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Teaching for Global Competence in a Rapidly Changing World

A new publication by Asia Society and OECD presents a new framework for global competence and provides practical guidance and examples of how educators can embed global competence into their existing practices.
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How Being Part of a Global Network Transformed Denver Schools

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg shares some of the lessons Denver has learned through Asia Society's Global Cities Education Network from school systems around the world.
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How Global Competence Has Boosted Japan's Education System

A conversation with Shinichi Yamanaka, former vice minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for Japan, on how global competence has boosted Japan's education system.
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Global Competence Through Career and Technical Education

Learn about a new professional development course designed to help CTE educators integrate global competence into their curriculum.
Instructional Practices for Deeper Learning: Lessons for Educators
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Instructional Practices for Deeper Learning

A new report by Asia Society and America Achieves examines instructional practices that promote deeper learning. One of its findings concludes that successful instruction is linked to teaching for global competence.
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Global Competence as a Matter of Equity

Asia Society Vice President of Education Tony Jackson reflects on his own experiences with global competence and describes how teaching through a global lens can help address the equity issues we face in education.

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Conference Presentations: ACTFL 2019

Find presentations from the ACTFL 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo from experts in language assessment and leaders of Chinese language programs.
Hong Yan’s 3rd grade Chinese immersion class
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A Student Debate at Hong Yan’s Third Grade Chinese Immersion Class — Should we wear school uniforms or not?

Chinese language teacher Hong Yan facilitates a performance task in which the students form two teams and debate whether they should wear school uniforms.
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce

A new paper from the Center for Global Education seeks to demonstrate the need for community and technical college administrators and faculty to offer a curriculum with an intentional global education component.
Wang Yan CLASS Award
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Meet Wang Yan, Kentucky's Rising Star Teacher

Wang Yan is a Chinese teacher in Lexington, Kentucky. Her school is a member of Asia Society’s Confucius Classrooms Network.
Safe Space Classroom
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 /  China Learning Initiatives

Race, Sex, and Gender in the Chinese Language Classroom

At the National Chinese Language Conference in San Diego, CA, five Chinese language instructors boldly presented their findings and recommendations on teaching around race, sex, and gender in the American Chinese language classroom.
TEQ Video - Yanjuan Zhu - October 2019
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Second Graders’ Group Presentation at Yanjuan Zhu’s Novice-High Immersion Chinese Class

Chinese language teacher Yanjuan Zhu facilitates a group presentation that encourages students’ interpersonal communication before and after the presentation.

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