1. Global Competency:
"Learn "with" the world...
not just "about" the world."
Toni Theisen
Loveland High School
Loveland, Co
theisent@gmail.com

3. “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

4. Global Competencies at the
top of the list:
1. ability to communicate effectively across
linguistic and cultural boundaries
2. ability to see and understand the world from
a perspective other then one's own
3. ability to understand and appreciate the
diversity of societies and cultures.

5. Essential dimensions of
global competence:
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Students investigate the world beyond their
immediate environment.
Students recognize their own and others’
perspective.
Students communicate their ideas effectively
with diverse audiences.
Students translate their ideas and findings
into appropriate actions to improve conditions.
EdSteps: http://www.edsteps.org/CCSSO/Home.aspx

11. “We should think of schools as global enterprises,
not local entities, and draw on global resources.”
Yong Zhao-Catching Up or Leading the Way: American
Education in the Age of Globalization

12. “The United States is busy closing the achievement gap.
Asian countries are busy closing the creativity gap.”
Yong Zhao-Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education
in the Age of Globalization

13. Ed Steps
• A call for authentic student work that
demonstrates global competency
• Led by the Council of Chief State School
Officers
• Global Competency Matrix

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Globalization 101
Asia Society
Oxfam Education
Global Education Collaborative Ning
The American Forum for Global
Education
• US Global Competence Website
• European Youth Portal

16. Global Participation
• iEARN (International Education and
Resource Network)
• Global Nomads Group
• Taking It Global
• GLOBE Program (Science
Collaborative Projects)

17. Questions
1. How are we preparing our students to
meet global challenges?
2. How do we influence what happens in our
schools when global competency is the
topic of discussion?
3. What are the implications for professional
development?

18. Sources
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcleod/3819601105/in/pool-858082@N25/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36076390@N07/3832270236/in/pool-858082@N25
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36076390@N07/3832270170/sizes/o/in/pool-858082@N25/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdieu/2655551439/sizes/o/in/pool-858082@N25/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcleod/2919154295/sizes/o/in/pool-858082@N25/
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qD9Y8Ncd3I4/SYxd9Dvlt9I/AAAAAAAAB-I/W84MmsH0Gs0/s400/GlobalEducat
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http://www.otromundoesposible.net/default.php?mod=magazine_detail&id=512
http://www.wordle.net/
http://www.homeofbob.com/literature/esl/icebergCulture.gif
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxspain/3219577797/sizes/l/
http://www.dobhran.com/images2/kidssrule-2.jpg
http://www.techarena.in/files/image/news/global_collaboration.jpg
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http://www.edsteps.org/CCSSO/ManageContent.aspx?
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19. Toni Theisen’s
Global Wikispaces
• http://lhsfrenchclasses.wikispaces.com/
• http://loveland-lareole.wikispaces.com/
(exchange projects with school in
France) http://lovelandmatamata.wikispaces.com/ (exchange
projects with New Zealand)

20. Global Competency:
"Learn "with" the world...
not just "about" the world."
Toni Theisen
Loveland High School
Loveland, Co
theisent@gmail.com
http://globalcompetency.wikispaces.com

21. Questions
1. How are we preparing our students to
meet global challenges?
2. How do we influence what happens in our
schools when global competency is the
topic of discussion?
3. What are the implications for professional
development?