Thinking Global with a Local Focus

Why you should use what you have first - before looking further afield...

Natasha Parsons | globalgeek.ca | theglobalgeek@protonmail.com

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Local Context

  • Aspengrove School
  • Vancouver Island
  • British Columbia, Canada
  • IB Continuum School
  • 320 students JK - Grade 12
  • Integrating IB curriculum with BC provincial curriculum
  • Online (fully interactive) lessons via Zoom March - July 2020 during COVID-19
  • In school learning since September 2020

A bit about me...

  • Head of Individuals and Societies
  • DP Geography Teacher
  • MYP Individuals and Societies Teacher
  • British (taught IB in UK for 5 years)
  • Lived in Canada for 4 years
  • Ottawa, Ontario - 2 years
  • Vancouver Island - 2 years

Local Focus

  1. Grade 6 - Early Humans - Haida Gwaii Archeology Dig
  2. Grade 7 - Map Skills Refresher - Orienteering in local area
  3. Grade 8 - Energy Diet Challenge - Local Food Recipe
  4. Grade 9 - Anthropocene - Water Quality Investigation
  5. Grade 10 - Challenge and Change - Kairos Blanket Simulation
  6. Grade 11 - Ocean Environments - Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
  7. Grade 12 - Ocean Environments - Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Grade 9 - Water Quality Survey

  • MYP Global Context - Globalisation and Sustainability
  • BC Curriculum - Social Awareness and Responsibility - Students develop awareness of and take responsibility for their social, physical, and natural environments by working independently and collaboratively for the benefit of others, communities, and the environment. They are aware of the impact of their decisions, actions, and footprint. They advocate for and act to bring about positive change.
  • Canadian Geographic -  Anthropocene 

Solo Fieldwork

  • Implemented during COVID-19
  • Students visited local water body
  • Collected a water testing kit from school at predetermined time
  • Conducted survey during weekend
  • Measured: Odour, Turbidity, Temperature, pH Level, Dissolved Oxygen, Plant Life
  • Recorded results and uploaded to Google Form
  • Created ArcGIS StoryMap to write up investigation, map the locations visited and describe and graph data
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