Module 1 Glossary

 


Module 1 Glossary
TermDefinition
3Ps Model of CulturePerspectives, practices, and products. Frank writes that perspectives describe "what members of a culture think, feel, and value.” Perspectives shape practices, which include the traditions and typical behaviors in a culture. Cultural products include food, clothing, music, and literature.
Cascading New Knowledgesharing what you’ve learned with others (for example, with colleagues at school)
Culture"What people think, make, and do," as defined by Anthropologist John H. Bodley
Cultural beinga person who is impacted by their culture(s) in many ways every day
Depth of Reflection RubricA way of measuring or evaluating how deeply a writer has reflected on their experiences that was originally developed for reflecting on classes and what happens in the classroom
Experiential learninglearning through doing something and through reflection on doing something
Intercultural competencethe ability to successfully interact with people from other cultures
Stereotypea common but overly simplified idea of a type of person or thing

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Module 6: Guidelines on Organizing Professional Development Events

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  ( Click here for handout     Download Click here for handout ) "IMG_6148"  (Links to an external site.)  by  U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine  (Links to an external site.)  via Flickr is licensed under  Public Domain Mark 1.0  (Links to an external site.) In Module 5, we looked at several possible activities for  cascading new knowledge  and you discussed some of the ones that were most attractive to you. Many of these activities are ones that can be done with just one other colleague. These are excellent activities that we strongly recommend you engage in. You may at some point want also to organize professional development activities that involve groups of people. These may be workshops, session where everyone shares ideas on a certain theme, or get-togethers where the group views a video and discusses it together afterwards. Organizing activities like this can be very enriching. Here are some guidelines for organizing that kind o...
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Module 6 Overview: Lesson Planning for Your Context (Part I)

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  Learning Objectives for Module 6 By the end of the Module you will be able to: Use active listening techniques to respond to classmates’ posts on teaching their students about critical thinking and culture Plan a lesson for your students that incorporates critical thinking and intercultural communication Follow a lesson plan template to design a complete lesson plan Answer questions about your teaching context and your thought process for planning a lesson Write about ways you can put tips for organizing professional development activities into action Offer thoughtful and constructive feedback on a classmate’s lesson plan Welcome to Module 6 This module is called "Lesson Planning for Your Context." Now we are really bringing what we have been talking about in this course to apply it directly to your teaching context. In this module, you will reflect on student needs, design a lesson that promotes intercultural competence and critical thinking, as well as read and think abou...
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Module 6: Lesson Planning Preparation

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  In Week 8, you will conduct with your learners an activity designed to teach culture and critical thinking. This week, you are to design a full lesson plan, with every step in the lesson described in detail. Between this week and next, you will receive classmates’ feedback on your ideas. Next week, you will be asked to revise the lesson plan. For this week (Week 6), complete the following steps: "IMG_5976"  (Links to an external site.)  by  U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine  (Links to an external site.)  via Flickr is licensed under  Public Domain Mark 1.0  (Links to an external site.) Study  the lesson plan template as a pdf     Download the lesson plan template as a pdf  (and  here it is as a Word file     Download here it is as a Word file ).  This document includes notes to explain each part of the lesson plan template.     Download This document includes notes to explain each part of the lesson plan...
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