Events

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (4)

Jan 19, 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 19, 2011
Wednesday

  • FREE Worldwide Book Discussion: Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins

  • Jan 19, 2011 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: Online
  • Description:

    Primary Source is proud to announce a unique global reading opportunity.Responding to requests from educators, Primary Source will facilitate a FREE worldwide book discussion,or "Global Read," featuring an online discussion forum followed by a"live" web-based session. You are invited to join us for a discussion ofthe young adult novel, Bamboo People, by Mitali Perkins— a compelling coming-of-age story about child soldiers in modernBurma. The online discussion forum will begin on Wednesday, January12th. Then join the author for a live chat on January 19th.

    Register early to guarantee your spot! Registration is free but participants are responsible for obtaining their own copy of the book.

  • Created by: Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source