Global Education Reflection Paper

Prior to taking this course, my perspective on globalization was limited since I had little knowledge and experience with this topic. I failed to give much thought to the educational practices or policies that are implemented across the globe. Nonetheless, I discovered that there are various factors to consider when it comes to the process that these countries have taken to successfully integrate technology into their K-12 education system. Before even taking this course, I will admit that I have thought about how great it would be to connect with educators or health professionals across the globe, but I never thought I could make it happen. This course reminded me the important of giving my students the opportunity to see the world from

It has been the fault of the school district, schools and teachers as to why the students have a lack of global perspective. In talking to my students, I found that they don’t often consider competing academically with another country and how the use of technology impacts their ability to compete. Other than a social studies course, we rarely mention what takes place in countries other than our own and it is even more rare to talk about how these countries are using technology or their advancement in education. Not taking advantage of this platform with our students and colleagues eventually puts us all at a disadvantage, because we limit our research for competing to neighboring schools and counties before we even look from a national

Looking back, I now realize that I was given the opportunity to achieve what I was hoping my students would with the global network assignment I created. Through the interview process, I took the information that I collected and began to compare it with my own thoughts and feelings on education and technology use in my own country. I compared myself and the educational system to the information that I obtained during the interview process. I got to see the education system through the eyes of two Canadian educators and gain an understanding of some of the issues that they face and recognize practices that have been