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Students as Citizen Diplomats by Brendan Clarke posted Jun 03, 2008: For over 20 years, Bainbridge Island, WA, has been building a strong relationship with its sister city Ometepe, Nicaragua. Instead of just learning about foreign relations, students and teachers are forging their own. Here are their stories.
Teaching Global Warming in Tumwater by Jana Dean posted Apr 04, 2008: Jana Dean tells her inspiring story of what happened when she took teaching about climate change beyond the text books. What happens when you pause and listen to your student's fears and allow space for them to work through their feelings of powerlessness? In Tumwater they created a new recycling system for the entire school.
Teacher as Cultural Broker by Jane Dalton posted Feb 01, 2008: Understanding and interpreting the cultures of second language learners in our schools is growing increasingly difficult as our student population becomes more diverse. Jane Dalton reports on a weeklong renewal seminar at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), where teachers were introduced to the culture of Latino and Hispanic students.
The Balkan Journalist Dialogues by Joanne M. Lisosky, Ph.D posted Jan 18, 2005
Educating for Eco-Justice in an Era of Ecological Uncertainty by Chet A. Bowers posted Aug 08, 2004

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