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Two Opportunities 4 U

by Cate

by :: Cate I wanted to let you know about two new opportunities to get involved in things intercultural. The first one is a project that two of my awesome intercultural colleagues (one in North Carolina, the other in California) have started. They’re looking for innovative intercultural activities and ways of conceiving of culture and [...]

Children Full of Life

by Cate

by :: Cate Would you like to see what going to elementary school is like in Japan? How about an amazingly passionate, courageous, and skillful teacher? The videos below are part of an award-winning documentary called Children Full of Life. It follows Toshiro Kanamori and his 4th grade students through aschool year in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo. We could all learn something from Mr. Kanamori, even if [...]

World Teacher’s Day(s)

by Cate

by :: Cate No wonder so many countries celebrate their teachers in October – the 5th is World Teacher’s Day! World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 – when it was created by UNESCO – celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future [...]

Schultüte Resource #3 :: How Diving Can Help Students See Other Perspectives

by Anamaria

by :: Anamaria Welcome back to Schultüte Week! (Wondering what a Schultüte is? Stop here and read Monday’s post. ) Each day this week we’re pulling a nifty resource out of our virtual Schultüte of Cross-Cultural Resources for Busy Educators. Yesterday’s resource offered 16 cross-cultural games, projects, and resources – all free and on the [...]

Schultüte Resource #2 :: 16 Free Cross-Cultural Games, Projects & Resources

by Cate

by :: Cate Welcome back to Schultüte Week! (Wondering what a Schultüte is? Stop here and read Monday’s post. ) Each day this week we’re pulling a nifty resource out of our virtual Schultüte of Cross-Cultural Resources for Busy Educators. photo by nlnnet Yesterday’s resource featured 43 Cross-Cultural Quotes for the Classroom (pdf). Today’s resource? 16 cross-cultural games, projects, and resources [...]

Schultüte Resource #1 :: 43 Cross-Cultural Quotes for the Classroom

by Cate

by :: Cate Welcome to Schultüte Week! (Wondering what a Schultüte is? Stop here and read yesterday’s post.) Each day this week we’re pulling a nifty resource out of our virtual Schultüte of Cross-Cultural Resources for Busy Educators to share with our wonderful readers. photo by nlnnet Today’s resource features 43 Cross-Cultural Quotes for the Classroom [...]

It’s Schultüte Week!

by Cate

by :: Cate photo by terrin in Virginia Today is Labor Day in the U.S. That means we have a much-welcomed 3-day weekend. It also means summer is offically over. (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is). Even though winter comes relativly late here in North Carolina, it’s starting to feel a bit like fall. I’m [...]

How Does Time Talk to YOU?

by Anamaria

Culture School is in session! In this series, we take an aspect of intercultural theory and apply to daily life. Basically, our goal is to expose those cultural moonwalking bears. And because this blog is about culture and education, we consider each topic in the context of the classroom. photo by maryatexitzero by :: Anamaria [...]

Friday Foto :: Story Time

by Cate

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