The World Ecitizens Online Environment is a resource for educational collaboration in topics such as responsible citizenship, mutual respect, combating social injustice and conflict prevention and resolution. There are resources and links to citizenship and also a page of teaching notes.
The World Ecitizens Online Environment is a resource for educational collaboration in topics such as responsible citizenship, mutual respect, combating social injustice and conflict prevention and resolution. There are resources and links to citizenship and also a page of teaching notes.
Education for Sustainability (E4S) resources, links, news & help for tutors, students and teachers trying to embed ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) and GC (Global Citizenship) in ITE (Initial Teacher Education). These materials inform the "sustainability debate" in HE and schools, encouraging\nAWARENESS, REFLECTION, ACTION, and CONNECTION with a range of VIEWPOINTS.\n
"Welcome to the World Ecitizens Online Environment, a resource for educational collaboration in topics such as responsible citizenship, mutual respect, combating social injustice and conflict prevention and resolution."
Useful Links for Education for Sustainable Development from Subject Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics
The following resources will be useful for anyone learning, teaching and researching issues relating to sustainable development from a social science angle. They include information resources for associated topics such as globalization, Corporate Social Responsibility and citizenship education.
Education for Sustainability (E4S) resources, links, news & help for tutors, students and teachers trying to embed ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) and GC (Global Citizenship) in ITE (Initial Teacher Education). These materials inform the "sustainability debate"
Find NEN Teaching and Learning resources from across UK. Enter a keyword in the search box. "Sustainable Development" finds most resources, "esdgc" finds some Welsh, which leads to many more Welsh NGFL resources. Use citizenship & PSHE for subjects.Use Grid to find resources by Subject Area and Key Stage. Go to home page for all regional networks/grids for learning.
A stunning collection of young people's work using computers and discussing their work with members of the public at BETT 2010
e.g Lampton's work is clearly connected to Global Citizenship
"This resource includes teacher-authors' individual or group units, modified by curriculum inquiry and peer review, and provides many links to resources. "
This survey aimed to establish the pattern of Teacher Education provision for sustainable development/global citizenship across the UK in primary and secondary so as to work with colleagues to support and develop provision in a more consistent form.
"These downloadable cross curricular teaching resources draw on projects run by Practical Action around the world. Suitable with key stages 2 and 3 (7-14 year olds), and could be used in geography, science and citizenship lessons."
"Your classroom is going global? That's great! But before you pack your bags, you might want to ask what, exactly, should a global learning experience be like for today's students?"
Project Based Learning (remember the 60s & 70s before the NC?)
"In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice," rigorous projects are carefully planned, managed, and assessed to help students learn key academic content, practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking), and create high-quality, authentic products & presentations."
"Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better, more cooperative world."
This website provides information, links, activities and opportunities for engagement around global learning and the global dimension, particularly in schools.
This page contains resources to support for classroom topics and CPD opportunities for teachers looking to take a global approach to addressing the four capacities of the Curriculum for Excellence.