Multicultural Curriculum and Global Education

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Multicultural Curriculum and Global Education
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Environmental Multicultural Unit (EMC)

• Includes citizenship, environmental and
  multicultural aspects of education in the unit
• Citizenship in the curriculum would include
• A development of active citizenship in class, and
  society

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Political and economic action and how they can
make a difference at all levels (school,
community, state, country, world)

• Students should read, discuss and do citizenship.

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Definitions

• Citizenship education- lessons and activities
  that foster the students ability to become an
  active, responsible citizen (voting)
• Global Education- see handout
• Environmental Education-teach people to live more
  harmoniously with the earth and each other.

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Examples of Lessons

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