Watch what People do with Their Hands
When we as educators talk about global education curriculum, we often talk about the ways in which we can encourage our students to learn about the world’s diverse cultures. We integrate stories, journalistic essays, documentaries, and other media into our daily lessons that showcase how we as people are diverse, unique, and unified. This works. Children respond. And the classroom is better for it. But how do we encourage students to be independent agents when they are on our Global Learning tours? What happens when the teacher is not putting content in front of them, but when they are asked to explore, inquire, and make educated observations by themselves? A starting point: I ask students to notice what people are doing with their hands.