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Jump Aboard the Global TrainNCMSA Conference Session 1http://tinyurl.com/ncmsaglobal
● 7 years of teaching Social Studies in Union County Public Schools
● Currently a 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Porter Ridge Middle
● Global Teacher Leader in Union County
Contact Me:[email protected]
Welcome!
But Social Studies is GLOBAL...
What If.....Turn and TalkMore than half the world's population lives on less that $2 a day- to eat, get around, have shelter, go to school, etc. What would look differently able your life if you had to live on $2 per day? What if school was not free? How would you be taken care of if you were sick? I know this is very difficult to imagine, but try to put yourself in that place for just a moment.......
Connecting the Present to the Past....World Issues:● Extreme Poverty● Gender Equality● Maternal Health● Environmental Sustainability● Armed Conflict● Universal Education● Child Mortality● HIV/AIDS● Economic Sustainability● Natural Disasters
Curriculum Ideas:● What Is Unit/Human Geography
tied to current issues● Slavery in ancient civilizations vs.
human trafficking today● French & Latin American
Revolutions vs. Arab Spring● Industrial Revolution vs. child
labor today● Suffrage movement in the United
States vs. gender equality today
Lesson
Stop & Jot Take a minute and jot down what you think a right is. What rights do you think you are entitled to as a human?Now let's Turn & Talk Based on what you just watched and the photo book how has your opinion changed? What rights do you think all humans should have? Should all human's have specific rights that they are entitled to no Lets Create..... Now that you have jotted your thoughts and talked with your teammatesusing Wordle create a word cloud that displays what a human right is in your opinion and what rights you think all humans should have.
My Top Go To's:Go To Video:4 Generations: The Water Buffalo Moviehttp://www.t2.com/waterbuffalo/watch/water_buffalo_flash_hi.html
Go To Website:Boston Globe's: The Big Picturehttp://www.boston.com/bigpicture/
Go To Organizations:New Global Citizenshttp://www.newglobalcitizens.org/
Carolina Navigatorshttp://cgi.unc.edu/navigators
Go To Book:If the World Were a Village By David J. Smith
Resources....Websites:Gapminderhttp://www.gapminder.org/World Mapperhttp://sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/Newseumhttp://www.newseum.org/Telling Stories with Datahttp://visual.ly/LetsGoGlobalhttp://letsgoglobal.weebly.com/index.htmlMighty Mapshttp://mightymaps.org/Ten Thousand Questionshttp://www.tenthousandquestions.comWorld Wise Schools: EBookshttp://wws.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/ebooks/Global Gameshttp://www.globaloria.org/index.php/games
My Wonderful Worldhttp://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.htmlArounderhttp://www.arounder.com/Tag Galaxyhttp://www.taggalaxy.com/7 Billion Series: National Geographichttp://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/7-billionhttp://water.org/Beyond the Firehttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/time-for-school-series/introduction/4340/Worldometershttp://www.worldometers.info/Journey Northhttp://www.learner.org/jnorth/Peace Corps: World Wise Schoolshttp://wws.peacecorps.gov/wws/index.cfm?
ResourcesDigital Storytelling:How Big Is 1 Billionhttp://vimeo.com/18239773PBS Time For Schoolhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/time-for-school-series/introduction/4340/The Uncultured Projecthttp://uncultured.com/Big Picture Small Worldhttp://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/movies/TenSeconds/introTenSeconds.htmlWorld On Firehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDmPcSWE0WUWhere Is Matthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZkIf The World Was A Village of 100 Peoplehttp://www.dogonews.com/2011/6/9/if-the-world-was-a-village-of-100-people
Web 2.0 ToolsTagxedohttp://www.tagxedo.com/EPalshttp://www.epals.com/Animated Texthttp://www.wondersay.com/Zoobursthttp://www.zooburst.com/
And More Resources.....Global Literacy:DogoNewshttp://www.dogonews.com/Beyond The Fire: Teen Experiences of Warhttp://archive.itvs.org/beyondthefire/Story Covehttp://storycove.com/storycove.com/Four Feet Two Sandalshttp://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/sandals.htmlWashington Post Kids: Worldhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/worldWorld Newshttp://newsmap.jp/
Print Resources:If America Were A VillageThis Child Every ChildEvery Human Has RightsTeaching The iGenerationOutcasts UnitedBite of the MangoFacing the Lion
It Takes A Village
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