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What is Global Classrooms?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKdsb

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• A UNA-USA project
• Aimed to secondary schools in the US
• Aimed to secondary schools in the US

and abroad

• Implemented in class and after-school

hours

• Focused to bring Model UN working

procedure to schools

GC term schedule Before Christmas 1/2

• 1. Conference procedure + UN info + MDGs

presentation

• 2. Sts on the wiki
• 3. Moderated / unmoderated caucuses on
• 3. Moderated / unmoderated caucuses on

different topics

• 4. Fill in basic geo information on assigned

countries

• 5. Explain flow of debate. Sts do CIW
• 6. LAs provide links bank on countries and topics

2/2

6. Topic grid: general info on the topic 7. Topic quiz (selection of questions based on Background Guides)

• 8. Teaching Hamburguer model for the class
• 9. Teaching pattern on PP in the class, model PP in class
• 9. Teaching pattern on PP in the class, model PP in class

(from former year), sts identify pattern.

• 10. Mock Conference, December 20th
• 11. Sts write PP individually = they choose if they want to
• go. Delegates picked up

GC term schedule During Christmas

• 12. Delegates improve PPs (during LAs sessions,

sts go with LAs out and practice conference procedure) procedure)

• 13. Delegates prepare Opening Speech.

GC term schedule After Christmas

• 14. Delegates paired and mix PP and Opening

Speeches

• 15. Selection of 3 PP to be sent to Consejería de

Educación, January 16th

• 16. Teaching pattern on draft resolutions in the

class: model resolution from last year, sts identify pattern

• 17. Delegates produce model resolution
• 18. Delegates attend conference, January 22nd
• 19. Delegates’ feedback

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To understand why and how states cooperate with each

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Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 2

Relations among states

• Usually peaceful:

– Economic relations (buy-sell goods) – Make agreements to work, visit, study (ex: Erasmus grants) – Help to work (GB-FR in the Channel) – Countries sign treaties, pacts, agreements – Countries sign treaties, pacts, agreements (documents that mean obligations)

• When there are conflicts:

– Economic conflicts: competence between products (ex: Chinese products blocked in the EU; solution: agreement Ch-EU) – Armed conflicts: invasions or war (negotiations, mediations needed)

International organizations

• To favour common interests among

countries

• Countries apply to be members

International organizations according to:

• Territory: countries in

the same geographic region

– The Arab League – The Latin American Association

• Objectives:

– Military organization: NATO – Economic association: WTO – Mediation in conflicts and protection of MDGs – The Sub Saharian countries – The European Union and protection of MDGs (Millenium Development Goals): UN

NGOs

Charity NGOs

• Amnesty International
• Greenpeace
• The Red Cross
• The Red Cross

Other NGOs

• Doctors without borders

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To value the role of international organizations to solve conflicts: the UN

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 3

The United Nations (UN)

• Origins: The League of Nations (1919)
• Created after WW1 to avoid armed

conflicts

• It failed when WW2 started (1939)
• 1945, foundation of the UN:
• 1945, foundation of the UN:

– Headquarters: NYC – New attempt to avoid armed conflicts – All members pay a membership fee – Peaceful intervention in conflicts through the Blue Helmets (ex……)

The United Nations (UN)

Principal objectives:

• To support human rights
• To maintain peace through UN resolutions.

All members have to respect them All members have to respect them

• To promote international cooperation
• To take military action or send peacekeeping

missions to protect the population

• Do you think it has succeeded or failed)

why?

Main bodies

SECRETARIAT

• The Secretary-General is

the spokesperson for the international community SECURITY COUNCIL

• To maintain international

peace and security. To intervene in conflicts. It has 15 members. Five have veto GENERAL ASSEMBLY

• Main deliberative body of

the UN. Representative of the 194 country members. 15 members. Five have veto power: China, France, Russia, UK, USA OTHER BODIES

• ECOSOC (Economic and

social council)

• International Court of

Justice

The UN’s General Assembly in session. New York Headquarters

International Court of Justice,The Hague, Netherlands

Specialized agencies and programmes: find the usage and a recent example

• UNICEF:
• UNESCO:
• UNESCO:
• FAO:
• WHO:
• UNHCR:
• ILO:

Food for thought…

• In your opinion, what are we going to do in

GC?

• What are you personally going to get from

the activities? the activities?

• What is the school going to get?
• What are your strengths for GC?
• What are your weaknesses?
• How can GC help overcome those

weaknesses?

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To know the structure of the UN

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 3

Specialized agencies and programmes

• UNICEF: it promotes children’s rights
• UNESCO: it promotes international cooperation in

the fields of education, science, culture and communication

• FAO: it promotes international programmes to
• FAO: it promotes international programmes to

defeat hunger and improve nutrition

• WHO: it aims to achieve the highest possible level of

health for all people

• UNHCR: it coordinates internatinal action to protect

refugees

• ILO: it promotes decent working conditions

Say how can the UN help to solve these issues, which are the objectives, bodies or specialized agencies? Give reasons

1. To guarantee the access to education to all children in LEDCs 2. To solve the problem of international illegal migrations (ex. From Mexico to the US, from Morocco to Spain) 3. To deal with the civil war in Syria 3. To deal with the civil war in Syria 4. To help refugees from Palestine to Lebanon (because of the conflicts between Israel and Palestine in Gaza) 5. To prosecute international criminals 6. To help solve the problems of gender equality in Afghanistan (women can’t study, they must wear the hijab) 7. To provide enough food to Sub Saharian countries

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To understand the role of the SDGs in the UN

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 4

Which of the MDGs are related to the conference topic? Written essay on one of the SDGs http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/bkgd.shtml

