Global Literacy for a Fairer World - workshop for teachers

1. Pupils Take Action – Introductory Workshop
September 2013

2. About CDEC
CPD and Training
Classroom activities
Funded Projects
Subscription
Service

3. Programme
When? What?
3.45 Arrivals, refreshment
4.00 Welcome & introductions
4.15 Introduction to Global Literacy
4.30 Pupil Audit Activities
5.00 Challenge & Enquiry Pack for teachers
5.45 Plenary, next steps, Ghana teacher visits, evaluation
6.00 Finish

4. Aims
• To introduce the GL project (background, project
aims, partnership working and timeline)
• To prepare teachers for using the Audit activities in
the classroom
• To introduce the Challenge & Enquiry Pack to
teachers and trial activities
• To establish a timeline for Pupils take Action

5. • A 3-year EU funded development education project, led in UK
by CDEC, and delivered in Czech Republic, Poland and Ghana
• Objectives:
– To build teachers’ confidence in incorporating global learning into their lessons,
so that
– Children understand interdependence between European countries and the
Global South, in the context of food, trade and the causes of poverty, and
– they feel empowered to take collaborative meaningful action towards making
the world a fairer place.
• Participatory and experiential learning, critical thinking
Global Literacy – what is it?

6. • Year 1- engaging ‘curious dogs’ and carrying out Pupil Audit,
School in a Box..
• Year 2 – developing and trialling classroom
activities. Challenge & Enquiry Pack
• Year 3 – Engaging more schools , and
‘Pupils Take Action’
Global Literacy – what is it?
http://issuu.com/katiecdec/docs/global_literacy_chall
enge___enquiry/3?e=7470927/4061422

7. The Millennium Development Goals

8. Global Literacy – website

9. When? What?
Sept 2013
“Launch”
Session 1 – Introducing Global Literacy
Cockermouth, Penrith & Barrow
Oct 2013
“Pupils Take
Action”
Session 2 – Competition Launch
Monday 7th October – Cockermouth
Tuesday 8th October – Barrow
Wednesday 9th October– Penrith
Visit by Ghanaian Teachers 1 week
Start pupil audits
Oct-Jan Pupil Audits in each school
Support from CDEC (face to face, email, telephone etc)
Pupils learn about global literacy using Challenge Pack – teachers
Carry out their own ‘Pupils Take Action’ project
Creative outputs...
Feb 2014 Competition final – a one day County-wide event, for children to ‘exhibit’ the
actions they have taken
Global Literacy Project – timeline

10. Global Literacy – Pupil Audit
What do children know – or think they know – about:
- Food and trade
- Poverty and interdependence
- Education and development

11. Global Literacy – Pupil Audit
results, GhanaWhat do you know about Europe?
• Europe has good business centres
• Europe is a united continent where there is no conflict but
peace
• Europe is also technically and technologically developed
• Most parts of Europe have very neat environment
• Europe is the most secured continent
• Homosexuality is legalised

12. Global Literacy – Pupil Audit results,
Ghana

13. Global Literacy – Pupil Audit
results, Ghana

15. Challenge Pack – activities
Fact or opinion – Which is Which (page 29)
Taking Action – Global Citizens (page 35)
Cocoa Clues Mystery (page 75)

16. When? What?
Sept 2013
“Launch”
Session 1 – Introducing Global Literacy
Cockermouth, Penrith & Barrow
Oct 2013
“Pupils Take
Action”
Session 2 – Competition Launch
Monday 7th October – Cockermouth
Tuesday 8th October – Barrow
Wednesday 9th October– Penrith
Visit by Ghanaian Teachers 1 week
Start pupil audits
Oct-Jan Pupil Audits in each school
Support from CDEC (face to face, email, telephone etc)
Pupils learn about global literacy using Challenge Pack – teachers
Carry out their own ‘Pupils Take Action’ project
Creative outputs...
Feb 2014 Competition final – a one day County-wide event, for children to ‘exhibit’ the
actions they have taken
Global Literacy Project – timeline

17. Commitment from us!
1. Provide planning support via telephone and email
2. At least one visit to you in school...
3. High quality and motivating training sessions
4. Connect you with teachers in partner
countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Ghana)
5. We’ll be reliable, helpful, supportive!

18. Commitment from you!
1. Pupil audit activities with your class (remember to record the
outcomes and send to CDEC!)
2. Try out Challenge Pack – at least three activities, and let us
know how it went.
3. Support your pupils to ‘Take Action’

19. Global Literacy Project – next
twilight
Monday 7th October – Cockermouth
Tuesday 8th October - Barrow
Wednesday 9th October - Penrith Rugby
Club
3.45 for 4pm start – 6.15pm

20. paul@cdec.org.uk
015394 31602
Thank you!