Enhancing and Nurturing Global Competency Bonnie Koenig, MA Global Education Conference November 19, 2014.

Enhancing and Nurturing Global Competency

Bonnie Koenig, MA

Global Education Conference

November 19, 2014

What is Global Competency?

• Awareness of other cultures?

• Ease with other cultures?

• A practice?

• Other?

• Relationship to cultural competency

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Self-Awareness

• We all have personal biases / ‘filters’ – positive and negative – what are yours?

• Being aware of cultural differences – spectrum of knowledge & knowledge usage

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Developing a Personal Strategy

• Personal and teaching - working definitions

• Alignment

• Modeling for students (‘walk your talk’)

• What do I need to learn?

• What do I need to practice?

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Some Approaches / Skills to Develop and Practice

• Observation

• Seeking out ideas wherever you may be (or can access virtually)

• Engagement – engaging with – ‘establish a meaningful contact or connection’ – two way

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Communication

• Verbal

• Written

• Non-verbal

• Social media

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Networking and Partnerships

• Local/national conferences with international participants

• Virtual and social media

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Partnership Ideas

Can do personally and/or link to curriculum• Kiva – make small loans; Start Some Good –

crowdfunding (peerfunding)• School exchanges i.e. EpicChange & twitter

kids• Educator groups such as Asia Society & New

Global Citizens• Worldview Global Activism series & event• Others?

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Aligning personal & professional

• What are your professional parameters – curricular, institutional, partnerships, …?

• Where are there linkages you can create or strengthen?

• What is your global competency strategy?

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Some Resources

• Global Topic Blogs: Engaging Internationally http://www.goinginternational.com/blog/; Everyday Ambassador http://everydayambassador.org/blog/ Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2010/05/bringing-the-global-mindset-to/ En espagnol: Carolina Tocalli http://carolinatocalli.blogspot.com/ & Pablo Rodriguez http://albordedelcaos.com/

• TED Talks http://www.ted.com/playlists

• Cross-Cultural Communication resources http://www.goinginternational.com/resources/cross-cultural-communication/

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DISCUSSION

• Sharing of personal global competency strategy ideas – what you have had before or thoughts during this session

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Contact information

• E-mail: bonnie@goinginternational

• Blog: http://www.goinginternational.com/blog/

• Twitter: @BonnieKoenig

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