The days spent in D.C. left me with a much better idea of the TGC, IREX, and State Department's goals for our travel. We heard from some amazing speakers, had time to meet with our cohorts, shared global teaching strategies, heard a bit about our country of destination, and worked toward creating an essential question to guide our travel experience. My essential question addresses my students' prec0nceived notions about Moroccan students- how much do they know? Where have they gained this understanding? Are their ideas about Moroccan students accurate? If not, how can I facilitate a new framework of cultural understanding? Likewise, I am curious to know Moroccan students' thoughts about American students. How much do they know? Where have they gained this understanding? Are there ideas about my students accurate? Perhaps Moroccan students know more about American students than American students know about Moroccans? What can I do, as a liaison between my students and my host teacher's students, to challenge stereotypes and facilitate cultural understanding? Please feel free to comment or make suggestions on my area of focus- TGC stressed that our essential question is an active entity- likely to change as we go... so the more feedback, the better!
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AuthorI'm a high school AP geography and world history teacher, traveling to Morocco with Teachers for Global Classrooms to bring cultural insight back to my community. Archives
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