The Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education: St. Mary’s University College, Belfast.
http://www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk/academic/education/gde/default.asp
'The Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education' was created to assist those involved in embedding global dimension concepts into teacher education programmes. It features various aspects of the Project including college-wide activities, local and global links, development of undergraduate and postgraduate level courses and the certification process. It shares the College's experience of how to incorporate values and attitudes related to social justice, diversity, interdependence, global citizenship, sustainable development and conflict resolution into teaching and learning in the classroom. The Guide can be downloaded at:
- The Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education - Part One
- The Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education - Part Two
Research was carried out as part of the Project on values and attitudes towards the global dimension in primary, post primary as well as initial teacher education. Surveys and focus groups with students and pupils have revealed current levels of knowledge about the global dimension in education, opinions about its content and opinions about the most appropriate ways it can form part of the curriculum in Northern Ireland. A summary report can be downloaded at:
Global Dimension Research Summary
The global dimension on line course developed to support St. Mary's students wishing to gain certification in the global dimension contains a variety of useful links, resources and support materials and may be of use to those wishing to find out more about the global dimension.
For further information on the rationale and objectives of the GDE project, download the following documents: GDE project flyer and GDE project poster. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view these documents.
Issues One, Two and Three of our Newsletter "Going Global" are available below for download:
The British Council
British Council programmes for schools that wish to establish a school partnership with schools in developing countries and use those partnerships as one way of exploring global dimension themes in the curriculum are:
- Global Schools
- Connecting Classrooms
- www.britishcouncil.org/sport-dreams-about.htm
- Partnerships with the Middle East
The Introduction to Global School Partnerships, which is one of four Professional Development courses for teachers and which provides an outline of the principles of global dimension learning partnerships between schools in the UK and schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, is now online.
Partners in Learning, a comprehensive guide for schools interested in or already involved in learning partnerships with global dimension goals is also available online. PIL includes advice and guidance on building effective partnerships, exploring diversity and equality and incorporating a global dimension in specific subject areas as well as cross-curricular approaches.
Other Links:
- Northern Ireland Chinese Welfare Association
- Northern Ireland Multicultural Resource Centre
- Antiracist multicultural website
- Children's website (aged 7-12)
- Global Issues magazine for young people
- Oxfam's Education (site for teachers & pupils)
- photos & Stories by Palestinian Children
- Student Action for Refugees (STAR)
- Young Citizens in Action (VSB)
Environment:
Human Rights Organisations