Building North Carolina’s Globally Competitive Workforce TEACHING; LEARNING; DOING

North Carolina Global Education Strategic Plan Session 121 on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. in Imperial D

NC State Board of Education Strategic Plan for Global Education Collaborative Conference on Student Achievement

Agenda Overview of SBE Global Ed Strategic Plan GEDB for Teachers Policy Global-Ready Schools Designation Global Languages Endorsement Resources Questions

SBE Task Force on Global Education In 2011, North Carolina State Board of Education Chairman appointed 5 SBE members to the Task Force on Global Education. The Task Force was charged to bring, to the full Board, recommendations that would enable a better understanding and appreciation of other countries, languages and cultures by our students.

6 Major Task Force Findings 1. We aren’t preparing students for a global tomorrow; North Carolina is global today. 2. Pilot programs won’t cut it. Preparing globally competent graduates requires a comprehensive approach. 3. To prepare our students for the world, we need to prepare their teachers.

6 Major Task Force Findings 4. North Carolina was once a leader in language learning. It’s time to return to the pole. 5. Schools need peers and partners to move this agenda. 6. If it’s not sustainable, it’s not a strategy.

5 Commitments 1. Robust teacher support and tools; Action Item Leading-edge language instruction; 3. New school models; 4. District networking and recognition; and 5. Strategic international relationships.

Connection to State Plan Every public school student will graduate ready for post secondary education and work, prepared to be a globally engaged and productive citizen. - April, 2014 SBE Vision Statement:

Commitment 1: Robust Teacher Support and Tools 1.2 Implement an SBE-recognized badging process for teachers and administrators to support a professional development system for global content that leads to an endorsement, certificate, or other recognition with market value.

What is a digital badge? How do we recognize and value the way we learn today? Badges are a new idea to recognize the learning that happens anywhere and share it in the places that matter.Badges

NC Educator Evaluator System (NCEES) Connection 21 st Century Skills Global Awareness Definition NC Professional Standards NC Teacher Evaluation Process

NCEES Rubric Take a few moments and highlight or underline the global references in each of the following elements on your rubric copy: – Element Ia – Element IIb – Element IIIc – Element IIId – Element Vb

Think, Pair, Share With a partner consider the following questions around each element? – Element Ia: What is global competitiveness? – Element IIb: What materials or lessons have you observed where teachers counteract stereotypes and acknowledge the contributions of all cultures? – Element IIIc: How do teachers promote global awareness and the relevance in your schools? – Element IIId: How can we ensure that teachers are aware of these 21 st century skills? – Element Vb : Other than today, what PD have you attended?

Global Educator Digital Badge Criteria for Teachers SBE Policy TCP - H- 001SBE Policy TCP - H- 001: Candidate must ●Document goals to address global awareness elements within the NC Professional Teaching Standards ●Complete 100 hours of global education professional development aligned to documented goals ●Complete a Capstone Project that demonstrates educator ability to increase student global awareness while teaching their content standards ●Complete process within 2 years of documented plan

Documenting the Plan Adhere to the NCEES process for completing Professional Development Plan Document Professional Development Plan within Home Base in online evaluation tool Develop Professional Development Plan goals based on self-evaluation in alignment with global awareness elements adopted into SBE policy

Home Base GEDB Online Management System Step 1: Memorandum of Agreement signed by : ●GEDB Teacher Candidate ●Principal or Supervising Administrator ●District Liaison(TNL credit transfer manager for district) The District Liaison sends the signed agreement to the NCDPI GEDB Coordinator who will enroll the teacher candidate in the online management system.

Home Base GEDB Online Management System Step 2: Teacher completes PD log Step 3: Teacher uploads Attestation (link) form completed by Principal Step 4: Teacher enters Capstone Project information when district submits for state level review

NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) Wiki

For more information about the Global Educator Digital Badge for teachers, please visit the following website which is updated regularly.

Global-Ready Schools Designation Rubric

Connection to State Plan SBE Strategic Plan:

Partners in Development : State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction Friday Institute at NC State Global Education Partners Center for International Understanding VIF International Education World View LEAs Universities GRS Rubric - Background

Application completed and schools submit for recognition as Global Ready School Spring 2015 Present to SBE Dec 2014 FI Eval Team conducts formal subject matter expert validity test; revisions Sep 2014 LEA representa -tive design team develops first draft June-Aug 2014 Global Ed Partners define over- arching principles and attributes Feb-May 2014

KEY ELEMENT Levels of Achievement QUALITY INDICATOR ATTRIBUTE Rubric Structure

The Global-Ready School rubric is comprised of the following elements: Overarching Principle Attribute (grouped under an Overarching Principle) Levels of Achievement (“Prepared” or “Model” required for designation) Key Elements (for each Attribute) Quality Indicators (for each Level of Achievement per Key Element) GRS Structure Elements

Early: There is awareness for school-wide for global education. The school has a few systems and structures in place to support global education and needs to identify and integrate systematic support for these efforts. Limited practices showing little impact on students. Developing: The school occasionally implements systems and structures to support global readiness. The school recognizes the need for global connectivity and has some components of global connections. An opportunity exists for refining systems and structures. Inconsistent practices showing some positive impact on students. Prepared: The school effectively implements systems and structures (processes) to support global readiness. Many components of global education are embedded school-wide. Sound, well-embedded practices showing positive impact on students. Model: The school consistently implements systems and processes to support global readiness. The school is a leader for other schools to replicate or model. Global readiness is embedded in the school’s culture. Well-developed, cutting edge practice showing consistent, high-level student impact. Levels of Achievement

1. Schools can earn the Global-Ready School (GRS) Designation at either the “Prepared” or “Model” Level of Achievement. 2. To receive GRS designation, schools must also meet the following student achievement requirements in addition to "Prepared" or "Model" on the Global-Ready School rubric: –Schools must be at or above the state average performance composite for Level 3. Schools will use the state average for their school grade configuration: through grade 5 through grade 8 through grade 12 –In addition, schools must meet or exceed their expected yearly growth. These measurements are based on the data from the school year preceding the application year. Requirements for State Designation

Review one of the designation rubric Attributes and a Key Element with Quality Indicators on the next slide. What evidences would you look want to see if a school indicates that they are at the “Prepared” or “Model” designation? Take a Closer Look

GRS Rubric Adopted at SBE January 2015 meeting Similar to the STEM school designation Applications available March

Global Languages Endorsement

SBE Policy GCS-L-007 Adopted at SBE January 2015 meeting Proficiency in English and at least one other language College and Career Ready in an interconnected world der.aspx?S=10399&MID=1643

Resources

Questions?

Contact Helga Fasciano Special Assistant for Global Education

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