Establishing the
GCED
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE GROUP.
What is the Strategic Initiative Group (SIG)?
The School-Level Group Working on the Development of Platform for GCED Pedagogy and Practice.
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The Strategic Initiative Group (SIG) is a school-level working group with a mandate to integrate, develop, design, contextualize and implement GCED pedagogy and practice within the school using the GCED Innovative Schools' Toolkit.
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The purpose of establishing a Strategic Initiative Group at a member school would be to advance and unleash the potential of Global Citizenship Education through the GCED Innovative Schools Initiative.
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Only the Principal of the School can be the head of the Strategic Initiative Group and is also the ex-officio member of the Council for GCED.
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The Strategic Initiative Group comprises of the SIG Head, the GCED Coordinator, and the Three Committees:​
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Academic/Curriculum Development Committee (SIG-CDC)
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Continuous Professional Development Committee (SIG-CPDC)
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100 Acts (of Global Citizenship Mentors') Committee (HAC)
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The Head of the SIG shall identify a suitable GCED Coordinator and members for the three committees. A Strong SIG headed by a visionary school leader is at the core of unleashing the transformative potential of Global Citizenship Education.
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Educators inducted into the Strategic Initiative Group of the school also benefit from the GCED Teacher Fellowship.
Curriculum Development Committee (SIG-CDC)
Key Role: To develop the GCED Curriculum using the DEED Approach, RASEAL Framework, and GCED Curriculum Map
Eligibility: Educators From Grade 5 to 12
Number of Members in the Committee: Eight (One Each from Grade 5 to 12)
Mandate: Each member has a mandate to plan, design, develop and implement one lesson unit each term based on/inspired by the Curriculum Action Plan (CAP) and the Curriculum Learning Objectives mentioned therein. (Refer to the guidelines and attend an Introductory Capacity Building Workshop)
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Information on GCED Teacher Fellowship: Educators in CDC enjoy the benefits of the GCED Teacher Fellowship by default.
Continuous Professional Development Committee (SIG-CPDC)
Key Role: To design in-house peer workshops on themes and pedagogical approaches of Global Citizenship Education with the aim to sensitize, align and build the capacity of all teaching staff within the school.
Eligibility: Educators
Number of Members in the Committee: Three to Four (Identified-Individuals at Different School-Levels Who Can Train Other Educators).
Mandate: The Committee members have a mandate to plan, design, develop and implement Capacity-Building, Theme-Sensitization and Reflective Experiences/Workshops for all the educators within the school based on the framework and support from the Council for GCED. The committee has a mandate to organize and document at least two such workshops during each term.
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Information on GCED Teacher Fellowship: Educators in the CPDC enjoy the benefits of the GCED Teacher Fellowship by default.
The 100 Acts (of Global Citizenship) Mentors' Committee (HAMC)
Key Role: To motivate, guide and mentor the students in planning and implementing the student-driven projects using the 'Democratic Leadership through PBL' Framework.
Eligibility: Educators, Parents, Alumni, Experts, Friends of the School.
Number of Members in the Committee: Need-based/As per the projects.
Mandate: In addition to mentoring the student-driven projects, the core members of the HAMC have a mandate to organize the Annual GCED Exhibition/Festival celebrating and showcasing the student-driven 100 Acts of Global Citizenship projects. The HAMC may have an independent coordinator who can liaise with the enrolled mentors.
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Information on GCED Teacher Fellowship: Educators in HAMC do not enjoy the benefits of the GCED Teacher Fellowship. Interested mentors may express their interest to be inducted as GCED Teacher Fellows through the Head of the SIG. Such number of fellows will be limited to a maximum of four from each school.
Identifying the right GCED coordinator is very essential to the success of the Program. The GCED Coordinator should be one who is passionate, open-minded, accessible to the stakeholders and should possess strong leadership & collaborative skills.
Key Role: To motivate, support and supervise the committee members in executing their mandates. To maintain smooth, sustained and active communication and coordination at all levels — between all key stakeholders — Head of SIG, committee members/coordinators, coordinators of the other SIGs and the Program Team.
Eligibility: Educators, School Administration Team
Mandate: The GCED coordinator has a mandate to coordinate with all stakeholders, manage the toolkit and update the Key Resource Person of the Council with the developments as per the Work-plan.
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Information on GCED Teacher Fellowship: GCED Coordinator enjoys the benefits of the GCED Teacher Fellowship by default.
The GCED Coordinator
Registering the Strategic Initiative Group
Once you establish the Strategic Initiative Group at your school, you need to formally register the members with the Council for Global Citizenship Education through the SIG Profiler that will be sent to you as a part of the GCED Innovative Schools' Toolkit.
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If at any point in time during the association, you'd like to replace any member, kindly update it on the SIG Profiler and intimate us of the same.​
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The Head of the SIG may nominate up to 4 educator members to be the GCED Teacher Fellows from the 100 Acts Mentors' Committee.
Choosing the Themes: Bi-Conditional Rule
While choosing the themes, satisfy both conditions. Themes are categorized under three domains:
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Knowledge-Based
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Skills-Based
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Attitudes and Values-Based
Each domain has two sub-groups— A and B.
Condition 1: It is mandatory to choose one theme from each of the three domains.
Condition 2: Ensure that you choose two themes from Sub-Group A and Sub-Group B respectively.
Global Citizenship Foundation endorses Oxfam’s key elements of Education for Global Citizenship as a very useful framework for understanding and developing Global Citizenship attributes
THEMES ON KNOWLEDGE
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SUB GROUP A:
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Sustainable Development
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Identity and Diversity
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Globalization and Inter-Dependence
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Peace and Conflict
SUB GROUP B:
- Social Justice and Equity
- Human Rights
- Power and Governance
- Financial Literacy
THEMES ON SKILLS
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SUB-GROUP A:
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Empathy
- Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
- Communication
- Debate and Dialogue
SUB-GROUP B:
- Self- Awareness and Reflection
- Ability to Manage Complexity and Uncertainty
- Informed and Reflective Action
THEMES ON VALUES AND ATTITUDES
SUB GROUP A:
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Sense of Identity and Self-Esteem
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Commitment to Social Justice and Equity
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Value Diversity
SUB GROUP B:
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Respect for People and Human Rights
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Concern for the Environment and Commitment to Sustainable Development
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Commitment to Participation and Inclusion
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Belief that People Can Bring About Change.
