SACSC Global Education
Unit and Lesson Plans
Workshops
Teacher Resources
Research
Other Resources
NGO Partner Links
Program Description
This program was developed through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency
Concept: To develop and promote a comprehensive, provincial approach to global education that focuses on international development and the important role that Canadian students can play now and later in their adult lives.
Themes: Themes or issues explored in materials and workshops connect CIDA ‘Millennium Development Goals, (MDG) with outcomes for the new Social Studies curriculum as identified by Alberta Education. Specific outcomes fall under one of three headings: knowledge, values, and attitudes. Although there appears to be a natural connection to Social Studies, materials and workshops will encourage the link of an interdisciplinary global connection. Millennium Development Goals include: 1) Eradicate extreme poverty, 2) Achieve universal primary education, 3) Promote gender equality and empower women, 4) Reduce child mortality, 5) Improve maternal health, 6) Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, 7) Ensure environmental sustainability, 8) Develop a global partnership for development.
Lessons/activities and workshops follow the instructional strategies of SACSC; non-workshop resources are posted on the SACSC website. This project also includes connections with the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network program .
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Unit and Lesson Plans
Click here for a complete list and descriptions of all of the Global Education Unit and Lesson Plans.
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Workshops
The following Global Education workshops are available through the Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities:
Youth Action, Global Education Focus
These half-day workshops prepare students and their teachers/supervisors to implement the Youth Action program with a focus on the Millenium Development Goals. Both Workshops 1 and 2 include a manual for teachers/supervisors as well as students. These Youth Action resources have been adapted for the following four groups:
- Elementary Students
- Aboriginal Elementary Students
- Secondary Students
- Aboriginal Secondary Students
Click here for more information on the Youth Action program.
- Workshop 1- Millennium Development Goals-Action Research
Workshop 1 helps students become familiar with various aspects of Action Research. This includes information on conducting focus groups as a means of data collection. After taking this workshop, the students conduct their research and prepare for workshop 2.
- Workshop 2- Millennium Development Goals-The Next Steps: Student-led Action
Workshop 2 teaches participants to develop an action plan that addresses the themes identified in their research and implement and evaluate their plan. Once completed, the students report on their findings.
Addressing Global Issues Through Youth Action
This workshop will introduce secondary teachers to SACSC Youth Action and provide an overview of the student and teacher resources that could be used to promote a global perspective in their school.
Non-Government Organizations
This workshop introduces secondary teachers to the Millennium Development Goals and to Canada 's and Alberta 's non-government organizations. By completing a Web-Quest, participants will research non-government organizations and their role pertaining to issues of governance, rights, citizenship and identity.
Web-based Microworkshops
- Becoming the Change We Want to See Web Quest
The focus of this micro workshop is to develop a critical dialogue that examines teacher and school community knowledge, skills and attitudes about global citizenship and the importance of taking an active role toward a preferred future.
- Addressing Global Issues through Youth Action
This micro-workshop will help educators promote an understanding of global interdependence and our responsibilities as Canadian citizens. It will also increase students' understanding of Canada's role in international developments and help them develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to adress global citizenship in their classrooms.
The following SACSC Global Education workshops are available through the Alberta Teachers' Association:
Other Global Education ATA Workshops
For more information on ATA presentations, please contact Contact Janey Kemp at Barnett House by phone (447-9485 in Edmonton ; 1-800-232-7208 elsewhere in Alberta ) or by email at janey.kemp@ata.ab.ca .
Teacher Resources
Global Education Resource Booklet—Building Peace from the Inside Out: A toolbox for preparing students for global citizenship
This information booklet is designed to help teachers expand their students' knowledge about international development and global interdependency and develop an appreciation for different worldviews. It outlines nine crucial elements for developing a global education program and making curriculum connections. This booklet also contains examples of innovative school-wide activities that staff can use to encourage active global citizenship among their students.
