GLOBAL EDUCATION: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

CAITLIN HAUGEN, GLOBAL TEACHER EDUCATION

DCPS EMBASSY ADOPTION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, DC FEBRUARY 5, 2015

WELCOME!OPENING DISCUSSION…

What does the term “global education” mean to you?

Is global education important? Why?

GLOBAL EDUCATION: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

GLOBAL EDUCATION: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

FOUR TRENDS MOVING US TO A MORE GLOBALIZED SOCIETY

1. Economic

2. Science and technology

3. Security

4. Changing demographics

Source: Stewart, V. (2007). Becoming Citizens of the World. Educational Leadership, 7 (64) p. 8-14.

OUR GRADUATES NEED TO BE ABLE TO…

• Sell to the world.

• Buy from the world.

• Work for internationally connected companies.

• Manage employees from other cultures and countries.

• Collaborate with people all over the world in joint ventures.

• Tackle global problems, such as:

• Illness (AIDS, Ebola, avian flu)• Environmental degradation (pollution, carbon)• Natural disasters (earthquakes) and disaster recovery.

Source: Stewart, V. (2007). Becoming Citizens of the World. Educational Leadership, 7 (64) p. 8-14.

http://mappingthenation.net/map.html

• Mapping the Nation

• Global Teacher Education• “Making the Case”

• Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning• Educating for Global Competence:

Preparing our Youth to Engage in the World

• World Savvy:• “A Look Inside the Classroom of the

Future”• Global Competence Research

Results

“Making the Case” for Global Education

WHAT GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE(S) DID

YOU GAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE

EAP?

YOUR EXPERIENCE…

• The Globally Competent Teaching Continuum

• Flash Drives!

DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, DISPOSITIONS: EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS

THANK YOU!