#5 Global Classroom

1.      Characteristics of Globally Competent Citizen

1.1.            Had appreciation for the people from other cultures

ü  A globally competent citizen knows how to respect other peoples’ culture. They know how to give appreciation to the works of people from different culture to give and promote good relationship with one another.  

1.2.            Is sensitive to the needs of people different from themselves

ü  A globally competent citizen knows how to respect other people especially to those who have physical disabilities and difficulties. They didn’t let such people to feel that they didn’t belong to the group or feel rejected but instead they allow them to enter on their world and feel accepted. They help other people to do and accomplish the tasks that they can’t accomplish.

1.3.            Has increasing knowledge about people around the world

ü  They didn’t allow the word REJECTION enter and be on their dictionary since they have an open mind and knowledge about individual differences and know that every people has their own unique characteristics.

1.4.            Has critical cognitive skills and attitudes such as empathy, interconnectedness, perspective taking, cross-cultural understanding, action orientation, and prejudice reduction.

ü  They know how to think, perceive, communicate and behave in a new and different ways with people from many different backgrounds or culture. They show knowledge and understanding about individual differences and develop, skills and attitudes to live effectively in a world possessing the knowledge about ethnic diversity and cultural pluralism.

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Characteristics of a Global Classroom	How can you make your classroom a global community?
Global perspective is integrated throughout the school curriculum not just in social studies.	Let the pupils gain self-confidence to share their knowledge and some information about their customs and traditions.
International focus courses are developed in areas such as anthropology, regional history, geography, global or world studies, foreign language study, world religions, ethnic group studies, international business, music, and art.	Help the students to gain and explore more knowledge and information about the subject through showing different pictures about the said topic, listening to different music, watching videos and/or allow them to mingle with other people having different culture. (e.g. if you are teaching in the urban area, let your class to have the opportunity to go to some rural places in which they could saw and interact with different people. )
Internationalizing instructional methods and materials emphasize intercultural interaction and culturally appropriate methods of instruction and assessment. Partnership programs with other schools and countries can also be developed.	·         Conduct programs or seminars in which the pupils will have the opportunity to gain background and more information about the other culture. ·         Ask them to make and deliver their own lesson in the class with the used of instructional materials that they made.
Encouraging international travel as an important part of one’s education	Propose an Educational field trip in which the children will have the chance to see in person the things that you taught to them.