developing global competence: engaging students in global collaboration

Developing Global Competence:Engaging Students in a Global Collaboration Project

Honor MoormanAsia Society’s International Studies Schools Network

http://about.me/honormoorman

“Global competence is the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance.”

Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson, Educating for Global Competence:

Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World, 2011

“Earth at Night” CC by cote on Flickr

• Communicate Ideas: Students communicate their ideas effectively with diverse audiences

• Take Action: Students translate their ideas into appropriate actions to improve conditions

Global Leadership Performance Outcomes

• Investigate the World: Students investigate the world beyond their immediate environment

• Recognize Perspectives: Students recognize their own and others’ perspectives

The International School of the AmericasThe International School of the Americas

21st Century Global Leadership Class

Flat Classroom Project 2010

“Obligatory Wiki Photo” CC by cogdogblog on Flickr

“Wiki” is the Hawaiian word for “quick”

Investigating the World

and Recognizing Different

Perspectives

“Sometimes the world seems upside down” CC by jen_maiser on Flickr

Communicating Ideas and Taking Action

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Connect All Schools

Five Key Take-Aways

• Global Competence

• Flat Classroom Project

• Wiki (collaboration tool)

• Connect All Schools

• Global Education Conference 2011 November 14-18

“Cube-shaped bag from Jin” CC by misocrazy on Flickr

Developing Global Competence:Engaging Students in a Global Collaboration Project

Honor MoormanAsia Society’s International Studies Schools Network

http://about.me/honormoorman