Grow as a Practitioner 

Global Education: Global Education is a framework that allows students to examine new knowledge through a global lens promoting engagement, inquiry, critical thinking, civic action, & diversity. It deepens students' understanding by prioritizing multiple perspectives & contexts that ultimately shape students' perceptions of world events, conflict, sustainability, and more. Global education can be rigorous, culturally relevant, & promote real-world issues through student-inquiry, project-based learning, or place-based learning. The benefits of global education are immense and extremely positive. The depth and awareness I noticed this past year when implementing new strategies or global topics were invaluable and will hopefully stay with my students for many years to come. For instance, I included some of their responses & highlights from a survey I conduced March 2026. I asked my 7/8th graders, "What is something you learned about Global Education this year?" One student responded, "Global education taught me to be more thoughtful about the things I do to our planet. For example, I make sure that I throw my trash in the bin & not on the ground.”  Another scholar stated, "that the climate is a global changing the world and the polution.” These are two snapshots of the various responses I received highlighting the importance of global education since it forces student to be mindful of the world around us and fosters their natural inquisitiveness.  If Global Education is the pedagogy of creating students who are globally competent, then global competence is the ability for people in general (in or out of academia) to understand how our actions and lives are interconnected. One cannot be selfish; each decision we make can have lasting implications on our society or the collective well-being of our global community. As the OECD (2018) best describes it, "Global competence is the capacity...to engage in open, appropriate, and effective interactions with people from different cultures; and to act for collective well-being & sustainable development." Imagine if everyone you knew was a tad more open to have conversations with people rather than being judgmental or making assumptions, we'd have a stronger connection with one another and way less conflict. 

Organizations in the field

Global Education Assessment Tools

Here you'll find some insightful texts & resources that have been shared with me. I know we're all inundated with other commitments but I encourage you to peruse and select one or two texts to deepen your pedagogy, reflect on your practice, and share with a colleague. I am so grateful for all the opportunities I've been given to grow as an educator and learn from the vast knowledge of other individuals in the profession from throughout the country & world. 

Local Resources/EJ in Southern CA