Global Educator Self-Evaluation
Strengths and Weaknesses as a Global Educator As I read through the first few chapters of The Global Educator and learned the definition and attributes of global educators, I found myself assessing my teaching against each attribute. My findings are as follows: You know you're a global educator when you "flatten the learning" . It took me a few re-reads to get a good idea of what it means to "flatten the learning". My understanding is that "flatten the learning" means to re-think the boundaries of students' educational opportunities. The learning doesn't happen within the walls of the classroom, rather the walls are metaphorically removed and students connect with others around the world to better understand a topic, ideally from others who are experiencing the topic in a way differently than they are. I found it very interesting in this presentation to learn about not only the characteristics of "flat educators", but also ...