#globaledchat Archive
A weekly chat covering topics related to teaching with a global perspective. A rotating cast of guest hosts include education experts and influencers. A must-follow for all educators who would like to open their classroom to global opportunities! Hosted by @HSingmaster and sponsored by @AsiaSocietyEDU
Thursday May 5, 2016
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This is Global Oneness Project - Glad to be joining in for another
This is Anne () for Asia Society, tweeting from Seattle.
Good evening! Adrian from Bozeman, MT. I am on 3-yr old duty so I'll be lurking in the background tonight :)
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Hi, newbie here from Ann Arbor. School administrator overseeing some international programs. :)
Hi! I'm Janeen, former SS teacher, virtual xchg manager & curric developer, bldg VIF partnerships in Chicago
Neesha Rahim, co-founder of here. What an important topic this evening. Look forward to
Sharon, Kindergarten teacher in Williston. Love how technology opens my learning culture globally.
Q1: Why are you interested in the topic of social justice?
Welcome, thanks for joining us!
Agreed. Thanks for being here!
always glad to see the world get a little smaller by welcoming new voices, eh ?
Kate from Swansboro , NC joining
A1 We teach about global issues broadly and justice/equity are central themes both globally and locally.
Parent and education communications professional/advocate. Glad for the topic of social justice.
A1: because I'm both human & a teacher. It's a responsibility to model & teach SJ to all Ss
A1: There is genuine power in collective action; Understanding +Communication = Trust; Ordinary people do extraordinary things
A1: because social justice is the bridge that forms so many connections between communities
https://t.co/CN7hO6nbBT
Q1: Why are you interested in the topic of social justice?
Hi there! Welcome. What kind of international programs? Study abroad?
Hello ! Alexis from Los Angeles, CA :)
A1) With the world so connected these days it is easy to see all the injustice happening and feel the need to do something
A1: As Ubuntu philosophy expresses: "I am human because you are human." A recognition of a shared essence in all humanity
Me too!! :) Glad to meet you as well
A1) It's so relevant. Because I have children. Because they have friends. Because I'm a human being. https://t.co/iQgfSCH0xN
Q1: Why are you interested in the topic of social justice?
Stopping by to say hello! Just finished up a https://t.co/nCl9swZTYM webinar and think I'll get a little more global tonight!
I know that dude! Hey Janeen!
A1: Education today must teach students to work together and make an impact on the world they will inherit.
A2 Social justice means awareness & action to make the world a better place. Essential to global citizenship.
A1: All of these responses get at the heart of the relationship of social justice and global ed
Hi! A long-time middle school cultural exchange program w Japan, & a new exchange w Chinese HS Ss. https://t.co/4C6v8sYSRf
Hi there! Welcome. What kind of international programs? Study abroad?
A1 Thanks Lucy. social justice commitments come from life and school experiences.
A1:Lessons built on social justice issues support Core, ISTE standards, Next Gen Science + are relevant to Ss.
A1 Fairness is a basic tenant of civilization. I want to be treated fairly and therefore believe we should all be.
Q2: Which social justice issues are most engaging for your students?
Thank you for inviting us to post it. We really enjoyed writing it!
A2: The closer to home the better, just make the global connection. Proximity = potential for action https://t.co/jUfX2mVvSR
Q2: Which social justice issues are most engaging for your students?
A1 I guess I am trying to say that experiences from student teaching opened my world to social justice and my privilege.
A2: Systemic racism, environ (in)justice, and the interconnection betw the two; also grassroots social justice movements
James from Denver checking in to !
A2: K-8 students often connect deeply with children’s rights and feel compelled to take action in some way.
A2) Speaking as a parent: They seem driven by unfairness. Racism, sexism, poverty (esp. overseas) https://t.co/r81VACeRLQ
Q2: Which social justice issues are most engaging for your students?
A2) I have found that child labor really engages my students. Enough where they want to take action sometimes
Yes! We love it - shows how to bring more challenging, dynamic & human, topics into the classroom https://t.co/OKut376Gfh
A2 Kids seem to really connect with current issues involving other kids.
