Dominican Republic Uganda Using Authentic, Exciting , Multimedia Resources to Boost Motivation and Achievement Paraguay Mongolia
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.
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