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Humboldt 250

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Humboldt 250

Exploring global citizenship

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- Course Forum
  
  Glossary
  
  Learner Texts
  
  Project Journal
- Forum
  
  Announcements Forum
- Book
  
  Teaching Notes: Humboldt 250 Book
- File
  
  Handbook Humboldt 250 File
  
  1.9 MB PDF document
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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.
- Assignment
  
  What makes a global citizen? Assignment
- Feedback
  
  How do you define a global citizen? Feedback
- Forum
  
  Defining global citizenship Forum
- Lightbox Gallery
  
  What do these things have in common? Lightbox Gallery
- Additional resources
- Page
  
  Global citizen definitions Page
  
  ^{Padlet • various sources • 2min read}
- URL
  
  Global citizen URL
  
  ^{Video • Global Citizen • 1min45}
- URL
  
  What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? URL
  
  ^{Video • TED • 16min56}
- URL
  
  What Global Citizenship Is Not URL
  
  ^{Blog • April Rinne/medium.com • 7min read}
- Self-reflection
- Feedback
  
  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.
- Assignment
  
  Alexander von Who...? Assignment
- Forum
  
  Viewing notes on Alexander von Humboldt Forum
- Resources for this section
- URL
  
  Who is Alexander von Humboldt? URL
  
  ^{Video • George Mehler / TED Ed • 4min21}
- URL
  
  The Invention of Nature (short) URL
  
  ^{Video • Andrea Wulf / 5x15 stories • 15min03}
- URL
  
  The Invention of Nature (long) URL
  
  ^{Video • Andrea Wulf / Esri events • 46min08}
- Self-reflection
- Feedback
  
  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.
- Assignment
  
  Humboldt's many hats Assignment
- Resources for this section
- URL
  
  Biography of Alexander von Humboldt URL
  
  ^{Website • ThoughCo. • 4min read}
- Page
  
  Alexander von Humboldt and his time Page
  
  ^{Book excerpt • Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature • 1min read}
- File
  
  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
- Optional resources
- URL
  
  The Humboldt Code URL
  
  ^{Text • Rüdiger Schaper / Magazine Humboldt Kosmos, Alexander-von-Humboldt Stiftung • 10min read}
- Self-reflection
- Feedback
  
  SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
- File
  
  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).
- Assignment
  
  Alexander von Humboldt – a true global citizen? Assignment
- Assignment
  
  Humboldt and YOU (class project) Assignment
- Resources for this section
- URL
  
  If Humboldt were on Twitter today URL
  
  ^{Text & images • Magazine Humboldt Kosmos / Alexander von Humboldt Foundation • 5min read}
- URL
  
  For me, Humboldt today means... URL
  
  ^{Text and video • humboldt-heute.de / Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung}
- Book
  
  HUMBOLDT KOSMOS Book
- Self-reflection
- Feedback
  
  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
- TIPS
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  TIP: Conducting research File
  
  141.4 KB PDF document
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  TIP: Doing project work File
  
  184.8 KB PDF document
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  TIP: Giving presentations File
  
  159.2 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File
  
  88.0 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Solving a mediation task File
  
  112.7 KB PDF document
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  TIP: Writing an article File
  
  151.9 KB PDF document
- File
  
  TIP: Analyzing cartoons File
  
  172.7 KB PDF document
- URL
  
  TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL

Topic outline

Humboldt 250

Humboldt 250

Exploring global citizenship

Course Forum

Glossary

Learner Texts

Project Journal

1. What makes a global citizen?

2. Alexander von who...?

3. Humboldt's many hats

4. A true global citizen?

Acknowledgements

5. Tips, resources, and tools

TIPS