I've found that as well .
A1: My experiences as LGBT and my relationships with people of color and marginalized students. https://t.co/KXLUhCb2ed
Q1: Why are you interested in the topic of social justice?
Agreed , especially when their own rights aren't acknowledged at school or at home https://t.co/oN9xH8ZGFx
A2: K-8 students often connect deeply with children’s rights and feel compelled to take action in some way.
Q2: School 2Prison Pipeline, food deserts, safety going to & fro home, school funding. https://t.co/xmPxKkNwkM
Q2: Which social justice issues are most engaging for your students?
Thanks for sharing! I knew you'd have some fantastic resources for this!
A2: gender and the media/advertising are engaging for my Ss
A2) My Ss were always interested in poverty. Led to wanting to know more and do more to solve problem or bring awareness.
Seems like kids connect more with other kids from anywhere in the world than adults do of one another. https://t.co/MPG2wpENDM
A2 Kids seem to really connect with current issues involving other kids.
Taught an interesting persuas essay this year on whose responsibility it is to protect children from child labor
A2 My students have enjoyed learning about their identity, where they are from & have been. Share their story.
Q2: Food security is an issue that so many of our teachers find engaging to explore with students
A2: We just launched a global collaboration centered on the book,"The Giver". Kids are organically discussing rights v needs.
Q3: When teaching social issues in global context, how do you avoid reinforcing an “us and them” view of global south nations?
A2: For me, I had to make SJ global issues really apparent & relevant.Most kids cld not connect SJ global issues prior 2that
A2: My Ss seem drawn to issues of race, class, & privilege. Police brutality & immigration big topics. https://t.co/m4waXUS9va
Q2: Which social justice issues are most engaging for your students?
I loved that book as a kid. It still resonates!
What topics did you start with to help them connect the dots?
A2 We also see a lot of great work in K12 classrooms around environmental issues.
A3: Explicitly teaching what is meant by "binary ways of thinking"
A2:Another course discusses the right to education via connection between US & Pakistani Ss & "I Am Malala"
can you clarify "global south nations"? https://t.co/75IVqhKtTF
Q3: When teaching social issues in global context, how do you avoid reinforcing an “us and them” view of global south nations?
A3: Find the common problems we share together, and must solve together Nothing brings unity like team https://t.co/3iBrDvVgAh
Q3: When teaching social issues in global context, how do you avoid reinforcing an “us and them” view of global south nations?
Sorry , gotta run to put the finishing touches on the Sichuan beef.
A3: When studying conflict, we explore the myriad perspectives within each "side" through literature https://t.co/UIEBpWdXQW
That's a great book and a great discussion... What do you mean by global collaboration?
A3) Focused on the kids & talked about all kids wanting to learn. Put in context of similarities to focus on issue
A3: A novel like "Girl in Translation" is powerful, showing child labor in the US; problems of injustice happen here.
A3: engage with various perspectives but not by evaluating or assigning value
A3) Hard one sometimes! But finding texts/articles/vids from all sides really helps. Especially articles from other countries
I'll ask to weigh in, too, but I'm referring to countries of Africa, Latin America, much of Asia.
A2: The ways authors use literature/ poetry to challenge assumptions, stereotypes, power dynamics, colonial ways of thinking
A3) Cover injustice in this country simultaneously. There is no "them." https://t.co/TkXUVVx7mQ
Q3: When teaching social issues in global context, how do you avoid reinforcing an “us and them” view of global south nations?
Yes, that's what we were thinking.
That's great a way to encompass a larger awareness around the thought pattern - It must be a 'wow' moment for them?
We connect students in the US 1:1 with Ss around the world (mostly Low Income Countries) via video letter exchanges.
I was just going to post something similar. Couldn't agree more
A3: Critical media analysis of one event from diff countries/perspectives is engaging for Ss
A3 I heard a nun quoted on NPR explaining we should say, "Look what some of us did to the rest of us." on another topic.
