https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg Made with love en-us 2019-02-10 12:20:31 UTC 2019-02-10 12:22:36 UTC hello@padlet.com kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587078 International mindedness is a awareness of global diversity, in terms of faith, beliefs, philosophy, values, opinions, customs and contemporary social practice, etc. An international-minded person should be open to different cultures with respect. It broadens one's horizon with global perspectives, enables them to converse with others from different cultural background, and is, in my opinion, prerequisite to anyone who wants to be a global citizen. ]]> 2019-02-10 12:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587078 kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587093 A global citizen is an international-minded person who is practically willing to work for a better world. To global citizens, a region or a regional matter is well interconnected and integrated as a part of the world, and presumably is as significant as other regions or regional matters. ]]> 2019-02-10 12:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587093 kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587102 As a natural science subject, Biology serves to bring students closer to themselves and nature, better aware of physical and physiological structure and dynamic changes, as an interconnected and integrated part of the world. In chapters about interaction between living organisms and the environment, students may be better aware of dynamic relationships from case studies, facts and figures, and in IB schools, CAS and optional research and extended essay. In some course, like Khan Academy Biology, students learn the scientific method in steps, e.g. observation, question, hypothesis, prediction and test. Students are not only arranged bench work, field trip and other tasks to present their ideas, but also assessed by their practical, analytical and other research skills. ]]> 2019-02-10 12:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587102 kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587114 Though I work in a Bilingual International school in China. Many of the activities - lead-in, pre-class work, homework - are being done with Educational Youtube videos, e.g. History Channel, Crash Course, Kidshealth, or TVs like Science of Stupid, and websites such as Khan Academy, TED Talks, etc. And a lot of ideas are inspired by and adapted from articles / episodes in National Geographic Magazines, The Naked Scientists, NPR podcasts, BBC documentaries or even Marvel / DC comics. Take evolution for instance, students will be learning through debates and comments from different groups about the theory and therefore learn the different perspectives over the controversy, aware of the differences between a theory and a law, and later design a "feasible" action plan to test their hypothesis. ]]> 2019-02-10 12:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587114 kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587289 I believe Charles Darwin's Evolution theory is one of a good examples of how I help students form their global perspectives over the same scientific development from different beliefs and ways of justification. Another case would be comparison and contrast between the development of the first vaccine by Edward Jenner and the modern standards in vaccine development procedure. This was going to be used for my current Inquiry Unit in IMYC - Risk: Progress involves exposing ourselves to and considering the impact or forms of danger, harm, uncertainty and opportunity. International understanding of a scientific law, theory, hypothesis, practice, or facts and figures comes from specific historical and social demands, where lays the importance of the understanding from various perspectives. In another word, by understanding the social, economical, historical context, students grow their insight over the importance of international understanding of science development.]]> 2019-02-10 12:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587289 kaweihr0828 https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587299 In the recent inquiry unit - Risk: Progress involves exposing ourselves to and considering the impact or forms of danger, harm, uncertainty and opportunity with lower secondary students. Fukushima nuclear disaster was introduced soon they learned many different energy resources that empowers the modern society. The disaster, presented to them in pictures and a documentary, drove them to the ideal side of exploring renewable energy sources, while reading and learning textbooks, articles and Youtube videos brought them back to the reality while hoping to develop a better power solution in the future with less jeopardy to the environment. ]]> 2019-02-10 12:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kaweihr0828/dum5204f5fgg/wish/329587299