Becoming a Globally Competent Teacher

by Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, Hillary Parkhouse, Jocelyn Glazier

Teachers today must prepare students for an increasingly complex, interconnected, and interdependent world. Being a globally competent teacher requires embracing a mindset that translates personal global competence into professional classroom practice. It is a vision of equitable teaching and learning that enables students to thrive in an ever-changing world. This thought-provoking book introduces a proven self-reflection tool to help educators of all grade levels and content areas develop 12 elements of such teaching. The book is divided into three dispositions, knowledge, and skills. Each chapter is devoted to an element of globally competent teaching and includes a description of that element, tips for implementation delineated by developmental levels, and links to additional resources for continuing the journey. Examples of globally competent teaching practices include

- Empathy and valuing multiple perspectives.
- A commitment to promoting equity worldwide.
- An understanding of global conditions and current events.
- The ability to engage in intercultural communication.
- A classroom environment that values diversity and global engagement. Throughout, you'll also find examples of these practices at work from real teachers in real schools. No matter what your experience with global teaching, the information in this book will help you further develop your practice as a global educator—a teacher who prepares students not only for academic success but also for a life in which they are active participants in their own communities and the wider world.

Genres: Teaching

260 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2019

Reviews

[Rachel Morrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as part of a class but found that it was very easy to read. The book provided amazing resources and lesson ideas that I plan to incorporate into my classroom. I love how it provides specific stories from real teachers and also took into consideration the difference of k-5 vs 6-12 expectations. Global competence is such a large idea it can be difficult to imagine or difficult to figure out where to start. This book broke things down step by step and described global competence as a continuous spectrum.

[Amy Schroeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using this as an undergraduate text and is 80% appropriate for this audience. It is 100% appropriate for practicing teachers who want their students, classroom and themselves personally to become more globally competent. Great ideas and resources included in each chapter as well as a self assessment of 12 distinct areas of competence.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for anyone wanting to become more aware of the world and how interconnected we all could be if we were more understanding of our differences.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing resources included.

[Brianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ideas to meet every educator where they are on the ongoing journey of global competency.