The document discusses the characteristics and competencies needed of a global teacher in the 21st century. It aims to help learners identify the characteristics of a global teacher, discuss the effect of globalization on education, and explain the importance of a global teacher. It presents objectives and discussion questions. The document also outlines activities for learners to list characteristics and competencies of a global teacher and role play those qualities. It discusses how globalization has impacted education and the definition of global education. It categorizes the characteristics of a global teacher into those of character and competence, listing qualities like commitment, love for learners, and skills like problem solving and critical thinking.

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3. Objectives:
at the end of this module , the learners are
expected to:
 Identify the characteristics of the global teacher;
 Discuss the effect of globalization in education; and
 Explain the importance of a global teacher in the 21st
century teaching and learning.

4.  Who is the culprit in this cycle of continuing learning
gap?
 What should the teachers possess to effectively carry
out learning in this globalized world?
 Are there new competencies that the teacher should
possess to be a global educator?
 What does it take to be a teacher in a world of
globalization and internalization?

5. Activity
Group 1
• list 5 best characteristics of a global teacher in a 21st
century
• Make a role playing that shows the characteristics of a
global teacher(21st century) base on the list you have
made.
Group 2
• List a maximum of 5 best competencies that the
global teacher should have in a 21st century
• Make a role playing that shows the competencies of a
global teacher(21stcentury)

6.  A. Globalization and Global Education
Thomas Larson(2001)
Book: The Race to the Top
The Real Story of Globalization has the defined the
term as the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting
shorter, things moving closer.
The others define globalization as the integration of
economic, political, and cultural exchanges made possible
largely by advances in communication, transportation, and
infrastructure.
Globalization is a simplified term of describing the
spread and connectivity of economic and cultural life all
over the world.
Globalization encompasses a multitude of disciplines,
communities and cultures.

7. Globalization finds its greater impact on education.
The way people think
Study and learn have changed tremendously
Rapids developments in technology and
communications,
Changes within learning systems
Changing roles of students and teachers
Major concern on lifelong learning

8.  The major concern of teachers is to carry out the
lesson effectively and effect learning.
 Teachers need to master the subject matter.
 Implement efficient classroom management strategies
 Understand the learners inorder to maximize learning
Global education has been defined as an “education
which promotes the knowledge, attitudes and skills
relevant to living responsibly in a multicultural,
interdependent world”(Fisher and Hickes, 1985)

9. Kniep (1985) states the “global education consist of
efforts to bring about changes in the content,
methods and social context of education in order
to better prepare students for citizenship in a
global age.”
Global education develops skills such as critical and
creative thinking, problem solving, conflict
resolution and communication skills. It promotes
values like respect for diversity , a commitment to
peace and harmony and empathy world thus,
taking concrete steps locally and globally to make a
better.

10. B. On becoming a global teacher
The characteristics of a global teacher can
be categorized into two:
 A global teacher with CHARACTER
 A global teacher with COMPETENCE

11. The teacher with Character
A mother once asked Gadhi to get her son to stop
eating sugar.
Gadhi told the child to come back in two weeks.
Two weeks later, the mother brought the child
before Gadhi.
Gadhi said to the boy, “Stop eating sugar”.
Puzzled, the woman replied, ”Thank you , but I
must ask you why you didn’t tell him that two
weeks ago.”
Gadhi replied, “two weeks ago, I was eating sugar.”

12. CHARACTER COMPETENCE
THE
GLOBAL
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TEACHER
LIFELONG LEARNING
Commitment
Love for learners
Accountability
for high standard
Sociability
Sincerity
Pedagogical
content
Knowledge
Problem solving
Critical thinking
Creative thinking