Posts filed under: Global Issues

Best Movies to Teach Current Global Issues & Geography

If you’re teaching human or world geography, or a current issues course, a few good documentaries are essential. How they’re able to bring to life otherwise large, abstract topics is... Read More

Eye-Opening Garbage & Recycling Lesson Ideas to Inspire Your Students

It’s impossible to ignore that our love of stuff is having a negative impact on our world; one that urgently needs to be addressed. This makes it a perfect topic... Read More

5 Eye-Opening Water Conservation Activities Your Students Will Love

Freshwater supply, renewable energy, and overconsumption are all issues that perfectly illustrate how the stuff that really matters doesn’t necessarily fit neatly into one discipline. They certainly belong in an... Read More

5 Easy Globalization Activities that Will Shock Your Students

For students who don’t know a time when cell phones didn’t have the internet, it can be tough for them to appreciate just how recently the world became so deeply interconnected. Even... Read More

5 Activity Ideas for Teaching about World Poverty

For students who have never known an existence outside their G7 lifestyle, it can be tough to understand the intensity and pervasiveness of extreme worldwide poverty. It’s mind blowing to... Read More

5 Lesson Ideas to Teach About Sustainability and Eco Footprints

One of my favorite classes to teach has been Contemporary Global Issues. That’s because it shows students how classic subjects like social studies and science are actually inseparable. I’d describe the... Read More
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