Introduction to Global Education

What is Global Education? Understanding of interaction of human society and environment Shaping preferred futures Exploration of change, interdependence, identity and diversity, rights and responsibilities, peace building, poverty and wealth, sustainability and global justice Developing skills of cooperation, shared responsibility, critical thinking, communication Positive and responsible values and attitudes and orientation to active participation.

Understanding of interaction of human society and environment

Shaping preferred futures

Exploration of change, interdependence, identity and diversity, rights and responsibilities, peace building, poverty and wealth, sustainability and global justice

Developing skills of cooperation, shared responsibility, critical thinking, communication

Positive and responsible values and attitudes and orientation to active participation.

The aims of global education Creating global citizens Aware of the world around them Respects and values diversity Takes action for human rights, social justice and sustainability Takes responsibility for own actions

Creating global citizens

Aware of the world around them

Respects and values diversity

Takes action for human rights, social justice and sustainability

Takes responsibility for own actions

The aims of global education Knowledge and understanding Interconnectedness and interdependence Environmental sustainability Economic development Diversity Human rights Change management Conflict resolution and peace building

Knowledge and understanding

Interconnectedness and interdependence

Environmental sustainability

Economic development

Diversity

Human rights

Change management

Conflict resolution and peace building

The aims of global education Values and attitudes Personal identity and self esteem Care and compassion Responsibility and cooperation Social justice Respecting diversity Environmental sustainability

Values and attitudes

Personal identity and self esteem

Care and compassion

Responsibility and cooperation

Social justice

Respecting diversity

Environmental sustainability

The aims of global education Skills and processes Framework of knowledge Critical literacy Develop and express point of views Identify unfairness and action to redress it Empathy for others and environment Cooperation

Skills and processes

Framework of knowledge

Critical literacy

Develop and express point of views

Identify unfairness and action to redress it

Empathy for others and environment

Cooperation

The aims of global education Action and participation Involvement Identify and investigate opportunities Consider consequences Identify and overcome barriers Cooperate and value participation of others Reflect and evaluate action

Action and participation

Involvement

Identify and investigate opportunities

Consider consequences

Identify and overcome barriers

Cooperate and value participation of others

Reflect and evaluate action

Teaching with a global perspective Across the school School policy Staff support and collaboration Coordinated and documented approach Professional development

Across the school

School policy

Staff support and collaboration

Coordinated and documented approach

Professional development

Teaching with a global perspective All areas provide opportunities to include a global perspective In society and environment learning area Affinity of knowledge, skills, values and action Sequencing, breadth and depth of exploration of issue

All areas provide opportunities to include a global perspective

In society and environment learning area

Affinity of knowledge, skills, values and action

Sequencing, breadth and depth of exploration of issue

Teaching with a global perspective The Arts – group drawing, video English – writing, media, responding to text Health and PE – diet, games LOTE – analyse texts, photos Mathematics – graphs, statistics Science – balancing human and environment Technology – research, evaluate, design

The Arts – group drawing, video

English – writing, media, responding to text

Health and PE – diet, games

LOTE – analyse texts, photos

Mathematics – graphs, statistics

Science – balancing human and environment

Technology – research, evaluate, design

Teaching with a global perspective Across learning areas Cross curricula units of work Complementary teaching and learning Special projects and theme days or weeks Performance, excursions and incursions Collaborative projects

Across learning areas

Cross curricula units of work

Complementary teaching and learning

Special projects and theme days or weeks

Performance, excursions and incursions

Collaborative projects

Teaching with a global perspective Learning processes An inclusive classroom Participation for all Student-centred learning Experiential learning Inquiry-based learning Interactivity Cooperative learning Building self-esteem Enabling critical literacy Breadth, depth and sequence Using current issues

Learning processes

An inclusive classroom

Participation for all

Student-centred learning

Experiential learning

Inquiry-based learning

Interactivity

Cooperative learning

Building self-esteem

Enabling critical literacy

Breadth, depth and sequence

Using current issues

Teaching with a global perspective Dealing with controversial issues Balance study and critical appraisal Develop individual informed opinions Skills to formulate arguments using evidence Commitment to Human Rights

Dealing with controversial issues

Balance study and critical appraisal

Develop individual informed opinions

Skills to formulate arguments using evidence

Commitment to Human Rights

Teaching with a global perspective Challenging stereotypes Challenge recognised stereotypes Analyse and discuss the bases and underlying causes of stereotypes Use a wide variety of sources and images to counter stereotypes Develop skills to question and critique stereotypes

Challenging stereotypes

Challenge recognised stereotypes

Analyse and discuss the bases and underlying causes of stereotypes

Use a wide variety of sources and images to counter stereotypes

Develop skills to question and critique stereotypes

Teaching with a global perspective Practising active citizenship Involvement in community activities and campaigns Identify, investigate and evaluate alternative courses of action Devise strategies to overcome barriers to active participation Reflect and evaluate effectiveness of action

Practising active citizenship

Involvement in community activities and campaigns

Identify, investigate and evaluate alternative courses of action

Devise strategies to overcome barriers to active participation

Reflect and evaluate effectiveness of action

Plan of action Audit School community Curriculum Classroom

Audit

School community

Curriculum

Classroom