COD 2007 - PS25

Current Affairs in the Classroom

For 6th and 7th form teachers (Primary School), and teachers of all subjects and all levels of the Secondary School.

2 sessions, start: 11-Jun

Course detail

Year: 2007
Level: Primary / Secondary
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Mrs. Sonia Pino de Griffith
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ESSARP Schools
ARS
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Non affiliate
ARS 60.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 11 June 2007 09:00 am 12:00 pm
2 25 June 2007 09:00 am 12:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Sonia Pino de Griffith

UBA Sociology Graduate. Specialist in Educational Research, diploma issued by Inst. Sup J.V. Gonzalez. Social Studies Superior Diploma focused on Curriculum and Social Context issued by FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) Former Educational Researcher within the Secretary of Education of the City of Buenos Aires. Former IGCSE and AS Sociology Teacher. At present teaches Peace and Conflict Studies (IBO School-based Syllabus) at Washington School and works as a free-lance researcher.
For 6th and 7th form teachers (Primary School), and teachers of all subjects and all levels of the Secondary School.
- Revise the importance of dealing with current affairs in class and the relevance of social, political, economic and environmental awareness in the education for citizenship. - Identify problems associated with the treatment of current affairs in class and work cooperatively to outline strategies in order to override them. - Explore and assess different methods for dealing with current events in class.
- Is it desirable to discuss current affairs in class? If so, when is it appropriate? Does the school curriculum enable us, encourage us or limit our possibility of doing so? Does the treatment of certain issues have to be previously consulted with the school authorities? Should the topic be brought up by the teacher or should the teacher deal with it only when raised by the students? - How do we decide which are the topics/news that deserve our attention? How do we deal with our own bias? Could the issue or the way it is handled hurt anyone's feelings? If so, how could we moderate its impact? How do we deal with the students' and their parents' values and ideology? Are we aware of the values that the National Education System, the school we are working at, and ourselves are trying to foster? - Methods for introducing current affairs in the classroom: their pros and cons (articles, cartoons, videos, debates, etc.) Conclusions.
Theoretical explanations. Brainstorm. Discussion and Problem-solving in small groups. Pool of Experiences.
- Filmus, D. (Ed.) (1993) Para qué sirve la escuela. Buenos Aires: Tesis Grupo Editorial Norma. - Otero, C. P. (Ed.) (2006) Noam Chomsky. Sobre Democracia y Educación. Volumen 2. Escritos sobre las instituciones educativas y el lenguaje en las aulas. Paidós: Barcelona. - Steger, M. (2003) Globalization. A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. - Trilla, J. (1992) El profesor y los valores controvertidos. Neutralidad y beligerancia en la educación. Paidós: Barcelona. Online resources: - War, Terrorism and our Classrooms. Teaching in the aftermath of the September 11th Tragedy. Rethinking Schools. Urban Educational Journal. Special Report. - Retrieved September 20,2006 from http:// www.rethinkingschools.org - Kofi Annan. Israel attack kills four UN officials. - Retrieved November 20, 2006 from http:// www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com
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