From Local to Global: Integrating Global Education with Portrait of a Graduate

Outline

1) Introduction and Rationale (5 min): Why integrate global education with Portrait of a Graduate skills? This will include a peer-to-peer interaction reflection question.
2) Foundations (10 min): Defining global competence and mapping to common Portrait of a Graduate skills
3) Practical Strategies(10 min): Showcasing successful integration—student-led inquiry, global projects, collaborations with international organizations.
4) Discussion (5 min): Connecting ideas to the local context. This portion will incorporate peer-to-peer interaction through the sharing of ideas and concepts.

Outcomes

After this session, participants will be able to:
-understand the key components of global education and Portrait of a Graduate frameworks.
-examine how global competencies and Portrait of a Graduate skills align.
-identify strategies for the integration of global education into Portrait of a Graduate skills.

Supporting research

Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Students to Engage the World by Veronica Boix Mansilla & Anthony W. Jackson

Wojcik, T. G., Pieski, M. K., & Espinetti, G. (2021). Reimagining Teaching with a Global Mindset and Intercultural Competence. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 87(5), 6-10. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/liberty.edu?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/reimagining-teaching-with-global-mindset/docview/2831434796/se-2

Understanding Human Differences: Multicultural Education for a Diverse America by Kent L. Koppelman