Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. INTRODUCTION:
Do you consider yourself a global citizen? If so, are you aware of global
issues that may have an impact in your life as a future educator? Perhaps
you are already aware that civic responsibility goes beyond national borders.
In this chapter, you will learn more about these global issues and how
you can prepare to positively contribute to the local, national, and global
communities while promoting personal and social responsibilities and global
learning and diversities.
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Activity 2: Warm Up
Directions: Let us say that you saw this post in your Facebook wall. If
you would be asked to write in the comment section, what
would you say? Write your answer in the space provided.
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Activity 2: Building Connections
Directions: What local and global challenges are we facing today?
Complete the chart below by writing these issues that people
face today.
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Activity 4: What You Should Know
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as an important skill in the workplace. There are more
than 30 instruments or inventories to assess intercultural
competence. Cultural empathy helps people see questions
from multiple perspectives and move deftly among
cultures—sometimes navigating their own multiple
cultural identities, sometimes moving out to experience
unfamiliar cultures.
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others
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aware of
Global aware and
Ex. Self-
question by completing the flower map below.
Directions: What are the characteristics of a global citizen? Answer the
Activity 6: Completing the flower Map
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human beings?
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towards your fellow
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Question: My Notes:
the space provided.
Directions: Answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in
Activity 5 Thinking It through
Activity 7: Reading Text on Global Issues
Directions: Read an excerpt on the article below. Then answer the questions
that follow.
FOOD SECURITY
The number of hungry people in the world has increased over the
last few years. One in nine people in the world go hungry each day,
and suffer from nutritional deficiencies as a result. Food security is
the biggest threat to the overall health of the human population,
more so than malaria, tuberculosis or HIV.
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the most extreme rates of child stunting, the highest number of
road traffic fatalities, and the lowest numeracy and literacy rates.
• OCEAN CONSERVATION
Overfishing and unsustainable fishing practices are causing the
endangerment and extinction of many marine species.
• WATER SCARCITY
About two billion people still use a source that is contaminated
with human waste, and about the same amount don’t have
access to adequate toilet facilities.
Source:https://www.gvi.co.uk/blog/6-critical-global-issues-what-are-the-
worlds-biggest-problems-and-how-i-can-help/
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What challenges is the
Question: My Notes:
the space provided.
Directions: Answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in
Activity 8. Thinking it Through
Activity 9: Completing the Chart
Directions: What are the six critical global issues? Complete the chart
by writing the causes and effects of these global
challenges.
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Activity 11: Creating an Advocacy Poster
Directions: Create your own advocacy poster focusing on a particular
global issue. Use the space provided. Be guided by the
rubric.
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Use this page to create your poster.
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I SELF-CHECK No. 2
I Name: _____________________________Course/Yr. & Sec. ____________
I Instructor: ________________________________Date: _________________________
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Directions: Answer the following questions. Write
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your answers in the space provided. (10 pts.)
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1. What does it mean to be a global citizen?
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2. What strategies can be used to address global issues? Do you think
I social media is a good platform in raising awareness on global
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