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This cultural workbook is designed for easy adaptation by teachers in grades 6 through 12.
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Learners will examine mealtime etiquette in different countries and gain perspectives about other cultures from the rules governing table manners.
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This webinar series, provided by the Global Connections program, is designed to support educators so they can fully utilize Peace Corps’ global education programs to encourage their learners to become global citizens.
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In this lesson students will learn about the concept of happiness in the countries of Mongolia, Paraguay, and Ethiopia.
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In this lesson students will learn about the concept of "home" in the countries of Cambodia, Guatemala, and Guinea.
Students will examine what it means to be "American" in the eyes of people from other cultures.
Students will wrestle with resolving contrasting values between cultures.
The writer confronts issues of racial prejudice that she encounters in South Africa, years after the abolition of the official policy of apartheid.
Through a simulation game, students will experience what it is like to confront and deal with a culture highly different from their own.
In this unit, students will reflect on the role of water in ceremonies and celebrations around the world.
Students will discover that cultural norms heavily influence how we communicate.
Students will strive to view situations from more than their own point of view.
Learners will examine features of culture to determine which are visible and which are invisible, and how these features affect each other.
After viewing the TED Talk Danger of a Single Story, participants will discuss in pairs situations in which they have perpetuated a single story, and been the target of a single story.
Students will examine the difference between equity and equality through problem solving and discovery. They will address the question "Why do we need to learn about differences? If we treat everyone the same, everything will be fine."
The following lesson engages young children in exploring the concept of family with emphasis on how families around the world share more commonalities than differences.
This folk tale demonstrates in a playful manner how Fate and Mind complement and interact with each other to contribute to a person's success and happiness in life.
Students will enumerate features of their own culture and evaluate how those features have influenced their lives.
Students will examine how generalizations can be hurtful and unfair, and they will devise ways to qualify statements so they avoid stereotyping other people.
This module - the first in a three part training series - provides an overview of the concept of global competence and why it is important.
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