Global Education Assessment Tools
The tools below are designed for administrators and teachers to assess global education in the classroom. These are especially important resources for teachers who just starting to globalize their classrooms and curriculum. They also serve as important reflection tools for teachers as they implement changes in their classrooms.
Global Education Checklist
The Global Education Checklist is a self-reflection tool for teachers, administrators, and state officials to assess global education in their respective positions.
The Globally Competent Continuum
This is a great self-assessment tool specifically for teachers’ professional growth. It is broken up into dispositions, knowledge, and skills. It helps individual teachers identify strengths and areas in need of growth.
Global Competence Matrix
The Global Competence Matrix is a tool for planning and instruction. The matrix breaks global education into four key elements: investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas, and take action. There are also supplementary matrixes available for each content area.
The Top Ten Characteristics of Globally Competent Teachers
Jennifer Manise, Executive Director, Longview Foundation and Betty Soppelsa, Senior Advisor, Programs for NAFSA: Association of International Education outline the top ten characteristics of globally competent teachers. They summarize each characteristic concisely.
Project Implicit
Project Implicit is an international collaboration between researchers about implicit social cognition: the hidden biases we may have and not even realize. The Implicit Association Tests can be a useful tool for increasing teachers' self-awareness to be better serve students.
The Global Education Checklist is a self-reflection tool for teachers, administrators, and state officials to assess global education in their respective positions.
The Globally Competent Continuum
This is a great self-assessment tool specifically for teachers’ professional growth. It is broken up into dispositions, knowledge, and skills. It helps individual teachers identify strengths and areas in need of growth.
Global Competence Matrix
The Global Competence Matrix is a tool for planning and instruction. The matrix breaks global education into four key elements: investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas, and take action. There are also supplementary matrixes available for each content area.
The Top Ten Characteristics of Globally Competent Teachers
Jennifer Manise, Executive Director, Longview Foundation and Betty Soppelsa, Senior Advisor, Programs for NAFSA: Association of International Education outline the top ten characteristics of globally competent teachers. They summarize each characteristic concisely.
Project Implicit
Project Implicit is an international collaboration between researchers about implicit social cognition: the hidden biases we may have and not even realize. The Implicit Association Tests can be a useful tool for increasing teachers' self-awareness to be better serve students.
Digital Learning Environment
Technology Tools
EdPuzzle is a free resource for teachers to use to trim videos, add questions, and check students' understanding during viewing. It's a great tool for ensuring engagement and addressing struggling students' needs efficiently during class. |
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This resource makes PowerPoint, Google Slides, etc. interactive for students. You can upload a pre-made presentation or create a new deck and add questions and checks for understanding. You can see the students' responses in real time and share those responses with the class. |
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PowToon allows users to created animated videos and presentations. Students can use PowToon to create expository or argumentative presentations; teachers can use it for assignments or presentations; administrators can use it for professional development workshops. |
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Padlet is an online application that allows students and teachers to collaborate. Teachers can post a question or topic to which students respond; students can respond using text as well as other media; all participants can view one another's posts. |
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Biteable allows users to make professional looking videos using their templates. Users can choose animation, add text and/or music, and share their work on social media. This is a great resource for students to present their work. |