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A World of Teachers
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Abstract: Introductory material about the benefits of taking courses with Teachers Without Borders and the opportunities it affords educators in connecting with teachers, worldwide.
An Alternative Language Experience Guide for Teachers
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Abstract: This is an initial guide for Trinidad and Tobago teachers on using the communication experiences of creole-influenced students to improve their Literacy. The ideas suggested here can serve as an alternative to the Language Experience Approach to the teach
Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance in the Developing World, Spring 2007
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Abstract: Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the developing world. From the World Bank to the World Social Forum, the virtues of participation are extolled: from its capacity to “deepen democracy” to its ability to improve governance, there ... More »
Community Institutions for the Arts: Ashkenaz
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Abstract: SPARK trails night manager Larry Chin of Ashkenaz, an East Bay music and culture venue that specializes in live roots music and international folk dancing. This Educator Guide tracks the history of this community venue and others like it as a point of connection and learning about world cultures.
Course 3: Assessment Practices
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Abstract: In this course, you'll explore your own cultural competence in the classroom; apply multiculturalism to problem-solving; receive training on service learning; and discuss how to create and sustain connections with classrooms around the world.
Course 4: Culture for Understanding
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Abstract: A course designed to help teachers reach all students and to depend upon diverse cultures as a source of strength for curriculum and for classroom development.
Creating A Community
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Abstract: Students will design a community and take into consideration the structures and human resources necessary for a balanced community. They will evaluate their community as they evaluate differences between wants and needs.
Cybersociality: Community Building; Political Organizing; Hate Groups and the Power Law from the course Foundations of American Cyberculture
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Abstract: Art 23: Foundations of American Cyberculture - Fall 2006. This new course will enable students to think critically about, and engage in practical experiments in, the complex interactions between new media and perceptions and performances of embodiment, agency, citizenship, collective action, individual ... More »
Do You Know Your Health IQ? Preparing Quizzes to Assess Health Literacy in the Community
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Abstract: In this lesson, students offer definitions for common medical terms and determine those that are most accurate. They then prepare quizzes on health-related topics to administer to both peers and adults, and write analysis papers based on their findings.
Engineering Capacity in Community-Based Healthcare, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This multidisciplinary seminar addresses fundamental issues in global health faced by community-based healthcare programs in developing countries. Students will broadly explore topics with expert lecturers and guided readings. Topics will be further illuminated with case studies from healthcare programs ... More »
Families - Then and Now
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Abstract: Students apply their knowledge of communities as they compare and contrast the home life described in "Sarah Plain and Tall" to the home life described in "Because of Winn-Dixie".
Forms of Political Participation: Old and New, Spring 2005
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Abstract: How and why do we participate in public life? How do we get drawn into community and political affairs? In this course we examine the associations and networks that connect us to one another and structure our social and political interactions. Readings are drawn from a growing body of research suggesting ... More »
Frederica: An 18th-Century Planned Community
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Abstract: recounts British efforts to establish Georgia as a utopia in the American wilderness (1730s) and to fortify the colony against Spanish encroachment, in part through the creation of a fort and military town on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Global Village: Diamano Coura West African Dance Company
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Abstract: African artists Dr. Zak Diouf and Naomi Gedo Washington direct their company, Diamano Coura, and prepare the group for an annual repertory performance. This Educator Guide is about distinctive musical structures and dance traditions unique to West Africa.
Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings
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Abstract: explores Charleston's heritage by examining 42 historic places. More than 300 years of history are covered, including the Walled City of the British colony, the growth of the shipping industry and surrounding plantations, the city's role in the events leading up to the Civil War, the resurgence of the ... More »
Housing and Human Services, Spring 2005
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Abstract: Focuses on how the housing and human service systems interact: how networks and social capital can build between elements of the two systems. Explores ways in which the differing world views, professional perspectives, and institutional needs of the two systems play out operationally. Part I establishes ... More »
Improving Literacy through Communication Experiences
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Abstract: This article/module explores the notion that to assist "problem readers" in Trinidad and Tobago, it is necessary for teachers to have a knowledge of how language is used in the community and how communication events occur there. These can be the basis for
International Nutrition
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Abstract: Presents major nutritional problems that influence the health, survival, and developmental capacity of populations in developing societies. Covers approaches implemented at the household, community, national, and international levels to improve nutritional status. Explores the degree to which malnutrition ... More »
Interview of John Coate, Community Developer of One of the World's First Social Networks, The WELL
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Abstract: IDS 110: Introduction to Computers - Spring 2007. An introduction to computers and digital technology and culture. The conceptual foundations and functions of computer hardware and software. Structure and use of the Internet. Elements of programming for the World Wide Web. Students will complete a substantial ... More »
Introduction to Community Helpers
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Abstract: This is a introductory lesson to a unit on community helpers. It will begin to help students to identify different types of community helpers and the jobs they perform.