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This document provides 5 ways for teachers to become more globally aware: 1) Encourage empathy in students through programs like "Roots of Empathy"; 2) Ask students to care for the environment through activities like recycling and composting; 3) Encourage students to help their local community through activities like collecting donations; 4) Encourage students to donate to children in developing countries through programs like Operation Christmas Child; 5) Invite families to share their customs and traditions through activities like potlucks. The overall goal is to help students develop knowledge, skills, and values to act informed across cultural and geographic boundaries.

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Globally Aware Teaching

This document provides 5 ways for teachers to become more globally aware: 1) Encourage empathy in students through programs like "Roots of Empathy"; 2) Ask students to care for the environment through activities like recycling and composting; 3) Encourage students to help their local community through activities like collecting donations; 4) Encourage students to donate to children in developing countries through programs like Operation Christmas Child; 5) Invite families to share their customs and traditions through activities like potlucks. The overall goal is to help students develop knowledge, skills, and values to act informed across cultural and geographic boundaries.

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Globally Aware Teaching

By Tami Markin
What is global awareness?

“The globally aware person has the knowledge, competencies, values, and
dispositions to act in an informed manner, demonstrate empathy, engage in effective
intergroup communication, and build community across social, cultural, political,
environmental, geographic, and economic boundaries.”

- Global Awareness Definition

University of Wisconsin-Superior January 12, 2010


5 ways to become a more globally aware
teacher:
1. Encourage the development of empathy

“Roots of Empathy” is a wonderful program to promote empathy in


young children. A trained facilitator teaches the class about what babies
need and the reasons why a baby might cry, smile, shout, etc. A baby (and
his/her mother) visits your class several times over the course of the
school year so the children see the baby grow and change.
2. Encourage students to care for the environment

Ask your students to brainstorm ways to


help our planet and to make every day
‘Earth Day!’

Some ideas:
● Conserving water
● Reducing waste
● Reusing materials
● Recycling materials
● Using a compost bucket
● ‘Lights out’ lunches
3. Encourage students to help people within our
community:

● Take time to visit senior


centres
● Collect food for the food
bank
● Collect warm mittens, socks
and toques to give to
shelters in winter

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4. Donate to children in developing countries:

Operation Christmas Child is a terrific program which encourages


children to help others in a developing country. Encourage children to
bring small toys, books, school supplies, and hygiene items. Fill a
shoebox and drop off at a donation collection site where it will be sent to
a child in another country.

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5. Invite families into your classroom:

Invite family members to come in and share family customs and


traditions. Or perhaps have a potluck where families are invited to share
favourite traditional dishes with the class.

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References:

Global Awareness Definition:


https://www.uwsuper.edu/facultysenate/executive/attach
ments/10-11/upload/Global_Awareness_Definition_2010-
01-12.pdf

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https://learnerlog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12
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