Alex Savage, AST www'communicty'org

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R U GLOBAL?
Alex Savage, AST www.communicty.org asavage.ast_at_gm
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WALT

• Why teach global issues?
• How to enhance the NC with global issues
• Effective uses of ICT

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Global Wombat Video
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R U Global ?

• Have you eaten something in the last 24 hours,
  grown in another country?
• Have you visited a foreign country in the last 12
  months?
• Have you communicated with someone in foreign
  country via the internet in the last 12 months?
• Do you have a track on your mp3 player in a
  foreign language?

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Global Themes

• Energy
• Food
• Culture/Religions
• Water
• Peace/Conflict
• Health
• Fair Trade
• Wealth Poverty

• Human Rights
• Everyday life
• Natural Disasters
• Olympic Ideals
• MDGs
• Sustainability
• International Organisations

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Why bother with Global Issues?

• Global issues are part of young peoples lives in
  a way that they never were for previous
  generations.
• Television, the internet, international sport and
  increased opportunities for travel, all bring the
  wider world into everyones daily life.
• The importance of education in helping young
  people recognise their role and responsibilities
  as members of this global community is becoming
  increasingly apparent.

Developing a global dimension in the school
curriculum, DfES
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A New Global Curriculum?

• A 21st century curriculum should prepare young
  people to recognise their roles and
  responsibilities as members of this global
  society.
• They need to be able to understand the global
  context of their local lives, examine their own
  values and attitudes in relation to the
  challenges they face and see how they might play
  an active role in responding to these challenges.

Futures, meeting the challenge, QCA
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Am I Bovvered?

• Pupils are more likely to be engaged with the
  curriculum they are offered if they believe it is
  relevant and if they are given opportunities to
  take ownership of their learning. EPPI-Centre

• Our biggest curriculum challenge is to sustain a
  desire to learn. Mick Waters QCA

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What is Global Education?

• An enhancement of our existing curriculum, not
  a bolt on extra.
• Teaching students about the wider world.
• Providing real information for research.
• Providing real situations to practise skills.
• Providing real audiences to communicate with.

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Zoo Feeding Costs, KS3 ICT
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Average UK Family Water Use
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Average Malawian Water Use
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Personalised Learning in ICT

• 7.1 All about me
• 7.3 Learning to Learn
• 7.4 Water of Life
• 7.5 Energy Survey
• 8.2 Personal Website
• 8.3 Web Search, Life in Malawi
• 9.2 Global Youth Survey

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Student Voices Research

• It really motivates you and makes you like the
  subject.
• You try harder to be understood by the foreign
  students you are communicating with.
• It gets rid of stereo typical images.
• It makes you feel closer to people in other
  countries.

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Peace One Day
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Peace One Day Activities

• Research
• Put a skill/idea in a real context
• Create a product for real audience
• Assembly
• Wall Display
• Global Events

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Can Global Education improve learning?
Learning about real places and communicating
with a real audience gives work more meaning and
purpose.
Learning with purpose improves motivation.
Motivated learning improves progress.
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Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be
great. You can be that great generation. Let your
greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be
easy. But not to do this would be a crime against
humanity. Nelson Mandella