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=​ Welcome to Examples of Global Educators=

//Directions//: Feel free to use all, some, or none of these questions for your interview. These are here as a way to generate thoughts. :)

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 * What are some influences that caused you to incorporate a global perspective in your teaching style?
 * What education did you receive in K-16 regarding globalization?
 * How are you sharing your global teaching style with other educators in your field?
 * What benefit have your students seen from your global connections?
 * What are your future plans for continuing or expanding your global curriculum?
 * How do your more traditional coworkers feel about bringing global perspectives into the classroom?
 * Have all of your experiences with global education been positive ones?
 * Which professional journals or online sites do you recommend to stay on top of global education?
 * Is global education taught as a separate course or is it integrated throughout several courses in a school district's curriculum?
 * Do you now or have you ever had children of your own attend public school? If yes, did their curriculum include global education? If yes, what was the strengths of their program? If no, why was it not included?
 * In your opinion, what should be the next move for NC schools concerning global education?
 * Is there a larger organization where countries have leaders to discuss global education? If yes, who selects the members who meet and discuss agendas? If yes, how many countries participate? How are the poor, underdeveloped countries represented?
 * Is there a 'universal' curriculum? Who designs the model? What is included?
 * If President Obama named you Secretary of Education, how would you address global education?
 * If you were a twelfth grade teacher in a school system that included global education in its K-12 curriculum, then what would the requirements for the final project for your senior students look like in order to demonstrate proficiency?
 * How do you incorporate global perspectives into the classroom. Can you give an example of one activity/project?
 * How do your students react to bringing global perspectives into the classroom?
 * It seems as though bringing global perspectives into the classroom would be easier in some subjects than others. For example, a social studies class would be easier than a math class. Is this the case, and if so, how do you incorporate global perspectives into a class such as math?
 * What is the most significant impact that you feel your students receive byearning in a global classroom?
 * What key terms have you adopted in your classroom to support your global curriculum? or What language do you use to enhance your students global perspectives?
 * What specific goals do you have for your students when teaching them to be globally minded?
 * What made you decide to teach globally? Was there a specific event in your life that sparked global interests for you?
 * When teaching globally do you feel there are specific pressures or misconceptions that you as the teacher has to be mindful of. Do you have any apprehensions?
 * Did you have any teachers in your past that inspired you to be a global teacher?
 * What do you see as one of the most important aspects of being a global educator?
 * What future benefits will your students recieve from incorporating global education into your curriculum?
 * With our world advancing so rapidly in the technological age, how can you ensure that each student will be ready to compete in the global marketplace?
 * Is there any literature that made you more affluent with technology within your classroom? Has any literature inspired you to become a global educator?
 * In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of global education?
 * How important do you feel global education is for your students & how successful are you in implementing it into your current curriculum?
 * How much support are you receiving from your administrators in your attempt at global education?
 * Are computers a readily available resource for you to use for all of your students?
 * How do your students feel about contacting students from another country and do you need permission from parents to make this sort of contact with people across the globe?