It's All Connected: Integrating Global Issues & Sustainability Across the CurriculumFacilitators: Kim Rakow Bernier and Gilda WheelerFor middle and high school teachers (25 max) Session I: July 9-14, 2006 Institute DescriptionIn this workshop, presented by Facing the Future: People and the Planet, participants will discover activities, tools and strategies to more effectively use global issues and sustainability as a contextual framework for teaching core subjects! We will examine the trends that shape global issues in the 21st century by outlining the interconnectedness of population, poverty, consumption, conflict, and the environment - and explore ways in which students can participate in their solutions. We will look at trends in the availability of key resources and what these trends portend for future global security. Beginning with an historical perspective, we create a framework from which to consider the connections between the global issues that underlie and exacerbate ethnic, civil and trans-boundary conflict and migration. Once we have an understanding of these issues, via graphics and hands-on activities, we introduce a way to make these lessons stick with service learning and action. Given that the challenges of the 21st century require us to think and learn in new ways, we'll also explore tools and activities to help identify and shift the mental models that shape our world and determine future actions. Facing the Future's hands-on activities will be used to provide examples of how to put these abstract concepts into action. Participants will build upon their teaching expertise and be challenged to think creatively about global issues and global sustainability and their integration into all aspects of the curriculum. Reading, writing, and technology connections will be made throughout the institute. Participants will have the opportunity to work individually and in small groups to share, design and develop their own strategies to bring global sustainability into their classroom or across the school in new ways. This interactive strategy portion of the institute will allow participants to learn from each other and to begin developing ways to immediately apply what they have learned in the workshop. Institute Includes
Institute OutcomesParticipants will: Presenter BiosKim Rakow Bernier
As Outreach Director at Facing the Future: People and the Planet, Kim develops and conducts teacher workshops and oversees the educator, community, and service learning partner outreach program. She has presented over 150 educator workshops at in-services and teacher conferences around the country. Kim is a member of the New Jersey Task Force for International Education and is helping develop a statewide five year plan to systematically integrate international knowledge and skills into all core areas of the K-12 curriculum. Kim is also a member of Forest Ridge School's Global Advisory Committee. Before joining Facing the Future, Kim worked as a coordinator for the Peace Corps Master's International Program at the Evans School of Public Affairs. She has conducted evaluation and program design and development work for an educational technology initiative called Global Classmates, a project for which Kim was nominated for The Betty Jane Narver Degree Project Award at the Evans School. She taught math and science in a community high school in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Kim holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Spanish from Tufts University and a Master in Public Administration and Certificate in International Development Policy and Management from the University of Washington. Gilda Wheeler
Gilda is the primary author of Facing the Future's activity guide, Facing the Future Curriculum Guide: Classroom Activities for Teaching about Global Issues and Solutions and she is co-author of Facing the Future's student textbooks, It's All Connected and Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions. As Program Director, Gilda oversees Facing the Future's education and training programs while continuing to develop curriculum and conduct educator workshops. Gilda has led over 100 teacher workshops around the country and developed hands-on experiential curriculum pieces on global issues. She is a member of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development and is on the Advisory Board for Cleveland High School's Global Studies Academy in Seattle. Before joining Facing the Future, Gilda taught language arts at an independent high school in California. Prior to her teaching career, Gilda worked for 10 years as an Environmental and Land Use Planner with the County of Santa Barbara, California. She holds an undergraduate degree in Geography, and a Masters in Education from the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as California and Washington State Teaching Certificates. What educators around the country are saying about Facing the Future workshops: “Just wanted to say "thanks" for the very educational and entertaining time. Not very often do I leave a Professional Development workshop actually excited to implement what I have learned.” “Inspirational! Connected us with standards AND amazing teaching.” “On a scale of 1-10, a 10. An excellent combination of information, activities and inspiration.” Contact the FacilitatorsKim Rakow-Bernier Gilda Wheeler www.facingthefuture.org |
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