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
Thursday, March 31, 2011 (5)
International Mock Trial
- Jan 16, 2011 at 6:00pm CST to Apr 9, 2011 at 7:00pm CDT
- Location: Virtual Teleconferences
- Description:
High School Mock Trials
H 323 International Video Conferences
- Created by: Mike Cunningham
Global Media Literacy Network
- Mar 5, 2011 to Mar 1, 2016
- Location: Global, Online & Belgrade
- Description:
MEDIA LITERACY NETWORK IS ONE NEW DIGITAL MOVEMENT WILL DEVELOP ONLINE PLATFORM FOR THE MULTILEVEL CROSS SECTORS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN MEDIA LITERACY
- The main goal of the Platform will be the collection, promotion and dissemination of the mew methodologies, projects and audio visual tools in new and traditional media.
- Everybody working in media literacy is welcome to become a member of the Platform without membership fee if accepted to promote the Platform and give to the Platform one or more creative projects application.
- The Platform will offer to the members wide online visibility, events, workshops and seminars and large list of potential partners for international cooperation and projects.
- The Platform will offer to every member online space and editorial rights for providing information, audio visual promotion of multimedia productions and call for participation through easy and user friendly online software.
- Open a Media Literacy Market to trade expertise and profit from th
- Created by: Miomir Rajcevic
"5 Ways to Explore the Links Between Environmental Policy & Traditional Culture -- Creating Engaging Activities for Today's Kids"
- Mar 31, 2011 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm CDT
- Location: Your Telephone/ SKYPE
- Description:
We hope you'll join us for an intriguing discussion about the environmental policies of various industrial and developing nations, and their cultural values.
This month, we'll look at legislation, air pollution, the changing weather patterns and more to investigate how they affect our global society. At the end of the seminar, you'll receive a GYC lesson plan on how to teach the concepts of environmental awareness and culture to your students.We hope you can join us!
- Created by: Julye Augustine
An Introduction to Global Environmental Challenges and Their Human Dimensions
- Mar 31, 2011 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm CDT
- Location: Online
- Description: An Introduction to Global Environmental Challenges and Their Human Dimensions
Webinar
Date: Mar. 31, 2011
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Fee: $15
Register now!
Global environmental challenges provide entry points for students of all levels and across subject areas. This one-hour workshop featuring William Moomaw, Professor of International Environmental Policy at Tufts University will introduce K-12 teachers to some of these challenges and offer resources for highlighting their human dimensions. - Created by: Gina Sultan