Earth Charter Earth Charter PrinciplesPrinciples

Theme UnitsTheme Units

Theme UnitsTheme Units

Goal is Goal is Incorporating the Incorporating the earth charter’s earth charter’s principles into principles into thematic unit plansthematic unit plans

Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on three Planning will center on three

aspect of learning: aspect of learning: Internationalism of Cultural Internationalism of Cultural

ExchangesExchanges Interconnectioness of Earth Charter Interconnectioness of Earth Charter

and Learning Unitsand Learning Units Developmental Appropriate Practices Developmental Appropriate Practices

of Head Start and National of Head Start and National Association of Education Association of Education

Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on Planning will center on

three aspect of learning: three aspect of learning: Internationalism of Cultural Internationalism of Cultural

ExchangesExchanges Principle from the Earth Charter: Principle from the Earth Charter:

Universal Responsibility Universal Responsibility 1.1. Universal CommunitiesUniversal Communities2.2. Earth CommunitiesEarth Communities3.3. Local CommunitiesLocal Communities

Theme UnitsTheme Units Planning will center on Planning will center on

three aspect of learning: three aspect of learning: Interconnectioness of Earth Interconnectioness of Earth

Charter and Learning Units Charter and Learning Units incorporates basic incorporates basic 1.1. Subject AreasSubject Areas

2.2. Developmental DomainsDevelopmental Domains

3.3. Earth Charter Principles Earth Charter Principles

Interconnectioness of Earth Interconnectioness of Earth Charter & Learning Units’ Charter & Learning Units’

Themes Themes A Community of A Community of

LifeLife Ways of LivingWays of Living Humane WorldHumane World PeacePeace PartnershipPartnership ResponsibilityResponsibility RespectRespect

Social JusticeSocial Justice Economic JusticeEconomic Justice Nonviolence Nonviolence

Communities or Communities or UniversesUniverses

CaringCaring EnvironmentEnvironment

Theme UnitsTheme UnitsPlanning will center on three Planning will center on three

aspect of learning: aspect of learning: Developmental Appropriate Developmental Appropriate

Practices of Head Start and Practices of Head Start and National Association of Education National Association of Education

Guides on Preschool DAP Planning – Guides on Preschool DAP Planning – http://http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/planguide.htmlwww.nncc.org/Curriculum/planguide.html

Theme Units: Call to Theme Units: Call to ActionAction

Bringing interrelativeness with Bringing interrelativeness with Earth Charter principles with Earth Charter principles with developmental practices for developmental practices for childrenchildren

Developing culture exchanges Developing culture exchanges with peace education and value with peace education and value creating curriculum.creating curriculum.

Theme Units: Call to Theme Units: Call to ActionAction

Utilizing value-creating Utilizing value-creating educational theories based on educational theories based on practical classroom experiences in practical classroom experiences in developing curriculum units: Life-developing curriculum units: Life-to-Life Peace Educational to-Life Peace Educational Teaching and Learning.Teaching and Learning.

Incorporating learning and Incorporating learning and teaching theme units based on the teaching theme units based on the Earth Charter’s principle themes.Earth Charter’s principle themes.

Step 1: Interconnectionness Step 1: Interconnectionness of Earth Charter and of Earth Charter and

Learning UnitsLearning UnitsWeb PlanningWeb Planning

Create Concept Maps: Earth Create Concept Maps: Earth Charter’s Principles into Theme Charter’s Principles into Theme Learning UnitsLearning Units

Develop Spider Concept Map as a Develop Spider Concept Map as a Web GuideWeb Guide

Step 2: Internationalism of Step 2: Internationalism of Culture ExchangesCulture Exchanges

Create Concept Maps: Earth Create Concept Maps: Earth Charter’s Principles into Lesson Charter’s Principles into Lesson PlansPlans

Step 3: Developmental Step 3: Developmental Appropriate Practices – HS Appropriate Practices – HS

& NAEYC& NAEYC

Create Objectives and Performance Create Objectives and Performance Outcomes from the Earth Charter Outcomes from the Earth Charter Principles and HS’ & NAEYC’s DAPs Principles and HS’ & NAEYC’s DAPs

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? From Jonassen,D.H.& Marra, R.M. From Jonassen,D.H.& Marra, R.M.

