Introduction
Universal Education
Is School for Everyone, Everywhere?
70 million children over the world do not get education
8th grade ELA class
By Ms. Llorente
Task
Class, today we are going to learn about public education around the world.
1 - We will research information about the countries that have among the best and the worst public education coverage. find links in page Process.
2 - In groups, we will make a poster with key ideas, and conclusions.
3 - We will present the poster sharing the findings.
4- We will have a class discussion to reflect our critical thinking.
The objectives of this WebQuest are:
- Multicultural awareness, critical thinking.
- Determine key ideas and details.
- Refer to examples when explaining what the text says explicitly.
- Drawing inferences from the text.
Process
Right to Education
Situation of children’s right to education worldwide
Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world. More than 72 million children of primary education age are not in school and 759 million adults are illiterate and do not have the awareness necessary to improve both their living conditions and those of their children.
Watch videos:
Read more about Malala, Nobel Peace Price awarded for fighting for education right.
http://www.simpson.k12.ky.us/userfiles/121/Malala.pdf
1. Read from at least one of these articles (write down key details):
A- http://www.humanium.org/en/world/right-to-education/
C- https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/sep/20/70m-get-no-education
2- See data from map A and chart B (write down key details):
https://data.unicef.org/topic/education/primary-education/
A- Primary school net enrollment rate or net attendance rate (percentage)
B- Number and percentage of out-of-school children of primary school age, by region, 2013
Evaluation
Evaluation:
- Points will be earned by completing the poster by groups (all members will have have the same number of points. (see poster rubric below)
- Points will be earned by presenting the information learned from articles, videos, and data bases. (see rubric)
- Points will be earned by asking question or contributing with comments during class discussion. Up to 3 points (1 point per contribution)
Presentation Rubric:
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Clear message |
Participation |
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5 points Information is well presented with a clear message, explicit details, and showing critical thinking. |
5 points All group members share evenly the responsibility to share the information. |
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4 points Information is presented with a clear message, and explicit details. |
4 points Most members share evenly the responsibility to share the information. |
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3 points Information is presented with the main idea and some details. |
3 points Most members present, the responsibility is not shared. |
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1 point Details support the main idea, the message seems vague. |
1 point Only one member presents the information. |
Total of presentation points:
Poster key details Rubric
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Supporting details |
Layout and design |
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5 points 3 details that support the main idea. |
5 points Reflects creativity, excellent organization, uses graphics, and maps. |
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4 points At least 2 details that support the main idea |
4 points Reflects information with good organization, and some graphics. |
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3 points At least 1 detail that support the main idea |
3 points Reflects information in a basic manner. |
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1 point Details do not support the main idea (off topic) |
1 points Reflects information in a with poor organization. |
Total of poster points:
Sum all points. How am I doing?
Meeting standard: 16-23 points
Approaching standard: 8-15 points
Emerging standard: 1-7 points
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed this lesson
By now we have learned that education is a right that unfortunately not all children have. More girls than boys get denied the right to get educated, an consequently a prosper future.
I hope you appreciate the opportunity to have the right to a good education, and use this privilege wisely.
Credits
Bibliography:
Videos from YouTube.
Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/sep/20/70m-get-no-education
http://www.humanium.org/en/world/right-to-education/
Map and chart: https://data.unicef.org/topic/education/primary-education/