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New Online Resource for Teachers Promotes Global CitizenshipIn the days following the tsunami disaster in South Asia, our nation's students were searching for answers. They looked to their parents and teachers to get a better understanding of the events that were taking place. As AEP reported in January ("The Role of Education in Tsunami Relief Efforts"), numerous publishers responded with online resources and classroom tools to explain what caused the disaster and what was being done to help those affected by it. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF recognized that such global awareness is a lesson students should be taught constantly, not just when disaster strikes. At the beginning of May, they launched a new website offering resources and tools for teaching global citizenship in the classroom. Currently, the website features information on donations to tsunami relief efforts and their impact, descriptions of how UNICEF operates during emergencies, stories of hope about children and families affected by the devastation, audio blogs of teachers and students who contributed to the relief efforts, and "discussion starters" for teachers to engage students in learning about the disaster. In the future, it will provide information on any number of topics that are of global concern. TeachUNICEF.org was spearheaded by U.S. Fund for UNICEF board member and past president of AEP, Leanna Landsmann.
Questions, ideas, or in need of more information? Please contact Stacey Pusey at 856-241-7772. |
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