Global Contexts Ideas

Fairness
and Development
What are the consequences of our common humanity?

Students will explore: Possible explorations to develop:

• rights and responsibilities • democracy, politics, government and civil
• the relationship between communities society
• sharing finite resources with other people • inequality, difference and inclusion
and with other living things • human capability and development ; social
• access to equal opportunities entrepreneurs
• peace and conflict resolution. • rights, law, civic responsibility and the public
sphere
• justice, peace and conflict management
• power and privilege
• authority , security and freedom
• imagining a hopeful future

Video clips of student work

• Helping the Homeless, Give A Smile! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4WODsKCdBk
• MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHP6CxXugjk
• Learn to Swim Awareness: Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99tOG3JTSY
• Personal Project: HIV/AIDS in Cambodia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFzTjPwDQkY
• Raising Awareness on the street kids of Kuala
Lumpur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4clREh9J20
• My Personal Project: Changing Lives with
Dresses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx4BqHKMrk
• MYP Personal Project: A Spark of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw8JYGypP1U

Examples of personal projects:

· Supporting fair trade: Cocoa trade in Ghana; an awareness campaign for our school
restaurant/cafeteria to promote fair trade
· Open-‐market economies and their role in fair trade; a talk for students
· Exploring the intersections of race and inequality; a radio broadcast
· Asylum seekers and their right to live like us; a painting
· Explore two different locations through the eyes of teenagers; a short film

Orientation in Time and Space
What do we mean by “where” and “when”?


• personal histories • civilizations and social histories, heritage;
• homes and journeys pilgrimage, migration, displacement and
• turning points in humankind exchange
• discoveries • epochs, eras, turning points and ‘big history’
• the relationships between and the • scale, duration, frequency and variability
interconnectedness of individuals and • peoples, boundaries, exchange and
civilizations from personal, local and global interaction
perspectives • natural and human landscapes and resources
• explorations and migrations of humankind • evolution, constraints and adaptation


• Time-‐Lapses and Light Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRDTwiu_e6A
• Small Talk-‐ A Personal Project Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgznqNrXfuA
• The Values of a Nature Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGFPX70esQ4
• MYP Personal Project: Ho Chi Minh City in Teenagers
Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LdpkcjoEs
• Ancient Greece: MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYq8mXHIXuk
• Personal Project: A Tale of Two Cities-‐ Hong Kong and Shenzhen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4HwstJk-‐w&spfreload=10


· The Euclidean space perspective of the universe; a 3D model
· Explorers in search of a new world; immigration over the ages through visual texts
· The Mayflower and the dream of religious freedom; a personal family history
· Charting a family history through archives and a representational statue
· Explore the development of rap as a style of music across continents
· Investigate how, in history, different cultures have made use of energy for different needs

Globalization and Sustainability
How is everything connected?


• the interconnectedness of human-‐ made • markets, commodities and commercialization
systems and communities • human impact on the environment
• the relationship between local and global • commonality, diversity and interconnection
processes • consumption, conservation, natural resources
• how local experiences mediate the global and public goods
• the opportunities and tensions provided by • population and demography
world-‐interconnectedness • urban planning, strategy and infrastructure
• the impact of decision-‐making on humankind
and the environment


• The Great Escape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5GeqW-‐4VjM
• Personal Project: Global Warming Animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAqcgM5duvk
• Recycle-‐ MYP Personal Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ7RBEkODY
• Small Talk-‐ A Personal Project Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgznqNrXfuA


· The struggle for water in developing countries; an awareness campaign
· The impact of the financial crises of Europe and the European Economic Community on the United
States; a visual presentation
· Education as the tool to change the future of Peru; a workshop for adults
· The role of the developing countries in protecting the tropical rain forest; a collection of slides
· Debate Herve Kempf’s ideas about “how the rich are destroying the earth?”; record it

Identities and Relationships
Who am I? Who are we?


