UNESCO defines global education as a goal to develop countries worldwide and is aimed at educating all people in accordance with world standards. A curriculum that is international in scope which prepares today’s youth around the world to function in one world environment under teachers who are intellectually, professionally and humanistically prepared. Universal primary and secondary education.
Early childhood development and
universal pre-primary education.
Equal access to technical/vocational and higher education. Relevant skills for decent work.
Gender equality and inclusion.
Universal youth literacy.
Education for sustainable
development and global citizenship. ACCORDING TO JAMES BECKER (1988): Global education defined as an effort to help individual learners to see the world as a single and global system and to see themselves as a participant in that system. It is a school curriculum that has a worldwide standard of teaching and learning. 1. 21st century content 2. Learning and thinking skills - ICT Literacy -Life Skills -21st Century Assessments 21st Century Content Global awareness Financial Economic Business Entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health and environmental awareness Learning and Thinking skills Critical thinking and problem solving skills Communication Creativity and innovation Collaboration Contextual learning Information and media literacy AQ Is a global teacher who is competent and armed with enough skills, appropriate attitude and universal values to teach learners at home or abroad but is equipped with both time tested as well as modern technologies in education in any time and any place in the world. GLOCAL TEACHER: Understand how this world is interconnected; Recognize that the world has rich variety of ways of life; Have a vision of the future and sees what the future would be for himself/herself and the students are creative and innovative; Understand, respect and tolerant of the diversity of cultures; Believe and take action for education that will sustain the future; Facilitate digital-mediated learning; Possess good communication skills (for the Filipino teachers to be multilingual); Aware of international teacher standards and framework; and Master the competencies of the beginning teacher in the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST,2017) CHARACTERISTICS AND CORE VALUES OF FILIPINO TEACHERS:
Cultural and historical rootedness
Ability to contextualize teaching- learning Excellence Responsiveness Accountability and integrity Ecological sensitivity Nationalism/Filipinism Faith in the Divine Providence