Say which of the SDGs is met by working these topics

• 1. International migrations to Europe
• 2. Gender equality in Islamic countries
• 3. Child labour in the RD of Congo
• 4. Access to primary education in Latin American
• 4. Access to primary education in Latin American

countries

• 5. Combat ebola in Liberia
• 6. Deforestation in the Amazonia
• 7. Help teen mothers in Indonesia
• 8. Extension of polio vaccines in Chad
• 9. Extension of freshwater resources in Sub Saharian

countries

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To understand the flow of debate al Global Classrooms conference

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 5

DAIS

• Chair
• Director
• Director
• Secretary
• Rapporteur
• MUN staff
• Notepasser

Using placards

Flow of debate: Points

• Agenda (motion requires a second)
• Speakers List (chair opens, requested by

delegate, speaking time)

• Speeches (yielding time)
• Speeches (yielding time)
• Point of Information

(delegate to delegate)

• Point of Inquiry

(delegate to chair)

• Point of Personal Privilege

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To learn how to debate using points and motions

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 6

Flow of debate: Motions

• Moderated caucus

(“Indonesia motions for a 5’ …caucus”)

– Simple majority – Simple majority – Includes time limit and speaking time (“…with a 30’’ speaking time”)

Flow of debate: Motions

• Unmoderated caucus

– Includes time limit – Informal debate

• Motion to suspend

debate (to move into voting procedure)

– Two-thirds majority

Practising points and motions in school

• Delegate: “Motion to vote if we want to

have the test on Wednesday or Thursday”

• Chair: “Do we have a second?”
• Delegate: “Spain seconds the motion”
• Delegate: “Spain seconds the motion”
• Chair: “Votes in favour?”

– “Against?” – “Motion passes: the test will be on…”

• “Motion to close the session at 10.00AM

today”

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To learn how to fill in the CIW

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 7

HW - Fill in this information about your country

• Full name
• Location (continent, coastline, inland, no

access to sea...) access to sea...)

• Size (macro-state, middle sized, small)
• Area (sq.km)
• Borders (natural-rivers-lakes, artificial)
• Capital
• Population

HW - Fill in this information about your country

• Major languages
• Major religions
• Life expectancy
• Currency
• Main exports
• GDP per capita
• Current and past conflicts
• % GDP dedicated to education
• % GDP dedicated to defence

Y3 – Working statistics

• This organization called Gapminder seems absolutely

awesome

• It's a Swedish organization committed to presenting facts

about the world in interesting ways

• You can also download it to use offline
• Worth using in Global Classrooms
• Worth using in Global Classrooms
• Check it out and enjoy!
• http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/

Webliography to help fill in the CIW

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the
• world-factbook/
• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
• http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.
• http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.

htm

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To learn how to write using the Hamburguer Model

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 8

GC Quiz

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To learn the structure of the Position Paper

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 8

Position Papers should include…

Introduction: Includes topic and brief statement on the countries’ policy Background:

• National and foreign policy
• Specific actions taken by the government
• Conventions and resolutions supported
• Conventions and resolutions supported
• Quotes from government officials

Conclusion: Countries’ recommendations to committee on how best to resolve the issue

(Avoid Wikipedia and mind plagiarism: it’s a crime! Learn how to rephrase instead)

Writing a Position Paper: some practice

Committee: Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean Country: Bolivia Topic: Access to Universal Primary Education The second millennium development goal is a big issue, The second millennium development goal is a big issue, as are the rest of the MDGs. To achieve universal primary education is a job extremely difficult to complete. (…) Every human being should have the opportunity to have a better life, but a lot of children grow up without that

• pportunity. How can a person think and make important

decisions if he does not have people to teach him how to do it? (….)

Now you…

Write a brief position paper about the topic: Wearing uniforms in public schools

• Introduction to the topic (one sentence)
• Background (three sentences)

– Current policy on uniforms in public schools – Current policy on uniforms in public schools – Specific actions that could be taken – Quote a pedagogist that supports your idea (come on, invent!!)

• Conclusion (two sentences)

– Your recommendation for all public schools (give a solid reason… or two)

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS PROJECT

Aims: 1 To learn the structure of the Resolution

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 10

Resolutions writing

Sponsors: countries that agree 100% Signatories: countries that agree 50% Topic: Wearing uniforms in school The General Assembly,

• Taking into account …,
• Recognizing…,
• Observing…,
• 1. Considers that……;
• 2. Agrees to….;
• 3. Recommends to…..;

Resolutions writing

Sponsors: Cuba , Peru ,Venezuela, Colombia. Signatories: United States and Canada. Topic: Freshwater Resources. The UNEP,

• Taking into account the really serious situation of freshwater resources,
• Taking into account the really serious situation of freshwater resources,

due to the high increase of population. ,

• Recognizing that every year lots of children die due to this problem,
• Observing the increasing rate of deaths because of diarrhea,caused by

the lack of freshwater,

• Knowing that water is essential for living,
• 1. Thinks it´s very important to develop better irrigation systems, to achieve

that old irrigation machines should be substituted and water could be canalized from dry areas to wet areas;

• 2. Considers that eveloping countries with not enough money to do this,

could ask for economic help to their main allies or ask for help to charity

• rganizations

The The day day of

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the conference conference

Debates in class T – laminate strips for debate file (speaking skills folder)

• Divide the class in groups of 4/5
• Moderator: a volunteer (to be called after reading about

the topic)

• Every group takes 5’ to prepare their points: everyone

will speak

• Group 1 introduces the topic (the rest listen and prepare

participation)

• Group 2 responds, then another group…
• T gives randomly strips of paper with straights forms of

interruption: ask for further information, express

• position, qualify their arguments, interrupt the speaker

politely, summarize his point, try to persuade him of his

• pinion, make proposals,