Lesson Global Goal 4 Quality Education. Information Literacy

Global Goal 4 Quality Education. Information Literacy

• Practice reading skills.
• analyse an infographic
• develop your 'information literacy skills' by fact checking the sources of an infographic
• Discuss the importance of education and it's place in the Global Goals.

In this lesson you will:

Outcomes

How important is education for an individual, a country and the world?

How does you think a country’s level of education affects the following?

• Likelihood of war
• Health
• Environmental awareness
• Levels of poverty

How do you think education fits in to such goals?

How important do you think education is to make the world a better place?

Part 1. Discussion

37%

171 million

4 million

$1 billion

-3%

Make a note of the following figures, as you will read an infographic to find out what they mean.

2030

Part 2. Reading

http://bit.ly/edu17_ig

Is there anything that you find hard to believe?

How has your experience of education been?

What was the most surprising fact for you? What was the least surprising fact?

Which area of education should be the main focus of attention in the coming years?

Part 3. Discussion

Are you sure everything in this infographic is true?Pick 2 or 3 facts, follow the sources at the bottom of the page and check elsewhere on the internet. Find evidence to show whether the piece of information is accurate or not.

Part 4. Follow the source

What advice would you give to others to ensure they are not a victim of fake news or misinformation? Can you come up with a list of ideas?

truth?

Post

Part 5. Over to you...