Beth Cullinan's List: Global Cultures

Global Education resources to use with teaching

Lesson about Invisible Children video shown in Spring 2012

WHATAs website offshoot of GoodPlanet.org, 6 Billion Others (6BO) is a voluntary narrative database of videos, photo-portraits and written documentation from individuals across the globe. This site provides narratives organized by country, gender, language of contribution, available translations, and 6BO-selected interview themes, as well as a photographic format that allows the user to browse narratives by clicking on a selected picture. WHYBecause the narratives contains emic or insider’s perspective of global life and culture of real individuals, the site encourages—through first hand narratives--the type of intimate, equitable cultural perspective global educators are encouraged to seek out (see Case, 1993; Hanvey, 2004 and Merryfield, 2002).  In addition, the site’s organizational format provides a wealth of content for potential lessons. Most importantly, it helps students understand the deep commonalities and human differences between themselves and six billion others. HOWI would begin by exploring 6BO’s range of possibilities by the topic/country of the particular lesson or unit. As an auxiliary to a lesson, the narratives could serve to emphasize existing content. For an existing lesson, I would plan ahead by select and transcribe the videos to be viewed in class. We would 1) read the transcripts in class, 2) watch the videos, 3) use the videos as a prompt for a timed writing response and 4) discuss our responses and how they relate to our theme. As a student-driven activity, we would use the site as a means to attain an emic global perspective and exercise early web-based research skills. I would assign each student a country and topic, and have them prepare a brief presentation on what they learned from whom they learned it. Students could also participate in 6BO by preparing their own responses to particular topics and uploading them. 

Great for talking about race; interactive

Worthington server-friendly version on TeacherTube

Series of downloadable lesson plans about racism / race relations.

Great source for variety of bw maps of world, countries

Robert Mitchell's home page...883, WI 2010

List of sites for more information on global issues

Backgroud information for teachers

"Where in the World is the Dominican Republic?" 6-8 Lesson Plan; "Students will examine the effect of one's environment upon how one lives, and they will begin to investigate the geography of the Dominican Republic."

"Geography, Climate, and Community in the Dominican Republic"; 6-8 lesson plan--precedes video lesson

"Understanding Demographics" 6-8 Lesson Plan related to Dominican Republic.  

6-8 Lesson Plan "Beyond Demographics"; includes video about the Dominican Republic (20 minutes)

"The True Cost of Coffee"; lessons based on Honduran coffee industry. Focus on economic, health, and environmental risks of a one-crop economy in the developing world.

Essays by interational students about their personal cultural experiences.

Ohio Department of Education: International Education information

Summer institute at IU