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 * Connecting to the Global Community **

Anna Ponce - Social Studies Council This presentation conveys my experiences teaching in Bujumbura Burundi during the summer of 2011. Participants will understand why developing such cross cultural interactions can be a powerful tool for professional development. Participants will also be provided with strategies on increasing student understanding about global matters through infusing various websites and novels in the curriculum. The implications for the student include encouraging a global conscience, empathy, and a move to understand the role an individual has in an increasingly interconnected world.
 * About the Presenter: **

Anna Ponce is a teacher at Father Lacombe High School in Calgary, Alberta. She has been teaching for 9 years, and has a deep passion for promoting global citizenship and expanding her understanding on other cultures around the world. As such, she loves to travel and immerse herself in other cultures. Anna also runs the Social Justice Club at her school, and is involved with other organizations around Canada that promote social justice. Anna truly believes that passion for issues around the world can be ignited through meaningful teaching practices.

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**__A list of novels/books with a different perspective:__**

 * //Book of Negros//by Lawrence Hill
 * Any African nation
 * //Sold//by Patricia McCormick
 * Nepal
 * //A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier//by Ishmael Beah
 * Sierra Leone
 * //The God Small Things//by Arundhati Roy
 * India
 * //They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky//by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak
 * Sudan
 * //Say You’re One of Them//by Uwem Akpam
 * 5 short stories from Kenya, Nigeria, Gabon,
 * //Three Cups of Tea//by Greg Mortenson
 * Pakistan
 * //What is the What//by Dave Eggers
 * Sudan
 * //Poisonwood Bible//
 * Democratic Republic of Congo
 * //A Thousand Sisters: My journey into the worst place on earth to be a women//by Lisa Shannon and Zainab Salbi
 * Democratic Republic of Congo
 * //Heart of Darfur//by Lisa Blaker
 * Sudan
 * //In the Name of Honour//by Mukhtar Mai
 * Pakistan
 * //Slave//by Mende Nazer
 * Sudan
 * //The Bite of the Mango//by Mariatu Kamara
 * Sierra Leone
 * //Daughter of Iraq//by Jean Sasson
 * Iraq
 * //A Woman Among Warlords//by Malalai Joya
 * Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
 * //War Child//by Emmanuel Jal
 * Sudan
 * //Under an Afghan Sky//by Melissa Fung
 * Afghanistan
 * //I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey//by Izzelidin Abuelaish
 * Middle East
 * //Hope in Hell: Inside the world of Doctors Without Borders//by Dan Bortolotti
 * Anglola, Afghanistan, Pakistan
 * //God Grew Tired of Us//by John Bul Dau
 * Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya
 * //Girl Soldier: A story of hope for Northern Uganda’s Children//by Fath J.H. McDonnell and Grace Akallo
 * Uganda
 * //Learning to Love Africa: My journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back// by Monique Maddy
 * //Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees// by Caroline Moorehead
 * //Purple Hibiscus// by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
 * //Kite Runner// by Khaled Hosseini
 * //A Thousand Splendid Suns// by Khaled Hosseini
 * //Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer//by Tracy Kidder
 * Haiti
 * //Strenght in What Remains//by Tracy Kidder
 * Burundi
 * //28 Stories of AIDS in Africa// by Stephanie Nolen
 * //Race Against Time// by Stephen Lewis
 * //They Fight Like Soldiers// by Romeo Dallaire

__** Some interesting websites for you and your students to be more globally engaged: **__

 * //Taking It Global// http://www.tigweb.org/
 * //Challenge 20/20// http://www.nais.org/resources/index.cfm?ItemNumber=147262
 * World Vision's 30 Hour Famine http://www.famine.ca/youth/
 * //CUSO-VSO// http://www.cuso-vso.org/

__**Teaching Resources**__
anna.ponce@cssd.ab.ca
 * //How to Change the World//, //The World Needs Your Kid,Take Action: A Guide to active Citizenship// by Craig Kielburger, Marc Kielburger, Deepa Shankaran
 * //Educating for Global Citizenship: A Practical Guide for Schools// by Boyd Roberts