Getting Smart Podcast | Participate’s David Young on Building Global Competencies

“Generations from now, when historians write about these times, they might note that, in the early decades of the twentieth century, the United States succeeded in its great and historic mission – it globalized the world. But along the way, they might write, it forgot to globalize itself.” – Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World.

Consider the following:

• Less than 1% of American adults today are proficient in a foreign language that they studied in a U.S. classroom.
• Almost 5 million students across the U.S. were English Language Learners in the 2013-2014 school year—nearly 10 percent of the overall student population.
• The number of ELLs increased by 60% from 1996 to 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Biennial Report to Congress 2004 to 2006.
• If immigration data projections are any indication, growth of this population is not likely to slow down anytime soon.
• By 2030, 40% of all elementary and secondary students could be ‘language minority students’. While our country grows in diversity, schools have to serve students with vastly different backgrounds and needs.

In this episode of the Getting Smart podcast, Tom Vander Ark sits down with CEO of Participate David Young to discuss the development of global competencies, teacher professional development and dual language.

Additional resources related to the content in this podcast:

Participate

Partnership for 21st Century Learning

Preparing Students for the World: Final Report of the State Board of Education’s Task Force on Global Education

Dual Language Programs on the Rise Even for Native English Speakers (New York Times)

Filling America’s Language Education Potholes (The Atlantic)

Call To Action

We challenge you to join us in creating a #SmartPlanet. Be a globally connected educator and invite others to join too.

1. Connect. Sign up at Participate to access FREE online resources and join in the conversation with other globally aware educators.
2. Create. Create a resource on Participate to share, or comment on someone else’s. Check out the specific resources for our #SmartPlanet series.
3. Share. Join an #Edchat to share your own best practices and learn from others.
4. Guest post. If you are interested in sharing your story about innovations in learning and global competence, please email [email protected] with the title “Smart Planet.” See our guest posting policies for more.

This podcast is part of our #SmartPlanet series in partnership with Participate. Check out #SmartPlanet and engage in the conversation on social media. Head over to Participate.com to view and create lessons and join a community of educators to promote global education, in the US and around the world.

For more, see:

• Why Global Should Be the Education Movement of 2017
• The New Equation for Global Competencies = PBL + SEL
• For School Improvement, Network Globally
• Infographic | Connecting Educators Globally

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