GLOBAL AWARENESS Objectives Define Global Awareness Global Awareness
GLOBAL AWARENESS
Objectives • Define Global Awareness • Global Awareness Components • Role of the teacher
What is Global Awareness?
Global Awareness Developing an understanding and awareness of the concept of interdependence.
Homogenous forests bad for wildlife Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times The typical industrial forests of the Northwest, with their concentrations of evergreen trees, can be bad for wildlife that depend on other types of trees and plants for survival, according to a study by the federal government.
'A human being is part of the whole, called by us Universe. We experience ourselves – our thoughts and feelings – as something separate from the rest; a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. The true value of a human being is determined by the measure and the sense in which they have obtained liberation from the self. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is to survive. ' Albert Einstein
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“No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive. ” Mahatma Ghandhi
Quiz Global awareness is: Understanding the importance of and encouraging people to live homogenously. Travelling around the globe Develop an awareness of the inter-relatedness of everything in the universe
Components of Global Awareness • Self Awareness • Community Awareness • Cultural Awareness • Environmental Awareness
Self Awareness Understanding and awareness of self
Self Awareness • Understand deal with emotions • Consciousness of Self - silence game • Self Esteem • Creative Expression • Ability to make choices • Character Education
Community Awareness Sensitivity and understanding of others
Community Awareness • Grace and Courtesy Exercises • Co-operative learning • Communication skills • Problem solving • Acknowledging others • Conscious Community Building • Community Service Learning
Cultural Awareness Understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation for the people and customs of different cultures
Cultural Awareness • Cosmic Education • Multicultural Study • Cultural Exchanges • Celebrations • Beyond diversity training – PLURALISM
Environmental Awareness Understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation for the interconnectedness and fragility of our global environment
Environmental Awareness • Cosmic Study • Scientific Study • Ecological activities • Environmental Celebration
“Awareness” first part of Global Education Curriculum that aids conflict resolution and creates peace.
Why teach Global Awareness in Early Childhood Education? • Children, our future leaders – need to be prepared with tools of respect, compassion, dialogue, tolerance, co-operation, and peaceful problem solving. • “If we are to have real peace, it must begin with children” Mahatma Ghandhi. • “Children’s developmental ages are ripe for growth at this time”. A. Unten, In Our Own Way. • Lifelong values and attitudes toward ‘races’ are formed at early the early childhood level (Jane M. Page, Reframing the EC Curriculum – Educational Imperatives for Future)
Teacher’s Role “Teachers’ values and perspectives mediate and interact with what they teach and influence the way messages are communicated and perceived by their students. ”
The Key is in our Hands • Each of us has the opportunity to contribute to the betterment of the world
Reflective Practice • Reflect on our teaching – – are we practicing anti-bias curriculum, – do we have faith in the child, – are we showing love and compassion toward each other and the environment around us? ?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice • Does our developmentally appropriate practice include: – the art of dialogue – critical thinking skills – problem solve collaboratively ?
Teacher Preparation • Spiritual preparation • Love and compassion • Self Awareness • Anti-biased curriculum • Collaborative teaching and learning • Self-reflective practice
‘Teaching’ Global Awareness • Interdisciplinary • Creative thinking • Teachable moments • Multicultural • Co-operative learning • Moral Education • Inclusive • Sustainable environment • Social action
Conclusion • Children 0 -6 years absorb impressions, form identity and values. • Teachers can make an impact on children’s thinking. • Teachers should be prepared and ‘teach’ principles of global awareness.
“Whoever touches the life of the child touches the most sensitive point of a whole, which has roots in the most distant past and climbs toward the infinite future. ” Dr. Maria Montessori
Global Awareness Syndrome? ?
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