IB_Biology_International_Mindedness by HERNAN DAVID GONZALEZ MESA https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05 Discover how the IB programme can help you be a citizen of the world en-us 2018-10-08 16:12:10 UTC 2018-10-08 20:55:07 UTC hello@padlet.com What does international-mindedness mean to you? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290374868 To be international-minded is to be aware of other cultures' conditions, needs, history and strenghts and be able to operate in coherence with this in a variety of contexts.]]> 2018-10-08 16:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290374868 What does it means to be a "global citizen"? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290375965 Al global citizen is a person whose actions and ideas transcend borders and reach out to be part of an emerging global community. ]]> 2018-10-08 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290375965 How do schools today prepare students for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290377372 Topics such as sustainability, public health, among others can and must be taught aiming to generate global awareness. As teachers we are responsible for giving our subjects a global aproach through a wider context.]]> 2018-10-08 16:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290377372 What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefited from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290457992 While discussion environmental management, for example, we investigated how other countries have solved environmental conflicts that we have right now. This allows our students to se the lenghts a society can go to reach better conditions for their citizens. ]]> 2018-10-08 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290457992 How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290461545 The only way scientific knowledge can be built is in collaboration, often with contributions from different countries. A historical approach of biology can help show them the importance of global collaboration. ]]> 2018-10-08 19:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290461545 What activities have you carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness? hgonzalez15 https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290490497 Debates, presentations rofums and other rubric-based activities are frequent in my class. These often aim to generate discussion arround politics, environment and ethics, in which the international landscape play a fundamental role. ]]> 2018-10-08 20:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hgonzalez15/asssoaew3s05/wish/290490497