Alisa MIller's short TED talk about the dearth of world news coverage and some of the causes for that. Great for showing the how and why of our news stories.
I am accepted and acceptable here just as I am.
I am safe here—physically, emotionally, and intellectually.
People here care about me.
People here listen to me.
People know how I'm doing, and it matters to them that I do well.
People acknowledge my interests and perspectives and act upon them.
Some great lines here regarding the needs of the learners in your classroom.
I understand what we do here.
I see significance in what we do.
What we do reflects me and my world.
The work we do makes a difference in the world.
The work absorbs me.
when students discover meaning and relevance implicit in books, ideas, and tasks. Without meaning, schoolwork is purposeless for students.
For two weeks, 28 young Haitians used their perspective as citizens to create a distinctive document: pictures of Haiti, as it regenerates, through the eyes of insiders.