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Theme UnitsTheme Units
Goal is Goal is Incorporating the Incorporating the earth charter’s earth charter’s principles into principles into thematic unit plansthematic unit plans
Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on three Planning will center on three
aspect of learning: aspect of learning: Internationalism of Cultural Internationalism of Cultural
ExchangesExchanges Interconnectioness of Earth Charter Interconnectioness of Earth Charter
and Learning Unitsand Learning Units Developmental Appropriate Practices Developmental Appropriate Practices
of Head Start and National of Head Start and National Association of Education Association of Education
Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on Planning will center on
three aspect of learning: three aspect of learning: Internationalism of Cultural Internationalism of Cultural
ExchangesExchanges Principle from the Earth Charter: Principle from the Earth Charter:
Universal Responsibility Universal Responsibility 1.1. Universal CommunitiesUniversal Communities2.2. Earth CommunitiesEarth Communities3.3. Local CommunitiesLocal Communities
Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on Planning will center on
three aspect of learning: three aspect of learning: Interconnectioness of Earth Interconnectioness of Earth
Charter and Learning Units Charter and Learning Units incorporates basic incorporates basic 1.1. Subject AreasSubject Areas
2.2. Developmental DomainsDevelopmental Domains
3.3. Earth Charter Principles Earth Charter Principles
Interconnectioness of Earth Interconnectioness of Earth Charter & Learning Units’ Charter & Learning Units’
Themes Themes A Community of A Community of
LifeLife Ways of LivingWays of Living Humane WorldHumane World PeacePeace PartnershipPartnership ResponsibilityResponsibility RespectRespect
Social JusticeSocial Justice Economic JusticeEconomic Justice Nonviolence Nonviolence
Communities or Communities or UniversesUniverses
CaringCaring EnvironmentEnvironment
Theme UnitsTheme UnitsPlanning will center on three Planning will center on three
aspect of learning: aspect of learning: Developmental Appropriate Developmental Appropriate
Practices of Head Start and Practices of Head Start and National Association of Education National Association of Education
Guides on Preschool DAP Planning – Guides on Preschool DAP Planning – http://http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/planguide.htmlwww.nncc.org/Curriculum/planguide.html
Theme Units: Call to Theme Units: Call to ActionAction
Bringing interrelativeness with Bringing interrelativeness with Earth Charter principles with Earth Charter principles with developmental practices for developmental practices for childrenchildren
Developing culture exchanges Developing culture exchanges with peace education and value with peace education and value creating curriculum.creating curriculum.
Theme Units: Call to Theme Units: Call to ActionAction
Utilizing value-creating Utilizing value-creating educational theories based on educational theories based on practical classroom experiences in practical classroom experiences in developing curriculum units: Life-developing curriculum units: Life-to-Life Peace Educational to-Life Peace Educational Teaching and Learning.Teaching and Learning.
Incorporating learning and Incorporating learning and teaching theme units based on the teaching theme units based on the Earth Charter’s principle themes.Earth Charter’s principle themes.
Step 1: Interconnectionness Step 1: Interconnectionness of Earth Charter and of Earth Charter and
Learning UnitsLearning UnitsWeb PlanningWeb Planning
Create Concept Maps: Earth Create Concept Maps: Earth Charter’s Principles into Theme Charter’s Principles into Theme Learning UnitsLearning Units
Develop Spider Concept Map as a Develop Spider Concept Map as a Web GuideWeb Guide
Step 2: Internationalism of Step 2: Internationalism of Culture ExchangesCulture Exchanges
Create Concept Maps: Earth Create Concept Maps: Earth Charter’s Principles into Lesson Charter’s Principles into Lesson PlansPlans
Step 3: Developmental Step 3: Developmental Appropriate Practices – HS Appropriate Practices – HS
& NAEYC& NAEYC
Create Objectives and Performance Create Objectives and Performance Outcomes from the Earth Charter Outcomes from the Earth Charter Principles and HS’ & NAEYC’s DAPs Principles and HS’ & NAEYC’s DAPs
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? From Jonassen,D.H.& Marra, R.M. From Jonassen,D.H.& Marra, R.M.
