-388825

Global education students know how to

think critically problem solve

collaborate with peers

lead others adapt to changes

from “Rigor Redefined” by Tony Wagner

It is not simply about what is taught, but how the curriculum is taught.

Global Education vs Expeditionary Learning

Global Education

Investigate their worldRecognize perspectives

Communicate ideasTake action

Asia Society, Educating for Global Competence

Expeditionary LearningDesign PrinciplesPrimacy of self-discovery

Responsibility for learningCollaboration and

competitionThe natural world

Diversity and inclusionService and compassionSolitude and reflection

The natural worldEL.org

It also includes COMBINE EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING WITH GLOBAL

EDUCATION Technology literacy and skills Interdisciplinary connections Fluency in another language Creating and innovating Active, participation in society Understanding of global issues

Global Students will..

Investigate the world beyond one’s own immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research

Recognize perspectives, others’ and one’s own, while articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.

Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological and cultural barriers.

Take action to improve conditions viewing oneself as a player in the world and participating reflectively.

Global education prepares students for this

……just like Expeditionary Learning

and this

“Census Officials, Citing Increasing Diversity, Say U.S. Will Be a ‘Plurality Nation’”The New York TimesDecember 12, 2012

“…BY THE END OF THIS DECADE, ACCORDING TO CENSUS BUREAU PROJECTIONS RELEASED WEDNESDAY, NO SINGLE RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP WILL CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF CHILDREN UNDER 18.”  MICHAEL COOPER

We know it is important, we know what it is, we know what the goals and values are, but how do we implement it? How do we globalize our classrooms?

Start SmallIt is not about re-writing everything you do, just add, enhance, innovate!

Have staff share their own cultural stories. Learn about different people and places from students, parents, and community members. Plan an outing to an ethnic restaurant. Invite guest speakers. Host an international night. Begin an “ePal” project with another school.

- Skype children in other countries- International service projects

We need to do what we global education teachers encourage our students to do:

Most importantly, we need to do what we teachers do best: Be role models. Become global citizens

Read, learn, explore, investigate, create, travel, debate, wonder, volunteer, live!

Explore Global Education Resources

The Global Education Advisory Council UNESCO and Teach UNICEF resources The Asia Society’s Educating for Global

Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage in the World (Mansilla and Jackson, 2011)

“Rigor Redefined” by Tony Wagner (2008) Oxfam’s Education for Global Citizenship: A

Guide for Schools (2006) Peace Corps school projects

Districts can support staff in globalizing their classrooms by offering…

Professional development related to global education topics. For example, check out Primary Source.org for online webinars

Time for review of currently taught units to implement global education skills. Consider using the Global Education Checklist by Fred Czarra.

Host teacher exchanges and speakers- help staff gain a more global perspective.

Provide collaboration time for staff to share what they are learning and implementing.

Critical Thinking, Communication,

Collaboration, & Creativity “Using the ‘Four Cs’ to engage students is imperative.

As educators prepare students for this new global society, teaching the core content subjects—math, social studies, the arts— must be enhanced by incorporating critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. We need new tools to support classroom teachers and education support professionals in their profession, even as they implement new strategies in their classrooms.”

John StocksNea.org