What Does Global Competence Look Like in a Teacher? (from blogs.edweek.org)
- Understanding one's own cultural identity and its influence on personal dispositions and classroom practice
- Knowing and integrating global dimensions within the disciplines one teaches
- Engaging students in learning about the world and in exploring their place in it
- Using real-life global examples, materials, and resources when considering local, national, and human issues
- Valuing the input of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, families, and colleagues, and modeling cultural sensitivity
- Creating environments that encourage positive cross-cultural interaction
- Modeling social responsibility in local and global contexts
- Helping learners find appropriate actions to improve local and global conditions
- Assessing learners' global competence and providing growth opportunities based on their levels of development
- Advocating for global education and social responsibility