Concept Mapping and other formalisms Concept Mapping and other formalisms as mindtools for representing as mindtools for representing knowledge (online), March 25, 1997. knowledge (online), March 25, 1997. Available at: Available at: http://http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~granum/class/altdocs/day_alt.htmwww.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~granum/class/altdocs/day_alt.htm
States that: “…concept map is a visual States that: “…concept map is a visual graphic that represents how the graphic that represents how the creator(s) thinks about a subject, topic”creator(s) thinks about a subject, topic”
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Illustrates how ideas are organized Illustrates how ideas are organized
through brainstorming through brainstorming Represents two-dimensional cognitive Represents two-dimensional cognitive
structures projecting hierarchiesstructures projecting hierarchies Interconnects concepts involving what Interconnects concepts involving what
you teachyou teach
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Research states that Research states that
early 60’s the first concept maps were used early 60’s the first concept maps were used by Joseph D. Novak of Cornell Universityby Joseph D. Novak of Cornell University
Origin of the learning movement was called Origin of the learning movement was called constructivismconstructivism
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Constructivism research states thatConstructivism research states that
Prior knowledge is used as a framework to Prior knowledge is used as a framework to learn new knowledge.learn new knowledge.
How we think influences how and what we How we think influences how and what we learnlearn
Concepts are identify the way we thinkConcepts are identify the way we think Concepts are identify the way we see Concepts are identify the way we see
relationships between knowledgerelationships between knowledge Illustrate faulty views individuals may have Illustrate faulty views individuals may have
and help us better understand how one may and help us better understand how one may construe meaning from subject matterconstrue meaning from subject matter
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? SummarySummary
The teacher constructing concept maps The teacher constructing concept maps primary goal is helping students understand primary goal is helping students understand relationships between facts, not just relationships between facts, not just knowing information.knowing information.
Constructivism suggests that knowledge or Constructivism suggests that knowledge or understandings are just existing out there, understandings are just existing out there, but an objective reality. They assume that but an objective reality. They assume that knowledge is actively constructed from knowledge is actively constructed from within the learner (Hendry & King, 1994).within the learner (Hendry & King, 1994).
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are concept maps?What are concept maps? SummarySummary
Hendry & King suggests thatHendry & King suggests that ““Facts become facts because it is knowledge that Facts become facts because it is knowledge that
is agreed upon by communities of learners. The is agreed upon by communities of learners. The learner comes into any new situation with prior learner comes into any new situation with prior knowledge based on past experiences. New knowledge based on past experiences. New knowledge is learned through integration with knowledge is learned through integration with prior knowledge.prior knowledge.
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What is the purpose?What is the purpose? This project’s purpose is This project’s purpose is
A community of educators bringing together A community of educators bringing together the reality of creating peace through the the reality of creating peace through the education on Earth Charter principles to education on Earth Charter principles to learners. learners.
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What are the applications?What are the applications? Refining your creativity and critical Refining your creativity and critical
thinking to create conceptsthinking to create concepts Integrating prior knowledge of Integrating prior knowledge of
curriculum methods to produce a curriculum methods to produce a thematic unit planthematic unit plan
Constructing a graphic presentation of Constructing a graphic presentation of your objectives, performance outcomes, your objectives, performance outcomes, and implementations and implementations
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What is the curriculum unit plan What is the curriculum unit plan guide?guide? Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning
Each student will create webbing sheets for Each student will create webbing sheets for planning all areas of development using a planning all areas of development using a central them (Earth Charter Principlescentral them (Earth Charter Principles
Each student will use the webbing sheets to Each student will use the webbing sheets to organize a three months or seasonal unit plan.organize a three months or seasonal unit plan.
Each student’s unit plan will include a web Each student’s unit plan will include a web format for posting their information on format for posting their information on PGCC’s academic web site.PGCC’s academic web site.
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans
What is the curriculum unit plan What is the curriculum unit plan guide?guide?
Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning Practice exercise will involve creating Practice exercise will involve creating
objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter Summit’s Themes:Summit’s Themes:
1.1. A Community of LifeA Community of Life2.2. Ways of LivingWays of Living3.3. Humane WorldHumane World4.4. PeacePeace5.5. PartnershipPartnership
Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans What is the curriculum unit plan guide?What is the curriculum unit plan guide?
Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning Practice exercise will involve creating Practice exercise will involve creating
objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter Summit’s Themes:Summit’s Themes:
6.6. ResponsibilityResponsibility7.7. RespectRespect8.8. Social JusticeSocial Justice9.9. Economic JusticeEconomic Justice10.10. Nonviolence Communities or UniversesNonviolence Communities or Universes11.11. CaringCaring12.12. EnvironmentEnvironment