Global Citizenship PowerPoint Presentation
This resources is designed for teachers to use with students and parents to introduce them to Global Education, Global Citizenship, the Millennium Development Goals and Youth Action. It is divided into three parts so that Teachers may present it in sections or as a whole.
Building Safe and Caring Schools through Youth Action: A guide for teachers and school staff
This booklet provides an overview of the SACSC Youth Action program and the research behind its development. It also outlines potential topics and describes the projects that were implemented through the secondary, elementary, and aboriginal focus pilot projects.
For information on implementing a Youth Action project in your school, please read our Youth Action brochure .
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Research
Global Education Literature Review– Becoming the Change We Want to See
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Other Resources
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NGO Partner Links
Change for Children Association (CFCA) is a local, non-profit organization that has been in existence for twenty-nine years. It has two main areas of operation; the first is a program of support for grassroots community-based development projects in Latin America, Africa and the Philippines. CFCA supports a wide variety of projects - from outreach with street children in Brazil, agricultural co-operatives in Nicaragua, to environmental projects in Mexico. The second is an Alberta based global education program that works to facilitate dialogue and action around the root causes of poverty and social injustice, and to provide opportunities for greater exploration and understanding of these issues. CFCA was founded on the principle that the way to achieve real and sustainable change is to work not only in partnership with communities in the developing world, but also with schools, organizations and communities here in Canada.
The Ainembabazi Children's Project exists to advance the rights of the child and to empower children affected by the AIDS crisis in Uganda. The organization seeks to meet the needs of and enhance opportunity for children through both education and collaboration with local communities. The Project aims to enlighten Canadians on the impact of the AIDS crisis on children in Uganda in order to advance the international response to the AIDS pandemic.
The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) is a coalition of voluntary sector organizations located in Alberta, working locally and globally to achieve sustainable human development. We a re committed to international cooperation that is people-centred, democratic, just, inclusive, and respectful of the environment and indigenous cultures. We work towards ending poverty and achieving a peaceful and healthy world, with dignity and full participation for all. Members of the Council pursue these goals through supporting global citizenship programs and participatory projects with international partners. The Council's goal is to support the work of its members through networking, leadership, information sharing, training and coordination, and represents their interests when dealing with government and others.
United Nations Association in Canada Edmonton Branch (UNAC) was formed in 1949. It is part of a nation-wide group of voluntary, non-partisan United Nations organizations concerned with global affairs. It is comprised of interested Canadians in the greater-Edmonton area who seek solutions to world problems through the effective use of the UN, its specialized agencies, and other multilateral institutions. This branch is committed to promoting awareness of critical issues such as the environment, human rights, disarmament, and development. We strive to reach various sectors of our community such as students, teachers, community organizations, businesses, and individuals wanting to explore the UN and its world.
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights was established as a non-governmental organization in Edmonton , Alberta in June 2000, evolving from the Human Rights Education Foundation , founded in 1998. Named after the late John Peters Humphrey, the principal drafter of the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights, the Centre's mission is to advance the universal implementation of human rights through teaching and education of all people, with a specific focus on children and youth. A commitment to human rights, we envision, will enable us to attend to many of the ills in our society; from poverty, to racism, to bullying.
CAUSE Canada (CC) is committed to supporting sustainable development projects in geographical regions where there is an under-representation of international aid organizations. It is the belief of CC that each individual is precious in the eyes of God and that to lack access to food, water, and basic health care is to be deprived of the promise of full and abundant life. CAUSE Canada focuses its overseas funding assistance within West Africa and Central America specifically Guatemala , Honduras , Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast . Projects include primary health care, potable water and sanitation, reforestation, gender specific development initiatives, micro-enterprise projects and emergency relief and rehabilitation for refugees and displaced persons. CAUSE Canada specifically targets the poorest of the poor and marginalized people as being the primary beneficiaries of its development programs. Additionally, CC has made a long-term commitment to supporting programs in the rural regions of the developing world as a means of redressing the urban migration problem.
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