1. Dr Paula Owens Cara Drumm
Local to Global
Dr Paula Owens
Cara Drumm

2. Why our place matters in global learning
1. Knowing how our place connects to the wider world
What natural resources are there? How have they shaped this place?
The Natural Environment
Who lives here? Where have they come from and why?
Diverse people and communities
Our Local Area
What activities connect us to the wider world?
Dynamics of Place
What do buildings tell us? What can we learn from homes / shops / monuments, factories or parks?
The Built Environment

3. Why our place matters in global learning
2. Using skills in real world contexts
What real and purposeful contexts can we use?
Literacy and Numeracy Framework
How can we find out, analyse, present and share information?
Digital Competency
Our Local Area
What questions do we need to ask? How can we use first – hand experience to verify research?
Critical Thinking
What can we learn from others’ views?
Empathy

4. Why our place matters in global learning
3. Understanding Values
How and why do people use this place in different ways?
Conflicts and Difference
How do people feel about this place and why?
Emotional Connections
Our Local Area
What are local communities most proud of and why?
Shared Values
Learning how to better enquire about distant places through first – hand experience

5. Exploring the Global from the Local
What shops link our area to more global places?
How can we record what we’ve found?
What links does our locality have with overseas from the past?
What evidence can we find to link the local to the global?

6. Exploring the Global from the Local

7. Curricular Links
How does the activity support the Geography Curriculum? The LNF? The DCF?