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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Breaking Down Cultural Barriers with Education
Breaking Down Cultural Barriers with Education
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| Image courtesy of @dandesignthink & @ASTsupportAAli |
Terrorism has increased intolerance and even bigotry. A Sikh man was beaten by two men in Fresno, California last week. The assailants thought he was a Muslim. And a number of Muslim mosques have been vandalized in different parts of the country.
Some educators are trying to bridge this cultural divide.
Two new programs that incorporate social media attempt to put together students from different cultures. One is called FaithBoxEd and the other is called CulutreBoxEd. FaithBoxed, founded by Amjad Ali, an English and religion teacher in England, tries to break down cultural barriers and allows students to "interact with each other in ways they never get a chance to do."
Educators with questions or issues about Islam can tweet them to the Faithboxed hasthag (#faithboxed). Muslim educators will respond to the query. Eventually, students may be able to tweet questions to the hashtag. Ali explains the process in this short story for UKED Magazine.
Educators with questions or issues about Islam can tweet them to the Faithboxed hasthag (#faithboxed). Muslim educators will respond to the query. Eventually, students may be able to tweet questions to the hashtag. Ali explains the process in this short story for UKED Magazine.
Ali also founded Cultureboxed. That program pairs two classrooms from different parts of the world. Each class fills a virtual box of cultural items that the other class tries to decipher. Students might share their national flag, or anthem, or national sport. You can read more about the process here. And the short clip below explains the process further.
Face to Faith is another program that attempts to break down barriers by introducing students from different cultures and faiths.The organization, which was started by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, offers several different kinds of conferences for students. Multipoint conferences are based on teaching modules. Other modules include topics like the environment, festivals, and storytelling.
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Monday, June 5, 2017
Boutique 1 down
Boutique 1 down
Hey guys!
Sorry I have been M.I.A. lately.
I had my first boutique was last weekend and it was
c.r.a.z.y.
So much fun and so so crazy!
Aaron built me a new display this year.
Isnt it amazing?!
It turned out exactly how I hoped it would.
And now my husband can no longer claim he isnt crafty.
Now that I know what hes capable of my honey-do list keeps growing :)
I love this shot of all my towels.
They look like a pretty rainbow hanging up next to one another.
And that cute little "Lu Bird" sign was made by my friend Courtney.
She has an Etsy shop called Joyful Joyful where she sells adorable banners and signs.
She has an Etsy shop called Joyful Joyful where she sells adorable banners and signs.
Be sure to check it out!
The first day of the 3 day boutique I sold more than half the towels I had made! I was so excited but that meant I had to scramble to make some more which meant sewing while the kids were awake (something I never do). Wesley was my sewing helper and Mackenzie took out all of my pins for me.
I also got to bring the 3 littles with me to help restock and do a little shopping of myself.
If you get a chance to stop by the next Sugar Plum Festival on November 14-16 at the OC Fairgrounds you must!
It is their biggest one of the year and there are so many cool vendors.
These were some of my favorite finds.
A new key chain and this vintage Little People barn.
And just for fun I had to show you this picture.
Aaron and I lifted the 3 (giant, HEAVY) pieces of my display on top of our van and then drove them to the boutique and then had to take them off to set up. I think I about had a panic attack the entire time we were driving. And I realized I need to start working out for next boutique season. Those things are crazy heavy!
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Friday, May 26, 2017
break it down
break it down
a little bike maintenance has become a complete overhaul. Worth doing once every few years.
I ordered a bearing replacment kit from Enduro Fork seals but honestly only know how to get in/out one set of the bearings.
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