Global Education
Instructions
Students are to respond to two of three questions posed below. The response to each question must be 2-3 pages (max. 3) not including reference lists. The format is open for all components (e.g., single-spaced point form, essay format, visual representation (e.g., concept map). Page size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches.
Responses are to draw upon concepts learned in class using course material throughout the semester. Each response must include its own reference list (additional resources outside of course content are not required).
Submission
Responses are to be submitted through Sakai by 11:59 pm on April 10th, 2019. Each response must indicate the respective question number and title (e.g., Question #2: Educating for Sustainable Development).
Questions
1.Supporting Refugee Students
You have just been hired as a refugee transition agent! This position is part of a new initiative implemented by the provincial government for all educational institutions who are working with refugee students. Your role is to prepare educational institutions in a select community to receive refugee students and support their success as they transition into Canada. Your first task in this position is to write an action plan.
Response Requirements:
a)Introduction (~1/2 page): Describe what should be taken into account when working with refugee children and families (i.e., provide background information). Also ensure that you describe the community you are working for (ex. if you have been hired by the DSBN, describe local considerations that would impact refugee settlement). Introduce your plan by indicating the central goal and general overview of your points.
b)Action Plan Outline (~2 pages): Indicate what you would implement in order to assure that students and their families are being supported in the community’s educational institutions.
c)Conclusion (~1/2 page): Include the expected benefits and challenges to the action plan and any final notes on supporting refugee students in the community you have been hired to cover.
2.Educating for Sustainable Development
Educational institutions are spaces that have the ability to effect societal change. Considering our need for sustainable practices for human and environmental well-being, we are compelled as Global Citizens to make changes no matter how small, that will over time, make a big impact. As a staunch cosmopolitan, you have decided to start a blog with the aim of educating for
sustainable development (ESD) and implementing sustainable practices. Through this blog you intend on sharing your knowledge and experiences and (hopefully) encourage others to follow suit in their personal and professional lives. Your blog posts must include both a practical and ESD component.
Response Requirements:
a)Niche (~1 page): Choose a blog title, introduce yourself, and describe your niche to your readers (e.g., share the topic, its importance and relevance to your readers, your reason for the blog, set the stage for your content).
b)Blog Post #1 (~1 page): List two life changes that you have planned to or already put in place that will have an impact on the future of human and environmental well-being.
c)Blog Post #2 (~1 page): As a budding educationalist, share an experiential learning activity that families can do with their children or teachers can do with their students that facilitates them in becoming critical creatives (Peterson & Warwick, 2015).
3.Advocating for Human Rights and Development through Education
Although we ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and participate in the aim to achieve UN Millennium Development Goals (among others), children in developed countries are still left behind (e.g., education, well-being, and employment) due to inequalities. As a Global Citizen, you made a decision to advocate for all children’s rights and human development by Educating for Global Learning.
Response Requirements:
a)Advocacy Letter (~1 page): Write a professional letter to convince your school principal, director, or program leader that they should work with you in developing and implement a Global Education program. Explain how this Global Education program is so
b)important and how it will contribute to upholding human rights and impact development.
c)Global Learning for the Future (~2 pages): Include a supplementary document (to provide along with your letter) outlining the learning outcomes of the program for students in the school and, in turn, the anticipated local and global impact.
We can write this or a similar paper for you! Simply fill the order form!
