Global Community Stories by John Burns https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb Staff sharing their Global Community work en-us 2017-08-30 17:06:06 UTC 2024-06-29 16:20:31 UTC hello@padlet.com John Burns johnb4 https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/183747677 Induction YouTube - A Single Story]]> 2017-08-30 17:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/183747677 The story of a t-shirt https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184135265 % practice in context
Callum Marshall and Julie Constance]]> 2017-09-01 04:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184135265 CULTURE AND COGNITION titob https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184410837 In TOK we discuss examples of how CULTURE affects COGNITION.  Students shared examples and we also looked at some studies and research.
Tito Basu]]> 2017-09-03 15:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184410837 Where is the Love? https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184487008 Linking compositional choices to overall emotional impact when comparing 2003 original to 2016 remake -- how music can be used to bring communities together.  (Mica Gaard)]]> 2017-09-04 07:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184487008 Different perspectives on North Korea https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184890742 In response to recent events, the Grade 11 Global Politics class have included North Korea as a case study in their Power, Violence and International Relations unit. We have found the different perspectives on the crisis interesting, and considered different levels of analysis (including global, regional, community and individual). We have come to understand the need for cooperation in response to the threat. (KH)]]> 2017-09-05 18:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/184890742 Conflicts - Global vs. Local https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/187833660 G4 researched conflicts independently, then worked together to situate them on a continuum from local to global.  This is part of our work on conflict resolution.

https://youtu.be/wOqLkCuslWc]]> 2017-09-15 07:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/187833660 Kindergarten-Finding our commonalities through relationships https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/189263104 Kindergarten's first unit is about understanding ourselves through our relationships. As we begin the year we start with the relationship that all children can identify with: their family. Each student had the opportunity to share about their family. The rest of the class engaged in the thinking routine: Think Pair Share, to discuss how their family was similar and different to their classmates' families. We found commonalties in the number of family members we each had, who is in our family, where we come from, and what we like to do together. ]]> 2017-09-20 11:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/189263104 Lessons from the Holocaust https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190753988 In grade 10 this year, students visited Auschwitz, the concentration camp where 1.5 million people were killed. A single story of "who is to blame" and "who we dont need" led to this tragedy. We visit the place so that we may learn and not repeat these actions.]]> 2017-09-25 11:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190753988 Making connections: "Six Billion of Us" https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190759940 SAS 8/9 read said article by Donna Meadows (Nelson Literacy, Global Citizens, 2009). We considered that when the world's population reached 6B on October 12, 1999 although the students were not born yet, they could make personal connections from the text to our life and learning. Being resourceful, limiting our ecological footprint, thinking about "Green" architecture and design.
http://www.nelson.com/nelsonliteracy8/information/Documents/NL8%20TMSR%20Sampler/html/8.html]]> 2017-09-25 11:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190759940 Grade Three: Being Open Minded https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190781847 The third graders read the book "Spaghetti on a Hot Dog Bun", which is all about being open-minded/ The students then discussed similarities and differences they had with other students in the class, and how they could be open-minded to each other.]]> 2017-09-25 12:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190781847 Grade 12 Biology: Genetics of Skin Color https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190919784 Biology students read a book over the summer called "A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in our Genes" by Adam Rutherford. On the first day back to school we debriefed as a class on the learning and revision that took place while reading this book. One topic that came up is skin color. We had already learned why the pigment melanin is produced in skin, hair, and eyes, but students were shocked to discover that two Africans with dark skin are usually more genetically different than an African and a European. Our physical traits make up so little of our DNA and students are always amazed at how similar we really are at the molecular level.]]> 2017-09-25 16:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/190919784 Life in Berlin Divided by a Wall https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191092565 The students in Grade 9 are using their experience of Week Without Walls in Berlin to produce a scrapbook examining life in Berlin during the time of the Wall from two perspectives. Students will select key events and write descriptions of the event from the point of view of someone living in East Berlin and someone living in West Berlin.]]