https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715 Lesson resources for teachers that can be used to explore global and/or cultural awareness, diversity, supportive learning experiences, and civic engagement. en-us 2022-07-06 02:12:03 UTC 2022-07-07 00:02:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png agonzalez296 https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2237709169 Children Are Citizens is a project that is based in Washington, D.C. but can be used anywhere! Children are taught how to become community members and gain a sense of citizenship.

To implement a lesson, you can research your local area and the history of your city. Local field trips to places with history, art, or any interest in general can start this sense of community and curiosity for young learners. Creating civic engagement in the classroom can lead to students thinking outside their own community and expanding their interests globally. Students can then extend their learning by creating digital presentations and sharing on a digital platform.]]> 2022-07-06 02:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2237709169 agonzalez296 https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238379655 Touchable Earth is an engaging, video-based, way to learn about different countries. Although there are only nine countries to choose from, students are able to watch and listen to children from around the world and see how they live.

A fun lesson to implement would to have each student/group choose one country to research. Students can go through the different information given about each country and the family life and create a slideshow or brochure about it, then present it to the class. In addition to this fun lesson, students can find similarities and differences between their own culture and the chosen country. This can easily become a compare/contrast (venn diagram) lesson that students would enjoy writing about. These lessons will help students become more aware of life around the globe.]]> 2022-07-06 22:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238379655 agonzalez296 https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238386382 PenPal Schools is a website where students from 150 countries can communicate and learn about various project-based topics from one another. Teachers have the capability to monitor every message and student interaction to ensure safety.

Using PenPal Schools is useful in building and practicing digital literacy and safety. While using digital citizenship guidelines, students are able to view real world problems, or even content-based projects. One lesson that can be implemented is learning about holidays around the world. While studying holidays, students can collaborate with other children globally, as well as learn content vocabulary and make meaningful connections. This allows students to not feel so "far away" from other cultures and traditions and allows them to embrace them. This is especially helpful for English language learners.]]> 2022-07-06 22:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238386382 agonzalez296 https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238393520 In our culture today, students are exposed to many things in the news and media, both good and bad. Common Sense Education reviews IF educators should discuss current events, and HOW to discuss them.

Discussing current news and media is not always easy to do and not always appropriate for the classroom (especially younger grades). Utilizing some of these techniques, educators can facilitate conversations about what is happening locally and globally, with an emphasis in using technology responsibly. Lessons that are worthy of investing time in is the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Using these lessons creates a sense of understanding and responsibility for what students put out into the digital world.]]> 2022-07-06 23:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238393520 agonzalez296 https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238407622 Common Sense Education provides a plethora of resources for teachers to tackle social and cultural literacy. It gives educators ideas how to fight against personal biases and build a strong sense of culture and digital literacies.

Digging through the research better equips educators with the proper tools for multiple conversations that may occur in the classroom. While supporting each child and their learning experience, students can learn about societal movements, digital responsibility, and become more culturally aware. Designing a lesson can be as simple as choosing one from the provided resource. An alternative is using Scratch, or ScratchJr, as a digital tool for students to demonstrate their learning about these topics. Using Scratch allows students to code, animate, and share their knowledge and creative works.]]> 2022-07-06 23:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/agonzalez296/f08xb5lketuhi715/wish/2238407622