Enhancing and Nurturing Global Competency

Bonnie Koenig, MA

Global Education Conference

November 19, 2014

What is Global Competency?

• Awareness of other cultures?

• Ease with other cultures?

• A practice?

• Other?

• Relationship to cultural competency

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Self-Awareness

• We all have personal biases / ‘filters’ – positive and negative – what are yours?

• Being aware of cultural differences – spectrum of knowledge & knowledge usage

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Developing a Personal Strategy

• Personal and teaching - working definitions

• Alignment

• Modeling for students (‘walk your talk’)

• What do I need to learn?

• What do I need to practice?

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Some Approaches / Skills to Develop and Practice

• Observation

• Seeking out ideas wherever you may be (or can access virtually)

• Engagement – engaging with – ‘establish a meaningful contact or connection’ – two way

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Communication

• Verbal

• Written

• Non-verbal

• Social media

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Networking and Partnerships

• Local/national conferences with international participants

• Virtual and social media

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Partnership Ideas

Can do personally and/or link to curriculum• Kiva – make small loans; Start Some Good –

crowdfunding (peerfunding)• School exchanges i.e. EpicChange & twitter

kids• Educator groups such as Asia Society & New

Global Citizens• Worldview Global Activism series & event• Others?

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Aligning personal & professional

• What are your professional parameters – curricular, institutional, partnerships, …?

• Where are there linkages you can create or strengthen?

• What is your global competency strategy?

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Some Resources

• Global Topic Blogs: Engaging Internationally http://www.goinginternational.com/blog/; Everyday Ambassador http://everydayambassador.org/blog/ Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2010/05/bringing-the-global-mindset-to/ En espagnol: Carolina Tocalli http://carolinatocalli.blogspot.com/ & Pablo Rodriguez http://albordedelcaos.com/

• TED Talks http://www.ted.com/playlists

• Cross-Cultural Communication resources http://www.goinginternational.com/resources/cross-cultural-communication/

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DISCUSSION

• Sharing of personal global competency strategy ideas – what you have had before or thoughts during this session

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Contact information

• E-mail: bonnie@goinginternational

• Blog: http://www.goinginternational.com/blog/

• Twitter: @BonnieKoenig

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