1. Developing Global Competence
Honor Moorman
Associate Director for Professional Development and Curriculum
Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning
@honormoorman
Workshop Materials
http://bitly.com/bundles/hmoorman/g

3. Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Program

4. Workshop Agenda
• Introduction to global competence
– Your definition
– Asia Society’s definition
• Looking for evidence of global competence
– “Namaste: One Teen’s Look at Nepal”
– Text rendering protocol

5. Workshop Agenda
• Examining the four domains of global
competence
– In the Namaste video
– In your own life
• Applying the four domains to your
capstone project
– How will you develop the four domains?
– How will you foster them in students?

6. The global is part of our everyday local lives.
“You Paris and Me” CC by Nina Matthews via Flickr

7. “Global awareness instruction . . .” CC by Scott McLeod on Flickr

8. Working to make
all students
globally
competent
and ready for the
21st century.

9. How would you define global competence?

10. What are the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions needed to thrive in an
interconnected world?

11. How do we define global competence?

12. EdSteps Global Competence Task Force

13. Educating for Global Competence
Free!
www.asiasociety.org/globalcom
petence.pdf

14. U.S. Department of Education,
International Strategy
“Global competencies
are not a luxury for a
select few, but rather,
are essential skills for
all individuals.”
http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/internationaled/international-strategy-2012-
16.html

15. How do we define global competence?

16. “Global competence is the
capacity and disposition to
understand and act on issues of
global significance.”
Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson,
Educating for Global Competence:
Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World, 2011
“Earth at Night” CC by cote via Flickr

17. Namaste: One Teen’s Look at Nepal
http://youtu.be/NIsA_ACfsFM

18. Text Rendering Protocol
• Highlight the sentence, the phrase, and the
word(s) that you think are evidence of this
student’s global competence.

19. Namaste: One Teen’s Look at Nepal
http://youtu.be/NIsA_ACfsFM

20. Text Rendering Protocol
• Highlight the sentence, the phrase, and the
word(s) that you think are evidence of this
student’s global competence.
• In rounds, share your sentences, then your
phrases, then your words. Record on your
chart paper.
• Discuss what you heard and what it says
this student’s work as a demonstration of
her developing global competence.

21. How do we define global competence?

22. Investigate the World
“not quite clear on the concept”
CC by woodleywonderworks on Flickr

23. Recognize Perspectives
“Sometimes the world seems upside down”
CC by jen_maiser via Flickr

24. Communicate Ideas
“42601677.10”
CC by torres21 via Flickr

25. Take Action
“On the other side”
CC by EmsiProduction via Flickr

27. Understanding the world through
disciplinary and interdisciplinary study
 Content Knowledge Matters
 Global Knowledge, Skills, & Dispositions
• Investigate the World
• Recognize Perspectives
• Communicate Ideas
• Take Action

28. Global Competence Matrices
• Arts
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• World Languages

29. Global Competence Matrix

32. Global Competence Matrix

33. Where did you see evidence of the four
domains of global competence in the
Namaste video?

34. When have you experienced the development
and application of the four domains of global
competence in your own life?

35. Where did you see evidence of the four
domains of global competence in the
alumnus’s capstone project?

36. How will you develop and apply the four
domains of global competence as part of your
capstone project?

37. Investigate the World Recognize Perspectives
Communicate Ideas Take Action

38. “Teaching students about the
world is not a subject in itself,
separate from other content areas,
but should be an integral part of all
subjects taught. We need to open
global gateways and inspire
students to explore beyond their
national borders.”
Vivien Stewart, “Becoming Citizens of the World,”
Educational Leadership, April 2007
“Open Gate in La Paz”
CC by jaytkendall via Flickr

39. How will you translate your Fulbright
experience into actions that will impact students
and improve their global competence?

40. New Partnership for Global Learning
Website

41. The Global Competency Certification
Program is a transformative online
advanced certification and Masters level
program that prepares K-12 educators to
effectively teach for global competence and
to equip students to succeed in an
interconnected world.
www.globalcompetency.org

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43. Developing Global Competence
Honor Moorman
Associate Director for Professional Development and Curriculum
Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning
@honormoorman
Workshop Materials
http://bitly.com/bundles/hmoorman/g