Add to Favorites| Content Provider | Oiada International | |
| Contact Information | Darryl Batts darrylbatts@oiadaintl.org 191 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07103 United States Phone: (973) 732-3188 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Public Library: Library Patrons,Content Providers: Content Providers | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | There is no maximum, but for optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 50 students. | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | No Minimum | |
| Primary Disciplines | Career Education, Collaboration, Community Interests, Fine Arts, Foreign/World Languages, Industrial Technology, Language Arts/English, Leadership, Literacy, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Problem Solving, Reading, Social Studies/History, Standards, Technology/Information Science, Writing | |
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| Program Description | The staff and professionals of Oiada International are at your disposal in this program. Spend time talking with and interviewing regional experts and students from Ghana on a topic(s) of your choice. This is your opportunity to choose a topic and speak live to one of our staff and local experts to interact with your class on a tailor-made presentation. We also welcome suggestions for other topics/specialties to serve your class's area of interest. Sample topics may include: • Students learn the meaning of Adinkra Symbols. The adinkra symbols reflect a system of human values that are universal: family, integrity, tolerance, harmony, determination, protection among many others. • Ghana’s Educational System - Comparing curriculums and everyday school life. Are there Gangs and/or bullying in school? • Cultural Enlightenment - Comparing cultures, food, pastimes, sports, and music etc. The effect of music videos and television on children’s morals. Live Musical and Dance performances • The impact of slavery on Africa and America - Getting insight from Ghanaians on how the slave trade affected their country and personal lives • Morality - Comparing moral issues such as corporal punishment. How the two societies deal with crime How are children raised in regards to respecting elders and authority • Meet African royalty - African Kings and Queens still exist and have a functioning role in government • Governmental institutions and policies - Compare past Imperialism and present day Democracy • Meet modern day craftsman – Learn how they ply their trade, woodcarving, Kenti cloth weaving and gold metallurgy. • Religion- How it affects society socially, economically and politically • Tour of the Cape Coast Slave Castles - Like the tour President Obama took earlier this year and experience what life was like inside the dungeon of the Cape Coast Castle • Introductory Language session - Students will learn some basics of a Ghanaian language including how Ghanaians choose their names, their meaning and the importance of that name. • Dramatic Reenactments - Historical events in African and African American History reenacted live | |
| Program Format | 1. Introduction to presenter/program topic 2. Discussion of topic 3. Question & Answer session throughout the course of the presentation 4. Review 5. Wrap up | |
| Objectives | Explore, engage discussion, and develop an appreciation of the topic selected in this custom presentation developed specifically for your class | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | Geography Standard 1: How to Use Maps and Other Geographic Representations, Tools, and Technologies to Acquire, Process, and Report Information From a Spatial Perspective Geography Standard 10: The Characteristics, Distribution, and Complexity of Earth’s Cultural Mosaics. Geography Standard 6: How Culture and Experience Influence People’s Perceptions of Places and Regions. Geography Standard 14: How Human Actions Modify the Physical Environment History Standard 1: Comparative characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450. Standard 1C: Comparative characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450. Standard 1D The student understands the differences and similarities among Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans who converged in the western hemisphere after 1492. History Standard 2: Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) How early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples. Standard 2A The student understands the stages of European oceanic and overland exploration, amid international rivalries, from the 9th to 17th centuries. Standard 2B The student understands the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas. Era 2 : Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) Standard 1 Why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean Standard 1A The student understands how diverse immigrants affected the formation of European colonies. Standard 1B The student understands the European struggle for control of North America. Standard 3 How the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas Standard 3A The student understands colonial economic life and labor systems in the Americas. Standard 3B The student understands economic life and the development of labor systems in the English colonies. Standard 3C The student understands African life under slavery. NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NL-ENG.K-12.5 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. NL-ENG.K-12.6 APPLYING KNOWLEDGE Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts. ENG.K-12.7 EVALUATING DATA Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience. NL-ENG.K-12.8 DEVELOPING RESEARCH SKILLS Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. NL-ENG.K-12.9 MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS | |
| Program Length | 1 Hour | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $175.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $150.00 What's this? By Request Cost: $175.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $150.00 What's this? | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP |