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City of Olongapo
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
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Title: On Becoming a Global Teaher

Module __10___

I Introduction
Global competence in teachers is a set of essential knowledge and essential skills that
help in the development of learners global competence. A global teacher has knowledge of the
world, the critical issues and their local impact and the diverse cultural background of learners .
This module deals with the requirements for a teacher to be considered as a global
teacher. Read on and reflect on how you will become a global teacher

II Objectives
At the end of the module, you should be able to:
1 gain understanding on the concepts global and glocal education
2 to explain the concept of global education
3 explain the qualifications of a global teacher

III Topic and Key Concepts

How do teachers prepare themselves for a challenging task of making learners today
live a meaningful life tomorrow? As you prepare your learners for their future, you need to
explore what the future holds. You have to dream of preparing diverse learners in their own
cultural context without forgetting that they live in their own cultural communities but within
the global village.
To compete globally means that you have to be capable of changing lifelong education
needs. Remember that you will be teaching in one “global classroom “ which implies that you
need to respond to the needs of global education.
UNESCO defines global education in two perspectives:
1. UNESCO defines education as a goal to develop countries worldwide and is
aimed at educating all people in accordance With world standards.
2. That global education is 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.

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In order to meet the needs of the future, the 21st Century Learning Goals have been
established as bases of various curricula worldwide. Those learning goals includes the 21st
century content that are emerging such as global awareness, financial, economic business and
entrepreneurial literacy, civic literacy health and environment awareness and Learning and
thinking skills like the critical thinking and problem solving skills, communication, creativity and
innovation, collaboration, contextual learning, information and media literacy.
On one end, the glocal education is about diversity, understanding the differences and
teaching the different cultural groups in their own contexts to achieve the goals of global
education. It is preparing teachers form the remote rural areas in developing countries to the
slum highly developed cities for their roles in the 21st century classroom.
Have you ever wondered what the qualities of global teachers are? Teaching is a
regulated professional occupation everywhere in the world , and as such is governed by laws and
standards concerning who can practice , what their qualifications must be and other
requirements.
In the United States , for example , teacher applicants fromother countries are
accepted based on the following qualifications :
1. Excellent communication skills (written , spoken and comprehension)
2. A Bachelor’s degree in Education
3. Teaching Certificate or License from home country
4. A minimum of 3-5 years of classroom experience
5. Complete credential report from a Global Credential Evaluator accredited by State
education Board and agencies.
6. Deep understanding and passion for their students and subject areas
7. Excellent classroom management
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), a professional
organization in the United States advances the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining
high and rigorous standards for “whateachers should know and be able to do” :
1. Teachers are committed to students and learning.
2. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to
3. students.
4. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
5. Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experiences.
6. Teachers are members of learning communities.
The Kentucky’s Education Professional Standard Boards has established teacher standards
in a global society that include :
7. Teachers know their subject matter and how to make it relevant to other subjects.
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1. Teachers use a range of instructional approaches so that every student can experience
success.
2. Teachers manage their classrooms in a positive and effective manner.
3. Teachers evaluate their own teaching.
4. Teachers work with parents to design the best possible learning experience from each
student.
The New Jersey Professional Teaching Standards Board worked closely with national experts
from the Council of Chief State School Officers for the development of professional standards for
teachers. As a result , they were able to identify the following set of standards that successful
teachers should possess :
1. Subject Matter Knowledge. Teachers shall understand the central concepts , tools of
inquiry , structure of the discipline and design developmentally appropriate learning
experiences making the subject matter accessible and meaningful to all students.
2. Human Growth and Development. Teachers shall understand how children and
adolescents develop and learn in a variety of school , family and community contexts and
provide opportunities that support their intellectual , social , emotional and physical
development.
3. Diverse Learners. Teachers shall understand the practice of culturally responsive
teaching.
4. Instructional Planning and Strategies. Teachers shall understand instructional planning ,
design long and short term plans based upon knowledge of subject matter , students ,
community and curriculum goals and shall employ a variety of developmentally
appropriate strategies in order to promote critical thinking , problem solving and the
performance skills of all learners.
5. Assessment. Teachers shall understand and use multiple assessment strategies and
interpret results to evaluate and promote student learning and yo modify instruction in
order to foster the continuous development of students.
6. Learning Environment. Teachers shall understand individual and group motivation and
behavior and shall create a supportive , safe and respectful learning environment that
encourages positive social interaction , active engagement in learning and self-
motivation.
7. Special Needs. Teachers shall adopt and modify instruction to accommodate the special
learning needs of all students.
8. Communication. Teachers shall use knowledge of effective verbal , non-verbal and
written communication techniques and the tools of information literacy to foster the use
of inquiry collaboration and supportive interactions.
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9. Collaboration and Partnership. Teachers shall build relationships with parents, guardian,
families and agencies in the larger community to support students’ learning and well
being.
10. Professional Development. Teachers shall participate as active , responsible members of
professional community , engaging in a wide range of reflective practices, pursuing
opportunities to grow professionally and establishing collegial relationships to enhance
the teaching and learning process.
Filipino teachers wishing to work in foreign countries are challenged to
build bridges between and across cultures and lead their students to appreciate the value of unity
in diversity. The Commission on Higher education through Memorandum order specified the
competency standards of graduates of the BEED and BSED programs. These competency
standards are developed to prepare professional teachers for practice not only in the Philippines
but in different classrooms in the world.

IV. Teaching Materials and Learning Tools

On line Research
Matrix

V. Learning Tasks
!. Point of Reflection :

Graduates of Teacher Education Program in the Philippines can

facilitate learning of diverse types of learners , in diverse types of environment
, using a wide range of teaching knowledge and skills. Explain in five sentences.

1. Application Question :

Write your personal insight about the above-mentioned contemporary

standard of an education graduates in the Philippines. Relate this to our topic , the
Global Teacher.

2. Online Reasearch .

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A. Read success story of a Filipino teacher who opted to teach in foreign

country. Summarize the story in your own words. 9 Do not just copy
and paste the story) Analyze the story in relation to our topic on
Global teacher. Find out what factors contributed to their success in
teaching.

B. Go to the different websites in the Internet (like the Department of

Labor and Employment and other agencies) and gather data or
information on the total number of Filipino Education graduates
employed as teachers in foreign countries.Consider ast least 10
countries/

Country Number of Filipino teachers Source

VI References

Bilbao , P. , et. Al. (2012. The Teaching Profession. 2nd Edition. Quezon City . Lorimar

Publishing Inc.

Corpuz , B. and Salandanan , G. (2007). Principles of Teaching. Quezon City . Lorimar

Publishing Inc.

Corpuz , B. (2002). Manual on Community Immersion. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Inc.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St., East Tapinac, Olongapo City 2200
Telefax No.: (047) 602-7175 loc 322

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