Lesson Plans and Curricula Developed by Global Source

Approaching WTO Education: How to Bring WTO into Your Classroom by Engaging Students in International Trade Disputes, a Curriculum for Grades 6-12
Curriculum written by Global Source Education and co-developed by educators from the World Affairs Council of Seattle, the University of Washington School of Business, and the Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Washington, November 1999. Includes introductory readings to the WTO, multiple perspectives surrounding the debate, and four classroom lessons on various controversial policies. Download for free at:
http://www.world-affairs.org/GlobalClassroom/GCResources.htm#WTOonline

Who is Making your Sneakers? A Case Study on Trade, Human Rights and the Individual: Social Responsibility and the Consumer
By Global Source Education, 1999. This case study and lesson plan offers a microcosm of the globalization debate. Using the production of sneakers by Nike, Inc. as a model, the lesson introduces students to the debate and dialogue over Free Trade versus Fair Trade. The debate examines the balance between economic opportunity and economic exploitation on the world stage. Through reading the primary and secondary source mateirlas included in this lesson, students will draw out and identify these multiple perspectives, and be able to make their own informed choices as to where they stand in this debate, how this debate relates to larger global issues, and how they can make their voices heard through inquiry and participation.

Globalization and Social Responsibility: Bridging the Real World and the Classroom, Course Handbook
Compiled and written by Global Source Education, 2000. This Course Handbook was specially developed for Global Source Education's summer 2000 Teachers' Institute on Globalization and Social Responsibility in Seattle, WA. The resource contains source material on the WTO, child labor, the environment, military interventionism, selective purchasing laws, world music as a vehicle for engaging in global issues, and student participation in a new civics. The guide also includes two lesson plans called "Who is Making your Sneakers?" and "Coffee: Connecting Local and Global Economies". Extensive readings for both educators and students is included, as well as resources for further inquiry.

Lessons Learned from the WTO Experience
Handbook compiled and written by Global Source Education for a special workshop for educators on December 9, 2000.
Developed for the one-year anniversary of the WTO meeting and protests in Seattle which helped ignite a global debate on trade and human rights, this packet of readings and curricular suggestions is designed to help educators prepare for classroom discussions on trade. Readings examine the debate from both defenders and critics of free trade.