Global Assessment TOOLS
Based out of Paris, France, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has developed a global competence assessment for schools and students through the Program for International Student Assessment. The proposal provides a through rationale with current research for global competence and then an annex with 2018 questions for students and schools. This would be extremely useful to a school that wants to measure where its student population and curriculum/climate falls in terms of global competency on an international scale. The questions are samples as of now, but schools could adapt and implement a similar questionnaire if serious about moving to global certification, and if funding is available, can join the PISA network.
"The assessment, developed in consultation with OECD member countries and expert advisors, would involve a test of 15-year-olds, taken alongside separate tests in reading, mathematics and science. A questionnaire would analyse students’ attitudes, such as openness, respect for others and responsibility, as well the value they place on human dignity and cultural diversity."
www.oecd.org/pisa/aboutpisa/Global-competency-for-an-inclusive-world.pdf
"The assessment, developed in consultation with OECD member countries and expert advisors, would involve a test of 15-year-olds, taken alongside separate tests in reading, mathematics and science. A questionnaire would analyse students’ attitudes, such as openness, respect for others and responsibility, as well the value they place on human dignity and cultural diversity."
www.oecd.org/pisa/aboutpisa/Global-competency-for-an-inclusive-world.pdf
The Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE rubric, published by American Association of Colleges and Universities, provides a simple and general assessment guide for any discipline or assignment. The language of the rubric is especially inviting as the categories are "benchmark, milestones, and capstone." I also like that it includes empathy, openness and curiosity as part of the criteria, all important in developing global citizenship.
. www.crlt.umich.edu/sites/default/files/resource_files/InterculturalKnowledgeVALUErubric.pdf
This resource, published by the John Stanford International School in Seattle, Washington, was shared with TGC fellows during the course. It provides an excellent checklist for teachers to reflect on global competencies as they design lessons. In addition, it lists multiple interdisciplinary assessments and examples of products, which can be easily implemented into the classroom, for each of the four main global competencies. This handy document is easily accessible and adaptable for any level of student or teacher.
edutopia-stw-jsis-additional-book-global-competence-excerpt.pdf |
DIGITAL INVENTORY
Below you will find a digital inventory, created with thinglink, of Watauga High School. We are fortunate to have a 1:1 program, where every student has a laptop that can be accessed for a variety of instructional resources, facilitating the need for a broader perspective into globalized learning.
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
This video is a MUST SEE for anyone serious about global education. Selasi's perspective provided me with an AHA moment during the course. Selasi deconstructs our notion of culture and nation in this powerful talk. She asks, "How can a human being come from a concept?” meaning of a nation. She says, "histories are real, cultures are real, but national identities were invented.” She notes the we are from our experiences, not a particular locality. Rather than looking at where we are from on the map, she suggests that we look at rituals, relationships and restrictions associated with our locality. She questions the primacy of national identity and says she is a "citizen of worlds” not just one nation.
100 People: Global Issues Through Our Lens - A Current Events Curriculum Guide for Middle and High School. This PDF, published by the 100 People Foundation, has ready-made lesson plans for exploring current events from a global framework. It corresponds with New York State standards for Social Studies, but can easily be implemented into English and other disciplines. There are four complete units with multiple lesson plans and rubrics, which could be adapted for a variety of classroom strategies. I especially like page 24 which asks students to think about the world in terms of 100 People, and then has follow up answers - a great way to engage students to begin to think from a global framework!
Jennifer Buehler, PhD, delivers this podcast in her series, Text Messages:
Recommendations for Adolescent Readers, found through the database readwritethink, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. In this episode, "International Books for Teens," she gives an overview of books that will challenge teens to deepen their understanding through a collection that appeals to teen's sense of identity and belonging as well as universal humanity. Buehler provides a solid summary of a variety of books give teens a "sustained look at war, poverty and the struggle for human rights, but they also speak volumes about ordinary people and their capacity for hope and resilience." The list contains an anthology of essays, graphic novels, photojournalism, first person narratives, fiction and nonfiction, covering Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Israel, the Sierra Leone and more. I plan to collect some of these titles to share with my students in my classroom library.
Recommendations for Adolescent Readers, found through the database readwritethink, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. In this episode, "International Books for Teens," she gives an overview of books that will challenge teens to deepen their understanding through a collection that appeals to teen's sense of identity and belonging as well as universal humanity. Buehler provides a solid summary of a variety of books give teens a "sustained look at war, poverty and the struggle for human rights, but they also speak volumes about ordinary people and their capacity for hope and resilience." The list contains an anthology of essays, graphic novels, photojournalism, first person narratives, fiction and nonfiction, covering Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Israel, the Sierra Leone and more. I plan to collect some of these titles to share with my students in my classroom library.
UNICEF data is a great place to start with high school kids beginning research in order to broaden their global mindset. The well-known nonprofit provides statistics by Topic and Country.
data.unicef.org/
data.unicef.org/