World View Foreign Currency Kit
World View is in the process of creatIng a new outreach tool to supplement classroom instruction using foreign currency from around the world. These currency kits contain bills and coins from over 35 countries and 5 continents that were collected by faculty, staff, and friends of UNC and can be borrowed from World View for up to three weeks. The kits also include books, a cloth world map, and an educator packet with materials to be used with the currency.

World View’s currency kits will be suitable for integration into lessons at the elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Kits can be used across the curriculum in subjects such as mathematics, social studies, art, science, religion, and more. We are currently in the planning stages of this initiative. The kits are currently being tested in classrooms across the state, but they will be available to check out in fall 2010. If you have questions about the currency kits, please contact Julie Kinnaird at kinnaird@unc.edu or 919/962-6785.

World View Book of the Year: Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The World View Book of the Year is Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. To read the World View article about this book, click here.

Video: The Social Animal, David Brooks
from C-Span Book TV. David Brooks looks at how the unconscious mind shapes our character, intelligence, and biases.
He spoke about the topic, the subject of his latest book, at the Free Library of Philadelphia on March 15, 2011.

Save these Dates for World View's upcoming programs!

-World View Online Globalization Course October 6 - November 16
-World View K-12 Global Education Symposium October 19-20
-World View Community College Global Education Symposium November 9-10

 

World View Tidbit* Which country contains 25% of the world's cattle population? a) India b) United States c) England To find out the answer to this question, click here. If you like world trivia, visit http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/world/index.html to test your knowledge of countries and cultures.

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Last Updated 5/11