One World Centre educating for justice and sustainability One World Centre educating for justice and sustainability
What is the One World Centre? The One World Centre implements the Global Education Project, a professional learning initiative, for educators in WA. We offer professional development workshops on a range of global and development issues at the centre, in schools and at universities for teachers and pre-service teachers. Education Officers work with teachers and schools on programmes and resources, and to take a whole school approach to global education. The OWC library provides a wide range of global education teaching and learning resources suitable for teachers and students. Check out the OWC at:
The Lolly Game Image Credit: Sonwill
Exploring a resource Gapminder – Unveiling the beauty of statistics to create a fact-based world view.
“…the lines didn't represent coasts or rivers or political borders, but real human relationships… It's not just a pretty picture, it's a reaffirmation of the impact we have in connecting people, even across oceans and borders...”
What’s Global Education? “Enabling young people to participate in a better shared future for all is at the heart of global education. Global education promotes open-mindedness leading to new thinking about the world and a predisposition to take action for change. Students learn to take responsibility for their actions, respect and value diversity, and see themselves as global citizens who can contribute to a more peaceful, just and sustainable world” Global Perspectives: A framework for global education in Australian Schools Commonwealth of Australia, 2008
‘Global Perspectives’ is the framework for global education in Australia. It outlines the values, knowledge, skills, and opportunities for action that are needed to prepare for global citizenship within five interconnected learning emphases.
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Photo credits: Australian Aid and One World Centre Interconnections game
Goal 2: All young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens 2008 Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians. Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
Active and informed citizens: are committed to national values of democracy, equity and justice, and participate in Australia’s civic life are able to relate to and communicate across cultures work for the common good, in particular sustaining and improving natural and social environments are responsible global and local citizens. act with moral and ethical integrity
AC: 3 Cross-curriculum priorities Sustainability: - environmental - social - political Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
AC: General Capabilities Critical and creative thinking Personal and social capability Ethical understanding Intercultural understanding Context for literacy, numeracy, ICT capability
Interconnection and Globalisation Yr 7 Economics and Business The ways consumers and producers respond to and influence each other in the market (ACHEK017)(ACHEK017) Yr 8 History Expanding contacts: Depth Study - The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa (14th century plague) Yr 10 Civics and Citizenship Australia’s roles and responsibilities at a global level, for example provision of foreign aid, peacekeeping, participation in international organisations and the United Nations (ACHCK091)(ACHCK091) Image Credit: Adam Cohn
Social Justice & Human Rights Year 7 Geography The influence of accessibility to services and facilities on the liveability of places(ACHGK044)(ACHGK044) Yr 9 History Making a better world: Depth study - Movement of peoples Yr 10 Economics and Business The ways that governments manage the economy to improve economic performance and living standards (ACHEK052)(ACHEK052) Image credit: jasimsarker
Identity & Cultural Diversity Yr 7-10 Civics and Citizenship Skills: Appreciate multiple perspectives and use strategies to mediate differences (ACHCS071) (ACHCS071) Yr 8 Economics and Business The traditional markets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their participation in contemporary markets (ACHEK028 )(ACHEK028 ) Image credit: DIAC Images
Peace Building &Conflict Resolution Yr 7 Civics and Citizenship How values, including freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and a ‘fair go’, can promote cohesion within Australian society (ACHCK052)civility(ACHCK052) Senior Secondary Modern History Unit 4: The Modern World since The Search for Peace and Security Image credit: Cameron Tero
Sustainable futures Yr 9 Economics and Business Skills: Reflect on the intended and unintended consequences of economic and business decisions (ACHES049)(ACHES049) Yr 10 Civics and Citizenship How Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACHCK093) (or in soc just)(ACHCK093) Yr 10 History The Globalising world: Depth Study - the Environment movement Image Credit: Se Hasibagen, Australian Aid
Beyond the frame: What’s happening in this picture?
Beyond the frame Image Credit: Australian Aid
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” Chimamanda Adichie – Nigerian Novelist
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food environment religion rituals clothing behaviour language CUSTOMS The Iceberg of Culture What you need to know and can actually see. What you need to know but is less visible. VALUES statutes attitudes social structure enculturation institutions government rules tradition mores organisation gender roles roles Underlying values make sense of the observable Source: Intercultural Communication, Asia Education Teacher’s Journal Vol 29 Number 4 Nov 2001 p33.
Contemporary / Traditional Everyday / Ceremonial Commonalities / Differences Within / Between 4 ways of thinking about culture
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Social These are questions about people, their relationships, their traditions, culture and the way they live. They include questions about how, for example, gender, race, disability, class and age affect social relations Economic These questions are about money, trading and ownership, buying and selling Who decides (political) These are questions about power, who makes choices and decides what is to happen; who benefits or loses as a result of these decisions; and at what cost Natural These are questions about the environment - the land, the sea, living things, and their relationship to each other. These questions are about the built as well as the natural environment
Learn More OWC Student Days rd July Free whole day PD event for pre-service teachers, including OWC membership to register your
Contact us at: 5 King William St Bayswater 6053 Ph: (08)