What if we asked our students, at final exam time, to create a multimedia project that demonstrates how their worldview has grown because of their coursework? I believe our courses should help students grow in not only knowledge, but who they are as people and how they see themselves as a member of a diverse global society. This has been the most incredible and meaningful final exam I have ever seen students produce! A few projects even brought tears to my eyes- really! For this exam I gave students a list of themes covered over the two to three years they had me as a Spanish teacher. From this list, I asked students to think about what they've learned about the world that made an impact on them (from the fun to the injustice), and to share what that knowledge is AND how it has transformed their worldview. I am sharing here one of my favorite videos! While the video is in Spanish, note that the student discussed the following topics: -access to safe, clean drinking water (this project was completed just before our own water injustice of Flint, Michigan) -trafficking in the chocolate industry -migration from Central America to the United States ALSO AN IMPORTANT NOTE! To avoid developing a "single story" of one particular place and culture, we watched the important and famous TED Talk of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, titled "Danger of a Single Story." It is important for us to not allow students to develop one idea of a people, place, or society, and to highlight both the empowering as well as injustice.
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AuthorI am a teacher, traveler, and life-long learner. I connect students and teachers to globally -focused learning. I believe students crave to understand and interact with the world. I have a Michigan home, and a global heart. Archives
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