Using Authentic, Exciting , Multimedia Resources to Boost Motivation and Achievement

Dominican Republic

Uganda

Using Authentic, Exciting , Multimedia Resources to Boost Motivation and Achievement

Paraguay

Mongolia

Your classroom is a mini United Nations

What are your students’ countries of origin?

Where do Peace Corps Volunteers Go?

Outcomes for ELLs

Standard 1: English language learners communicate for social, intercultural, and instructional purposes within the school setting.

Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of language arts.

Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of mathematics.

Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of science.

Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of social studies.

Four Core Skills

Listening

Speaking

Reading

WritingLesotho

A Fifth Core Skill?

Global Awareness

•What is it?

• Why is it important for ALL of today’s students?

•How can you teach to it with an already “full plate”?

Panama

Morocco

“The most critical challenge before schools in this century will be giving students both the skills and the ethical dispositions to invent a future that enhances human well-being in an age of globalization. The response to this challenge is global education.” -Dr. Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Niger

Mongolia

Four Core Skills

TESOL Curriculum Frameworks

World Wise Schools

Resources

Global Awareness

How can World Wise Schools help?

Integration into subject areas: English, social studies, science, math…

Mongolia

Resource Exploration

Mauritania

Micronesia

How can WWS resources:

• Help you teach to the standards?

•Help you teach the four skills?

•Help you build global competency while capitalizing on your classroom’s “natural resources”

Let’s Explore Some Resources

Palau

Stories Lesson Plans Videos

Slide Shows PublicationsEducational Game

Building Bridges for Young Learners

•series of five lessons and accompanying e-books•audio narration and photos from Peace Corps countries•implemented as a whole unit or as stand-alone•standards-based lessons•most e-books contain short, adaptable teaching suggestions that build cross-cultural awareness, respect, and communication in the classroom

Ideas for TESOL

Choose resources strategicallyChoose resources that represent your students’ countries of originEncourage that student to share more about his country (skill practice)Request an RPCV visitAppoint a student “ambassador”Request a PCV match for your classroom Slideshows – use with pictures – students make up sentences to match (skill practice)

Morocco

Enroll Online

Correspondence

Match

Speakers Match

E-newsletter

www.peacecorps.gov/wws