Week 1  (Jan 13 - 19, 2014): 

 

Overview: This week we will review some basics for the session and get to know one another. We will also become familiar with the guiding principles of the Peacebuilding Toolkits for Educators and will explore the concept of conflict.

 

Objectives:

1. To explore teaching and learning principles that support education about peacebuilding

2. To consider the value of multiple perspectives

3. To understand the distinction between dialogue and debate, as well as the place of dialogue in peacebuilding

 

 

Activities:

1. Guidelines for communication

2. 3-2-1 Introductions

3. Paper-folding activity

4. Discussion of dialogue and debate

5. Discussion of the term "conflict"

 

NOTE: Next to each of the tasks below we have indicated the days of the week that you should focus on each one. These days/dates are intended as a general guide. Realizing that some people may only be able to come to the Wiki or the Google Community once in a given week, please feel free to ignore the days indicated. That said, some discussions won't begin until later in the week, as they must occur after people have first had the opportunity to do an activity. 

 

 

Tasks 1: Join our Online Spaces (Days 1-2; January 13-14)

 

a. Join this Wiki. Click on "Request access" in the upper right hand corner of this page. Once access is granted and you create an account, you will be able to post comments at the bottoms of pages. 

 

b. Join our Google Community. You will be prompted to create a Google account, if you do not have one. Once you create an account, you can click on the red tab "Join the Community" at the top of the page. You will have to receive moderator approval before you can access the community. 

 

Below is a short video that explains a few important elements about joining and interacting in these two communities.

 

 

 

c. Once you have received approval, create a Profile on the Google Community. If you need guidance, watch the video below. You'll learn how to create a profile at minute 12:15 of the video.

 

 

 

Task 2: Where are You From? (Days 1-2; January 13-14)

 

a. Complete our survey monkey survey to let us know about your teaching background. Please be sure to fill this out. It will help us to group you by time zone and teaching audience when we do exercises in pairs and triads in later weeks.

 

 

Task 3: Guidelines for communication (Days 1-2; January 13-14)

 

Review the Communication Guidelines. Post questions or concerns about the guidelines in the Communication Guidelines tab on our Google Community here.

 

Task 4: Introductions (Days 1-3; January 13-15)

 

a. Tell us a little about yourself by completing our 3-2-1 activity, listed below. Post your written or video responses on our Google Community under the

3-2-1 Introductions tab.  You'll find the Moderators' responses (Alison, Valerie, and Julia) on the Google Community:

 

3- Share 3 interesting bits of information about yourself

2- Share two things you are passionate about

1- Share one quote you try to live by

 

Task 5: Learning about the Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators, High School Edition (Days 3-4; January 15-16)

 

a. Download the Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators, High School Edition here: 

 

b. Watch the video below which provides an introduction to the toolkits, explaining the themes and guiding principles of the curriculum.

 

c. Post any comments or questions you have about the power point here.

 

 

Task 6: Paper Activity (Days 3-5; January 15-17)

 

a. Follow the instructions below for the Paper Activity and post a picture of what you came up with on the Google Community under the Paper Activity tab.  When you upload the photo, please select "Paper Activity" in the "To" section, so everyone's photos are under the same tab. 

 

Materials: To do this exercise you will need one piece of blank paper. The kind of paper you use in a computer printer is generally a good size.

 

Steps:
1. Fold the paper in half
2. Fold the paper in half a second time
3. Tear off the bottom right corner
4. Turn the paper upside down
5. Tear off the other bottom right corner

6. Now open the paper up

7. Take a picture of the paper and upload it to the Paper Activity Tab on the Google Community. 

 

b. Join the discussion about the Paper Activity starting on January 16. 

 

c. Comment on at least one other person's posting in the discussion.

 

Task 7: Dialogue and Debate (Days 3-5; January 15-17)

 

a. Read the handout comparing dialogue and debate hereDialogue vs Debate.pdf

 

b. Join the discussion on dialogue and debate here.

 

c. Comment on at least two other people's postings.

 

 

Task 8: Defining Conflict: Conflict Is… (Days 4-6; January 16-18)

 

a. Go to the Google Community here and post 2 words that come to mind when you hear the word "conflict." 

 

b. Come back to the Google Community space on January 17 to join the discussion about the words people chose and what those words mean in terms of how we think about approach conflict. 

 

c. Comment on at least two other people's postings.

 

Task 9: Office Hours: Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm GMT (Day 7; January 19)

 

Join the Hangout on Air (HOA) on Sunday, January 19 at 2:00 pm GMT to have a conversation about bringing the ideas discussed during the week into your classroom. To join the HOA, go to the Virtual Studio for instructions. The link for the HOA will be posted 15 minutes before the start of the session.

 

Use the World Time Zone Converter to calculate what 2:00 pm GMT is in your local time.

 

 

HELPDESK: Technical questions? Go to the Helpdesk Page of this wiki and post your question in the comments section at the bottom of the page.