International -Mindedness by Susan Koujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10 Made with a curious mind en-us 2022-05-09 16:30:00 UTC 2022-05-09 18:18:05 UTC hello@padlet.com What activities have you carried out in your class that have knowingly or unknowingly highlighted or celebrated international-mindedness? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176044004 I would say class discussions is where we are students become aware of our differences. I work in a highly diverse school with many students being 1st or 2nd generation Americans. They quickly learn from each other that not everyone thinks the same way they and their family do!]]> 2022-05-09 16:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176044004 How can you help your students understand the importance of international understanding as it relates to your course? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045092 I love to talk about recycling and how different countries deal with their waste. It makes them think about how what they do every day is impacting not just their neighbor but those far away as well.]]> 2022-05-09 16:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045092 What are the ways in which the texts, topics, or ideas in your classroom have benefited from contributions from other communities, cultures, and nationalities? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045494 As we move through any Biology curriculum, it comes naturally to bring up all the different countries and people that have contributed to our current understanding of how the world works.

During our study of Ecology, we spend a great deal of time talking about the interconnectedness of species within an ecosystem works and how we treat water can affect the water half way across the earth!]]> 2022-05-09 16:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045494 How do schools today prepare students for global citizenship within biology and other group 4 subjects? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045865 Understanding biology prepares students for global citizenship as it is a subject to prepare students to understand the world's changing environment. Emphasis in biology is made on the interconnectedness of all living things. 

All group 4 subjects have implications on global society.]]> 2022-05-09 16:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176045865 What does it means to be a “global citizen”? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176046392 Being a global citizen means that we are part of a global society; not just the country we live in. This means to understand that our choice impact not only those in our local community, but those on the other side of the planet as well!]]> 2022-05-09 16:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176046392 What does international-mindedness mean to you? skoujak https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176046959 International Mindedness is understanding that there is more than one way to think about the world around us. It is empathy is seeing other points of view and experiences. It's the knowing that different people live in different ways and all of them are correct.]]> 2022-05-09 16:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/skoujak/upa58zbhtg71pc10/wish/2176046959