 The Classroom
The current unit outline is posted below.
To enter the classroom discussions you must be enrolled in the Global Classroom. Click on the link below, enter your username and password and begin posting responses to the different discussion topics.
Home is where the Heart is.
In our first introductory unit we will have the opportunity to share with the Classroom our understanding of our own region or state, city or town and school.
We’ll deal with national and global regions and issues later. This is our time to discuss home, school and family, yet develop the skills of description and analysis we will use all year.
In each of the discussions throughout the year we will study the geography, climate, history, culture and economy of a region of the world and discuss how these different topics play a role in the region’s prosperity or challenges for the future. Through the rest of the year we will be thinking globally.
In this first unit we will have a chance to think locally. This is an opportunity to describe your location for the rest of the Classroom and also to evaluate and reflect upon particular challenges your location and people may face.
In the Classroom discussion board, which only classmates will have access to, we will describe and evaluate the topics of geography, climate, history, culture and economy as it affects our lives. This will lead to discussions comparing and contrasting our different situations as we begin this Global Classroom journey.
In the Gallery we will present photos of our location, which reflect the topics of discussion. It is said, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, and our hope is that these images will be as simple, yet as powerful, as this Global Classroom experience can be for all our classmates.
Home is where the Heart is.
A. Does (your region and city’s) geography help provide success or challenges for the future?
I. Describe your geography
II. Evaluate your geography
B. Does (your region and city’s) climate help provide success or challenges for the future?
I. Describe your climate
II. Evaluate your climate
C. Does (your region and city’s) history help provide success or challenges for the future?
I. Describe your history
II. Evaluate your history
D. Does (your region and city’s) culture help provide success or challenges for the future?
I. Describe your culture
II. Evaluate your culture
E. Does (your region and city’s) economy help provide success or challenges for the future?
I. Describe your economy
II. Evaluate your economy
F. Does your school help provide success or challenges for the future?
III. Describe your school
IV. Evaluate your school
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