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Teaching for the future – encouraging learners to be aware of global issues with an
emphasis on sustainability.
Cheryl DouglasBishops
Global issues and sustainability
• What are global issues?• Why should we teach global issues? • Teaching global issues
– within subjects– as an extramural
• Internet resources– for teachers– for learners
• Using ICT to present work
• Millennium Development Goals
• High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 years to solve them
by J. F Rischard
What are Global Issues?
Teacherresource
Gets kids involved
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
Link on Bishop’s IntranetTeacherresource
See http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ for ideas
Basic Books
New York, 2002
Clayton LewisG20 Conference28 March 2006
J.F. Rischard's High Noon
A Beleaguered Planet
Population increase New World Economy
JF Rischard High Noon
Population Increase
From 6 to 8 billion by 2020-25
Of +2 billion…95% in developing countries
JF Rischard High Noon
Population Increase
Urban migration
Food production
Global warming
Infectious diseases
Deforestation
Fishery depletion
Loss of biodiversity
Pollution of the seas
Water scarcity
JF Rischard High Noon
New World Economy
• It is bent on speed-so you have to be agile.
• It flows across national boundaries-so you must be good at networking internationally.
• It is highly knowledge-intensive…so you must be good at constantly learning.
• It is hypercompetitive-so you must be 100-percent reliable
Technology-driven: Transformation of time and distance
JF Rischard's High Noon
Sharing our Planet: Issues involving the global commons
• Global warming• Biodiversity and ecosystem losses• Fisheries depletion• Deforestation • Water deficits• Maritime safety and pollution
Sharing our humanity: Issues whose size and urgency requires a global commitment• Massive step-up in the fight against poverty • Peace-keeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism• Education for all• Global infectious diseases • Digital divide• Natural disaster prevention and mitigation
Sharing our rulebook: Issues needing a global regulatory approach• Reinventing taxation for the 21st century• Biotechnology rules• Global financial architecture• Illegal drugs• Trade, investment and competition rules• Intellectual property rights• E-commerce rules• International labor and migration rules
20 years, 20 issues
“…our difficulties belong to the future, but our means of solving them, and our politics, belong to the past. Yet, never have there been such massive opportunities for improving the human condition. So it’s not a problem of means or lack of solutions: it’s a problem of methodology and mindset.”
JF Rischard
…our difficulties belong to the future, but our means of solving them, and our teaching, belong to the past. Yet, never have there been such massive opportunities for improving the human condition. So it’s not a problem of means or lack of solutions: it’s a problem of methodology and mindset. Clayton Lewis
In the classroom: Life Science,Geography,
History, Economics,Languages, Maths, IT
and more
Teacherresource
www.unep.org/geo
Teacherresource
Jimmy’s PP on Biodiversity
Warren and Chris’ ant project 2 Gold medal winners at Expo!
Our mission:
To help students realise they can make a difference by empowering them to work with
their peers internationally to develop solutions for global issues.
www.global-issuesnetwork.org
Based on book: High Noon
20 global problems 20 years to solve them
Global Issues Network
Programme Principles Students engage in real
issues that require urgent attention – not a simulation
Students take knowledge and translate it into positive action – opportunity to improve the human condition
Students take ownership of programme, and as a result take leadership
Activities are collaborative – not competitive
Students build and use networks
Gets kids involved
NAIS 20/20 Challenge
Gets kids involved
http://www.takingitglobal.org Gets kids involved
Teacherresource
Gets kids involved
“Could I ask you all please to Stand Up Against Poverty - (THEY STAND ) We are standing now with millions around the world on this symbolic day,
the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to show our commitment to the fight against extreme poverty and inequality.
We are standing because we refuse to accept more excuses in a world where 50,000 people die every day as a result of extreme poverty and the
gap between rich and poor is getting wider.We are standing because we want our leaders to honour their promises to
meet the Millennium Development Goals – and we ask them to exceed these goals.
We join in solidarity with people from over 100 countries to say: To the leaders of the wealthy countries –
We urge you to keep your promises on poverty – debt relief, more and better aid, trade justice and gender equality.
To the leaders of poorer countries – make it your first responsibility to save the lives of your poorest citizens. We ask you to tackle inequality, to
be accountable to your people, to govern fairly and justly, to fight corruption and to fulfill human rights.
Today, and every day, we will stand up and speak out against poverty. We will continue the fight against poverty and inequality and to hold our
leaders to their promises. We are asking not for charity but for justice. We are millions of voices
standing in solidarity to say, no more excuses - end poverty now.www.standagainstpoverty.org
YES (Youth Environmental Sustainability conference)
Gets kids involved
http://www.capetown.gov.za/environmentTeacherresource
Bishops Recycling Bishops Recycling ProjectProject
The Can Crusher
Idea Continuous system Putting the idea into action Introducing it into the school
Worm Farm Idea Education Setting up the farms Maintaining and
expanding
Worm Tea
Worm Farm
Tap for Worm Tea
Vegetables, soil, dried leaves,
newspaper and plant matter
Sustainability at Bishops
Reducing Energy Usage
Next Wave Summit
• A summit was held earlier this term with regard to the future of Bishops• In the sustainability summit we came up with a vision and action plan • The action plan and vision came mainly from what was proposed in our presentation
Reducing Electricity Usage through Education and Awareness
• Workshops for Boys and staff (Both Academic and non-Academic)• Integration of sustainable living into all areas of the school syllabus• A GIN group which has brought about the change at Bishops and is deciding what needs to be done
Reducing Electricity Usage through Action Plans
• Geysers all have geyser blankets• All light bulbs are being changed to fluorescent• Kitchens have centralized from four separate kitchens to one• Solar heating for the pools
Reducing Electricity: What we want to do
• Geysers• Timers• Solar
• Solar panels• Habitation sensors• Integration of Green policy (i.e. Solar Laptop chargers• Vampire electricity
Reducing our Carbon Footprint
• Webpage to offset carbon footprint
• Reduced paper usage due to use of online syllabus and electronic work
• We hope to institute a car pooling system for parents using a GPS system to map routes
Gin group: water, waste and
electricity audit. Save Excel sheets in common drive
“I do not want to talk about what you understand about this world. I want to know what you will do about it. I do not want to know what you hope. I want to know what you will work for. I do not want your sympathy for the needs of humanity. I want your
muscle.” — Robert Fulghum
I am only one person and cannot do everything
But just because I cannot do everything,does not mean that I will refuse to do what I can.
Helen Keller
www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet
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