Galway University ( Oct 2022) PME workshop 1

Global Citizenship Education

University of Galway (4 October 2022)

What is Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and why is relevant?

“When you understand that under capitalism a forest has no value until it's cut down, you begin to understand the root of our ecological crises.” Adam Idek Hastie

https://ncca.ie/media/2829/vandana-shiva.pdf

Why is it important to learn about human rights?

What is Global Citizenship Education (GCE)?

Global Citizenship Education is an educational process aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing, interdependent and unequal world in which we live” GCE inspires solidarity by supporting people to realise their full rights, responsibilities, and potential as global citizens in order to take meaningful action for a just and sustainable world. By challenging stereotypes and encouraging independent thinking, GCE helps students critically explore the root causes of global justice issues and how they link with our everyday lives

The key components of GCE

Action

Global citizenship education provides the understanding, skills and values students need to cooperate in resolving the interconnected challenges of the 21st century

Attitudes

Methodologies

Values

Skills

Knowledge

The Junior Cycle SOL, principles, key skills and indicators are all cultivated in the teaching and learning of GCE

Global Citizenship Education has a solid human rights basis!

Article 26: Everyone has the right to education. At school we should be helped to develop our talents, and be taught an understanding and respect for everyone’s human rights. We should also be taught to get on with others whatever their ethnicity, religion, or country they come from. Our parents have the right to choose what kind of school we go to.

The UN Declaration of Human Rights

The Guiding Principles of GCE

How can I effectively implement GCE in my classroom?

The Guiding Principles of GCE

What makes a Global teacher?

The seeds that help cultivate a global citizen in schools

Promote student voice

Highly complex

Do you encourage students to be proactive learners and to engage in dialogue, reflection, debates and uncomfortable conversations and collaborative + individual reflection?

Do you explain that global issues are highly complex, multi-faceted and multi-layered, and cannot be resolved using simplistic solutions?

Local to Global links

Critical approach

Do you ensure students connect local issues with global issues, rather than exploring justice issues in isolation?

Do you create a learning environment that ignites curiosity and inquisitiveness, supporting students to get to the root causes of issues by engaging in critical and analytical thinking and thorough research practices?

Solidarity approach

Do you promote a solidarity approach to exploring global justice issues, which serves to empower communities to take a systems change approach to resolving issues themselves ?

GCE is Human rights

 Are you aware that GCE has a solid human rights basis and therefore you know that looking at environmental issues and animals in isolation, without looking at the impact of humans does not qualify as GCE.

Unlearning + Reconstructing

Do you encourage learners to unlearn dominant streams of thought and to investigate mainstream media, alternative discourse, potential bias, stereotypes, etc.?

Scaffolds the learning

Do you cultivate systematic learning before + after an event or task to ensure learners engage in a deep learning process?

Critical approach

Do you allow students to identify, challenge and question different perspectives, assumptions, prejudice and unconscious bias?

The WWGS 6-step plan

Where do I start???

1. Involve students + school community

PLANNING FOR QUALITY GCE:

6. Reflect

2. Choose a global justice theme

5. Take action

3. Explore the theme

4. Raise awareness

Step 2: Select a global justice theme

Step 3: Explore the theme

Digging Deeper

(A thorough investigation of the theme)

1. Involve students + school community

PLANNING FOR QUALITY GCE:

6. Reflect

2. Choose a global justice theme

5. Take action

3. Explore the theme

4. Raise awareness

School examples of meaningful student-led action and awareness raising activities

Peer Learning (ideas from other schools)

• Collaborative working - share the learning with your peers: https://padlet.com/sramaldonado1/woldwiseglobalschoolsresources

• GCE on school website: https://www.movillecc.ie/global-citizenship-education

Case Studies: https://www.worldwiseschools.ie/category/case-studies/

The Global Passport Framework

(A whole school approach)

The Global Passport Framework

The Global Passport Framework

The Global Passport Framework

The Global Passport Award

Global Citizenship Education

REGISTER your interest in the award on our website: https://www.worldwiseschools.ie/register-your-interest/ and then complete your application through your school's online account

The Global Passport Framework

The 6 passport stamp categories represent different aspects of the school community

The application process timeline

Only Post Primary schools on the island of Ireland are eligible to apply for the Global Passport Award. The Award holds for 2 years.

Upcoming trainings + supports

Global Citizenship Education Timeline

February

January

October

December

November

September

• An Chomhdháil Oiliúna/Irish Conference (6th)
• Human Rights + Environmentalism
• Regional Teachmeet

• National Teacher Training Conference (2nd)

• Revise your Global Passport Framework

• Fairtrade + GCE workshop (12th)

• Revise your grant funding expenditure

Critical Workshops 1) Schools new to GCE (18 Oct) 2) Established schools (25 Oct)

• Peace + Justice Workshop (10th)

• Management Symposium Conference (16th)

• Return WWGS

signed contract

• Starter Workshop
• Regional Teachmeet

June

August

April

March

May

July

• Regional Teachmeets

• Prepare for grant application and report submission

Return to school - planning of GCE school programme by GCE teacher committee

School Grant application appraisals by WWGS team

Deadline for submission of

• School Report
• Grant Application

Grant approval emails sent to principal + GCE Coordinator

Annual Student Conference online (28th)

WWGS trainings in the academic year 2022-23

Useful resources + supports

Useful websites

• www.developmenteducation.ie/
• https://www.financialjustice.ie/
• https://globaldimension.org.uk/
• www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
• www.youth.ie/ (NYCI)
• www.learningforjustice.org/ https://globaldimension.org.uk/
• www.creativityandchange.ie/
• www.trocaire.org/our-work/educate/peaceandjustice/postprimary/
• https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/

The New Internationalist

More research + reading options

The following websites offer a broad range of resources and academic peer-reviewed articles on GCE:

• Bridge 47 Resources Library - https://www.bridge47.org/resources

• Development Education: https://developmenteducation.ie/

• Journal of Transformative Education - https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jtd

• International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/pages/international-journal-of-development-education-and-global-learning

• Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review: https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/

• The Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) is the national network for Development Education in Ireland: www.ideaonline.ie

Míle buíochas

WWGS website: https://www.worldwiseschools.ie/