Montgomery Development Education Centre 79 Queen Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AN

Tel: 01224 620111 www.afairerworld.org.uk

CPD Sessions 2016 – 2017 Term 1Welcome to Montgomery Development Education Centre. On ten Thursdays this term we will explore various themes connected to Global Learning. Would you like to know how to teach global issues through numeracy, or what resources there are to engage pupils to ask questions on gender inequality? Then these sessions are for you!

All sessions are free of charge4.30–6pm at Montgomery DEC

Schedule: – Term 11 September

The Global Goals: Happy 1st Birthday

8 September

Refugee Issues: How to teach about the current crisis

29 September

Fairtrade Schools Award: Raising awareness of global issues through Fair Trade

6 October Global Goal 5: Gender Equality

27 October The Miniature Earth Learning Project (tbc)

3 November

Global Goal 6: Water and Sanitation

10 November

Children’s Rights (UNCRC): Rights Respecting Schools Award

17 November

Global Goal 13: Climate Action

24 Global Goal 4: Education

November Global Learning through Literacy

1 December

Global Goal 4: Education Global Learning through Numeracy.

Why CPDs on Global Learning?Montgomery DEC is one of six Development Education Centres in Scotland. We receive funding from the UK and Scottish Governments, with involvement from Education Scotland, to promote and actively engage teachers in Global Learning. In our CPD sessions this term we will look at learning around contemporary global issues. The aim is to assist teachers in equipping pupils with the tools needed to promote global citizenship. We also encourage you to share your own ideas, experience, resources and activities with your teacher colleagues at our sessions. Global Citizenship Each session is tailor-made to support teachers in embedding global citizenship within the Curriculum for Excellence by exploring ways in which pupils can develop their understanding of the world, their place in it and how they can make it more just and sustainable. Resources Every CPD involves a presentation of resources and material linked to the theme of that week’s session. Teachers who attend will be given samples of material and activities after each session, and the opportunity to borrow resources from our Global Learning library. The Global Goals for Sustainable DevelopmentWe are using the Sustainable Development Goals, launched on 25 September 2015, as a springboard for our CPD sessions. Through these we explore Global Learning and Citizenship. Visit: www.globalgoals.org. Thursdays4.30 pm to 6 pmMontgomery DEC 79 Queen StreetAberdeen AB10 1AN

Want to attend? Just email or call our Global Learning Advisor, Hannes Sundkvist, to tell him you’re coming:mdec.hannes@btconnect.com01224 620111

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1 September: The Global Goals - Happy 1st

BirthdayThis session figures as an introduction to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals. 8 September: Refugee Issues - how to teach about the current crisisTeaching about Refugee issues can be demanding when new material, information and figures appear constantly. This session will present various resources on the topic.29 September: Fairtrade Schools Award - Raising awareness through Fair TradeIn this session we will explore resources and discuss how the school award can raise awareness on global issues.6 October: Global Goal 5 - Gender EqualityMDEC and Europe Direct Aberdeen have created joint signpost material on Gender Equality. This session will focus on how this matter is best taught in classrooms. 27 October: The Miniature Earth Learning ProjectAn Aberdeen based project, by teachers for teachers. This session will explore and engage with this project. 3 November: Global Goal 6 - Water and Sanitation19 November is World Toilet Day - this session focuses on how to celebrate that day by exploring global issues around water and sanitation.10 November: Children’s Rights (UNCRC) - Rights Respecting Schools AwardIs your School a Rights Respecting School? This session will aid teachers with material on Children’s Rights.

17 November: Global Goal 13 - Climate ActionWhat does the flooding in Aberdeen have in common with drought in the Middle East? This session explores materials around the topic of Climate Change.24 November: Global Learning through LiteracyWhat are the best ways to combine the two? A wide range of activities and material will be discussed.1 December: Global Learning through NumeracyWhen comparing the world we often use numbers in percentages and tables. How can this be taken into the classroom?