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1.What does international-mindedness mean to you?

International-mindedness is to have acceptance, respect and peace toward others.

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2.What does it means to be a "global citizen"?

It means to be able to belong to your culture and at the same time to be open-minded and respectful toward others! I always believe that differences are what make us interested in each other's cultures, and it is important here to say that similarities between cultures are more than differences.

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3.How do schools today prepare students for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects?

-Actually, when we talk in the class about new inventions and discoveries by scientists from behind the seas countries we are connecting with the world without us even realizing!

-I also think as teachers we have the responsibility to carry the mission of building the awareness of how important it is to respect and accept others.

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4.What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefited from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities?

In the school I work in, we have ''cultures week'', in which everyone dresses their traditional costume and cooks some traditional food! I look always to encourage my students to participate in, I also manage to allocate time to let them talk about their cultures!

This really helped to create impact of peace and respect toward others.

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5.How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course?

As a biology teacher we talk about heredity which leads students to think about their cultural background and have discussion related to this subject.

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6.What activities have you carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness?

-As I mentioned before ''cultures week'' is always a good idea to have each school year.

-So here in Jordan, as I teach my students in English, which is not our mother tongue language, it helped me out with the idea of international understanding. Also I focus on building their identity and strengthen their social skills.