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Moving your students beyond flags, foods and festivals to becoming internationally-minded.

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Moving your students beyond flags, foods and festivals to becoming internationally-minded.

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  1. “When meeting people from a foreign culture, offer a few gifts that reflect your interests as a gesture of friendship. Better yet, give things you’ve created yourself. Also, explore their interests and their culture. Ultimately, the best way to forge a lasting friendship is to create something together. Whether it’s a meal, an art project or a spontaneous dance party, when you create something with others, you build a connection that lasts a lifetime.” — International Diplomacy Guidebook

  2. Moving your students beyond flags, foods and festivals to becoming internationally-minded. Kathy Kraemer and Jennifer Carlson, Fridley IB World Schools

  3. What is international-mindedness? • Global Connectivity: • Pointing out global connections • International Mindedness: • Looking at issues from the viewpoint of other students. Discussing local viewpoints, national and global viewpoints. (Getting into the “shoes” of another).

  4. Pushing your students from the visible to the invisible – true international-mindedness demands emotional understanding and empathy. (heart)

  5. Follow our site • http://tinyurl.com/internationalminded

  6. 10 actions to keep you internationally minded

  7. Action BOOK a speaker to talk about international issues. $20

  8. Action CORRESPOND with a Peace Corp Volunteer. • Math • Science • Language • Urban Planning

  9. Action TRACK WILDLIFE MIGRATION and seasonal change with Journey North

  10. Track migration and seasonal change

  11. Tracking Migration from MN to Mexico

  12. Action DISCUSS the Youth for Human Rights videos and create a PSA for human right of choice.

  13. Action REVIEW animated maps to see views of the world, poverty, transportation, communication and more.

  14. Action INTEGRATE media sources from Teachers’ Domain into your teaching.

  15. Action COMPETE locally on issue related projects with worldsaavy.org

  16. Action • TAKE PART in the collective conversation with GlobalEngage

  17. Action COLLABORATE on projects with international partners using epals.

  18. Action MAKE an effort to alleviate poverty with KIVA.ORG

  19. Action DISCOVER other ways to live with the BLUE ZONES.

  20. BLUES ZONES Background • Interviews from around the world • Happiness: • Why are people in certain regions of the world considered to be more content? • Longevity: • Why do some people live to be over 100?

  21. Some secrets on how to be happy • Community – where we live • Workplace – having a best friend at work • Social life – socializing 7-8 hours/day • Financial life – shelter, education and healthcare • Home – having a dog • Self – Being able to articulate your life purpose in one sentence.

  22. TAKE the happiness test. http://apps.bluezones.com/happiness/

  23. TAKE the Vitality Inventory. http://apps.bluezones.com/vitality/

  24. Action • COLLABORATE with SKYPE educators

  25. 7 ways to use SKYPE for learning • Train with an expert (PD) • Collaborate with other teachers • Receive teaching feedback from a colleague. • Conference with busy parents • Set up Reading Buddies • Tutor students • Share travel experiences if you’re going away.

  26. Action • RECORD your sessions with PAMELA.

  27. 7th grade Micro lending Project, Fridley Middle School Significant Concept: Small actions change the world. Unit Question: How can small amounts of money change the world?

  28. What skills do we want the students to learn? • Research (Inquiry) • Manage and synthesize information • Blogging on NING • Edit images, create graphs, interpret data • Give and receive constructive feedback • Videoconferencing with SKYPE and Pamela • Practice VC etiquette and presentation skills

  29. Throughout the process, we used NING. (24/7) and into the summer.

  30. Part 1: How are othersworking to change the World? • Choose a global issue and research the non-profit organizations that are making advances to help the issue. • Poverty • De-forestation • Homelessness • Joblessness • Lack of clean water • Child trafficking • Pollution • Hunger

  31. Part 1: How are others working to change the world? (Nick SKYPE VC)

  32. Part 2: How can Ichange the world? Mona Parker Students develop a plan to create a non-profit organization based on their issue.

  33. How can I change the world?Rossi and Amy

  34. Closing Ideas • International Mindedness can be incorporated into every subject area • Technology allows us to reach beyond our borders. • Being internationally minded - seeing things from multiple perspectives – only helps our students better prepare themselves for the world in which they are already participating.

  35. Before we go… • Understanding local knowledge video

  36. Feel free to contact us… • Jennifer Carlson • Jennifer.carlson@fridley.k12.mn.us • Kathy Kraemer • Kathy.kraemer@fridley.k12.mn.us

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