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Restorative Justice in Education
In her blog post, Kathy Evans writes about caution needed in the trend towards restorative justice in educational settings in the United States. While recognising the significance of more schools implementing restorative approaches to discipline, she asks about the extent to which schools are nurturing restorative justice values. If “[r]estorative justice is as much an … Continue reading
3 Approaches to Curriculum: Problem, Project, or Inquiry
Problem-based, project-based, and inquiry-based approaches to curriculum are all conducive to a peace education lens and can promote collaborative and constructivist learning. This article summarises the similarities and differences among the three approaches. While language curriculum has been slow in adopting any of these, all can contribute greatly to the language classroom. Please feel free … Continue reading
Speaking Our Language
This article entitled “Qanuippit?” on the Canadian Education Society website highlights the challenges and importance of choosing to speak one’s language even while learning English to access more opportunities. Inuktitut speakers had been forbidden in the past to speak their language in schools. Now, this teacher is committed to speaking their language with students. Connecting … Continue reading
Humility as a Language Learning Tool
What role does humility play in learning? This article highlights the importance of starting with humility both as learner and educator in classroom. Particularly with language education, teachers are seen as the “experts” and it becomes difficult not to live into that perception. Perhaps some of the writer’s suggestions could be helpful in starting with … Continue reading
Language lessons of peace
A news release from Mennonite Mission Network about the Language for Peace Project. Check it out!
Social Narratives and “Right Remembering”
This article on Martyr stories and right remembering highlights the Lutheran-Mennonite conversations about the history of suffering and persecution. How does language influence our collective memories? How can language learners and educators contribute to remembering rightly and walking the path to reconciliation and forgiveness?
Peace and Justice Digital Resources at Wayne State University
This collection of resource lists for adults and youth is hosted by the Citizens for Peace: Peace and Justice Digital Resource Center at Wayne State University. Continue reading
Leadership, Authority and Being “Bossy”
Another provoking analysis from the blog “Linguistic Pulse”shows the gendered nature of the use of the word “bossy.” Continue reading
Three Versions of Bloom’s Taxonomy
This graphic shows the original, the revised taxonomy and a digital taxonomy adapted for education today. Continue reading
An Analysis of “Who is articulate?”
This article presents an interesting analysis of the use of the word “articulate” in relation to racial prejudice in the US. Continue reading
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