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Friday Foto :: Back 2 School

by Cate

by :: Cate photo by jem Which country do you think this school supply list is from? (I’m guessing NOT the U.S., since they ask kids to bring a 30 cm ruler, coloured pencils, and a rubber to school!) Note for our subscribers :: If you can’t see this photo, please click through to CulturallyTeaching.com. We love connecting with [...]

What’s Ahead

by Cate

by :: Cate We’ve been busy here at CulturallyTeaching. Planning, writing, preparing…we’ve got some exciting things ahead: Next Week It’s Schultüte Week! What’s a Schultüte? I can’t tell you what a Schultüte is yet (check back on Monday to find out!) but I can tell you that in addition to learning about Schultüten next week, you’ll find a variety [...]

Friday Foto :: Story Time

by Cate

photo by dave parker Note to subscribers: you may need to click through to the site to see the photo or leave a comment. We love connecting with our readers! Why not… ::: Share your ideas and experiences by leaving a comment. ::: Follow Cate on Twitter or friend her on Facebook. ::: Stay updated by subscribing [...]

Resource :: Welcome to Wanzuzu

by Cate

by :: Cate Are you familiar with the Peace Corps Coverdell WorldWise website? What a treasure trove of resources for K-12 educators! (I use their cross-cultural understanding activities all the time, and not just with kids.) I just discovered a game called Welcome to Wanzuzu. In this game, students are challenged to talk to villagers and gather [...]

Friday Foto :: Students in Xinjiang, China

by Cate

photo by pmorgan Note for our subscribers :: If you can’t see this photo, please click through to CulturallyTeaching.com. We love connecting with our readers! Why not… ::: Share your ideas and experiences by leaving a comment. ::: Follow Cate on Twitter or friend her on Facebook. ::: Stay updated by subscribing to our RSS feed [...]

Friday Foto :: A Brief History of Education in the U.S.

by Cate

This weeks Friday Foto is a YouTube video about how U.S. education changed from 1900-1950. If you’re reading this post in a reader or email, you’ll need to click through to see the video. This 9-minute YouTube video was created as a project for teachers about the history of education in the U.S. from 1900-1950. [...]

A Tale of Two School Systems: India and the U.S.

by Cate

Writer S. Mitra Kalita shared her perspective on schooling in India and the U.S. in the following recent Wall Street Journal article. Last year, as a New Delhi mom desperate to get my daughter into an elite private school, I chose my interview outfits carefully: Boots and blazers for the schools known among the business [...]

A Hero, Indeed

by Anamaria

A story on CNN caught my attention today, and I immediately thought of sharing it with you, our readers. It is the story of Lidia Schaefer, a manicurist in Washington D.C., who sold her house and car to help build a school in Ethiopia. Over 10 years she saved $258,000 for the school, which educates [...]

Friday Foto :: Thank You for the Laptop

by Cate

Today’s Friday Foto is a video. Have you ever seen one of these One Laptop Per Child laptops? You can read more about the One Laptop Per Child program (which describes itself as an education project, not a laptop project, by the way), view photos of kids and the schools they attend on their Flickr [...]