Reviewing progress
The theme of this unit is reviewing progress in bringing the global dimension to the curriculum, celebrating achievement, and planning and preparing for further staff development. One of the keys to this is communication and sharing challenges and successes.
In the activity on the right you will hear a teacher in Poland and a teacher in New York talking about their challenges and successes. Hearing how educators work in different circumstances and in different countries can be a stimulating way of getting beyond the confines of the four walls of one's own classroom. The similarities of teachers' concerns, no matter where they are, can sometimes be surprising.
Activity Resources:
Activity
- Click on the Sound icon and listen to two clips from 'Teaching Diaries' (BBC World Service Trust, date unknown) about two teachers - one in New York and the other in Poland - talking about the ups and downs of their lives. To view the transcripts for these clips click on the Text icon.
How similar were their successes and challenges to your own? - For more inspiration, you may like to visit the following websites.
Go to the 'Returned Volunteers' section of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) website: Voluntary Service Overseas Click on 'Global education' in the list on the left hand side. Then click on 'Global community stories'.
Go to the 'Teachers Talking' section of the Unicef website: Unicef Click on any of the interviews in the 'Teachers' Forum'.
