Think, care, act : teaching for a peaceful future / Susan Gelber Cannon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cannon, Susan Gelber, author.

Series:

Peace education.

Peace education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace--Study and teaching.

Peace.

Multicultural education.

Education--Social aspects.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Committed to teaching for peace and justice, the author brings to life a teaching approach that empowers youth: * to think critically and creatively about historical, current, and future issues, * to care about classmates and neighbors as well as the global community, * to act--locally and globally--for the greater good. Think, Care, Act: Teaching for a Peaceful Future is readable, practical, conversational, and intimate. It will inspire readers to build a just and peaceful world. Think, Care, Act depicts the daily successes and struggles a peace educator undergoes in encouraging students to envision peace and gain tools to build a culture of peace. The author uses three imperatives--think, care, act--to infuse required curricula with peace, character, and multicultural concepts in daily activities throughout the year. Chapters address critical and creative thinking; media and political literacy; compassionate classroom and school climate; explorations of racism, gender issues, civil discourse, global citizenship, war, and peace; and school, community, and global social-action projects. Chapters include rationales, lesson expectations, and classroom "play-by-play." Students' feedback about the impact of lessons is also featured. With its combination of theory and practice Think, Care, Act is unique. It will motivate teachers, education students, and scholars to employ "think, care, act" frameworks to empower students to build a peaceful future.

Contents:

Foreword / Ian Harris

Introduction: Teaching students to think, care, and act for a peaceful future

Part I. Think!

Chapter 1. Critical thinking from september through june

Chapter 2. Media literacy and current events: Examining 9-11 and presidential elections

Chapter 3. Using critical imagination: The history utopia project and the giver utopia project

Part II. Care!

Chapter 4. Creating the a-team: Building the school-wide safety net of care for students, teachers, and families

Chapter 5. Reading multicultural, historical, and controversial literature to enhance empathy

Chapter 6. Creating a caring classroom and global community with poetry and prose

Part III. Act!

Chapter 7. Citizenship action projects in history class

Chapter 8. Student council initiatives in middle school

Chapter 9. Empowering elective courses: Debate, model un, peacejam. Afterword: Lessons from a global peace education sabbatical

Appendix: Annotated bibliography of resources for teachers and students

References

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-61735-428-7

OCLC:

923176641