Bringing International Learning to Life with Films

International Education for High School Students . . . through film Putting the World into World-Class Education: Asia Society’s Forum for Policymakers and Practitioners Washington DC July 10-12, 2008

Quoting the late Betty Bullard . . . ,[object Object],[object Object],Betty M. Bullard (1930-2008) Director of Education, the Asia Society, 1980

We share a common goal . . . “ As never before, American education must prepare students for a world where the challenges and opportunities for success require the ability to compete and cooperate on a global scale . . .”

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Putting the World into World-Class Education” Composite image from satellite data, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from Terra satellite. Image courtesy of NASA.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What does it look like? And how do we do it? Core competencies State-of the-art learning strategies High school

Pre-Assessment: Where are we now? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Take 10 minutes to complete the pre-assessment 10 minutes – sharing in groups | 10 minutes – group summary reports

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Teaching with FILM?? ( check all that apply ) Bad surprise Controversy “Activity” Technology-heavy program    

If it’s going to work, it must: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],- films / clips on DVD - “Education Exemption” - core competencies - “inhabit” unfamiliar cultural settings through the accessible medium of cinema “ The Blue Marble”, photograph taken by the crew of Apollo 17, showing the south polar ice cap and most of the coastline of Africa. Image courtesy of NASA.

Let’s try it: How well do we know our world? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Classroom as a Learning Community . . . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Learning strategies . . . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Building core competencies . . . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Educational Exemption ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],International Education for High School Students . . . through film “ Earthlights” composite from more than 400 satellite images. Courtesy of NASA.

Film is a highly - accessible medium . . .  Film clips (from web - based downloads, DVDs)  Like news items – brief, with visual / audio clues that encourage intuitive understanding of setting and story  Wide range of lesson options – geography/history, story and character analysis, foreign language/subtitles, cultural studies , visual/dramatic arts, creative writing  Lessons as brief as 30 minutes , as long as several class sessions  Feature films (DVDs, VHS)  First - hand, direct encounters with characters and stories from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America  Students “ see the world through different eyes ” – what is it like to “ be ” Chinese? Algerian? Vietnamese? Iranian?  “ What if this story happened here? ” – how are people ’ s lives shaped by family, school, community, country?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Foreign-language films don’t look like “Hollywood” . . .

. . . Raising essential questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A worthy challenge – for sixty years! “ I do not know how it is in other countries, but in a recent public opinion poll two-thirds of the American people said that they thought they could do nothing to help prevent another war. As teachers cannot we band together to replace apathy by interest, ignorance by insight, and dull resignation by determined resolution? Can teachers help to lead the peoples of the world to exercise a generous and intelligent judgment on international questions? If so, the chances of avoiding war are excellent. If, on the other hand, the judgment of the people on these great issues is paralyzed by inertia, blurred by ignorance, and twisted by prejudice, then the decisions made will not lead to peace. They will lead to war and we shall all reap the bitter fruits of stupidity and apathy.” (William G. Carr, Secretary of the Educational Policies Commission, UNESCO, speaking to a seminar of American teachers in 1947)

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