(NAME-MCE) Name-mce Digest, Vol 1302, Issue 1

[Julie Mushing]

Besides the Teaching for Change website, here are a list of resources I received and shared with my districts:

This is a work in progress, but because of the recent earthquake in Haiti things have moved forward faster than anticipated.  What a teacher can find at this site are free lessons along with teacher guides connected to Haiti .  These lessons are ready to go right now and could be used in classrooms today.  
http://www.powerofeducationfoundation.org/default.html 


Initial Relief Efforts for Aliens Affected by the Jan. 12 Haiti Earthquake:
http://www.uscis.gov/haitianmemo 

Haitian Relief Measures: Questions and Answers:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=855260f64f336210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=9cf75869c9326210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD 

Haiti and the Dominican Republic: One Island, Two Worlds
How did the Dominican Republic's and Haiti's environmental pasts determine their economic futures?
By Jared Diamond
http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=4776 

More resource links from GlobalEdNews (extension of Peace Corps)!

Helping Haiti from the Classroom
 
In light of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last week, NPCA is working to connect the greater Peace Corps community to information and resources regarding  relief efforts. Click here <http://peacecorpsconnect.org/node/13354>  to view a synopsis of these efforts and to find ways to contribute. 
Additionally, we want to share some educational resources that will help to bring this topic into the classroom. Here are some links that provide materials for teaching about the people and culture of Haiti as well as natural disasters and their impact:
*	Kids Around the World - Contains interviews with Haitian children and a resource page on Haiti http://www.katw.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=154 
*	TeachUNICEF - Provides background information about Haiti and lesson plans on humanitarian emergencies http://youth.unicefusa.org/teachunicef/units-and-lesson-plans/unicef-in-emergencies/haiti-unicef-responds-1.html 
*	TeachGlobalEd.net - Links to and describes websites that provide a variety of information and lesson plans on Haitian culture, history, etc. http://teachglobaled.net/display.cfm?parent=96&child=137 
*	PBS NewsHour - Provides news stories, photos, video clips, and educational resources on the earthquake in Haiti http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/7548/preview/ 
*	Freely Educate: Links to lesson plans on the earthquake in Haiti, political background information on Haiti, and earthquakes in general http://www.freelyeducate.com/2010/01/free-lesson-plans-and-educational-sites-on-haiti-earthquakes.html 

For more educational resources on Haiti, natural disasters, and humanitarian issues please visit our GlobalEd Gateway: http://peacecorpsconnect.org/global-ed-gateway 


Julie Mushing
Diversity Coordinator
Kent ISD - http://www.kentisd.org 
juliemushing at kentisd.org 
616-301-8847

"The human potential is one of those things that cannot be underestimated, especially when you have the daily privilege of looking in the eyes of that potential" 
~ Dr. Carol Ann Malizia-Caporrino



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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:38:48 -0500
From: "Deborah Menkart" <dmenkart at teachingforchange.org>
Subject: (NAME-MCE) Teaching About Haiti
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Teaching for Change has posted a free downloadable version of Teaching About
Haiti and a list of recommended resources for K-12 at this link:

http://www.teachingforchange.org/publications/haiti 

We welcome recommendations of additional resources to add to the page that
challenge the deficit perspective so prevalent in the media, textbooks and
mainstream teaching guides. 

Deborah Menkart
 




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