1. Education for Globalisation.
(Role of Teacher)
By: Harshpreet Kaur

2. Globalisation: Defined
• Acc to T.Evans, “Globalisation is the ‘space-time
compression’. In simple words it means
shrinkage of space as well as time, which brings
together nations, cultures and economies in
mutual respect for one another.
• Globalization is the system of interaction among
the countries of the world in order to develop the
global economy. Globalization refers to the
integration of economics and societies all over
the world. Globalization involves technological,
economic, political, and cultural exchanges
made possible largely by advances in
communication, transportation, and
infrastructure.

3. Globalisation and Education
• People around the world are more connected with each other. There
is need of Understanding of interaction of human society and
environment all the more.
• Education in global society has greater responsibility of Shaping
preferred futures of the students.
• Liberalisation and privatisation has changed the education scenario
of today.
• Exploration of change, interdependence, identity and diversity,
rights and responsibilities, peace building, poverty and wealth,
sustainability and global justice keys areas where education has to
play vital role.
• Developing skills of cooperation, shared responsibility, critical
thinking, communication
• Positive and responsible values and attitudes and orientation to
active participation.

4. Globalisation and education
• The quantity and quality of education
determine whether and how the country
can participate in the processes of
globalisaton.

5. The aims of global education
• Creating global citizens:
• A Global Citizen is someone who:
• is aware of the wider world and has a
sense of his or her own role as a world
citizen.
• respects and values diversity.
• has an understanding of how the world
works.
• is troubled by social injustice.
• participates in the community at a range
of levels, from the local to the global.
• is willing to act to make the world a more
equitable and sustainable place.
• takes responsibility for her or his actions.
• feels an ethical responsibility to others
around the globe

6. The aims of global education
Knowledge and understanding
• Interconnectedness and
interdependence
• Environmental sustainability(factors
that contribute to quality of
environment)
• Economic development.
• Diversity.
• Human rights.
• Change management.
• Conflict resolution and peace building.

7. The aims of global education
Values and attitudes
• Personal identity and self
esteem
• Care and compassion
• Responsibility and
cooperation
• Social justice
• Respecting diversity
• Environmental
sustainability

8. The aims of global education
Skills and processes
• Framework of knowledge
• Critical literacy.
• Develop and express point
of views
• Identify unfairness and
action to redress it
• Empathy for others and
environment
• Cooperation

9. The aims of global education
Action and participation
• Involvement
• Identify and investigate
opportunities
• Consider consequences
• Identify and overcome
barriers
• Cooperate and value
participation of others
• Reflect and evaluate
action

10. Teaching with a global perspective
Learning processes
• An inclusive classroom
• Participation for all
• Student-centred learning
• Experiential learning( providing them direct experience to learning)
• Inquiry-based learning
• Interactivity
• Cooperative learning
• Building self-esteem
• Enabling critical literacy
• Using current issues

11. Teaching with a global perspective
Dealing with controversial issues
• Balance study and critical appraisal
• Develop individual informed opinions
• Skills to formulate arguments using
evidence
• Commitment to Human Rights

12. Teaching with a global perspective
Practicing active citizenship
• Involvement in community activities and
campaigns
• Identify, investigate and evaluate alternative
courses of action
• Devise strategies to overcome barriers to active
participation
• Reflect and evaluate effectiveness of action

13. Skills of 21 century Educator
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14. Skills of 21st century Educator
• The risk taker :
Teachers should not wait for others to take the initiative ,
they have to be the lead. Show your students that everything
can be learnt through risk and initiative taking
and sometimes surrender yourself to your students’
knowledge .
The collaborator:
The teacher should be able to collaborate the different tasks
for the students. He should be able to collaborate the best
technology in the teaching learning process.
The model :
Teachers' job is not just instilling information in students
minds though instilling is not a proper term to use, but they
are also there to give the exampalary model of how the life
long learner should be. Students are very much influenced
by their teachers behaviors therefore the 21st century teachers
need to model several characteristics. such as :
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• The leader :
The teacher should be able to guide the students properly.
• The visionary :
Teachers must be imaginative . They need to foresee the potential of the emerging
technologies, look into other areas of the curricula and across disciplines, make links that
enhance and value learning in other fields to leverage this knowledge and reinforce their
teaching and the learning of their students .
The learner :
This is a good way to teach others about what is special to you and to learn about other people
at the same time.
Learning is a continuous process , a life long commitment to knowledge , teachers should
always seek knowledge everywhere using technology . The world is dynamic and the horizons
and landscapes are changing so do the teachers’ needs and skills.

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• The communicator :
the 21st century teacher should be fluent in the use of
communication and information technologies ,know how to facilitate,
stimulate, control, moderate and manage them.
The adaptor :
Different as they are the modes of learning , teachers should always
make their teaching styles adaptive to :
• The new curriculum requirements
The emerging latest technologies
The various age groups and abilities
The new dynamic teaching experience.

17. Examples of activities
Example 1:
Students will:
• observe a role play in which two friends are having a conflict
• describe the problem and how the characters are feeling
• identify the choices the characters have in the situation
Example 2:
• Classroomblogs can be created
Example 3:
• Project be given to students where they work together to find a common solution.
Example 5
• Students taken to old age home to spend a day .
• Students be made to write a letter to the newspaper editor
• Students can be made to create their own blogs.
Example 6
• Students be encouraged to teach eachother a new game. This is a good way to teach
others about what is special to you and to learn about other people at the same time.

18. Skills of 21st century educator
Creativity and innovation
Learning and Logical and critical
Problem solving
Innovation skills thinking
Technological literacy Self motivator
Skills for
21st
Century Carrier and
Information Educator Life skills
,media
and technolgy
skills
adjustability Tolerance and
Democratic attitude
Information literacy
Media literacy

19. Thank You.