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ISZL Navigating Conflict: EY/Primary School Students

What is Israel? What is Palestine?

Here is some information from Britannica about Israel and Palestine

  Israel  Palestine

              

Engaging in Thoughtful Conversations

How Will You Talk to Friends about Conflict? 

These will set the tone of conversations and help all be more empathetic:

  • Be curious and listen to understand.
  • Show respect and suspend judgment. 
  • Note any common ground as well as any differences. 
  • Be authentic and welcome that from others. 
  • Be purposeful and to the point. 

Source: Living Room Conversations

BrainPop Videos

Here are some BrainPop videos about conflict and war

Gratitude

War 

Conflict Resolution

Trustworthy Sources for News and Information

Sweet Search is a K-12 student-focused search engine that is curated and vetted by educators and librarians. Access Sweet Search here

 

All Sides is a news platform that aids individuals in understanding media bias and organize news to showcase the left, center and right of the political spectrum. 

 

Snopes -  The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

 

Evaluating Sources: OPVL

Origin:
This primary source evaluation tool was created by Panos Mourdoukoutas an economist and writer for the Forbes magazine. The source was created in September 2011 and published on the Forbes / markets website. 

Advice if you're upset by the news

Advice from CBBC about what to do if you're upset by what you see on the news

Evaluating Sources: SIFT

 

Origin:
This primary source evaluation tool was created by Mike Caulfied, the director of blended and networked learning at Washington State University in Vancouver. An early believer in the idea of civic digital literacies, his work in this area intensified in spring of 2016. His February 2017 work, Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers, won the Merlot Award for best open learning resource in the ICT category. 

Test Your News Skills on the Quiz: Is it Fake or Not?