About the project | 7 billion Others In 2003, after The Earth seen from the Sky, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, with Sybille d’Orgeval and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire, launched the 7 billion Others project. 6,000 interviews were filmed in 84 countries by about twenty directors who went in search of the Others. From a Brazilian fisherman to a Chinese shopkeeper, from a German performer to an Afghan farmer, all answered the same questions about their fears, dreams, ordeals, hopes: What have you learnt from your parents? What do you want to pass on to your children? Forty-five questions that help us to find out what separates and what unites us. These testimonies are also presented during exhibitions in France and around the world (Belgium, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Russia ...), and on other media such as book, DVD or on TV. Everything began with a helicopter breakdown in Mali. Later, I dreamt of understanding their words, of feeling what linked us. We live in amazing times. This project of the GoodPlanet foundation is non-profit.
Encyclopedia of Earth Walking the Amazon | Ed Stafford On 9th August 2010, Ed Stafford became the first man to walk the length of the Amazon River in South America from the source to the sea. He walked for 860 days. No-one had ever done what he attempted. “Truly extraordinary… in the top league of expeditions past and present.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes Ed filmed and blogged his deadly journey and engaged followers all over the world for two and a half years. His mission complete, Ed’s footage from the trip was made into a Discovery Channel documentary and was sold to over 100 countries. His tale of true grit, bravery and determination to succeed against all odds has led to him being described by The Daily Mail as; “Britain’s most intrepid hero since Scott of the Antarctic” and “A true hero” by The Times. Visit the Walking the Amazon website
National Geographic Explorer Magazine Discover how and why flowers "call" to bats. Photographs by: Merlin D. Tuttle/Science Source (bat); Rhoberazzi/iStock (power station); Mark Garlick/Science Source (spinosaurus); Jim and Jamie Dutcher/National Geographic Creative (wolf). Global Learning This past year, students from around the world came together to collaborate on world issues affecting their communities, taking the concept of global learning and turning it into a reality. In GlobalCOlab (GCL), Students teaching students from around the world, has connected students and educators from different cultures and religions from around the world to cross-cut disciplines, curricula, and traditional subjects to empower participants through student-led and student-created topics. These topics are based around global issues affecting each student’s community. GCL educators will discuss the need for an educational paradigm shift towards a global classroom in a one hour panel format. Additional Supporting Materials Questions Answered Speakers Organizer Brian Jones GlobalCOlab Show me another
How classrooms look around the world — in 15 amazing photographs To mark last month’s World Teachers’ Day (sponsored by UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), photographers from Reuters took pictures around the world of educators with their students in a telling exhibit of the very different circumstances under which children attend school. Here are 15 pictures taken by Reuters photographers, revealing the spectrum of “classrooms” — from those with literally no resources to those well-stocked and housed. Teacher Mahajera Armani and her class of girls pose for a picture at their study open area, founded by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan September 19, 2015. (Reuters) Class one children aged between six and seven years old pose for pictures in their classroom at Gifted Hands Educational Centre in Kenya’s Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi, September 16, 2015. A class at Tyburn Primary School in Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa, September 15, 2015. local true false
Why Don’t We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series) Linguists predict that some 3,000 languages spoken will go extinct within the next century. (Photo: Paul Stevenson/Flickr) Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called “Why Don’t We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series).” (You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above.) There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. Below is a transcript of the episode, modified for your reading pleasure. Making yourself understood. The biblical story of the Tower of Babel explains the problem of linguistic diversity. Is it neat? WEBER: This is both the blessing and the burden. Today on Freakonomics Radio, the blessings and burdens of linguistic diversity. MCWHORTER: I find it fascinating that there are seven thousand different ways to do what we’re doing right now. We talk about how talking began: And: if we could start over, what would that look like? Today’s episode is part of a recurring series we call Earth 2.0.
SPS Projects: Global Issues, 7th Grade Social Studies Contributing Teacher: Shawn Thomas Name of Project: Global Issues Content Area: 7th Grade Social Studies District Goal Strategies Used: An open ended question that requires students to think critically about an engaging topicMultiple pathways to demonstrate learningOpportunities for students to share their thinking and collaborate with othersWork shared with an audience beyond the teacher and the classroomTechnology integration that enhances learning at the Modification and/or Redefinition level (SAMR) Project Description: The project revolved around the question: What steps can we take as middle school students to inspire others to take action? This project would not be possible without 1:1 technology. How did students benefit from this approach? Students were able to make a real impact in their community and make real connections between their lives and bigger global issues. What was challenging or surprising about this project? How did you assess their work? Do you have anything else to add?
Cultural Jambalaya | Cultural Jambalaya GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION – Supporting geography educators everywhere with current digital resources. The Source of the Mekong - A River's Tail After more than a year and half of following the Mekong through four countries, we end our journey more than five kilometres higher and nearly 5000km away from where we started at the South China Sea. Writing and Colour Photographs by Luc Forsyth, Black and White Photographs by Gareth Bright, Videography by Pablo Chavanel. About the authors It wasn’t until we turned off the paved highway and onto a roughly graded dirt road that the reality of finishing our project began to set in. Despite the fact that we had been anticipating reaching the source of the Mekong for many months and were surrounded by some of the most beautifully barren landscape imaginable, it was difficult to feel truly excited. But apart from these encounters, there was no clear route to the source. The School at the End of the World “There is only the school,” said the headmaster, Rinchen Londup, “nothing else happens here.” By far the most prominent structure was the gymnasium. An Ending at the Beginning