How do you bring global themes into your classroom?
Who better to ask this question to than teachers? And last week, we did just that. This was one of many questions that New York City educators explored during a workshop hosted by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF (USF) and facilitated by the New York State Spanish Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (SBETAC) and the USF’s Education Department.
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| © U.S. Fund for UNICEF/2009 |
| A workshop hosted by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF (USF) and facilitated by the New York State Spanish Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center (SBETAC) and the USF’s Education Department. |
Some of the many answers to this question were:
- Talk to students about personal experiences, needs and worries;
- Bringing literature from other cultures into the curriculum to engender discussion of culture, history etc.;
- Movies, documentaries and curriculum;
- Write own plays and pamphlets on social issues.
This particular workshop allowed educators, who work with English Language Learners, to share and see strategies and explore TeachUNICEF resources for classroom implementation. We look forward to our next workshop and continued dialogue throughout the year.