• identity • competition and cooperation; teams,
• beliefs and values affiliation and leadership
• identity formation, selfesteem, status, roles
• personal, physical, mental, social and
and role models
spiritual health
• personal efficacy and agency; attitudes,
• human relationships including families, motivations, independence; happiness and
friends, communities and cultures the good life
• what it means to be human • physical, psychological and social
development, transitions, health and well-‐
being, lifestyle choices
• human nature and human dignity, moral
reasoning and ethical judgment,
consciousness and mind


• My Personal Project: Impression Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7snj7SdQ0
• Personal Project: Flashmob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHfZ_AOkqs
• How to Heal Faster-‐ My Personal Project Presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8lBpVb2h1s
• MYP Personal Project: Kitesurfing Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6HMGTvr5Q
• Personal Project 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0Arqwg9sw
• ISB Personal Project-‐ Little Paper Message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WcWqy_cno
• MYP IB Personal Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkBKUz86vCI
• MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTgklJIybzM


· Two sides of social networking; an awareness campaign about digital citizenship and cyber
bullying
· How online identities impact offline relationships; a research essay
· Keeping culinary traditions; a video series following family recipes with historical relevance
· The effect of mass media on teenage identity; a short film
· Working with trained dogs for a special needs group; a documentary of the process to train &
socialize the dogs
· Why does rap speak to me?; explore the emotional connection to rap

Personal and Cultural Expression

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression?


• the ways in which we discover and express • artistry, craft, creation, beauty
ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and • products, systems and institutions
values • social constructions of reality; philosophies
• the ways in which we reflect on, extend and and ways of life; belief systems; ritual and
enjoy our creativity play
• our appreciation of the aesthetic • critical literacy, languages and linguistic
systems; histories of ideas, fields and
disciplines; analysis and argument
• metacognition and abstract thinking


• Piano Composition-‐ The Jordanian Pendulum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhu9V7uAAFU
• Cooking With Chris Choi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgFTbnKPNHw
• Beautiful to Me (MYP Personal Project) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs38Ivax2-‐g
• My Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-‐IFn6ey8Jag
• Guitar: MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsSwgDAONbo
• Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjshle963BA
• Personal Project Short Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZdRBDJm0QM
• Personal Project Dance Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wac0yzJlH-‐A
• Video Games are Art!!! (MYP Personal Project) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRe1Iz5eiUw
• Kirsten Miccoli Behind the Scenes Personal Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g4ikBFFQ1s


· The art of Manga in Japanese culture; a Japanese anime and a survey of the understanding of my
peers
· Video games as a form of cultural expression; a short film with five video games showing how they
are an expression of our culture
· Culture and self-‐expression through dance at the local community arts centre; a performance
· Perform a rap song for peers and have a question and answer session

Scientific and Technological Innovation

How do we understand the world in which we live?


• the natural world and its laws • systems, models, methods; products,
• the interaction between people and the processes and solutions
natural world • adaptation, ingenuity and progress
• the impact of environments on human • opportunity, risk, consequences and
activity responsibility
• the impact of scientific and technological • modernization, industrialization and
advances on communities and environments engineering
• how humans adapt environments to their • digital life, virtual environments and the
needs information age
• how humans use their understanding of • the biological revolution
scientific principles • mathematical puzzles, principles and
discoveries


• My Personal Project: Energy Efficient House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ms6P4pZYw
• My Personal Project: Earth-‐quake Resistant
House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsu8WnhG7s
• MYP Personal Project: Nuclear Power Plant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuut3YVvCdY
• MYP Personal Project: How Does Music Affect Visual Imagery?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNWZVa8zBqk
• Personal Project-‐ Dominating Diabetes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5KdYIOe38
• A Series-‐ InternetSafety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQW_pkVG1c&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZHh8l2SUl
qx8r
• Social Media
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=b33xhI_RkSI&index=4&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZHh8l2SUlq
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• Online Shopping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFJTLr7UZY&index=3&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZH
h8l2SUlqx8r


· Nano fibres build stronger bikes; a prototype bike with nano fibres
· What’s the matter with the anti-‐matter?; an informational talk
· Why are genetics and genomics important to my health?; a media presentation
· Can stem cells replace organ transplants?; an investigative report
· Design a 3D model of a solar device with instructions for construction

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