Weaving Global Perspectives into Educator Preparation to Address

Weaving Global Perspectives into Educator Preparation to Address AAQEP Standards

Session Goals • Highlight the importance of teachers promoting a global perspective • Describe UK’s evolving story – small steps, BIG dreams • Relate EPP to AAQEP and teaching performance standards • Consider compatibility of related areas (culturally responsive practice …) • Suggest resources to guide and assess globally minded teaching

PK-12 Classrooms are more diverse than ever! USDE data show that during the 2013 -14 year in schools across the nation: The majority of students were classified as “minorities”. 10% were English Learners (EL) with 38 home languages spoken. (USDE, 2018)

In the Fayette County Public School District: 52 % students classified as minority 12% classified as English Learners 87 native languages spoken Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. (2019)

These data also show an increase in EL students served by our local schools of more than 300 % in last decade. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (2019)

UK’s EPP enrollment data indicate that the large majority of candidates are Caucasian and Female 87% Caucasian and 80% female across certification programs (University of Kentucky, 2016)

Globally Minded Teachers: • Exhibit cultural awareness of self and others. • Use strategies to promote intercultural understanding. • Address globally and locally significant issues through project based learning.

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Sampling UK’s Initiatives • • • Overseas Student Teaching – Preparation, Placement, Practice Global Teaching Fellows Project Global Pathway formed from Strategic Plan

Strategies to Prepare Candidates who Teach Overseas • Reflect about cultural awareness my. CAP • Share home culture story • Converse with international students • Take “cultural plunge”

Design project based, action-oriented units addressing globally and locally relevant issues

Assessing Teacher Performance through a Global Lens

Foregrounding of Global Competence In. TASC as a Framework: Viewing the In. TASC Standards through a Global Lens In. TASC as a Framework: Viewing the In. TASC Standards through a Gobal Preparation Lens (2015). Washington, DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

In. TASC Standard 2: Learning Differences (d) The teacher brings multiple perspectives into discussions of content including attention to learners’ personal, family and community experiences and cultural norms.

In. TASC Standard 3: Learning Environments (f) The teacher communicates verbally and nonverbally in ways that demonstrate respect for and responsiveness to cultural backgrounds and differing perspectives learners bring to learning environment.

Accreditation, Certification, Program Approval

AAQEP Standard 2 Completer Professional Competence and Growth D. Support students’ growth in international and global perspectives.

AAQEP Standard 2 A. Engage local and cultural communities

AAQEP Standard 1 Candidate/Completer Performance Culturally responsive practice, including race, ethnicity, class etc.

Global Pathway to Spiral Learning and Reflect Deeply • Introducing Freshmen to globally-focused, inclusive practices • Expanding the concept through globally embedded courses • Deepening understanding through student teaching sequence • Supporting teachers in practice

How can we connect efforts related to inclusiveness, diversity needs, cultural responsiveness, social justice etc. and take it to a global level? NAFSA Article: “How International Education Can Help Advance Social Justice”

Weaving Global Perspectives into Educator Preparation AAQEP Presentation Reference List

The network of people and resources involved in providing educational opportunities…can be truly global. 21 st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times (Trilling and Fadel, 2009)

Sharon Brennan: sharon. brennan@uky. edu Ellie Holliday: egho 226@g. uky. edu University of Kentucky

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