Agenda
I. Introduction to Global Classrooms
II. Support for Global Classrooms Schools
III. Program Implementation and Planning
IV. Closing and Wrap-Up

Global Classrooms is . . .
• A UNA-USA educational program;
• Geared toward urban middle school and high school students;
• Implemented as a co-curricular and extracurricular program;
• Focused on bringing Model UN to public schools in the US and abroad.

At the heart of UNAUSA’s
Global Classrooms program is

What is Model UN?
• A simulation of UN organs, committees and agencies;
• A student-based activity where students role-play ambassadors of the UN’s 192 member states;
• A vehicle or tool to teach: geography, history, current events, international relations, global studies and English
Language Arts skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening).

Well-Known Model UNers:
• Legal: Sandra Day
O’Conner US Supreme
Court Justice
• Political: Al Gore, Former
Vice President of the US
• Media: George
Stephanopoulos,
ABC News Anchor &
Correspondent
• Business: Many members of the Young Presidents
Organization
• Performing Arts: Samuel
L. Jackson
• Other: Educators, Doctors,
Engineers, etc.

Model UN For Everyone Video

The Global Classrooms Program
Components :
1. Curriculum
2. Consultant – CPS
3. Conference
4. Websites

Global Classrooms Support:
Curriculum
Economics of Globalization
Free download for all
Global Classrooms
Teachers

Global Classrooms Support:
Curriculum
Human Rights Unit
1. All 5 units come with an accompanying Power
Point presentation.
2. Free to all participating
GC teachers

Global Classrooms & Standards
Aligned with standards in:
• Social Studies (NCSS)
• English Language Arts (IRA/NCTE)
• National Geography Standards (U.S. Department of
Education)
• Civics and Government (U.S. Department of Education)
Also aligned with all Global Classrooms state standards:
Illinois State Social-Emotional Learning Standards (SELs)
Florida
Washington D.C.
California
Massachusetts
Texas
New York

Models of Implementation
Curricular (11.7%)
• Global Classrooms as a social studies elective (Chicago, NY)
• Used as the main resource for an existing elective (e.g.
International Relations, International Law, Leadership, etc.)
Co-Curricular (49.5%)
• Resource for an existing, mandated class (e.g. World
Studies, Global History, etc.)
Extra-Curricular (38.7%)
• After-school program
• Weekly club

Global Classrooms Support:
Lead Teachers
• Communication via phone, email, and onsite visits;
• Modeling lesson plans and supplementary activities;
• Assistance in building students’ Model UN skills;
• Helping to prepare for the Model UN Conference.

Kevin Hough
Office hours
Monday-Friday
2:45 p.m. -5:00p.m.
773-865-8919
KMHough@cps.edu

Global Classrooms Support:
Professional Development
Opportunities for Teachers
• November 12, 2010
• Once you register, you will receive information on any professional development throughout the year

Global Classrooms Support:
Consultant - CPS
• On-going support and coaching:
• Communication
• Workshops
• Classroom visits
• Coordinates team of Model
UN Trainers and Lead
Teachers
• Liaison between UNA-USA and school district, administrators, and teachers
• Helps organize other events and resources:
– Speakers
– Mission briefings, etc..

CPS Consultant Contact
Gregory Smith
Chicago Public Schools
World Languages & International Studies
Office of Language and Cultural Education
773-553-4139 gbsmith@cps.k12.il.us

Global Classrooms Support:
Websites
• Global Classrooms Homepage
– www.globalclassrooms.org
• Global Classrooms: Chicago
– www.unausa.org/gcchicago
• To Register for the Global
Classrooms/Model United Nations program use the following website http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ProgramRegistration

GC Chicago Conference
• Middle and High School Conference: www.unausa.org/gcchicagomun
• Friday, April 29 th @ Illinois Institute of Technology
• 500 students expected to participate
• Free to all CPS’s with a cap of 32 students
• Registration opens on Monday, October 18th at 5
PM EST
• Registration closes on November 18 th
• Country Assignments will be issued the week of
November 29 th (after the Thanksgiving holiday)

High School Committees and Topics
General Assembly (GA)
Return of Cultural Artifacts to their Countries of Origin
Economic Commission on Africa (ECA)
Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict
Security Council (SC)
Separatist State Movements
Middle School Committees and Topics
Human Rights Commission (HR)
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
World Health Organization (WHO)
Access to Medication
Security Council (SC)
Security Council Reform