webinar integrating global learning into stem subjects wednesday 17 th april 4.15pm
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Webinar Integrating global learning into STEM subjects
Wednesday 17th April4.15pm
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• Our aim
• Our role as a
membership charity
• Our work with schools
Introduction to Think Global
www.globaldimension.org.uk
Introduction to Practical Action
www.practicalaction.org.uk/schools
• An International development Charity which focuses on using technology to help people out of poverty – we believe in Technology justice
• Our Education unit provides free teaching resources at primary and secondary level to fit the STEM and geography curriculum
What is global learning?
• Critical and creative thinking;• self-awareness and open-mindedness towards
difference;• understanding of global issues and power
relationships; and• optimism and action for a better world.
www.think-global.org.uk
What is STEM?
S cienceT echnology E ngineeringM aths
……as simple as that!
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Who supports STEM teaching?
Why would you put STEM and global learning together??
From Practical Action’s point of view
It gives us a way of integrating global learning into mainstream subjects that wouldn’t normally teach in this way
…Which will help us inspire more students to care about poverty reduction…and act accordingly
Why would you put STEM and global learning together??
From a teacher’s point of view
•Global issues provide a great context for hands-on inquiry based learning
•Good for SEAL and PLTS
•Reinforces understanding of the subject
•Fits the National Curriculum criteria
•Really engages pupil
‘Excellent resources, very comprehensive and targeted at the right level.’
‘‘..using the resource (Moja island) I received an ‘outstanding’ observation’‘The pages on the 6Rs are brilliant. I have printed them in colour and laminated them. They are on the wall in the workshop for all the students to see. Very inspirational.’
What teachers say about our STEM resources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YAtIBXvnWFo
Squashed tomato challenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yJIxsUBIFuA
Squashed tomato challenge
‘The activity is ‘fantastic’, it shows students how they can relate what they learnt to a real life situation. We recently completed a unit on forces but until now they didn’t see how that could be applied’.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v5L5Gp849Q0
Squashed tomato challenge
‘After the event the pupils were really keen to do
more work on this and I felt it lent itself to a
project involving our partner school Malaika
elementary in Zambia.
…I have now got a very keen group of pupils who
are going to look at all things water
related....hopefully presenting their work at
the regional Big Bang in July (east midlands).
We have downloaded the water projects sheet
from your website’Jo Cox, Head of Science,Redmoor High School Academy Trust
www.practicalaction.org/stem
Redmoor High school used the wind power challenge as part of NSEW
Wind power challenge
‘We wanted a project that both departments could work on together, as soon as we saw the CREST global challenges would fit that perfectly’
‘ These practical projects provide a really effective way of helping young people understand sustainable development and engage with global issues’
www.practicalaction.org/crest
Global CREST challenges
Head of science and D&T , Ursuline Academy
Global Crest Challenges
Science Angels win the Shell award for sustainability
David Cameron visits The Sustainables stand
www.practicalaction.org/crest
The Sustainables win UKFT Textiles Edge Prize
What else?
As a result of EC funding:
•A new STEM challenge with
competition
•An outreach programme
•New science materials ( in upd8
style)
• Free CPD
http://practicalaction.org/e-newsletter-6
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What’s next?
Webinar x
Tuesday 19th March4.15pm
http://globaldimension.org.uk/schoolsplus/about