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Learn many ways to globalize your curriculum through service-learning. Includes Heifer International, RESPECT-Refugees, iEARN, Peace Corps, Nyaka SchoolTRANSCRIPT
Service Learning and Global Collaboration
Judy Huynh
Judy Huynh 6th grade teacher at Palo
Community (19 years) Social Studies department
head/Math department head Service Learning grant
writer and coordinator (7 years)
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction (MSU)
Attended Massey University (New Zealand) 1 year
4th grade teacher at Saigon International School (3 years)
ESL instructor at University of Saigon & private lessons (3 years)
Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year for Michigan (2004)
Global Education Teacher Trainer
Michigan Merit Curriculum project coach
Service Learning Professional Development Toolkit design team/trainer/curriculum development
Kids Can Make a Difference Advisory Board
Heifer International Curriculum Advisory Board & workshop presenter
iEARN cadre member/trainer Fulbright-Hays GPA to
Ecuador curriculum specialist
LATTICE Member
Global Education
Global education is learning about those issues that cut across national boundaries and about the interconnectedness of systems - ecological, cultural, economic, political, and technological. Global education involves perspective taking, seeing things through the eyes, minds, and hearts of others; and it means the realization that while individuals and groups may view life differently, they also have common needs and wants.
Robert Haney
Global Interdependence
Before you finish eating breakfast this morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world. This is the way our universe is structured … We aren’t going to have peace on earth until we recognize this basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If the world were a village of 100 people
63 would come from Asia 13 from Africa 12 from Europe 8 from S. America, Central
America, & Caribbean 5 from North America Less than 1 from Oceania
If the World Were 100 People
We would be among the 20 people who earn 89% of the world’s wealth
13 would suffer from malnutrition13 would eat too much20 would not have clean water25 would have substandard housingThe richest 20 would consume 100
times more energy than the poorest 20
Quiz
Farmer’s Out of the Dell
Global Service Learning Projects
Refugee Pen Pals Heifer International Peace Corps
Partnerships iEARN International Dinner Empty Bowls World Vision Nyaka School
Projects with RESPECT
Letter Exchange Program Soccer balls were sent in May, 2003 Shopping trip - December, 2003 - bought school
supplies
Projects
Palo students sent bookmarks and stickers to pen pals
Mohomou sent bracelets and necklaces to Palo (These were sold at the International Dinner.)
Samuel (teacher) sent African dress to me.
Projects
Palo sent $1000 (from our International Dinner) to Mohomou to set up computer lab
LeValley United Methodist Church sent $1000 for lab
Projects
Sent video of “A Day in the Life of a Palo Student” in January, 2004
Sent video camera
Projects
Received video from Mohomou of “Day in the Life of”
Sent macrame friendship bracelets
Book drive with Belding Middle School
www.respectrefugees.org
Heifer Internationalheifereducation.org
Learn about hunger and poverty in the world
Educate others Fundraising Read to Feed GET IT! Write ABC books Tie quilt Global Village New Global Education
Resource Kits available
Peace Corps Partnerships
Peace Corps World Wise SchoolsCorrespond with a
Peace Corps volunteer through the World Wise Schools program
Participate in service project
iEARN
International Education and Resource Network
Allows classrooms around the world to collaborate on service projects
It takes many villages to make a global
community
The iEARN community enables you to work with students and teachers around the world.• Europe
• Africa
• Middle East
• Latin America
• Asia & Pacific
• Australia/NZ
• North America & Caribbean
iEARN has searchable databases on the WWW to help you find international students and teachers easily within the iEARN Community worldwide.iEARN has schools in over 125
countriesStudents are aged 5-19
Your students can work in many languages on collaborative projects with students around the world--projects that are designed by teachers.• environment/science/math
• arts/literature/language arts
• social studies
iEARN offers you the opportunity to join a global community of teachers and students who share the vision that Internet-based collaboration can both enhance learning and improve the quality of life on the planet.
iEARN enables youth and teachers to communicate with and work together with others locally and internationally, using the Internet to enhance learning and make a difference in their own communities and around the world.
Keys to Interactive On-line Project
Success• Teacher/student driven• Interactivity, not passivity • Honor local teaching & learning styles• Collaborate with othersCollaboration enhances learning
iEARN Goals
•To facilitate teacher and student-directed collaborative on-line project work
•To create global, national, and local support structures to sustain project work
•To demonstrate that on-line education can enhance learning and improve the quality of life on the planet
iEARN Experience
20 years linking schools for project work in both northern and southern hemispheres (started in 1988)
Structures and projects in over 125 countries involving 2 million students annually in 20,000 schools
Collaboration with governments, NGO’s, foundations, educational agencies, youth groups, religious groups, etc.
iEARN Providesa safe and structured environment for
children to communicatea known audience for writing and reading
for a purposean opportunity to apply knowledge in
service-learning projectsan inclusive and culturally diverse
community of supportive educatorsopportunities to meet in person - Beijing
2000, South Africa 2001, Morocco 2009
International Dinner
EducationalCulturalFundraiserCommunity BuilderGood foodBaby AnimalsFun!
Standards for Quality Practice
Links to curriculum Progress monitoring Meaningful Service Incorporates youth
voice
Values diversity Reciprocal partnerships Reflection takes place
before, during and after Duration/Intensity
Curriculum S.S. Standards
Historic Perspective Geographic PerspectiveCivic PerspectiveEconomic PerspectiveInquiryPublic Discourse and Decision MakingCitizen Involvement
Other Links to Curriculum
Language Arts - through literature, letter writing, journals, presentations
Math - figuring postage costs, International Dinner costs & profits, cooking, graphing
Technology - flyers, PowerPoint presentations, note cards, video, iEARN
Art - Drawings, crafts
Assessment
Teacher made tests Reports Posters ABC Books Presentations Game Boards
Reflection journalsLettersPowerPointsTeaching 1st
graders (our buddy class)
Group Projects
Other Great Projects/ Resources
freerice.com Facing the Future Ryan’s Well Free the Children Amnesty International Habitat for Humanity Oxfam
Global Education Workshops
Media With Purpose - February 23Facing the Future - March 25Heifer International - April 21
See Ionia ISD website for more information - ioniaisd.org
Thank you!([email protected])