Global Education Advocacy Cheat Sheet

Global competence is essential now because of the defining global trends of the 21st Century:
o The flattened global economy and changing demands of work o Unprecedented global migration and the changing nature of neighborhoods, identities, and citizenship o Climate instability and the growing need for global environmental stewardship 1

Global education is one of the three strands of the U.S. Department of Education International Strategy for 2012-2016
o Objective 1: Increase the global competencies of all U.S. students, including those from traditionally disadvantaged groups2

The NEA backs global competence as a 21st century imperative

o The National Education Association (NEA) believes public education, the cornerstone of our republic, is the only avenue through which todays studentstomorrows workerscan attain global competence3

The Common Core4 associates the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of global competence with college and career readiness
o o o o o o Deep knowledge Adaptability Critical thinking Digital citizenship Effective communication Understanding of other perspectives and cultures

When global education overlaps with civic education, it shares many benefits of the latter
o o o o Promotes civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions Building 21st century skills Improves school climate Reduces the dropout rate5

Countries whose students outperform U.S. students often integrate global competence into their curricula
o Singapore is producing students with world-class achievement in reading, math, and science and with a global and future orientation as well6

Global education can overlay any subject area in any grade

References 1 Asia Society, Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (http://asiasociety.org/files/book-globalcompetence.pdf) 2 U.S. Department of Education International Strategy 2012-16: Succeeding Globally Through International Education and Engagement (http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/internationaled/international-strategy-2012-16.html) 3 NEA Policy Brief, Global Competence is a 21st Century Imperative (http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/PB28A_Global_Competence11.pdf) See p. 7 of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf) Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, Guardian of Democracy: The Civic Mission of Schools (http://civicmission.s3.amazonaws.com/118/f0/5/171/1/Guardian-of-Democracy-report.pdf) 6 Vivien Stewart, A World-class Education: Learning from International Models of Excellence and Innovation (http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Books/Overview/A-World-Class-Education.aspx)
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