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Some Questions for Reflection

What was the most inspiring aspect of Costa Rica or Nicaragua? Was anything confusing?

What is the new message you need to bring to your work?

What do you most need to share? With Students?

With Colleagues? With Family/Community?

FIND CONTENT Use facts, data, texts, and information

from international sources Define an issue Investigate causes Who does this issue affect?

BUILD CONTEXT - Show the bigger picture

to inspire understanding Consider multiple perspectives Consider time and place Research strategies and solutions Simulate a scenario

MAKE CONTACT Connect to partners and colleagues

internationally Watch a video or listen to someone’s story Collaborate with other students

How Do We Teach about the World?

CONTENT: Investigate

an Issue

Learn more about issues impacting the people and places of Costa Rica and Nicaragua: CIA World Factbook GeoHive United Nations Resources NatGeo Education Follow current events - newspapers, journals . . .

What's in the Box?

♦ Currency from 35+ countries or territories

♦ Reference books

♦ Map

♦ Educator activities

World View Foreign Currency Kits

Culture Kits from Carolina Navigators

navigators.unc.edu

worldmapper.org

CONTEXT: The Bigger Picture Making Local to Global Connections

Costa Rica

Nicaragua

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World Mapper: Under $10/day www.worldmapper.org/images/largepng/153.png

World Mapper: Fruit Exports

World Mapper: Fruit Imports

www.worldmapper.limited

Gapminder: gapminder.org

CONTEXT: Strategies and Solutions

Global Footprint footprintnetwork.org

earthcharter.org

CONTACT: Make a Connection

• Creative Connections • ePals • Flat Stanley • Global Monster Project • Global School • iEARN • Mystery Location Calls • Out of Eden Learn • Postcrossing • Taking IT Global • The Global Classroom Project • The Global Read Aloud • TWICE/Read Around the Planet

CONTACT: Take Action

Kiva: kiva.org

Heifer’s Read to Feed: www.heifer.org/readtofeed

SO… ARE YOU READY?

LESSON PLAN AND ACTION PLAN TEMPLATES

http://go.unc.edu/p7x4j

DUE: OCTOBER 7, 2016

Use Latino/Latina voices!

Always remember your

heritage students.

Teach Latin America even when you don’t

have to!

Parting Words:

Need a break?

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