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Saturday, January 15, 2011 (3)

Jan 15, 2011
October 9, 2010
Saturday

  • Food and Culture - a Global, Collaborative Classrooms Project

  • Oct 9, 2010 to Dec 31, 2013
  • Location: Online and in your classrooms
  • Description: Let your students learn with the world, not just about the world!The purpose of this project is the development of a global, collaborative classrooms project which will provide a context for students to:* Develop knowledge, skills and habits conducive to excellent health* Practice habits of responsible citizenship - locally to globally* Develop Global Competencies by studying "with" the world instead of "about" the world* Develop critical 21st Century Skills* Become engaged in a rigorous, relevant and real-world project* Engage the knowledge within the disciplines through research, problem solving and application* Learn - as opposed to memorizing then forgetting discrete factsThe initial sources of inspiration for this project were the book, Hungry Planet - What the World Eats, which is both a beautiful and profound essay on the people of our planet and the food they eat; the Edible Schoolyard Project where students grow and cook their own food, as many of the content standards are tau
  • Created by: Anne Shaw
December 2, 2010
Thursday

  • Antarctica Expedition

  • Dec 2, 2010 at 6:00pm to Mar 4, 2011 at 7:00pm
  • Location: Hong Kong
  • Description: Dear all,I am writing to invite you to join our new integrated humanities project for a group of Grade 6-7 students (age 11-13), "Antarctica Expedition".The objectives of the project are:1. to explore the relationship between the living things and the environment in Antarctica2. to explore the effects of ozone depletion on the earth3. to develop a sense of global citizenship4. to develop global perspectives through collaborating with international studentsIn this Project, we will use wikispaces and/or wordpress.com to do the collaborative works.Your participation is always welcome. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested to join us. :)Cheers,Sally
  • Created by: Sally Wan
January 15, 2011
Saturday

  • Global Education Lab

  • Jan 15, 2011 all day
  • Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Description:

    Date: January 15, 2011
    Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 
    Host: University of Pennsylvania National Resource Centers: South Asia Center, African Studies Center, Center for East Asian Studies, and the Middle East Center

    The Global Education Lab

    is an information-packed full-day workshop on global education for teachers and administrators.  The Workshop is a hands-on intensive that provides you with everything from global perspectives to lesson plans and supplementary materials for the next day’s classroom— delivered by educators with over 60 years of global education experience.

    The Purpose

    of the Global Education Lab is to provide teachers and administrators with the information and experience they need to establish a new global education program, deepen and enrich existing programs, and to provide an inspiring and invigorating intellectual experience.

    Deliverables

    By attending the Global Education Lab you will get:

    • Continuing professional development credits from the University of Pennsylvania.
    • A DVD pa
  • Created by: Medard Gabel