I never got a reply back from the international people that I tried to talk with. I visited the site UNESCO and found it was very interesting. I really liked that I could pick any country I wanted to look at and see what is going on in their country. The first thing I liked was that when you pushed on education, it gave you a bunch of different options on educational things to look at. I really liked that on the side it gave you different options like "Literacy for all" "Teachers" and another interesting one was "Women and Girls Education". Another awesome thing I saw was that it showed how to help children with two languages and how the teacher can help the child be successful. I think this is very insightful because a lot of people are now coming over from their countries to USA and the teachers are struggling to help the kids who dont know our language. The next thing I found insightful was the "theme" part of the website. It gave a bunch of different options to show things happening in different countries, and gave news about whats happening in different countries. I think this is very insightful because teachers can go on this website and read about what the other countries are doing for certain holidays for tragic events. The last thing I found insightful was there is a "resource" section. This section allows you to watch videos of the other countries ways of teachings and it really gives you a sense of their culture. Understanding your students culture is very important, and allows you to understand where they are coming from when they are doing something in your class you dont understand.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteSeems like UNESO has alot of useful information about how other countries are focusing on the aspects of education that are directly affecting them. It's really great that they are making such an effort to help children who are dual language learners be successful.
Aloha Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI just love the resources available here on the UNESO website. Besides the resources and information about issues and trends in education around the world, UNESCO has many opportunities to become involved with their organization. I even searched job openings and found them to be very interesting. Although we are continuing our education, over time and experience gained I hope that I could help on an international level someday. Thank you for you post.