Central Alberta Teachers' Convention

On Friday, my colleague Lisa Plamondon and I are presenting about global citizenship at the Central Alberta Teachers' Convention in Red Deer, Alberta.


Here's our presentation:


Here are some links our audience may appreciate:

• Free the Children. If your school is involved with Free the Children, you commit to doing one local and one global action in the school year. Free the Children has lots of curricular resources to go with their campaigns.
• Intercultures. The Centre for Intercultural Learning, by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. Really incredible resources for what it means to be an interculturally effective person.
• CIDA. Keep your eye on this page for future school twinning opportunities.
• CIDA's Youth Zone. Resources for kids.
• National Geographic Kids Virtual World Trip. Explore countries by continent. 
• Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty (Uganda). A great way for kids to learn about cultural icebergs.
• Explanation of Cultural Icebergs.
• Explanation of What the World Eats.
• Explanation of The Truth About Youth.