The document discusses the importance of cooperation, building bridges between divided groups, and developing global citizenship skills. It argues that students should be curious, inclusive, open-minded, recognize different perspectives, communicate across diverse audiences, and solve problems through win-win cooperation instead of confrontation to build community. Key global citizenship skills include empathy, belief in making a difference, understanding of social justice, identity, sustainability, diversity, globalization, critical thinking, and conflict resolution.

1. Cooperation, building bridges
Union Bridge, uniting East and West Hamilton

4. Global Citizenship
Who?
What?
Why?
By Dave Ziringer

5. Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the
minds of men that the defenses of peace must
be constructed.
--UNESCO

10. Going Global in the 21st Century
WWII
The new view of One World
The Great Acceleration

14. Problems, but especially possibilities
Community, identity, and cultural self-esteem
Develop students who are curious, inclusive, and
open-minded

15. Recognize different perspectives
Communicate across diverse audiences
Never ”us and them” but always ”us and us”
Community: cooperate, not confront

16. ”To learn, unlearn, and re-learn”
Win-win problem solving in the long-run
Sustainable economic model
Employment. GOODNESS.

17. Skills for the 21st Century
• feels empathy with others
• has a belief that people can make a
difference
• has an understanding of and active
commitment to, social justice and
equity

18. Skills for the 21st Century
• has a sense of identity and self-esteem, and
promotes these feelings to others visions
for the future, and how it can be achieved
• has an understanding of and active
commitment to sustainable
development

19. Skills for the 21st Century
• has an understanding of and respect for
diversity
• has an understanding of globalisation and
interdependence, and an active
commitment to learning more about such
issues

20. Skills for the 21st Century
• has the ability to think critically, challenge
injustice and argue effectively to changing
things
• has an understanding of peace and conflict,
and has the willingness to behave
cooperatively and resolve conflict
--Young and Commins, 2002

24. Not a global citizen
Pastor
Terry
Jones

26. The Global Citizen
 Sees how we're BOTH the same and different
in the world
 Sees the need for BOTH competition and
cooperation
 Has a WIN-WIN mentality: hope and
optimism, growth AND sustainability

28. http://Globalengage.ibo.org
”Guidance for Teachers”