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Your World, My World

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Although this resource provides an abundance of background information it does not explicitly teach necessary skills.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	This resource implies that cultural diversity is more easily explored by investigating people in different parts of the world.
To enhance this resource the following changes are strongly recommended:	Students should take part in some form of authentic peer-teaching activity. Issues relating to cultural diversity should be presented to students. A personal affinity with the Earth should be encouraged. Students should have opportunities to clarify their own values.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Students should be empowered to choose some elements of their own programming.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good
Respects Complexity	Good
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	Students are not presented with opportunities to participate in action experiences relating to the issues addressed within this resource
Action Skills	Mediocre	Students are provided with an abundance of background information relating to cultural diversity, but are not specifically taught the skills necessary to take effective action.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Very Good	Students have many opportunities to reflect and discuss their own cultural diversity as well as to learn about new and diverse cultures.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Poor/Not considered	The needs and rights of non-humans are not addressed within this resource All of the activities take place indoors
Locally-Focused	Mediocre	Students learn about diverse cultures around the world, but do not fully explore the diversity within their own class, school and communities.
Past, Present & Future	Mediocre	This resource does not effectively promote an understanding of the past or the future for students.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Good
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Mediocre	Opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching are present, but not fully explored within this resource.
Discovery Learning	Mediocre	The majority of activities are largely teacher directed. Students are motivated mainly by the instruction of teacher.
Values Clarification	Mediocre	Students spend a large amount of time reflecting and discussing the lessons presented. Students are not explicitly given opportunity to clarify and extend their own values.
Differentiated Instruction	Mediocre	Within the unit there are a number of diverse learning opportunities that will engage students with unique learning styles. Opportunities for adaptations and differentiated instruction are not provided.
Experiential Learning	Mediocre	Students are introduced to new concepts through the use of simulation activities.
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre	Students work in groups, but do not participate in cooperative learning activities and are not explicitly taught cooperative learning strategies.
Assessment & Evaluation	Mediocre	Students participate in a variety of class discussions where opportunities for assessment and evaluation are many, but they are not fully explored within the resource.
Peer Teaching	Mediocre	Incidental teaching arises through group activities
Case Studies	Very Good	Very specific and detailed case studies are provided for students.
Locus of Control	Mediocre	The vast majority of activities are teacher directed. Students have very limited opportunities to choose elements of their own programming.

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