Geography & the Geography & the Global DimensionGlobal Dimension

Based on the work of a three-year project, this workshop will

offer practical ideas for teaching geography and

the global dimension, and will suggest ways to promote

learning through the use of Living Geography, story

and more.

Wendy North, Helen GriffinZoe Silverwood, John Waller, Gemma

Eden

GA Conference, Manchester April 2012

Geography: a curriculum resource Geography: a curriculum resource par excellence par excellence GA MANIFESTOGA MANIFESTO

Geography underpins a lifelong ‘conversation’ about the earth as the home of humankind.

Geography deepens understanding: many contemporary challenges – climate change, food security, energy choices – cannot be understood without a geographical perspective.

Geography ... is fundamental for everyone. It starts very early, when a young child encounters and begins to discover the world. Geography can nourish and enrich a whole lifetime of learning.

http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/adifferentview

PlacePlace SpaceSpace

ScaleScale

CONNECTEDNESS

EnvironmentalEnvironmentalImpact Impact

& & SustainabilitySustainability

Changing Physical

& Human Processes

Culture & Diversity

Geography’sBig Ideas

Interdependence

Global Citizenship

Conflict resolution

Social Justice

Values and perceptions

Sustainable Development

Human Rights

Diversity

Underlying the idea of the

Global Dimension are

8 Key Concepts

GeographyGlobal

Dimension

Place & Scale: the issues we are dealing with through the Global Dimension take place somewhere and affect people at personal, local/ regional/national/global scales

Human Rights,Social Justice,Conflict ResolutionThese issues affect people and happen in relation to particular places . History and geography are influential factors

Global Citizenship and Values and Perceptions inform our particular perspective on human geography

Environmental Environmental Impact & Impact & SustainabilitySustainability

Interdependence & Interdependence & ConnectednessConnectedness

People , Culture & People , Culture & DiversityDiversity

http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html

What informs our What informs our global perspective?global perspective?

The Chembakolli Story

Zoe Silverwood

Jump Primary School, Barnsley

My Box

John WallerDobcroft Junior, Sheffield

TASK Draw/annotate 5 objects (which could physically be put in a real box) to represent your life.

Here as well as there

Gemma EdenWatercliffe Meadow Community Primary

- recognising that some of the earth’s resources are finite and therefore must be responsibly used by each of us

Sustainable developmentSustainable development

The average water consumption is 160 litres per person, per day.

Key global ideas: Key global ideas:

Key concepts running through projects in different ways – interdependence, social justice, sustainable development, human rights, diversity, conflict/ peace, values & perceptions, global citizenship

Learning from the South

Danger of a Single Story - challenging assumptions, critical thinking, how do you make other places / people real and accurate

Here as well as there – same issues different places