A new school year has started for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. We are off to a fantastic start. I am working with our 5th grade teacher and class on their Christopher Columbus Social Studies unit. We are looking to involve students in researching the historic figure from different perspectives in order to put [...]
If you are ready to weave global awareness & collaboration into your elementary school classroom, consider participating in the Teddy Bears Around the World Project For the third year, Teddy Bears from around the world are contributing images about their travels, traditions and customs to this blog. Currently, there are contribution from the following categories: [...]
Students from Jacksonville, Florida/USA and Binyamina, Israel recently celebrated Jerusalem Day together. A true opportunity to share Language, Culture & History via Skype. A grandfather in Israel shared his memories of the Six Day War (1967) of liberating Jerusalem. The Rabbi from Florida explained what Jerusalem means to Jews outside of Israel. Students sang songs, [...]
A teacher’s heart smiles when students become creative, enthusiastic and take ownership of their work. This was the case with the 4th grade class at my school. Their classroom teacher asked me to introduce podcasts to her class, she and her students took it from there and RAN… with it… I came to their classroom [...]
Geography should an integral part of EVERY subject area. It is a vital 21st Century skill to be able to connect and collaborate with people from around the world. The study of Geography is a springboard to Global Awareness.
I follow Andrew Evans on Twitter. Nothing extraordinary, since I follow more than 1400 people, but… Andrew was not tweeting about classroom projects or the newest tool to improve teaching and learning. Andrew, sponsored by National Geographic, set out in January 2010 from Washington, DC/USA to travel by bus all the way to Antarctica (…well [...]
How is geography being taught in your school? Is it a weekly time block designated under the umbrella of Social Studies in Elementary School? Is it a semester or one year required credit course in High School? Geography is a separate subject. Really? Heidi Hayes Jacobs says (p. 36) in her Curriculum 21. (ASCD, 2010) [...]
I am guest blogging on My Wonderful World Blog (National Geographic Education Foundation) in honor of Geography Awareness Week 2009 the week of November 15 – 21! This year’s theme is “Get Lost in Mapping: Find Your Place in the World”. I wanted to share a successful geography lesson that continues to grow throughout the [...]
I’ll be joining bloggers around the Web for the 2009 Geography Awareness Week Blog-a-thon, hosted by National Geographic’s My Wonderful World Campaign. Tune in to the My Wonderful World Blog November 15-21 for a daily dose of geographic news and jottings, photos, calls to action, a mystery location quiz, and more…
The Teddy Bears Around the World blog has moved domains! Please update your RSS, links and bookmarks. Please point to the new address: http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/teddybearsaroundtheworld/ If you are looking to participate in an easy and cute global project, that your students, school and parents will absolutely love, then this project is for you!! Are you in [...]
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