Unit
Topic
Theme

Region
Length

Fernando M. Reimers et a].

E.2

The World as It Could Be: Scenario Planning, Part 1

ICC: intrapersonal (curiosity about global again and con—
flict—resolution skills); ethics: trust in institutions, break—
down in trust in institutions, common values, commitment
to equality, the value of human potential, the importance
of global compacts, and commitment to supporting human
rights; work and mind habits: innovation and creativity;
knowledge: economics, trade, and demography (economic
development and poverty); culture: geography; politics;
global risk: environment and globalization; arts: literature;
skills: investigative and analytical skills (evaluate sources of
information, the use of evidence, local—global link, and cre—
ative communication); and global problem solving: scenario
building, future studies, produce media, critical consuming,
and the use of technology

Global and China

Eight weeks

Goals and Objectives

Learn how to use systems thinking and scenario planning to envi—
sion our environmental future.

Inspire students to use critical—reasoning skills to think through a
scenario to its probable future.

Act to avert a potentially disastrous future.

Skills and Knowledge

1.

Students will use math and science to calculate risks and to make
projections about the future.

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