Concept Mapping and other formalisms Concept Mapping and other formalisms as mindtools for representing as mindtools for representing knowledge (online), March 25, 1997. knowledge (online), March 25, 1997. Available at: Available at: http://http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~granum/class/altdocs/day_alt.htmwww.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~granum/class/altdocs/day_alt.htm

States that: “…concept map is a visual States that: “…concept map is a visual graphic that represents how the graphic that represents how the creator(s) thinks about a subject, topic”creator(s) thinks about a subject, topic”

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Illustrates how ideas are organized Illustrates how ideas are organized

through brainstorming through brainstorming Represents two-dimensional cognitive Represents two-dimensional cognitive

structures projecting hierarchiesstructures projecting hierarchies Interconnects concepts involving what Interconnects concepts involving what

you teachyou teach

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Research states that Research states that

early 60’s the first concept maps were used early 60’s the first concept maps were used by Joseph D. Novak of Cornell Universityby Joseph D. Novak of Cornell University

Origin of the learning movement was called Origin of the learning movement was called constructivismconstructivism

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? Constructivism research states thatConstructivism research states that

Prior knowledge is used as a framework to Prior knowledge is used as a framework to learn new knowledge.learn new knowledge.

How we think influences how and what we How we think influences how and what we learnlearn

Concepts are identify the way we thinkConcepts are identify the way we think Concepts are identify the way we see Concepts are identify the way we see

relationships between knowledgerelationships between knowledge Illustrate faulty views individuals may have Illustrate faulty views individuals may have

and help us better understand how one may and help us better understand how one may construe meaning from subject matterconstrue meaning from subject matter

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? SummarySummary

The teacher constructing concept maps The teacher constructing concept maps primary goal is helping students understand primary goal is helping students understand relationships between facts, not just relationships between facts, not just knowing information.knowing information.

Constructivism suggests that knowledge or Constructivism suggests that knowledge or understandings are just existing out there, understandings are just existing out there, but an objective reality. They assume that but an objective reality. They assume that knowledge is actively constructed from knowledge is actively constructed from within the learner (Hendry & King, 1994).within the learner (Hendry & King, 1994).

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What are concept maps?What are concept maps? SummarySummary

Hendry & King suggests thatHendry & King suggests that ““Facts become facts because it is knowledge that Facts become facts because it is knowledge that

is agreed upon by communities of learners. The is agreed upon by communities of learners. The learner comes into any new situation with prior learner comes into any new situation with prior knowledge based on past experiences. New knowledge based on past experiences. New knowledge is learned through integration with knowledge is learned through integration with prior knowledge.prior knowledge.

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What is the purpose?What is the purpose? This project’s purpose is This project’s purpose is

A community of educators bringing together A community of educators bringing together the reality of creating peace through the the reality of creating peace through the education on Earth Charter principles to education on Earth Charter principles to learners. learners.

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What are the applications?What are the applications? Refining your creativity and critical Refining your creativity and critical

thinking to create conceptsthinking to create concepts Integrating prior knowledge of Integrating prior knowledge of

curriculum methods to produce a curriculum methods to produce a thematic unit planthematic unit plan

Constructing a graphic presentation of Constructing a graphic presentation of your objectives, performance outcomes, your objectives, performance outcomes, and implementations and implementations

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What is the curriculum unit plan What is the curriculum unit plan guide?guide? Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning

Each student will create webbing sheets for Each student will create webbing sheets for planning all areas of development using a planning all areas of development using a central them (Earth Charter Principlescentral them (Earth Charter Principles

Each student will use the webbing sheets to Each student will use the webbing sheets to organize a three months or seasonal unit plan.organize a three months or seasonal unit plan.

Each student’s unit plan will include a web Each student’s unit plan will include a web format for posting their information on format for posting their information on PGCC’s academic web site.PGCC’s academic web site.

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What is the curriculum unit plan What is the curriculum unit plan guide?guide?

Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning Practice exercise will involve creating Practice exercise will involve creating

objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter Summit’s Themes:Summit’s Themes:

1.1. A Community of LifeA Community of Life2.2. Ways of LivingWays of Living3.3. Humane WorldHumane World4.4. PeacePeace5.5. PartnershipPartnership

Earth Charter Unit PlansEarth Charter Unit Plans What is the curriculum unit plan guide?What is the curriculum unit plan guide?

Webbed guide to planningWebbed guide to planning Practice exercise will involve creating Practice exercise will involve creating

objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter objectives from PGCC’s Earth Charter Summit’s Themes:Summit’s Themes:

6.6. ResponsibilityResponsibility7.7. RespectRespect8.8. Social JusticeSocial Justice9.9. Economic JusticeEconomic Justice10.10. Nonviolence Communities or UniversesNonviolence Communities or Universes11.11. CaringCaring12.12. EnvironmentEnvironment

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