Q4: Are there theoretical or pedagogical frameworks for teaching social justice that have been helpful for you?
A3 watching docs, and literally viewing the world through someone else's eyes = crash course in empathy
A3: We feature activism from within the region you’re studying; people are fighting to make change in their own communities.
Definitely a "wow" moment because they can apply it to all sorts of things in their lives
A3 Word choice and explanation matters... Think about all perspectives..
intrigued :) what books have you used?
Finding ways to connect students with the classes in the nations was always best solution. Talk to each other & learn
A3: We had a great guest blog, recently on teaching about Africa while avoiding "otherizing": https://t.co/0lbN5FiVNW
Does anyone have a hard time using the Convention on the Rights of the Child given that the US hasn't ratified?
A4: Postcolonial theoretical frameworks and critical pedagogy very much inform my practice
Wow, 1:1 is great - they begin to make connection w/ the larger world at an early age...must be a pleasure to see
1st: self identity & various aspects of identity. 2:7elements of culture& compare cult https://t.co/stCf2nJ8uB
What topics did you start with to help them connect the dots?
sharing global perspectives widens our own perspective
I feel like that kind of makes it even more valuable to teach.
A4)Used Teaching Tolerance framework - identity, diversity, justice, action. Took parts from each one to lead discussions.
A4) With HS students, have to start with figuring out where their ideas about other countries come from
A4: Amartya Sen's "Identity and Violence" is a must-read for educators teaching for
Do you have a good exercise for starting this process?
love the last part, action!
Right, any moment where you can step back and see the process of your thought and ramifications of it is powerful.
adding to my reading list!
A4 I think by promoting social media among teachers and helping them establish PLNs, this will help in the process.
I find food security is something that all Ss can easily grasp which makes it so engaging
so South of Europe & the U.S. then?That's a social justice issue 4 me & my students. https://t.co/AjLdM5YMzw
I'll ask to weigh in, too, but I'm referring to countries of Africa, Latin America, much of Asia.
A4 Do any of you use these global social justice curricula in after school or summer camp settings?
love, love, love this!!! I have used this- can be dense but when its broken down?! https://t.co/qhKvHiLDDx
A4: Amartya Sen's "Identity and Violence" is a must-read for educators teaching for
Q5: What curriculum resources do you recommend for teaching children’s human rights and related topics?
Have you used it with students? What grade?
A4: For the PD folks out there, how can we unpack these important and complex pedagogies for Ts? Took an MA for me
I use Sen with my honors HS Global Studies English students in chunks. Very dense indeed
YES as does mine! You must be my long lost BFF!
Wow love tonight's topic. I will have to look up an archive.
great resource, thanks for sharing!
A5) Frontline on PBS is awesome!!! We just watched a part of the Yemen crisis episode and then discussed proxy wars
It's interesting, skills of empathy, respecting others, honoring identity so alive w/in a global perspective
A5: Facing History does an awesome job with having youth think about Identity & history. https://t.co/M2rXC4rGBq
Q5: What curriculum resources do you recommend for teaching children’s human rights and related topics?
it is a great resource, happy to share!
similar to Freire's "see-judge-act"
all cover an aspect of "emotional equity" on a global level
A5: For history teachers- the DBQ Project has some great DBQ's in their world history collection to look at culture & identity
A6: HS literature I love: Persepolis, Things Fall Apart, Israeli/Palestinian poetry; has amazing resources too
A5: We use stories of social impact via innovation. Ex access to electricity via stories of and
A5 I'm thinking about how collaborating w/ school, home & community around a common need in our communities=awareness=empathy.
Q6: Share experiences you've had using literature to engage your students with children’s rights (Malala’s book, others?).
A5: Our VP of Education wrote a great reflective piece recently on equity in a global context: https://t.co/Fm2KaNhXr5
so many great resources flying around the twittersphere right now :)
right, it seems that empathy, compassion, respect all nourish the aspects of tolerance framework
Many of our teachers create global social action initiatives to engage students and make local-global connections
have you seen a trend in the actions taken?
