Global Learning: Implications for Programs and People in

Teacher Preparation

Veronica Boix‐MansillaHarvard Graduate School of Education

Jennifer ManiseLongview Foundation

Margo GlewMichigan State University School of Education

Introductions

How do we best support teachers to embed globally minded practice into their classroom?

What are opportunities and barriers that you see based upon your roll in the university?

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Integrating Global into Preservice

Comprehensive Internationalization in Teacher Preparation

Margo GlewDepartment of Teacher EducationMichigan State UniversityProgram Coordinator: Global Educators Cohort Program

The Global Educators Cohort Program

• Globally focused coursework

• Global experience• Specialized field

experiences

Program Requirements

Benefits to students & program

• Global pedagogical competence for teacher graduates

• Space for exploring models of best practice

• Collateral program benefits

Teacher Education Program Structure

Parameters & Opportunities

• Professional program• Most learning takes

place outside of the program

• Domestic endeavor

Parameters & Opportunities

• Integrating global learning into required courses

• Recognizing the importance of partnerships

• Making available a range of opportunities for global experience

Traits of Globally Minded ‐Teachers

Learning to teach with the world in mind in the Portland Public Schools

AIEA ‘15Veronica Boix Mansilla 

Harvard Graduate School of Education 

A bit of context: “The World in Portland” 

Global Competence

Global competence is the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance

Boix‐Mansilla & Jackson 2012CCSSO Ed‐Steps  

Asia Society‐Partnership for Global Learning

Globally competent  individuals

Investigate the World

Recognize Perspectives

Take Action.

Communicate Ideas

Understand the World throughDisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Study

Global Competence Teacher PreparationThree entry points  

THE SELF

THE STUDENT THE WORLD

Sally’s Story (the self) 

Hamdi’s Story (the student) 

Mandela’s passing (the world)

How to teachers learn to teach for global competence with quality?

GC TARGETTED PEDAGOGY

GC TARGETTED PEDAGOGY

GC LEARNING DEMANDS

GC LEARNING DEMANDS

GLOBAL DSCIPLINARY  CONTENT

GLOBAL DSCIPLINARY  CONTENT

SIGNATURE PEDAGOGIES IN 

GLOBAL EDUCATION  

SIGNATURE PEDAGOGIES IN 

GLOBAL EDUCATION  

WORLD AND SELF

Learning to teach with the world in mind in the Portland Public Schools

AIEA ‘15Veronica Boix Mansilla 

Harvard Graduate School of Education 

Challenges in the Field

Expectations and Reality

Systemic Approach Presents Challenges

How is your bridge looking? (Kotter et al) Vision for integrating global within your Campus/System

Created? Communicated? Aligned? Empowering Action? Established Urgency

Forming coalitions among faculty, leadership, board community?

Identifying promising practices? Early adopters? Consolidating Improvements Institutionalizing successful approaches

Celebrating successes Jettisoning what isn’t working

Goods – Jobs Services Jobs

States with the most jobs tied to international trade: Each of these states has one million or more direct jobs in exports of goods or services:

Trade Benefits Every State

Goods – Jobs Services Jobs

In these states, jobs in service exports are equal to or outnumber jobs in goods exports:

ALAKAZARCACOCTDEDCFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMO

154,4379,451

212,33597,160

2,586,010248,746839,24028,36967,072

1,068,0711,072,231

47,41598,324

1,916,180351,760142,824109,600202,475115,13457,043

150,341751,413935,537

1,127,91969,164

266,511

9,325114,872159,04656,180

980,22827,480

1,680,284626,48015,240

1,430,25075,266

220,206821,38695,016

202,93058,212

554,4441,698,776

92,97122,915

387,806698,41027,683

440,5029,459

MTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY

State Total Direct Jobs State Total Direct Jobs

378,717

2,207,293

California

2,586,010

9,451

JOBS TIED TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE23 million jobs in 50 states

51,201

884,336

Minnesota

935,537

116,

013

1,800,167

Ill inois

1,916,180

56,373

Ohio

1,373,877

1,430,250

233,056

1,447,228

New York

1,680,284220,392

1,478,384

Taxas

1,698,776

79,854

992,377

Georgia1,072,231

169,481

898,590

Flor ida

1,068,071

HI47,415

NM

27,480

AK

9,459

WY

9,325

MT

Texas

Using Data to Tell Stories

http://mappingthenation net

Using Data to Tell Stories

http://MappingtheNation.net

Questions?

Longviewfdn.orgMappingtheNation.net

http://education.msu.edu/globalcohort/

jennifer@longviewfdn.orgglewmarg@msu.edu

veronica_boix‐mansilla@harvard.edu