> 2017-09-26 04:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191092565 Dancing Through the Ages gretchenf https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191094189 Grade 5 explored a traditional Scottish dance through multiple pieces of music and considered how the different pieces effected their perception of the dance. -Gretchen Foster]]> 2017-09-26 04:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191094189 Cultural norms in Civilizations sarahb4 https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191099047 In Grade 5 we are looking at what makes a civilization. We discussed the different cultural norms such as greeting, eating and respect in our own cultures. We also talked about how important it is to respect other peoples culture.]]> 2017-09-26 05:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191099047 Fragile State https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191120239 DP Visual Art students are examining the work of Serbian artist, Marina Abramovic (who spoke in Kyiv on 16/9) and nine other international artists who, through their art, reflect our vulnerabilities as individuals, within cultures, governments and our shared fragility as humans. Students are analysing the show, Fragile State, to develop understanding of how artists communicate ideas and intentions (Process Portfolio/Criterion C).]]> 2017-09-26 07:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191120239 Heroes https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191181188 Grade 6 SAS read "Christopher Reeve: a Real Superman", from the McGraw Hill Critical Reading Series, discussed and wrote about their personal connections to the heroes they have in their lives. Recognising that heroes are all around them and they are heroes as well when they make a friend or help a classmate or teacher, Mrs. Sturk especially, to understand life at PSI and in Ukraine.]]> 2017-09-26 11:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191181188 Who We Are https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191182178 In First grade we talked about how the choices we make affect others. When we make good choices such as sharing, we learn that we help others. When we make bad choices, such as, not taking turns talking. Then we don't allow someone to have a voice.]]> 2017-09-26 11:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191182178 Rock Star Posters https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191183026 Learners in the grade 2 EAL class are currently interviewing one another to create a poster full of information that makes us a "Rock Star". Together we have discussed different cultures, languages, foods, and celebrations we take part in, giving everyone the opportunity to find commonalities and differences within our classroom community. ]]> 2017-09-26 11:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191183026 Grade 2 How We Organise Ourselves https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191378775 During the Grade 2 inquiry into How We Organise Ourselves, students participated in a See-Think-Wonder routine to look at Ms Pam's Tree of Life which is a statue carved from one piece of wood representing members of a community. The students noticed that even though all of the figures in the statue were different, they each had an important part in holding up the tower. If one falls, they all fall. They generalised this to their classroom community where we all have different stories, different strengths and different challenges, but we each have a part in holding up the tower that is our classroom community. "Support the Tower" is now one of our criteria for being a good community member.]]> 2017-09-26 17:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191378775 Earth Trek https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191593065 Completing the training to offer Earth Trek as an ECA will allow students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 to discover more about the culture and traditions of a number of different countries around the world while also developing their team work skills.]]> 2017-09-27 10:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/191593065 Environmental Value Systems https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192347080 "An environmental value system (EVS) is a worldview or paradigm that shapes the way an individual, or group of people, perceives and evaluates environmental issues." They are influenced by cultural, religious, economic and socio-political contexts. Grade 11 and 12 ESS students explore EVSs throughout the course when evaluating environmental issues facing the world. ]]> 2017-09-29 07:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192347080 Mathematical Models of the Chernobyl disaster consequences https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192525400 In Grade 11 HL Maths class we discussed applications of mathematics to  modeling 
the influence of the Chernobyl accident on children health. We also considered global conclusions obtained from mathematical models.]]> 2017-09-29 16:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192525400 Grade 6 WWW Pysanka micheleb https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192743413 Grade 6 students during WWW made Pysanka at a local village school in the Carpathians.  Students quickly tried using hot wax to make decorations on their eggs.  However, the quaint schoolhouse, books, materials and lack of running water stood out.  We hope the students learned about the need for educational materials and resources for all children along with the joy of making decorative, delicate eggs.
Michele Basu and the Grade 6 Chaperones]]> 2017-10-01 10:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/192743413 Hello, I'm from... chipfaircloth https://padlet.com/johnb4/z73jk1kxowrb/wish/193326505 (Grade 6 Individuals and Societies)  
To kick off our geography unit “Where in the World Is….?” the students shared information about the country they call home.  For some, it has hard to select their country - with many being multi-national or third culture kids!  Once they selected their country, they shared five ‘cool’ things about their ‘homeland’ and something that they were proud of about their country.  The students shared in small groups with a Ukrainian student anchoring each group.  In this way, Ukraine was represented in each student grouping.  The activity sparked conversation and questions regarding the various countries.  

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