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What is your school doing to prepare students for success in the global era? Join Brandon Wiley, Director of the International Studies Schools Network at Asia Society, to learn how to implement global learning initiatives in your school. Understand how schools across the United States are utilizing innovative approaches and proven practices in global education. Get strategies and tools to help ensure students develop global competence and are prepared for a global society.
Schools: Go Global and Prepare Students for Success
1. Schools: Go Global and
Prepare Students for Success
Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning Webinar
September 27, 2012 Series
Brandon Wiley
Director, International Studies Schools Network
Twitter: @bwileyone 1
2. Our Goals Today
1.) Global Competence –
What is it and why does it matter?
2.) System Level Structures/Practices –
What can schools do to promote global competence?
3.) Examples in Action/Tools to Assist You –
Denver Center for International Studies (Denver, CO)
International School of the Americas (San Antonio, TX)
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3. Asia Society at a Glance:
A Connector, Convener and Catalyst Between the US and Asia
Museum Exhibitions Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Performances Asian Historical Heritage
Commissions Current Trends in Asia
Leadership and Talent Partnership for Global
Corporate Conferences Learning
Task Forces & Reports Chinese Language
Working Groups, Studies initiatives
& White Papers Global Cities Initiative
Track II Dialogues on Key Issues Afghanistan/Pakistan Region
Food Sustainability Strategic Studies
Water Security Livability of Asian Cities
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4. Education Department's Goals
We strive to develop young people’s
global competence to investigate the
world, recognize perspectives,
communicate and collaborate across
cultures and take action through:
•Learning Experiences for Students
•Professional Development and
Curriculum for Teachers
•Best Practices for School Systems
•Resources for Emerging Global
Leaders
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5. The Challenge
• Achievement gap – the inability of schools
to effectively educate all low income and
underserved minority students;
• Opportunity gap – the need for every
student to develop the knowledge, skills
and dispositions required for success in the
21st century global economy dominated by
the rise of Asia.
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7. The Next Economy is
A Science and Knowledge Economy
-need scientific and technological literacy
A Resource-Challenged Economy
-need critical thinking about sustainable economies and resources
A Globally Interdependent Economy
-global competence is a core competence
A Demographically Diverse Economy
-requires cross-cultural leadership skills
An Innovation-Driven Economy
-requires students who can learn how to learn and adapt to rapid
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8. Globalization of the Economy
• Globalization is driving demand for an
internationally competent workforce
– One in five jobs is tied to international trade
– Most future business growth will be in
overseas markets
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9. Global Issues, Local Solutions
Human Security and Citizenship
Our challenges are international challenges: global health,
global warming, energy/water, terrorism
Our security is intertwined with our understanding of other
cultures
Increasing diversity in our schools and workplaces require
increased understanding of other cultures
Education
Growing global talent pool – U.S. now 18th in the world in HS
graduation rates
Only 50% of U.S. high school students study a foreign
language, and less in lower grades 9
10. In the 21st Century Students Will Be:
Selling to the world
Buying from the world
Working for international companies
Managing diverse employees
Competing with people on the other side of the world for jobs
and markets
Working with people all over the world in joint ventures and
global work teams
Solving global problems such as AIDS, avian flu,
environmental problems, and resolving conflicts
ARE THEY READY?
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11. How Do We Define Global
Competence?
• Content Knowledge Matters
• Global Knowledge, Skills, and Disposition
– Investigate the World
– Recognize Perspectives
– Communicate Ideas
– Take Action
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12. Implementation
• ISSN - Network of 34
globally-focused schools across the
US, currently operating in 7 states
• Predominantly located in
low-income, high-minority communities
• On-time graduation rate of 92% and of those,
over 90% went to college 12
13. International Studies School
Design Model
Vision, Mission, Student Learning
Outcomes
and Culture
Successful Curriculum, Assessment,
Partnerships Globally-focused & Instruction
School/District
School Organization &
Professional Learning
Governance
Communities
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14. Elements of a Globally-Focused
School or Classroom
• Creating a global vision and culture
• Recruiting and preparing globally competent
teachers
• Transforming curriculum and instruction by
integrating international content; student-centered
pedagogy
• Emphasizing language proficiency
• Expanding student learning experiences through
technology, international travel and partnerships,
internationally service learning and internships 14
15. What Would You See
in These Schools?
• Project-based, performance assessment approach
• Real-world, out-of-school learning
• High-quality world language program
• Emphasis on diversity as an asset
• New and traditional literacies
• Technology
• Service Learning
16. Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction
What would globally focused
curriculum and instruction “look
like” in ….
• Science?
• Language Arts?
• History?
• World Language?
• Interdisciplinary Coursework?
17. Take our SAGE advice…
Student choice
Authentic Context
Global Significance
Exhibition to an Audience
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23. Tools to Assist You
Educating for Global Competence
Strategic Planning Questions based on ISSN Design
Networking with Schools/Districts
Free web-based resources/ webinar series
26. Final Thoughts
Lead your education communities in developing a deep understanding of the
importance of global competence for the success of every student and in
considering what a school’s mission should be in the 21st century.
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Create opportunities for your schools to systematically investigate how addressing
matters of global significance can become a mainstay of a school’s culture—
reflected in its structures, practices, and relationships with people and institutions
outside the school.
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Pilot new and strengthen existing approaches to promote global competence,
from new course offerings in world languages and other internationally focused
content to globally focused service learning and internships to international travel
and virtual exchange opportunities for students and teachers.
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Feature best practices stemming from your schools and communities.
Create conditions for interested stakeholders (teachers, administrators, parents,
businesses) to reflect about the opportunities embedded in best practices and
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Editor's Notes
Businesses, communities, and families are demanding that students graduate both ready for college and globally competent. Asia Society ’s education agenda helps schools, afterschool, and extended learning time programs meet both demands.