intercultural capsules to learn

Part 1: Defining Culture

• Introduction to Part 1: Defining Culture (pdf–139 KB)
• Everyone Has a Culture—Everyone Is Different (All grades)
• The Iceberg (All grades)
• The Multicultural Person (Grades 3–5)
• Cuisine and Etiquette (Grades 3–5)
• Chatter (Grades 6–9)
• Where I Come From (Grades 6–9)
• Brief Encounters (Grades 10–12)
• Becoming Part of the Community (Grades 10–12)

Part 2: Developing Global Perspectives

• Introduction to Part 2: Global Perspectives (pdf–88 KB)
• First Impressions (Grades 3–5)
• The Blind Men and the Elephant (Grades 3–5)
• Opposites (Grades 3–5)
• Is That a Fact? (Grades 6–9)
• How Accurate Is It? (Grades 6–9)
• Good News/Bad News/Who Cares? (Grades 6–9)
• Beauty (Grades 10–12)
• Perspectives on Paraguay (Grades 10–12)

Bibliography, here

Download Looking at Ourselves and Others
[102-page document here. (pdf–1.7 MB)]

source, http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/publications/looking/index.cfm

intercultural portraits

Preview of Looking at Ourselves and Others: "Looking at Ourselves and Others
introduces students to the concepts of perspective, culture, and cross-cultural relations. The guide is designed to help students recognize and appreciate differences in perception among individuals and cultures, define culture and recognize its role in developing perceptions of ourselves and others, challenge assumptions, promote cross-cultural awareness, and provide opportunities to practice the behaviors that make cross-cultural communication possible. (Peace Corps)"

Shift Happens (PowerPoint)

ShiftHappens... http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com

[facts and figures pressing for more int'l education]

links from L.A.T.T.I.C.E.

http://www.latticeworld.org/?q=teachers (int'l education leads and resources 5/2007)

hybrid course, U-W fall 2007

[rcmiller 70503em]
design a freshman-level Global Competence course with both an asychronous online part and a short overseas component
cf. Intercultural Press [Maine]; "maximizing study abroad" text (under Publications at www.carla.umn.edu)

v.stewart 4/2007, ASCD magazine, "Educational Leadership"

April 2007 | Volume 64 | Number 7, Pages 8-14 [theme issue, The Prepared Graduate]

Becoming Citizens of the World
by Vivien Stewart, Vice-President for Curriculum at The Asia Society

The future is here. It's multiethnic, multicultural, and multilingual. But are students ready for it?
http://www.ascd.org/authors/ed_lead/el200704_stewart.html