Study & Teach

What Does Global Competence Look Like in a Teacher?

1. Understanding one’s own cultural identity and its influence on personal dispositions and classroom practice

2. Knowing and integrating global dimensions within the disciplines one teaches

3. Engaging students in learning about the world and in exploring their place in it

4. Using real-life global examples, materials, and resources when considering local, national, and human issues

5. Valuing the input of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, families, and colleagues, and modeling cultural sensitivity

6. Creating environments that encourage positive cross-cultural interaction

7. Modeling social responsibility in local and global contexts

8. Helping learners find appropriate actions to improve local and global conditions

9. Assessing learners’ global competence and providing growth opportunities based on their levels of development

10. Advocating for global education and social responsibility 

-https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-the-top-10-characteristics-of-globally-competent-teachers/2015/08