A6 Exploring non fiction texts to explore a new culture has been so rich w/opportunities to make connections.
Rethinking schools is my other go to resource as well! Thanks for including them!!
A6: Using memoirs (Long Way Gone, I Am Malala, etc) for our current unit on Human Rights & Social Justice
course explored pollution and connected Ss in CT & La Oroya,where all kids born with lead poisoning.
I'm interested in what initiatives are explored. Resource?
A6) has some really great articles on child labor and rights. I use those with my 9th graders
A6. Mitali Perkins’ Bamboo People, Resau & Farinango’s The Queen of Water
"And what does global competence feel like?" love this from your blog what a powerful question
A6: Used video from new Beyoncé’s to discuss parallel’s between police brutality, lynching and music for social change.
memoirs are like written documentaries :)
Fantastic idea. Memoirs spark the empathy element of learning so well.
I was wondering when someone was going to bring up :)
They vary but often start with school and community awareness campaigns about an issue.
i would imagine is going to be used even more in the classroom now
A6) Would always use Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror to kick off empathy, compassion to not only learn, but make a change.
the definition of Ubuntu says it all, "I am because you are"
A5 Nelsa Curbelo's story shows how to transition from violence to respect and love of self and others https://t.co/8nRxMDoZfR
this article is great! teaching right there
Q7: Have you experienced push-back around teaching social justice? How do you get support for doing this work?
That is great! Music is so powerful.
A5 & A6: So many great resources!
Hey! Looks like you’re on twitter anyway..might as well scoop some ice cream and join in 10
Have to shuttle kids around. Thanks for a wonderful Keep it real peeps!
has some great passages to bring into the classroom too on global topics
A6 Using story is a rich & meaningful way for children to ask questions & connect w/ what they know, they ask their questions.
Thanks GlobalOneness for suggestion. Stories like that show growth over time in a person's life and model change.
Thanks for joining us and sharing your insights!
Thank you for joining us!
Yeah, it really gets right to the heart of it.
Yes! I am compiling a list of teachers to send this list to! https://t.co/lRTJerfbb1
A5 & A6: So many great resources!
Great to see you here again - always appreciate your responses and thoughts
Thanks for all of these terrific resources! Will there be a Storify or other archive?
A7: We teach Arab Studies in a very rural district; lots of admin support and committed colleagues!
Yep, we'll have a transcript via !
A7: I haven't had much pushback, I have been fortunate to work in schools with supportive admin&depts. https://t.co/dNAWcgrIQq
Q7: Have you experienced push-back around teaching social justice? How do you get support for doing this work?
Also National Geographic Photo of the Day provides great images to really provoke discussions
A7: I haven't personally experienced pushback, but I know I had teachers who definitely did when I was growing up in S. Texas
A5: has some deep and thoughtful resources related to human rights and current events. https://t.co/2N1VwFuCGD
Q5: What curriculum resources do you recommend for teaching children’s human rights and related topics?
Thanks for all the resource suggestions sharing our project on Human Rights in Children's Literature https://t.co/fi7cmsa5hY
We always find it inspiring to see how those transitions are made
awesome! definitely going to start checking this every day :)
A7) Parents always enjoyed that it was in the classroom, especially when could Skype and do projects. Brought new experiences
wow powerful graphic!, will definitely look to get feedback on this
A6 The story of Iqbal is beyond powerful
Thanks for sharing! I will have to check this out.
That's always so great to hear!
Please join me in thanking for moderating this week's !
Thank you for inviting us to co-host!
thanks for a great everyone! have a great weekend :)
It was a pleasure! I hope we can do it again sometime!
And thank you all for joining us! A fabulous conversation about social justice and global issues.
Thank you for letting me lurk tonight. I appreciate the meaningful discussion and look forward to next week!
A6 is a wonderful global resource and enrichment for current events
thanks guys, great chat tonight as always!
With all this tech, it is imperative we connect kids globally. Understand different issues & welcome learning & connecting
