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  Humboldt 250

  Exploring global citizenship

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  This project is coming to an end and will no longer be supported by the US Embassy. The courses can still be used in the school year 2023/24, please send a course request.
  

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• Select topic 1. What makes a global citizen?

  

  1. What makes a global citizen?
  

  • Select activity This introductory module serves to get...

    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.

    
    
  • Select activity What makes a global citizen?

    

    What makes a global citizen? Assignment
  • Select activity How do you define a global citizen?

    

    How do you define a global citizen? Feedback
  • Select activity Defining global citizenship

    

    Defining global citizenship Forum
  • Select activity What do these things have in common?

    

    What do these things have in common? Lightbox Gallery
  • Select activity Additional resources

    
    

    Additional resources

  • Select activity Global citizen definitions

    

    Global citizen definitions Page

    ^{Padlet • various sources • 2min read}

  • Select activity Global citizen

    

    Global citizen URL

    ^{Video • Global Citizen • 1min45}

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

    

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

    ^{Video • TED • 16min56}

  • Select activity What Global Citizenship Is Not

    

    What Global Citizenship Is Not URL

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

  • Select activity   Self-reflection

     

    Self-reflection

  • Select activity SECTION 1: Self-reflection

    

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

  

  2. Alexander von who...?
  

  • Select activity Within the second module, you watch on...

    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.

    
    
  • Select activity Alexander von Who...?

    

    Alexander von Who...? Assignment
  • Select activity Viewing notes on Alexander von Humboldt

    

    Viewing notes on Alexander von Humboldt Forum
  • Select activity Resources for this section

    
    

    Resources for this section

  • Select activity Who is Alexander von Humboldt?

    

    Who is Alexander von Humboldt? URL

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

  • Select activity The Invention of Nature (short)

    

    The Invention of Nature (short) URL

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

  • Select activity The Invention of Nature (long)

    

    The Invention of Nature (long) URL

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

  • Select activity   Self-reflection

     

    Self-reflection

  • Select activity SECTION 2: Self-reflection

    

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

  

  3. Humboldt's many hats
  

  • Select activity Module 3 concentrates on Humboldt's di...

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

    
    
  • Select activity Humboldt's many hats

    

    Humboldt's many hats Assignment
  • Select activity Resources for this section

    
    

    Resources for this section

  • Select activity Biography of Alexander von Humboldt

    

    Biography of Alexander von Humboldt URL

    ^{Website • ThoughCo. • 4min read}

  • Select activity Alexander von Humboldt and his time

    

    Alexander von Humboldt and his time Page

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

  • Select activity Map of Humboldt's South America Expedition

    

    Map of Humboldt's South America Expedition File

    ^{Map • Wikipedia • 1min read}

  • Select activity Excerpts from A. Wulf, 'The Invention of Nature'

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

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    • 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
  • Select activity Optional resources

    
    

    Optional resources

  • Select activity The Humboldt Code

    

    The Humboldt Code URL

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

  • Select activity   Self-reflection

     

    Self-reflection

  • Select activity SECTION 3: Self-reflection

    

    SECTION 3: Self-reflection Feedback
  • Select activity The Enlightenment

    

    The Enlightenment File

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    ^{Teaching resources • Annenberg Learner, America's History in the Making • 27 pp.} 

• Select topic 4. A true global citizen?

  

  4. A true global citizen?
  

  • Select activity The last module consist of two tasks. ...

    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).

    
    
  • Select activity Alexander von Humboldt – a true global citizen?

    

    Alexander von Humboldt – a true global citizen? Assignment
  • Select activity Humboldt and YOU (class project)

    

    Humboldt and YOU (class project) Assignment
  • Select activity Resources for this section

    
    

    Resources for this section

  • Select activity If Humboldt were on Twitter today

    

    If Humboldt were on Twitter today URL

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

  • Select activity For me, Humboldt today means...

    

    For me, Humboldt today means... URL

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

  • Select activity HUMBOLDT KOSMOS

    

    HUMBOLDT KOSMOS Book
  • Select activity   Self-reflection

     

    Self-reflection

  • Select activity SECTION 4: Self-reflection

    

    SECTION 4: Self-reflection Feedback
• Select topic Acknowledgements

  

  Acknowledgements
  • Select activity Teach About US is joining the celebration of Alexa...

    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.

• Select topic 5. Tips, resources, and tools

  

  5. Tips, resources, and tools

  

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  • Select activity TIP: Conducting research

    

    TIP: Conducting research File

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    TIP: Doing project work File

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    TIP: Giving presentations File

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  • Select activity TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary)

    

    TIP: Linking ideas and sentences (vocabulary) File

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    TIP: Solving a mediation task File

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    TIP: Writing an article File

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    TIP: Analyzing cartoons File

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  • Select activity TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version

    

    TIP: Materialien zum selbständigen, standardorientierten Lernen - interaktive Version URL