International-Mindedness by Lore Corti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj en-us 2016-11-25 08:47:33 UTC 2023-01-21 01:40:08 UTC hello@padlet.com What does international-mindedness mean to you? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139856521 Frank Zappa once said "The mind is like a parachute, it doesn't work if it's not open." 
I feel that the conception of my mind as a life saver (if properly used) is the key to my international life. Nothing has to be strange, different or awkward to me, but simply new. With this attitude, I try to release a lot of stress, and I feel always ready to new challenges.]]> 2016-11-25 08:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139856521 What does it means to be a “global citizen”? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139857205 It means to be reactive and ready to make questions and find answers in front of the unknown. In this way, no culture, no tradition, no environment could put you in "a bad spot", but all these things can only give you opportunities to know more.]]> 2016-11-25 08:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139857205 How do schools today prepare students for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139857641 Biology, and Science in general, have to give to the students the opportunity to understand the real meaning of the research, underlining the ethical aspects properly. A scientific discovery in a global world could be a big source of money, in the era of the global market, but only a proper evaluation of all the pro and cons can give the most predictable answer about the consequences. Once again an inquiring mind is the solution to the question.]]> 2016-11-25 09:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139857641 What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefited from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139861529 I always keep my eyes open to recognize where specific cultures or communities can explain the meaning of a word, a concept or a topic. Being European, I use to pull out my culture when it is the case. Most of the terminology in science is Latin, and only looking for etymology gives a wider view to the content we are working on.]]> 2016-11-25 09:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139861529 How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139862963 I consider important to teach the students that science is not all inside books, inside a lab, or just relate to an observation. Science lives in the culture of every population: when we talk about medicine, for example, every country has his own traditional set of cures, not always scientifically explained or tested, sometimes rejected. It is important that we learn how to look at them with inquiring mind, because you can always find something explicable by the scientific laws we already know, or maybe we can figure out some new way to prove something. ]]> 2016-11-25 09:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139862963 What activities have you carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness? lorecorti https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139865332 In a 9 grade Science class, I made a lesson on the "Water Cycle". At the end of the lesson, I asked the students what they thought about the influence of humans in relation to the water, and they started debating, all centered on Asian (or better Korean) issues. I made them shift their view on an African aspect, and then on a North American aspects, and the debate began being way more interesting.]]> 2016-11-25 09:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lorecorti/9rfimx46nxaj/wish/139865332