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• Humboldt 250

  

  Humboldt 250

  Exploring global citizenship

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• 1. What makes a global citizen?

  

  • This introductory module serves to get acquainted with the concept of global citizenship. You are asked to find your own definition of a global Citizen and to compare it to official and theoretical statements about this term.

    
    
  • What makes a global citizen? Assignment
  • How do you define a global citizen? Feedback
  • Defining global citizenship Forum
  • What do these things have in common? Lightbox Gallery
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    Additional resources

  • Global citizen definitions Page

    ^{Padlet • various sources • 2min read}

  • Global citizen URL

    ^{Video • Global Citizen • 1min45}

  • What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? URL

    ^{Video • TED • 16min56}

  • What Global Citizenship Is Not URL

    ^{Blog • April Rinne/medium.com • 7min read}

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    Self-reflection

  • SECTION 1: Self-reflection Feedback
• 2. Alexander von who...?

  

  • Within the second module, you watch one or multiple of the provided videos and take notes on who Alexander von Humboldt was in regard to his general life, his expeditions, his scientific work and discoveries, as well as besides the world of science.

    
    
  • Alexander von Who...? Assignment
  • Viewing notes on Alexander von Humboldt Forum
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    Resources for this section

  • Who is Alexander von Humboldt? URL

    ^{Video • George Mehler / TED Ed • 4min21}

  • The Invention of Nature (short) URL

    ^{Video • Andrea Wulf / 5x15 stories • 15min03}

  • The Invention of Nature (long) URL

    ^{Video • Andrea Wulf / Esri events • 46min08}

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    Self-reflection

  • SECTION 2: Self-reflection Feedback
• 3. Humboldt's many hats

  

  • Module 3 concentrates on Humboldt's different roles in society. You study different texts and work on pre-, while-, and post-listening tasks.

    
    
  • Humboldt's many hats Assignment
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    Resources for this section

  • Biography of Alexander von Humboldt URL

    ^{Website • ThoughCo. • 4min read}

  • Alexander von Humboldt and his time Page

    ^{Book excerpt • Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature • 1min read}

  • Map of Humboldt's South America Expedition File

    ^{Map • Wikipedia • 1min read}

  • ^{Book excerpts • Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature • c. 5min read per excerpt}

    • Excerpts from A. Wulf, 'The Invention of Nature'
      • 1_Humboldts_new_vision_of_nature.pdf
      • 2_Colonialism_slavery_environment.pdf
      • 3_Humboldt_and_Jefferson.pdf
      • 4_Nature_writing.pdf
      • 5_Science_technology.pdf
      • Annotations for A. Wulf, The Invention of Nature.pdf

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    Optional resources

  • The Humboldt Code URL

    ^{Text • Rüdiger Schaper / Magazine Humboldt Kosmos, Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung • 10min read}
    

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    Self-reflection

  • SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
  • The Enlightenment File Uploaded 12/01/21, 08:20

    ^{Teaching resources • Annenberg Learner, America's History in the Making • 27 pp.} 
• 4. A true global citizen?

  

  • The last module consist of two tasks. First, you are asked to discuss whether Humboldt can be called a global Citizen. Consult your original definition of a global Citizen and analyse excerpts and quotes by other researchers and journalists. You will then create your own project on "Humboldt and YOU" and can participate in the Humboldt 250 school competition (deadline: June 30, 2019).

    
    
  • Alexander von Humboldt – a true global citizen? Assignment
  • Humboldt and YOU (class project) Assignment
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    Resources for this section

  • If Humboldt were on Twitter today URL

    ^{Text & images • Magazine Humboldt Kosmos / Alexander von Humboldt Foundation • 5min read}

  • For me, Humboldt today means... URL

    ^{Text and video • humboldt-heute.de / Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung}

  • HUMBOLDT KOSMOS Book
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    Self-reflection

  • SECTION 4: Self-reflection Feedback
• Acknowledgements

  • Teach About US is joining the celebration of Alexander von Humboldt's 250th birthday with this project course. It connects language, history, and geography education and focuses on the historic figure of Alexander von Humboldt as an example of global citizenship. The project concludes with a student competition (see task Humboldt and YOU (class project)). Dates will be announced.

    We would like to thank our colleagues at Schubart-Gymnasium Aalen, especially Ms. Bettina Schönherr and her students, for supporting us in the development of this curriculum and piloting these contents in their classes.
• 5. Tips, resources, and tools

  

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  • TIP: Conducting research File 141.4KB PDF document
  • TIP: Doing project work File 184.8KB PDF document
  • TIP: Giving presentations File 159.3KB PDF document
  • TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File 88KB PDF document
  • TIP: Solving a mediation task File 112.7KB PDF document
  • TIP: Writing an article File 151.9KB PDF document
  • TIP: Analyzing cartoons File 172.7KB PDF document
  • TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL