TIME & TO MUCH: All of our teachers are strung out with to many teaching, reporting and testing commitments. TECHNOLOGY: We have some resources: Laptop carts, wifi throughout school, 60% of classes with smartboards but it is aging and limited TEACHING CURRICULUM The current curriculum focus on international/global themes primarily in social studies in 3rd, 6th, & 7th grade. Global themes are not weaved throughout all of the curricula.
List 3-5 ideas, lessons, activities with global competance
Share 1-2 of the activities with your group
Group shares 2 ideas with the whole staff
CHOOSE an activity and PLAN when you can teach it
REFLECTION: 5 minutes -activities should promote global competence: 1) Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, 2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own 3. Communicate ideas 4. Take action Small Group Share: 10 minuts Select 2 activities from your group, develop them further, check for global competence, and present to the whole staff. PLAN- when will you teach 1 actvitiy