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Global competence, or global fluency, is the set of dispositions, knowledge, and skills needed to live and work in a diverse, interconnected world. These competencies include attitudes that embrace an openness, respect, and appreciation for diversity; the valuing of multiple perspectives, empathy, and social responsibility; knowledge of global issues and current events, global interdependence, world history, culture, and geography; and the ability to communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries, collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds, think critically and analytically, problem-solve, and take action on issues of global importance.
Educational leaders play a crucial role in creating and cultivating the school environments that facilitate global teaching and learning. This whitepaper identifies seven tenets of leading global learning and clear actions school leaders can take to develop and implement each of the tenets, including case study examples, suggested activities, and additional resources.
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Although educators cannot save the world, they see the world reflected in their classrooms. And they are often the ones who open the minds of their students to new perspectives. In the March 2015 issue of Educational Leadership magazine, explore insights and strategies for teaching respect in a divided world.
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The Globally Competent Learning Continuum (GCLC) is an online self-reflection tool to help educators of all grade levels and content areas develop globally competent teaching practices. The GCLC provides 12 concrete globally competent teaching elements with descriptions of what each looks like at different levels of development. The GCLC also contains resources, including teacher-created lesson plans and ASCD articles and books, to help educators move along the continuum.
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In the ASCD myTeachSource® topic packs Integrating Global Competence and Culturally Responsive Teaching, you'll find teacher-driven articles, videos, checklists, rubrics, and more.
Designed with both blended and group learning in mind, the PD In Focus® platform channels Global Competence in the Elementary School and Secondary School feature videos, resources, and strategies to infuse global themes into everyday lessons.
Our award-winning PD Online® courses are interactive, in-depth, and self-paced online professional development courses for educators. Explore these courses, or browse the online course catalog for more options.
The Teaching for Global Competence Video Series, available on ASCD Streaming, introduces a set of teachable dispositions, knowledge, and skills that prepare students to live, work, and thrive in today's interconnected world.
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ASCD Faculty members are available for on-site capacity-building professional development on global competency and education. ASCD can design a precise professional development plan, organized around our field-tested solutions, with a focus on the education foundations that make sense for you.
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