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Some Questions for Reflection
What was the most inspiring aspect of Costa Rica or Nicaragua? Was anything confusing?
What is the new message you need to bring to your work?
What do you most need to share? With Students?
With Colleagues? With Family/Community?
FIND CONTENT Use facts, data, texts, and information
from international sources Define an issue Investigate causes Who does this issue affect?
BUILD CONTEXT - Show the bigger picture
to inspire understanding Consider multiple perspectives Consider time and place Research strategies and solutions Simulate a scenario
MAKE CONTACT Connect to partners and colleagues
internationally Watch a video or listen to someone’s story Collaborate with other students
How Do We Teach about the World?
CONTENT: Investigate
an Issue
Learn more about issues impacting the people and places of Costa Rica and Nicaragua: CIA World Factbook GeoHive United Nations Resources NatGeo Education Follow current events - newspapers, journals . . .
What's in the Box?
♦ Currency from 35+ countries or territories
♦ Reference books
♦ Map
♦ Educator activities
World View Foreign Currency Kits
Culture Kits from Carolina Navigators
navigators.unc.edu
worldmapper.org
CONTEXT: The Bigger Picture Making Local to Global Connections
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
World Mapper: Over $200/day www.worldmapper.org/images/largepng/158.png
World Mapper: Under $10/day www.worldmapper.org/images/largepng/153.png
World Mapper: Fruit Exports
World Mapper: Fruit Imports
www.worldmapper.limited
Gapminder: gapminder.org
CONTEXT: Strategies and Solutions
Global Footprint footprintnetwork.org
earthcharter.org
CONTACT: Make a Connection
• Creative Connections • ePals • Flat Stanley • Global Monster Project • Global School • iEARN • Mystery Location Calls • Out of Eden Learn • Postcrossing • Taking IT Global • The Global Classroom Project • The Global Read Aloud • TWICE/Read Around the Planet
CONTACT: Take Action
Kiva: kiva.org
Heifer’s Read to Feed: www.heifer.org/readtofeed
SO… ARE YOU READY?
LESSON PLAN AND ACTION PLAN TEMPLATES
http://go.unc.edu/p7x4j
DUE: OCTOBER 7, 2016
Use Latino/Latina voices!
Always remember your
heritage students.
Teach Latin America even when you don’t
have to!
Parting Words:
Need a break?
WORLD VIEW The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://go.unc.edu/w7E9P