Starter: Glo-bingo• On you table….or elsewhere around the

room – find 8 different people and 8 different countries to complete your glo-bingo sheet.

• You cannot repeat a name, you cannot repeat a country.

• When you have finished sit at your table.

• You have 5 minutes

This session is on: Education for Global Citizenship

What is this all about?

Why are we doing it and where does it fit in?How can it be ‘done’ in school?

Global citizenship as strand of your Virtual Schools work

Standards being addressed in the session and the linked follow up work with Virtual Schools:

• Team working and collaboration Q32 and Q33

• Communicating and working with others Q4, Q5, Q6

• Personal Professional Development Q7, Q8

What is global citizenship all about?

Activity 1.

In your groups write down what comes to

mind when you hear the term global

citizenship.

Choose one of your ideas to share with the

whole group.

8 key concepts of the global dimension

•citizenship

•sustainable development

•social justice

•values and perceptions

•diversity

•interdependence

•conflict resolution

•human rightsDFES 2005

Eco Schools

Sustainable schools strategy Where does global citizenship fit in?

Education for Global citizenship is about• Critical and creative thinking

• Making connections

• Self awareness and open-mindedness towards difference

• Exploring conflicting viewpoints

• Understanding global issues and power relationships

• Moving towards a just and sustainable world

Education for Global Citizenship is …

✔asking questions and developing critical thinking skills✔equipping young people with knowledge, skills

and values to as active citizens✔acknowledging the complexity of global issues✔revealing global issues and connections as part

of everyday life, whether in a small village or a large city✔understanding how we relate to the environment

and to each other as human beings✔relevant to all areas of the curriculum.

Education for Global Citizenship is not …

✘ too difficult for young children to understand

✘ mostly or all about other places and peoples

✘ about telling people what to think and do

✘ providing simple solutions to complex issues

✘ an extra subject to cram into a crowded curriculum

✘ about raising money for charity.

Education for today and tomorrow

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnh9q_cQcUE&feature=related

What knowledge, skills and values would learner in the 21st Century need?.....

•Knowledge

•Skills

•Values

Activity 2On you tables in two groups of 5

- Draw a the outline for a person

- List the values, skills and knowledge that

this 21st Century global learner will need

You have 5 minutes

Knowledge and understandingSocial justice and equity

Diversity

Globalisation and interdependence

Sustainable development

Peace and conflict

Skills

Critical thinking

Ability to argue effectively

Ability to challenge injustice and inequalities

Respect for people and things

Co-operation and conflict resolution

Values and attitudes

Sense of identity and self-esteemEmpathy

Commitment to social justice and equity

Value and respect for diversity

Concern for the environment and commitment to sustainable development

Belief that people can make a difference

From Oxfam 2008 – Global Citizenship a guide for New Teachers

Activity 3. What about a school …..?

Now think about what a school would needto be like to support that learner:

• What pedagogic approach?

• What ethos?

• What type of learning environment?

• What type of policies would be needed?

Why are we learning about global citizenship?

Compass rose

• N – Natural: questions about the environment

• E – Economic: questions about money trade and ownership

• S – Social: questions about people and relationships

• W - Who decides: questions about power, who benefits and who loses?

Virtual school themes• Identity

• Journeys

• Conflict Resolution

• Sustainability

Exploring the themes• 2 minutes per theme

• Mind map the different ideas that your groups associates to the theme

• When you hear the word ‘change’ pass your sheet clockwise to the next table

• When you get a new sheet add to and comment on what is already written

Collect an envelope and your theme will be revealed….

Initial planning

What happens next?

Tasks will be posted on you VS sites related to your global citizenship theme at:

• Christmas• Feb half-term• Easter

Training day in early Feb