Pedagogy of teaching has now become universal .With rising connectivity students have been fascinated by the mysteries of the world and its unravelling.Teachers are using the digital platforms to add enhanced learnings among their students.
The exposure to International resources in education has multiplied the knowledge arenas, educators and schools. A student today is a global citizen aware of global issues.He has ideas,solutions and options too.
Today’s student is a global thinker.It is now for the schools to integrate global thinking into their vision,curriculum and goals.This can be done by connecting the path of success through collaborating local thinking with global thinking .
Global thinking has impacted schools into finding pedagogies that suit the students’ methods of learning . School curriculum should have history,geography,current happenings of the world.A global dimension to learning subjects and topics should be imparted through active learning strategies .
Educators should be trained professionals to cater to updated knowledge and information.
A global educator should have skills to teach the topics through various strategies.
Students should be taught to develop empathy so that they can analyse their emotions and become conscious of their social responsibilities.
Global thinking allows understanding of global complexities and intercultural differences .This builds up tolerance and respect for others which finally leads to harmony in the world.This synthesis of understanding will lead to better policy decision making by future governments.
Global thinking will construct trust between people and help in developing strategies to overcome conflicts which will de-escalate tensions and prospects of full blown war and it’s pitfalls.
Collaborating to ideate climate change mitigation will gather countries under one umbrella for climate justice .An understanding that the planet belongs to all of us and that misuse of resources in one part can alter climate in other part of the world is the true essence of global thinking.
The work place is now global and digital hence the need to think global.Work culture needs to be dynamic and fluid .Employment is encompassing all regions of the world hence an understanding of all cultures is mandatory.Exposing the students to social and community dexterity equips them to handle idiosyncrasies of global work.Global thinking allows flexing mindsets to adjust to different circumstances.Learning inclusion eliminates bias and prejudices while working in teams having people of different race,language and countries .
Global education prepares students to reduce inequalities and tackle unconscious bias of colour,race and regions.
Schools with global thinking vision can prepare students by assigning projects ,plays, team building activities to achieve the goals. Delhi Public schools,Lava,Nagpur India has collaborated with various countries such as Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Scotland ,UK ,Middle East countries etc in sports ,SDGs projects ,story telling session ,theme based songs etc. Integrating projects such as ‘Tomatoes for tomorrow ‘with Sri Lanka and sharing the joy of working with mother earth with International partner schools, the students learn to share and work as a team.Experts from various countries discuss academic topics to influence and align student’s minds to current world scenario.
Global thinking is the prerequisite to aligning education to unisonal values,goals and missions.
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