EXPLORING LEADERSHIP: Building Culture and Collective Capacity
A personal reflection on the strength and the challenges of the five core suggestions made by Walker and Riordan on Leading Collective Capacity in Culturally Diverse Schools: Building culture and capacity with school staff is certainly included in the job description of any school leader. Often the school leadership is a shared role between administrators…
Cross-Cultural Terminology
This article draws information on Intercultural Mindedness (IM), International Literacy (IL), and Global Competency (GC) from the articles assigned for reading and the Venn Diagram created by the cohort I. Intercultural Literacy Mark Heyward, in his 2002 article, From International to Intercultural – Redefining the International School for the Globalized World, defines intercultural literacy as…
Synthesis of Articles on 21st-Century Education Framework
Introduction: 21st-century skills have had various definitions and criteria associated with them. The 4C’s – Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity – are popularly associated with the idea of 21st-century skills. In Influence of P21, SCANS and DeSeCo on 21st Century Skills, I’ve looked at the genesis of the 21st-century skills within the US and…
Understanding the Philosophy of International Schools
A. History of International Schools Influence of Kurt Hahn on International Schools “Patriotism does not become diluted; on the contrary, it grows up stronger and nobler by including the love of humanity. I have no respect for the tribal fervour which extols one’s own virtues and blinds one to the virtues of one’s neighbours.” Kurt…
Exploring Leadership Around the Globe
While preparing to transition into a leadership role in a different culture, the following three resources help highlight cultural differences, similarities, and the associated significance: Various dimensions of national culture by Lewis and Hofstede, the GLOBE project’s framework for culturally endorsed leadership theory, and Cultural intelligence by Julia Middleton. The resources provide the following three…
Third Culture Kids – Finding a New Norm
Dr. Ruth Useem, back in the 1960s, while researching American families living in India, realized that the kids with American parents growing up in a different country were creating a culture unique to themselves – it was neither the culture of their parents home country, not the culture of their host country. Children whose parents…
Effects of Globalization on Education
Many definitions and keywords shape the idea of globalization. It is also often misunderstood to be internationalism, a concept closely related to globalization, but stands apart in its definition and purpose. This article, however, will consider the key ideas behind globalization and its effect on education policy. In defining globalization, Cambridge and Thompson use Held’s…
Creating a Working Title for Capstone Project
Module 9 Unit 3 Activity 1 Research Title: Study the Effect of Current Formative Assessment Methods on Achieving Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) Objectives According to UNESCO, 47 million Indian youth drop out of school by 10th grade. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is a key policy that affects student retention and advancement to higher…
Competency Education
A Review of Recent Research Module 9 – Unit 2 – Activity The need for equitable education for learners in a diverse, globalized communities has lead educators and education researchers to consider competency education as a possible solution. The study Competency Education Implementation: Examining the Influence of Contextual Forces in Three New Hampshire Secondary Schools,…
Influence of P21, SCANS and DeSeCo on 21st Century Skills
The discussions of 21st Century Skills often begin and end with the 4 C’s: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity. These four skills are thought to encompass a larger, more detailed framework. This article looks at three of the earliest frameworks created in the 1990s that focused on teaching 21st century skills in the classroom.…
Education Globalization Teacher Lab 