My stellar canvas by https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq Made with charm en-us 2018-02-10 02:07:54 UTC 2018-02-10 02:17:27 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. What does international-mindedness mean to you? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234855 ·       International-mindedness is appreciating and celebrating other cultures and festivals.
·       Curiosity and openness for understanding customs and traditions of other countries.
·       Experiencing different types of foods, housing, climatic conditions and adaptations outside one’s own country.
·       Learning a foreign language to be able to communicate with the locals
]]> 2018-02-10 02:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234855 2. What does it mean to be a “global citizen”? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234936 ·       Not losing the perspective that we share more similarities than differences at the DNA level, which unites us in our quest for improving lives of mankind and the environment in which we live. 
·       Caring for global issues and contributing towards alleviating them. 
·       As a species we face similar issues and problems. 
]]> 2018-02-10 02:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234936 3. How do schools today prepare students for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234973 ·       By educating students on the need to care for the environment and issues like global warming.
·       Increasing awareness of students on how our actions are reducing species diversity and how this impacts us 
·       Increasing awareness of the benefits as well as harms of technologies like nuclear energy, genetic engineering, cloning, etc.
]]> 2018-02-10 02:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230234973 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? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230235023 ·       Contribution of scientists from different countries in developing and maturing cloning.
·       Medicines for treatment of different diseases have been discovered in different parts of the world by different scientists. Yet, most of these medicines are available in almost all the countries of the world.
·       Numerous concepts in mathematics and sciences that are used globally have been worked out by people of different nationalities. 
]]> 2018-02-10 02:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230235023 5. How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230235082 ·       Global warming is caused by green-house gases that are released in the environment due to human activities in different countries of the world. Effects of global warming are universal. The seasons are becoming more extreme with more fluctuations than ever before.
·       A cure for hepatitis C or cancer discovered in USA could be beneficial for anybody living in any part of the world.
·       Release of genetically engineered crops without proper testing could lead to spread of genes across the globe, reducing species diversity.  
]]> 2018-02-10 02:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230235082 6. What activities have you carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness? neilshaw https://padlet.com/neilshaw/ao5b15j9g3nq/wish/230235111 ·       Celebration of international day.
·       Excursions to museums to trace the history of different global inventions.
·       Charity events for raising money for UNICEF.
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