All Blog Posts Tagged 'education' (4)

Calling all 2011 NCSS annual conference-goers: Leon and Amy Kass, editors ofWSPWH, will be leading a seminar on the use of imaginative literature for civic education.

The seminar, “Making Citizens Through Literature: A New Approach to Civic Education,” will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on December 3, 2011from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Amy and Leon Kass will introduce NCSS…

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As the nations of the world become more interdependent, it is increasingly important for students to begin learning about intercultural communication at a young age. Peace One Day’s FREE

Education Resource contains a comprehensive lesson plan, Intercultural

Cooperation, designed to promote …

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Our updated 2010 FREE digital Education Resource, recommended for teachers of grades 6 – 12 in the US, is available online! The Resource provides 21 lesson plans and 28 classroom

activities for exploring issues such as: ending bullying, conflict

resolution, intercultural cooperation, the United Nations, and the link between

sustainability and peace. Using September 21, Peace Day, as the

focus, the resource works in…

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I love the concept of using games to teach! Conspiracy Code is a game based high school history course that I am very excited about. You can read more about it on my blog. There is a video that shows how the game works, and how the students will learn from it, at 360Ed. Just click on Conspiracy Code and enjoy!