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This section of the website will provide information about workshops for educators, as well as tip sheets containing useful information to help you teach global issues in the classroom. If you have tips or information you'd like to share with other educators, please contact us. For classroom ready resources, please visit the resource section.

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Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers interested in Whole School Approaches to Educating for Sustainable Development

July 13th-17th  2009 – York University

EcoSource – in partnership with York University and with the Institute of Education at the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) – is offering a professional development course in Whole School Approaches to Educating for Sustainable Development.

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Tip sheets

Off the shelf - writers for a change, readers with a difference

You may not use this in the classroom, but this book club kit developed by the Ontario Council for International Cooperation is a great place to start when looking for a new book to read, or ideas for your book club. Created for International Development Week 2007, the collection highlights female authors from around the world.

Encourage critical thinking

Global issues are often complex and have many sides. It is important to encourage critical thinking so that students can form their own opinions about global issues we learn about in the media.

Critical thinking vocabulary

What are some of the words that are consistent with critical thinking?

How to follow a world event

With so much going on around the world, sometimes it may be hard to focus our attention and get to the heart of an issue. Share this tip sheet with students who are interested in following a world event. Consider having students make weekly current event presentations in your class.

Working together

Check out this tip sheet on team for ideas to help your students form a team and take action for a cause they care passionately about.

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