Thursday, July 3, 2008

Life at the University

Our days have been filled with stimulating lessons from UW professors and graduate students. Dr. McDiarmid facilitated a discussion about our own educational journeys and another about the U.S. educational system. Dr. Windschitl led us in an inquiry based science lesson. We also were involved in a critical literacy lesson and a mathematics lesson. This has been a great way to stretch all our of thinking. During the course of our study here we will answer question,

"What does it mean to be a global citizen?"

We also found time to visit Theo Chocolate, a roaster of Fair Trade Certified cocoa beans and the only roaster of organic cocoa beans in the United States.

Tonight we are off to the Seattle Art Museum.

I know a few words of Arabic now and continually keep my new Jordanian friends laughing as I attempt the correct pronunciation of a few meaningful words and phrases. You will be interested to learn the meaning.

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