It is important for teachers to gain Global Competency if we want our students to be successful in school and in their future careers.
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Teaching Global issues is not adding to a teacher's already heavy load, it is a new focus on content already taught but with current and relevant connections to students' lives. Students are not overwhelmed by universal problems, they become empowered and engaged in learning knowing they have agency to enact change locally and globally. These changes can start at the earliest levels in school.
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Edutopia has collated a numerous resources for teachers to gain global competence.
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The "Why"
Why should NC teachers care about global education? When looking at the charts below, in NC International students and their dependents brought 24 billion dollars to the US economy. Yet, less than 10% of our undergrads have studied abroad. There has been an increase of 162% for jobs tied to international trade. Most countries teach other language starting in elementary school. Our students need to be building global competence to compete in the complex global economy and that starts with the teachers developing global competence.
