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Helping students become globally competent citizens
Helping students become globally competent citizens
Our students have the world at their fingertips!
Our students have the world at their fingertips!
Students today are able to access content from across the globe with a few clicks or scrolls on their tablets and phones. But with all this global connectedness, do our students really have the skills and global awareness they need to be successful global citizens? That’s where you come in! By incorporating global education into your classroom, you can help your students build global competence through critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and cultural awareness. Global education is all about showing our students how they can impact not only their local communities, but communities around the world. Through global education we can help our students become global learners today and global leaders tomorrow.
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What is global competency?
What is global competency?
"Global competence is the capacity to examine local, global, and intercultural issues; to understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others; to engage in open, appropriate, and effective interactions with people from different cultures; and to act for collective well-being and sustainable development."
Quote from: Implementing Education for Global Competence at Scale by Asia Society/OECD. (2018)
Global competency is a way of thinking and a reason for teaching. Our students must be able to successfully navigate this globally connected world we live in today. We have the responsibility to teach them how to identify, investigate, interpret, and respond to global problems and understand, value, and respect the views and opinions of others. This how we teach and build globally competent students who will become globally competent world citizens.
Global competency is a way of thinking and a reason for teaching. Our students must be able to successfully navigate this globally connected world we live in today. We have the responsibility to teach them how to identify, investigate, interpret, and respond to global problems and understand, value, and respect the views and opinions of others. This how we teach and build globally competent students who will become globally competent world citizens.
Why global competency matters
Why global competency matters
1 in 6 NC manufacturing jobs depend on exports
$27 billion in NC produced goods are exported by 9,000 companies annually
207,000 NC workers are employed by foreign-owned firms
309 languages are spoken in the homes of NC public school students
Data from https://asiasociety.org/mapping-nation/north-carolina
Navigating this site
Navigating this site
LEARN
LEARN
In this section you will find resources to aid in your understanding of global competence. Here you'll find ideas for digital tools you can use, publications about global education, and assessment tools to examine how well you and your school are doing with teaching for global competence.
TEACH
TEACH
In this section you will find ready-made lessons to bring more global perspectives into your classroom. Many of the lessons are created for elementary level learners, but could be scaled up or down as needed. North Carolina teachers can also find local resources for global education.
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
In this section you will be able to read about and see media from my Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms international field experience in Senegal. Here you can also find a reflection on my guiding questions that I used to focus my classroom observations in Senegal.
Disclaimer: The author of this website is a participant in the 2024-2025 Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX. The views and information presented are the grantee's own and do not represent the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program, or IREX.
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