Class 2: Adopting Global Perspectives in Teaching and Learning (Week of Feb.7-14)
Key Notions
- How and where does global education fit in the nation’s thinking and in the national curriculum?
- How can we include global education/perspectives into our classrooms?
- What are the challenges of bringing global education into our classrooms?
Required Readings
- EDUC 275 CLASS 2 HANDOUTS
- For the following websites, selected pages have been put in the class handout above.
- Burnouf, L. (2004) Global awareness and perspectives in Global Education. Canadian Social Studies, 38 (3), 1-12.
- Republic of Kenya. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Strategic Plan 2013-2017. Towards a Globally Competitive and Prosperous Kenya (pp.1-9; 12-13). Available at http://www.education.go.ke/home/index.php/downloads/category/6-policy-doc?download=87:strategic-plan-final-2-of-23rd-may-latest-corrections11
Learning Activities
- ***Global education in the curriculum and in national thinking (Submit this through the blog)
- Read the Vision and Mission statement of Kenya’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [see class 2 handout].
- What values are identified in the ministry’s vision and mission statements?
- How do these values compare to the values that you listed above?
- Take a close look at the national curriculum (i.e. the Kenya Secondary School Curriculum) – focus on your subject areas.Identify three ways in which global education is reflected (referred to) in the national curriculum in your subject area (It will be good to provide one or two examples of statements or topics in the curriculum that speaks to global education).If there is not much that you can see, suggest aspects that could be added or modified to allow for a more global perspective in the curriculum.
- Read the Vision and Mission statement of Kenya’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [see class 2 handout].
Name: Adow Mohamed Ibrahim
UBC student no.92950147
EDUC 275-CLASS 2
Learning Activities.
Global education in the curriculum and national thinking.
Values identified in the ministry’s vision
1. Globally competitive education.
2. Training.
3. Research systems and innovation systems.
4. Sustainable development.
Values identified in the ministry’s mission statement
1. Delivery of quality education
2. Training.
3. Research.
4. Integration of science and technology
5. Integration into national production systems
How the values compare.
The values in both the vision and the mission statements are integrated into the national thinking and global education/perspectives such as technology, science, sustainable development through research, training and integration of systems nationally and internationally.
Three ways in which global education is reflected in the national curriculum in subject area (Biology).
1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STIs) for example HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, syphilis.
2. Drug and substance abuse for example Miraa, tobacco, bhang.
3. Nutrition; contents of a balanced diet for example carbohydrates, proteins, vitamin and minerals for normal functioning of the body.
NAME: ABDIMAHAT AHMED YUSUF
UBC NUMBER: 92937144
MOHAMED OMAR ABDI
UBC NUMBER: 92970145
FEISAL A. IMAN
UBC NUMBER: 92949149
MOHAMED ABDI SHEIK
93008143
Values identified in the ministries vision statements
? Global competitive quality education
? Training and development in education
? Provision of quality education,
? coordination of quality education
? Training and research
? integration of science and technology
Values identified in the mission of the ministry
? Delivery of quality education
? Training
? Researching
? Integration of science and technology
? Innovation into national developmental system
Ways of comparing the two values
The values in both the vision and mission statement of the ministry of education , science and technology contributed to Kenya wide critical thinking in education so as to come up with competitive education through integration of global education in Kenyan education system through training, research conducted which resulted integration of science and technology with the of sustainable development.
3 ways in which global education is reflected in the national curriculum in my subject area.(BIO/CHEM)
? Reproductive system: where all reproductive organs are discuss, digestive system as well as excretory organs e.g. kidney and skin
? Large scale manufacture of hydrochloric acid
? Pollution effects of nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere
values identified in the ministrie’s vission statement are;
1 competitive quality education
2 training and research
3 sustainable development for future generation
values identified in the ministrie’s mission statement are;
to promote delivery of quality education.
to enhance integration of science,technology and innovation into national production system
to ensure co-ordination of the provission of education.
methods of comparing the two values.
the vission and mission of the ministry are related towards the provision of quality education,co-ordination,equitable access,attainment and achievement in education.it promotes and popularizes science and technology development.
3 ways in which global education is reflected in the national curriculum especially in my area subject.(history)
1 modernisation of agriculture from mesopotamia ie irrigation.
2 impacts of first world war ie loss of life and property,use of destructive weapons.
3 trade ie barter trade.
Mohamed Abdi Ahmed Student
UBC Adm. # 66589152
Abdikadir Khalif Salat
UBC Adm. # 66605156
Yussuf Abdullahi Mohamed
UBC Adm. # 66611154
1) Global education in the curriculum and national thinking
A) Values identified in the ministry’s vision
Globally competitive quality education
Research for sustainable development
Training
B) Values identified in the ministry’s mission statement
To provide, promote and coordinate the delivery of quality education
Research and enhance integration of Science
Technology and Innovation into national production systems for sustainable development
Training
To focus on priority areas within overall education goals
C) How the values compare.
