Is your science teaching very western-oriented? This free course, A global dimension to science education in schools, is aimed at those teachers who would like to give a more global feeling to their teaching. You will learn how to source scientific articles with a greater emphasis on science and technology beyond the western world and experience how such articles can be incorporated into teaching within the National Curriculum.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1. Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- 1 1 The global dimension in science – why?
- 1.1 1 Why include a global dimension in science education?
- 1.2 Outside the ‘Western World’
- 1.2.1 Science throughout history: a case of attribution?
- 1.3 In the classroom
- 1.3.1 Teaching global science
- 1.3.2 Exploring other activities
- 1.4 Global approaches
- 1.4.1 Global science in the classroom
- 1.4.2 And finally
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
