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Introduction

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This unit provides access to Teach Global, where you will find a set of courses and resources aimed at supporting teachers who wish to extend their teaching of the global dimension through all aspects of school life.

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Learning outcomes

The Open University — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:13:57 GMT

After studying this unit you should:

be able to explain what is meant by the term ‘the global dimension’;
be familiar with the terminology used in relation to the global dimension;
know why the inclusion of the global dimension in the primary school curriculum is important;
know how the global dimension can enhance the primary school curriculum;
be able to plan the global dimension into the secondary curriculum.

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1 Using Teach Global

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The Teach Global courses and resources have been developed to support primary and secondary teachers wanting to extend their teaching of the global dimension through all aspects of school life. Two of the courses focus on managing this process and two look specifically at curriculum issues. The secondary course focuses on the teaching of geography. A fifth course presents ways of incorporating the global dimension into science lessons for Key Stage 2–4 (pupil ages 8–16). You can access the materials by placing your curser over the relevant section of the site.

Teach Global offers a comprehensive range of resources and courses to support all aspects of professional development.

You may wish to browse these areas, picking out issues, debates and resources of particular interest. You might want to work consecutively through the courses, trying out ideas and approaches that are set out in the activities. In planning the development of the sites a number of teachers said that they often worked with a colleague or a group of colleagues and that they found this the best form of professional development. A year team or a subject team could try out in parallel some of the activities and then share the evaluation and the experience together.

The Department for International Development (DfID) provided a grant to develop the Teach Global resources and course. The project was co-ordinated by staff from the Department of Education at the Open University and the BBC World Services Trust.

Teach Global has its own Terms and Conditions governing the use of its site, which you should be aware of. These can be found here.

Use this link to access Teach Global. Further instructions on how to use the the Teach Global site can be found here.

Each course takes approximately 20 hours total study and activity in the classroom with pupils.

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Acknowledgements

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Special Restrictions: Teach Global courses are governed by the Teach Global site Terms and Conditions. Please ensure you read and abide by these terms and conditions.

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