The BIG PIC is an educational web based resource which aims to put the 'intelligence' in the children rather than in the technology. The website is designed specifically for young people living in Northern Ireland, providing opportunities for them to explore global issues specific to their local setting.
BIG PIC Aims
- To give young people the opportunity to think about, express opinion & debate global citizenship issues with others in both the national and international setting.
- To support teachers in their delivery of the Citizenship Curriculum at Post Primary level and the World Around Us and Personal Development strands of the Primary curriculum as outlined by CCEA.
- To be fun for all those who stumble across it!
Key Stages
The BIG PIC has been designed for Key Stages 2 and 3.
The Key Stage 3 content is based on the 4 themes of the Local and Global Citizenship Curriculum as outlined by CCEA:
- Diversity and Innclusion
- Equality and Social Responsibility
- Democracy and Active Participation
- Human Rights and Social Responsibility
The Key Stage 2 content follows the above themes, however the material is consistently related to the Personal Development and the World Around Us strands.
Teacher's Section
This section is intended to act as a tool for teachers wishing to implement the BIG PIC within their planning, it includes:
- Curriculum Links - Primary and Post Primary
- Issues for Teachers
- Writing Frames - Recording and Assessing
- Sources of further support
- User Guidance
Youth Worker's Section
- The Centre for Global Education
- Author's notes
- How to use the BigPic
- Hotspots
- Global youth work
- Issues for youth workers
- Website links (extra section)
- Acknowledgements & credits
CPD and ITE
The Training and Resource Officer provides CPD for schools and Training Workshops for ITE Institutions. This allows teachers and students to consolidate their skills and awareness of global issues by gaining up-to-date information, resources and teaching methodologies for incorporating Global Education within their subject/department/school. Ultimately, the key question remains 'What works in the classroom?'.
For further information on CPD please telephone the Centre for Global Education on 028 9024 1879.
Feedback Comments
- "Informative, easy to use and simple layout"
- "I think it is educational and would be a better source of entertainment for kids rather than TV"
- "Addresses and raises important issues that everyone should be more aware of"
- "This website makes me want to learn more about the Global World"
- "The BIG PIC is a very interesting website and it is a good place for children to play"
- "What a mass of information. Very well co-ordinated. It definitely makes me think about cultural diversity and realism in varied forms."
- "This site is excellent and raises issues that we all tend to not think about."
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