Both the mission and vision work for the improvements of science and technology so as to make the world a better place.
They also help to create a competitive quality education for all irrespective of the financial status of anyone.
The mission and vision work to come up with sustainable development for all
D) Three ways in which global education is reflected in the national curriculum in subject area
English and literature
• Demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues
• Communication and life skills
• Drug and substance abuses
IRE and History
• Child abuse, labor and neglect
• Domestic violence
• Terrorism
• Slavery
• Basic principles on Islamic international relations
JAMA AHMED MOHAMED STUDENT NO 93043140
HUSSEIN MOHAMED GUHAD STUDENT NO 92938142
MUKTAR SIRAT MAHDI STUDENT NO 92952143
Class-2 Handout 2
1) How and where does global education fit in nation’s thinking and in national curriculum?
2) How can we include global education and perspective into our classroom?
3) What are the challenges of bringing global education into our classroom?
4) What values are identified in the ministry’s vision and mission statement?
Answers
1. The following are ways global education conflict in nations thinking and in national curriculum?
2. In the nation there are individuals with diverse ethnic, gender, linguistic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. They will experience some of history’s most serious health problems, inequities among less-developed and more nations, environmental deteriorations, over population, transitional migrations, ethnic nationalism and the decline of the nation -state.
Therefore, I feel that relevant curriculum is needed to help students of differing world views to understand and function effectively in the social, cultural and economic worlds and to be able to understand the nation of globalization and the role of global education.
3. How can include global education and perspective in our classroom ?
The first step towards global awareness is shaping of the learners students can think and look critically at the societal problems and will find their classroom a more exciting and challenging place.
Engaging students in learning through the dialogue enhances their journey to the knowledge and competency. Focusing, understandings of double consciousness enhance their awareness globally.
There is need to change social studies in reaction to the constantly changing world. Teachers will need to develop a global knowledge, to experience cross-cultural experiences and expand their own prospective of the world in order to help students achieve their goals.
The media is another area that presents students can find other sources of information compare understanding other ways to get information is through cross-cultural interactions, presentations by guest speakers, videos, biography.
4. What are the challenges of bringing global education into our class room ?
I. Inadequate alignment of the planning of human resource to development needs mainly due to lack of reliability and timely data on the demands of the labour market. This is aggregated by the absence of skills inventory that would indicated the distribution of skills and industry trends necessary for planning the country’s future training programs.
There is a mismatch between the skill possessed by the job seekers and those required by industry which leads to under-utilization of the exciting human resources capacity and poor state of infrastructure and equipment for research and higher education and training .
The inadequate scientific expertise in the country lack of advocacy for ST & I at high political and policy level, low science culture among the population and weak mechanism for implementation, evaluation and review of STI .
5. What values are identified in the vision and mission statement of the country’s ministry?
I. Integrity – committed to acting in an honest, accountable and transparent manner in all our undertakings.
II. Professionalism – committed to the highest levels of achievement obtainable through competencies and critical skills.
III. Teamwork—embrace teamwork and collaboration both within the ministry and with all the partners in the provision of education services.
IV. Excellence—committed to world class benchmarking of standards
V. Efficiency – strive to achieve the highest value of benefit from the deployment of resources, particularly to the learner.
VI. Innovativeness—and creativity – committed to setting and maintaining high standards of education and training through continuous improvement of service delivery.
VII. Upholding cultural diversity – education seeks to create a cohesive society where all people live together harmoniously regardless of race, tribe creed, or geographic area of origin.
Gelgelo Huka Belambel
Student no: 92955146
class two assignment
VISION
To have a global competative quality of education
To have training and research for kenya’s sustainable development
MISSION
To provide, promote and coordinate life long education
Training
To focus on priority areas within overall education goals
VALUES IDENTIFIED IN THE MINISTRIES VISION STATEMENTS
~Global competative quality of education
~Training and development in education
~provision of quality education
~Coordination of qualit education
~Training and research
~Integration of science and technology
VALUES IDENTIFIED IN THE MISSION OF THE MINISTRY STATEMENTS
~Delivery of quality education
~Research and enhence integration of science
~Integratipn of science and technology
~Innovation into national development system
HOW TO COMPARE THE TWO VAlUES
The two values in both the vision and mission statement of the ministry of education,science and technology contributed to kenya wide critical thinking in education so as to come up with competitive education through integration of global education in kenyan education system through training research conducted which resulted integration
Three ways in which global education is reflected in the national curriculum in my subject area. Bio/Chem
Reproductive system, where all reproductive organs are discuss digestive system as well as excretory organs. eg. kidney and skin
~ Large scale manufucture of hydrochloric acid
~Pollution effects of nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere