February 2012
On the website
The new global education website will be launched by Tina Photakis at the SASOSE Conference on 25 February. It has totally updated global issues information, case studies, country profiles and teaching sequences. There is a searchable gallery of photos and a new teaching and learning section which includes a professional learning module. The Web 2 functionality includes opportunity to comment and make suggestions.
Calendar
2 February World Wetlands Day
Wetlands include swamps, lakes, mudflats, mangroves, coral reefs, and peat lands. They are a critical part of our natural environment and cultural environment. This day focuses on the sustainable use of wetlands.
http://www.ramsar.org
20 February World Social Justice Day
World Social Justice Day recognises that social development and social justice are indispensable to achieving peace. It calls on everyone to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
http://social.un.org/index/InternationalDays/WorldDayofSocialJustice.aspx
21 February International Mother Language Day
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our observable and unobservable heritage. This day promotes mother tongues and encourages linguistic diversity and multilingual education.
http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/
Resources
Together for Humanity
Together for Humanity is an independent Non-Profit Public company. It offers engaging workshops to assist children and adults to understand issues of religious and cultural prejudice and build mutual respect and develop skills of cooperation. There are sample primary and secondary teaching materials and videos of their new resource, Difference Differently online now.
http://togetherforhumanity.org.au/
33 Postcards
An Australian/Chinese Production 33 Postcards directed by Pauline Chan and starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Carvan is an endearing film that explores the complexities and diversities of both Chinese and Australian societies. The website includes free online English and Humanities learning resource for China - its people, history, geography and culture for students (years 9 – 12).
http://33postcardsthemovie.com
Bicycle
Bicycle is a new picture story book by author and illustrator Colin Thompson in collaboration with other well known artists, published by ABC Books to raise money for Save the Children. It is inspired by the power of bicycles to change the lives of children living in remote villages in Cambodia. It is a great follow up to Dust a story inspired by 2005 drought in Niger. To find out more and view images http://www.writeawrong.com/
In the news
Papua New Guinea coup
Papua New Guinea is a country with great cultural diversity and over 700 languages. Since independence from Australia in1975 there has been a high turn-over of parliamentarians at and between elections. At the national elections held in 2007, incumbent Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare's National Alliance party won the highest number of seats (27 out of 109). In February 2011, Sir Michael was suspended from office and continued on sick leave for much of the year. In August, Works Minister and former Treasurer, Peter O’Neill was voted in on the floor of parliament, by a margin of 70-24 votes, as the Prime Minister. In mid-December the Supreme Court reinstated Sir Michael and his minority government but Peter O’Neill continued in the role of Prime Minister creating a country with two Prime Ministers. Elections are due in June 2012.
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/png/png_brief.html
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/country/png/png-challenges.cfm
India records one year without polio cases
India’s massive polio immunisation campaign has achieved the milestone of no new cases of polio reported in the past year, a dramatic drop from being the country worst affected by the crippling disease.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2012/polio_20120113/en/
http://www.polioeradication.org/
Global Education around Australia
National Close the Gap Day Thursday March 22nd
Join with schools and the broader community around Australia in showing your support to ‘Close the Gap’ in life expectancy between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians. Once registered, you will receive the learning resources and materials you need to run a successful event in your school.
http://www.oxfam.org.au/nctgd
South Australia
2012 SASOSE Conference Sat 25th and Sun 26th February
The Annual SASOSE Conference offers inspiring and practical presentations for teachers of all levels of schooling. It promises to be a fascinating day of learning and sharing on the themes of the UN Year of Cooperatives, Australian Year of the Farmer and Australian Curriculum: History and Geography. The key presentations are from Together for Humanity Foundation and Jackie French - Children's author.
Venue: EDC, Milner Street, Hindmarsh
For the full Conference brochure and to register please go to http://www.groups.esa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=32
Victoria
Protecting our children, safeguarding our future 5:30pm Tuesday 7 February
One Just World presents a discussion about effective systems and programs to protect and assist children and increase their worth in countries where children are given little importance.
This forum is free of charge; register at the One Just World website: http://www.onejustworld.com.au/
Cultural Diversity Quest by Wednesday 22 February
The Cultural Diversity Quest is designed to help raise young people's awareness of Victoria's cultural and linguistic diversity. It provides school communities with the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate this diversity and underlines that diversity is everybody's business.
All Victorian students, teachers, schools and school clusters (three or more schools) are invited to submit an entry about their experience of cultural diversity in one or more of the Award Categories
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/quest/default.htm
Western Australia
Not everyone gets to eat like we do 6:30 Thursday 23 February
One Just World presents an engaging forum exploring issues of access to food. Venue: Quality Hotel Lord Forrest, 20 Symmons St, Bunbury.
For more details and registration: http://www.onejustworld.com.au/
Not everyone gets to eat like we do 6:00 Thursday 24 February
One Just World presents an engaging forum exploring issues of access to food. Venue: University of Western Australia.
For more details and registration: http://www.onejustworld.com.au/
Global Education Unpacked, Bunbury 10am -3.30pm Saturday 10th March
The One World Centre is offering a free workshop for teachers and pre-service teachers at ECU South West (in Bunbury). There will be an introductory Global Education session in the morning, followed by electives in the afternoon: Seven Billion and Counting: Population and Sustainability and All's Well? Exploring the World of Water
For more information see www.oneworldcentre.org.au/teachers To register contact admin@oneworldcentre.org.au
Global Education in Esperance
The OWC education officers are planning a trip to Esperance on the 23rd and 24th of April. (Term 2 school development days) If you teach in Esperance or the surrounding area and are interested in Global Education professional learning for the staff at your school please contact primaryed@oneworldcentre.org.au.
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