International Expert, Lottie Dowling, Helps Us Understand Global Competencies and How to Integrate Them into Classrooms

Lottie Dowling has worked for the last 20 years in education, as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on a global, national, and regional level. She's worked in 6 different countries and is a sought after speaker and consultant on Global Citizenship and the Global Competencies that are increasingly becoming a part of our academic landscape. In this episode she gives us a deeper understanding of what those are and how to teach them.

 

Resources:

Discover Meg Languages Spanish and Meg Languages Mandarin

Lottie Dowling on Twitter

Lottie Dowling on LinkedIn

 

A great model :

Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World

 

Some Background Reading:

What is 'Global Citizenship Education'?

PISA Global Competence Assessment

 

Lottie's blog posts:

Critical Thinking Can Help Students Become Better Global Citizens

Having Difficult Conversations

 

Greta Thunberg's Fridays for the Future

 

Video Resources:

The Global Oneness Project

 

Free videos and lesson plans to inspire global citizens:

Project Explorer

The Mongolian Band Hangai singing one of their most famous songs:

         Drinking Song

 

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