Global Perspectives~Ms. Wagner~

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The Handout

•About Ms. Wagner•Useful Technology•iPads & Apps

▫Evernote & Penultimate

▫Schoology▫Socrative▫Zite

A true social studies course•What’s different?

▫Social Studies vs. History▫Discussion-based class

No textbook Few tests/quizzes Use of technology

▫Critical Thinking aspect Themes vs. Chronological E-A-C Grading

Evidence (Who? What? When?) Analysis (Why? How?) Clarity

What is Global Perspectives?

•Themes:▫Global Citizenship▫Cultural

Globalization▫Comparative

Systems▫Human Rights▫Global Conflict▫Planet Awareness

Unit 1: Global Citizenship & Different Perspectives

•What is perspective?

•How is perspective manipulated?

•What is the role of a global citizen?

•How does one’s perspective influence global citizenship?

Unit 2: Cultural Globalization•What is culture? •How do cultures

interact with and respond to globalization?

•Why is cultural understanding necessary to resolve conflict?

Unit 3:Comparative Systems

• How do differing economic and political systems work?

• Why do systems fail or succeed?

Unit 4: Human Rights

•What are human rights?

•Who is responsible for ensuring human rights?

Unit 5:Global Security: Tension, Conflict & Resolution•How do the causes and methods of

conflict vary through situation and place?•How is conflict a global issue?

Unit 5:Global Security: Tension, Conflict & Resolution

Possible Case Studies

1) Israel-Palestine2) Nuclear Tensions

(Iran, N. Korea, India/Pakistan)

3) Environmental Study: Conflict Diamonds

Research Paper Study

Unit 6:Planet Awareness and Resources•Who has ownership and control over the

earth’s resources?•Is sustainability viable given the current

state of the planet? How should a global citizen meet the needs of the people?

Special Topics

•Guest Speakers▫Agnes Igoye, former

LRA captive▫Jessica LeMare, Ten

Thousand Villages•Kean Human Rights

Conference▫Early March

•Global Citizen Award▫June 2015