creating political literacy: ask, learn, educate. presented at the gpc teaching retreat, april...
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Creating Political Literacy:Creating Political Literacy:Ask, Learn, Educate.Ask, Learn, Educate.
Presented at the GPC Teaching Retreat,
April 21-22, 2005
Bob King
A Recent Example
“A recent survey by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland found that nearly 70 percent of President Bush's supporters believe the U.S. has come up with "clear evidence" that Saddam Hussein was working closely with Al Qaeda. A third of the president's supporters believe weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq. And more than a third believe that a substantial majority of world opinion supported the U.S.-led invasion.”
“Voting Without the Facts”Bob Herbert
Published by the New York Times Online (November 8, 2004)
Create the Habit
Make a news source your browser Home Page
Customize your browser to receive special alerts
Read the newspaper (even the AJC!)
The New York Times as Home Page
CNN as Home Page
Fox News as Home Page
Google Alerts
The Middle East
North Africa and the Middle East
Distribution of Muslim Populations
Some Middle East Trivia
Which country has the most Muslims?Which Middle Eastern country has the most Muslims? The second most?Which Arab country has the most Muslims? The second most?Which Arab country was never part of the Ottoman Empire?What does the acronym “USA PATRIOT” Act stand for? Why are Muslims concerned about it?
Asia
Some Asia Trivia
When did the PRC come into existence? (And what does “PRC” stand for?)When did South Korea come into existence?What “Bush-ist” trio is North Korea part of?What is the story behind the recent protests in China recently?
Creating Political Literacy:Creating Political Literacy:
Get Involved, Stay Informed—Get Involved, Stay Informed—Just Do It!Just Do It!
The Geo-Politically Literate Student:The Geo-Politically Literate Student:
Internationalizing Education One Classroom at a Time
Presented at the GPC Teaching Retreat,
April 21-22, 2005
Bob King(with an assist from Debra Denzer)
Internationalizing Education*
It includes providing opportunities for
•Personal awareness and openness to other cultures, values, and attitudes at home and abroad
•Intercultural skills and experiences
•Knowledge of history and world events
•Area studies specialization*from Debra Denzer’s “Internationalizing Service Learning Without Studying
Abroad,” presented at ACIEE-Boston on April 8, 2005.
What Students Need
Knowledge
academics
Attitudes
experience
Skills
sustained practice
ICE Web Page
Link to Web Page
(Many thanks to Rob Mayberry, who is almost solely responsible for the Web
page that is linked to this slide.)
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