Category: Planning Resources and Tools
Resources, activities, online tools, interactive tools, lesson plans and more.
Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators
Exploring the Lives of Subsistence Farmers in the Developing World
TOOL: Teach Oppression Through Jenga
What are the different forms of oppression? What does it feel like to be oppressed? Are we always aware of oppression when it is happening? The article “Teaching About Oppression Through Jenga” by Sara Lichtenwalter and Parris Baker describes a game-based learning example of teaching oppression. This can be played … Continue Reading TOOL: Teach Oppression Through Jenga
MB Environmental Youth Network: Resources for Environmental Education
The Manitoba Environmental Youth Network is a great source of information on teaching and promoting environmental issues. They have an excellent section on Resources which describes how to go about fundraising and applying for grants, and gives great ideas for Take Action projects
Free the Children: “We” Campaigns and Resources
In case you aren’t already familiar with Me to We, We Day, The Kielburgers and Free the Children, they also have a number of great resources for students and youth involved in Global Issues. Look under the Get Involved tab to find tool kits, lesson plans, campaign information, and more. The “We” phenomenon isn’t … Continue Reading Free the Children: “We” Campaigns and Resources
TOOL: EWB Educator Toolkit
Engineers Without Borders Canada has some great ideas for teaching Global Issues! Check out their Educator Toolkit: Operation Global Citizen. This toolkit includes: Action Oriented Tools Collaborative Tools for Educators Educational Tools Provided by Canadian NGOs Lesson Plans Provided by NGOs and UN Agencies Search Engines and Databases of Educational … Continue Reading TOOL: EWB Educator Toolkit
TOOL: Peg Website – Data on Winnipeg’s well-being
TOOL: Take Action Project Workbook
TOOL: Area of Inquiry Project Guide
TOOL: Global Issues Inquiry Template
A wonderful tool created by Kara Wickstrom-Street (Miles MacDonell Collegiate) and John Thompson (Kildonan East) to help teachers and students work through and record their inquiry process. Find the link after the jump…
TOOL: Take Action Booklet
A wonderful tool created by Kara Wickstrom-Street (Miles MacDonell Collegiate) and John Thompson (Kildonan East) to help teachers and students work through the process of envisioning, planning and assessing Take Action Projects. Find the link after the jump…