Not exact matches
Mr. Lawson is scathing as to the the City institutions» lack of
competence, exceeded only
by their greed (always pointing out how much more venal their
global partners were, to be sure).
One would think that they had utterly lost their reputation for honesty — not to mention
competence —
by pasting AAA ratings on junk mortgages as prime enablers of the present
global financial crash.
By 2018 she says her team will have come up with a valid way to measure «
global competence.»
For more suggestions about teaching students to become citizens of the world, download a free copy of Educating for
Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (PDF)
by Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony Jackson.
Learn to foster
global competence in your school
by helping to build out a leading K - 12
global curriculum.
We can connect these efforts through many techniques, like the
Global Competence framework, and
by encouraging professional collaboration across interest areas.
However, the school curriculum goes beyond multicultural songs and dances; it is based on Educating for
Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (PDF), a text based on interdisciplinary - instruction research from Harvard University's Project Zero and pedagogical work by global - education institutions such as the International Baccalaureate, the Asia Society, Oxfam, and Facing History and Ours
Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (PDF), a text based on interdisciplinary - instruction research from Harvard University's Project Zero and pedagogical work
by global - education institutions such as the International Baccalaureate, the Asia Society, Oxfam, and Facing History and Ours
global - education institutions such as the International Baccalaureate, the Asia Society, Oxfam, and Facing History and Ourselves.
Before judging this, it is worth having a look at what
global competence as measured
by PISA actually entails.
«
Global competence» is defined as «the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance,» and is demonstrated by the ability to perform the following (Boix Mansilla and Jackson, 2011, p. xiii, p
Global competence» is defined as «the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of
global significance,» and is demonstrated by the ability to perform the following (Boix Mansilla and Jackson, 2011, p. xiii, p
global significance,» and is demonstrated
by the ability to perform the following (Boix Mansilla and Jackson, 2011, p. xiii, p. 11):
Sample
global competence unit plans for various grade levels provided
by Seattle Public Schools.
Specifically, Boix Mansilla and Jackson explore
global competence as defined by a recent collaboration between the Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning and the Council of Chief State School Officers (C
global competence as defined
by a recent collaboration between the Asia Society Partnership for
Global Learning and the Council of Chief State School Officers (C
Global Learning and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
A new publication
by Asia Society and OECD presents a new framework for
global competence and provides practical guidance and examples of how educators can embed
global competence into their existing practices.
Learn about new
global competence courses offered by the Center for Global Education in collaboration with Arizona State University designed for educators in schools and in out - of - school
global competence courses offered
by the Center for
Global Education in collaboration with Arizona State University designed for educators in schools and in out - of - school
Global Education in collaboration with Arizona State University designed for educators in schools and in out - of - school time.
Educators, policymakers, parents, and others interested in preparing students to be productive
global citizens will gain a clear understanding of what kinds of knowledge and skills constitute «digital
competence» and «
global competence,» and what schools can — and must — do to meet the challenges and opportunities brought about
by globalization and technology.
YPI Charter Schools will empower our Citizen Scholars, California's future leaders, to succeed in the
global community
by setting high expectations of academic achievement, technological collaboration, information gathering skills, and social
competence.
The OECD sees
global competence as being shaped
by three principles - «equity», «cohesion» and «sustainability».
By weaving
global competence into school and teacher experiences, we seek to engage and inspire a meaningful connection to the world.
One finding linked successful instruction to teaching for
global competence:
by incorporating local and
global perspectives into instruction, teachers can better differentiate instruction and offer flexibility for all learners.
The company's generics business continues to show healthy growth, supported
by a solid customer base, significant scale of operation and the
competence to source products from a complex and
global supply network.
So we begin
by announcing the formation of a new Roundtable for professional development leaders from
global firms, and then discuss how lawyers in any firm can learn to operate effectively on the
global stage
by improving their cultural
competence.
As guidance, the supervised experience in psychological assessment should generally require submission of written reports of those assessments to the supervisor and should generally demonstrate the licensee's
competence in the following areas: integration and interpretation of clinical history utilizing a clinical interview conducted
by the licensee; intelligence testing; personality testing utilizing at least one objective personality inventory that is widely recognized and used in the field of psychology, has strong empirical foundations, and assesses
global personality and psychological functioning; the formulation of appropriate diagnoses using the five axes specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); and the making of appropriate recommendations.
Alongside parents» cognitive support,
global measures of the affective quality (e.g., warmth, positivity, responsiveness) of parent - child interactions appear positively related to: (i) preschool children's early academic skills (as measured
by tests of language ability and parent - rated school - readiness)(Leerkes et al., 2011); (ii) literacy, mathematics and teacher - rated academic
competence in middle childhood (e.g., NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2008); and (iii) academic achievement in adolescence (Jimerson et al., 2000).