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Teaching Resources
The Global Dimension website offers lots of useful ideas and resources for teaching about poverty and related global issues, including:
A Resource Database
Look for books, videos, posters, websites and teaching packs about trade, aid and debt. Many resources are free and you can search by subject, age group and country, as well as by theme.
Case Studies
Read examples of how other teachers have included the global dimension in lessons and wider school life.
News Features
Keep up-to-date with global news stories, briefings and relevant teaching resources and sign-up for a free email newsletter.
Global Calendar
Search the month-by-month calendar for events throughout the year and teaching materials relevant to them.
There are also many international development charities that offer teaching resources about poverty and related issues, including lots of free materials. Why not try one of the following:
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Development Education Centres
Find out about Development Education Centres offering services such as professional development, training, teacher networks, advice, global dimension library services, project work and in-school talks.
In addition, a diverse network of development educators work within schools or to support teachers and advisers to bring global perspectives to the classroom, including black and minority ethnic organisations(http://www.dea.org.uk/bemde/index.html), education workers within international development agencies, continuing professional development trainers, initial teacher trainers, and North-South schools linking, campaigning and community organisations.
For links to over 200 organisations working in development education, including organisations in your area, visit: http://www.dea.org.uk/dea/a_to_z_of_members.html.
You might also like to know about organisations offering school speaker services. You can find a list of them on the Global Dimension website.
Curriculum Links
If you would like to learn more about the Global Dimension, and how it fits into every subject of the school curriculum, visit the Curriculum Info pages of the Global Dimension website:
Archive
As part of the MAKEPOVERTY HISTORY campaign, the Schools Working Group designed teaching materials to be used by schools. If you would like to refer back to any of these materials you can download them for free using the links below:
- Global Express activities for teachers (.pdf)
- Global Express for pupils (.pdf)
- Understanding the G8 lesson plan - ages 10 to 13 (.pdf)
- Understanding the G8 lesson plan - ages 13 to 16 (.pdf)
- Summary of the G8 Communique' and MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY response (.pdf)
- MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Assembly (.pdf)
- MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Assembly Presentation (.ppt)