Tips Tuesday: Talking with family and friends about global issues this holiday season

Charmagne Campbell-Patton

December 11th 2012

Do you have family members with whom you disagree on some pretty significant global issues? Climate change, international aid, immigration? Many a holiday dinner is sidelined year after year by heated discussions on these and many other controversial issues. While conversations about these issues ...

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I Am From 2.0

I Am From 2.0

Daniel Carlton

October 17th 2012

Looking for a way to make classroom research a little more exciting? Try this poetry workshop approach. It’s challenging, creative and involves performance & collaboration. It also aligns to the Common Core’s Anchor Standards through its focus on evidence, meaning, tone and audience. We are ...

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Tips Tuesday: Arts Integration

Tips Tuesday: Arts Integration

Charmagne Campbell-Patton

September 4th 2012

One of World Savvy’s primary approaches to engage students in community and world affairs is arts integration. This is a great way to get students who may traditionally be turned off by or excluded from a discussion of international affairs to find their voice on issues like water scarcity, food ...

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