Ashley Harden, M.Ed

AI: The Flux

Capacitor Fuel for Global Learning

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Secondary Science Teacher

Blended Learning Specialist

Virtual Learning Specialist

About Me

Instructional Designer

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"In a world that is increasingly interconnected, globally competent lessons empower students to think beyond borders, fostering the critical thinking and collaboration needed to solve complex global challenges. They are the foundation for creating informed, empathetic, and active citizens in a dynamic, ever-changing world."

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Do you know what Global Competence Is?

What is Global Competence?

In the curriculum, global competence challenges students to investigate the world, consider a variety of perspectives, communicate ideas, and take meaningful action. A globally focused curriculum engages students in their own learning and motivates them to strive for knowledge and understanding.

- Asia Society

5 Key Aspects of Global Competence in Education:

• Investigative Skills & Knowledge of the World: This includes fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and a desire to learn about different cultures, societies, and global issues. Students develop the ability to research and analyze information from diverse perspectives.

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• Intercultural Communication & Collaboration: This aspect emphasizes effective communication and collaboration across cultures. Students learn to appreciate different communication styles, navigate cultural sensitivity, and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.

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• Global Awareness & Understanding: This involves developing a critical understanding of global interconnectedness. Students explore how geography, economics, politics, and social issues are interrelated across the globe.�
• Global Problem-Solving & Action Skills: This equips students with the ability to identify and analyze global challenges. They learn to develop innovative solutions and take action to address issues like poverty, climate change, or human rights violations.�
• Openness & Respect for Difference: Developing a global mindset requires appreciating diversity and fostering inclusivity. Students learn to recognize and respect different cultures, values, and perspectives in a globalized world.

Why Global Competence Matters

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The Role of Global Competence in Problem Solving

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Content Application

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Critical Thinking

Students can apply the knowledge gained from their required curriculum to real-world global issues by transferring core concepts and skills across contexts. This allows them to see how what they learn in subjects like science, history, or math can help address larger global challenges, such as climate change, poverty, or social justice.

Global competence encourages students to apply critical thinking to complex problems that are interconnected across different disciplines and contexts. This ability to analyze situations from multiple angles strengthens their problem-solving toolkit.

AI: From Prompting to Product

Leveraging AI for Global Perspectives

The utilization of AI reducing the time it takes to develop a lesson from scratch.

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• AI tools give students access to diverse viewpoints, resources, and knowledge.
• Examples: Using AI to analyze global news, access foreign-language resources, and compare international data.

Chatbots: ChatGPT & Gemini & Magic School

• Use: Generating ideas for global lesson plans, writing prompts, or discussions that incorporate diverse perspectives from different regions.
• Application: Teachers can ask the AI to provide case studies, current events, or problem-solving scenarios from around the world, making lessons more globally relevant.

Google Translate

• Use: Translating texts from different languages to bring in international resources, articles, and studies that would otherwise be inaccessible to students.
• Application: Teachers can use translated materials to show how a topic (e.g., climate change, economics) is discussed in different cultural contexts, enhancing students' ability to view issues from multiple perspectives.

Newsela

Use: Providing differentiated news articles on global events from various perspectives and reading levels.

Application: Teachers can create assignments that explore how a single event is viewed in different countries, encouraging students to compare international responses and outcomes.

Google Earth

• Use: Exploring global geography, environmental issues, and historical sites with an interactive, real-world view.
• Application: Teachers can design lessons around global challenges such as deforestation, urbanization, or migration by showing students the real-time impact of these issues on different parts of the world.

AI Tools

The Power of Prompting

• A specific task, command, or question that directs the GenAI model's focus.
• Communicates the user's intention and sets the objective for the AI-generated response.
• It determines the scope and purpose of the interaction, leaving no room for ambiguity in the GenAI's interpretation.

Instruction

Input Data

Context

• Comprises the information you provide to the GenAI model that it will use to generate the desired output.
• This data can range from a few words to paragraphs of text, images, or even datasets. It's the raw material from which the GenAI will draw insights, ideas, or responses.
• Input data shapes the GenAI's understanding of the task, enabling it to craft a meaningful and coherent output.

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• Provides the external information that informs the GenAI model's understanding of the instruction.
• Can include relevant background details, specific conditions, or prerequisites necessary to comprehend the user's intent accurately.
• Serves as a guiding light, illuminating the path for the GenAI to generate content that's contextually relevant and aligned with the user's needs.

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Output Data (Format)

• Defines the desired style, tone, format, or type of the AI-generated content.
• Guides the GenAI model's creative process, ensuring that the generated output aligns with user preferences and communication expectations.
• Influence how the GenAI responds, be it a formal report, a casual conversation, a piece of creative writing, or any other specific style.

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Examples

• Chemistry Solves Global Problems
• Cultural Relevance in Courses

AI as a Gateway to Global Perspectives

As the workforce becomes increasingly digital and globally interconnected, students must be equipped with both technical skills and an understanding of global dynamics. AI tools play a critical role in helping students develop these competencies.

Preparing Students for the Global Workforce

AI helps students tackle real-world global challenges by giving them access to diverse datasets, scenarios, and perspectives. This exposure fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills, essential for the 21st-century workforce.

Let’s Practice

15-20 Minutes

Task

Example Prompt

• Choose your Favorite generative AI tool( Gemini, ChatGpt, Claude, Poe etc.)
• Pick your preferred content and topic
• Create a globally competent lesson.

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"Create a lesson plan for [subject] that connects the core concepts to a current global issue. Include examples from at least three different countries, highlighting how the issue affects each region differently. The lesson should encourage students to think critically about cultural, economic, and environmental factors. Incorporate group discussions, multimedia resources, and a final project where students propose solutions from a global perspective."

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Prompt Examples

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Resources

Global Competence Research

Prompting Resources

• Use Technology to Develop Global Competence
• Global Competence - Harvard & Asia Society
• Global Competence Outcomes and Rubrics
• Global Competence Skills and Artificial Intelligence: A Discussion with Dana Mortenson
• 6 Reasons Global Competence Matters

• Ashley’s Global Competence Prompts
• Create Your Own Prompts
• Prompt Examples For Global Learning

Thank

you!

Time to start opening global doors to your classroom

Any Questions?

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