Be A Global Citizen!

Peace Together

A podcast that explores the tools, perspectives, and spirit of global citizenship. Who is a global citizen? What value does global citizenship add to one's life and society at large? Do you consider yourself to be a global citizen? Join Scott Bower, a teacher and educator, who explores these questions to map out new pathways towards a future that is hopefully more peaceful, sustainable, and interconnected. Let's all be global citizens!

  1. 5D AGO

    209. GC Talks with Julian Velarde: Navigating Change and Finding Meaning in Life

    Julian Velarde is the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at the Orange County Fire Authority. He is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment through strategic DE&I planning and community engagement. Prior to his work in the Fire Authority, his decades-long career in higher education cemented his ability to create safe and engaging spaces for students to feel a deeper sense of belonging. Julian speaks to his childhood experiences of being raised in a foster family and then an adoptive family as crucial experiences for him to embrace others and cultivate gratitude. Through his personal experiences of disruption and navigating change, he expresses his commitment to supporting people to grow from new possibilities and respect diversity. Julian also brings in his own Christian beliefs and values to understand what his mission is to contribute to society as a global citizen.

    1h 1m

  2. FEB 19

    208. GC Talks with Paul Sherman: Building Greater Awareness of Our Interconnection

    Dr. Paul Sherman is recently retired Chair, Community Social Services program at the University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada.  He is the founding and current director of the Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship where he mentors undergraduate students in conducting research on topics related to the theory and practice of Soka education and global citizenship.  Paul has developed and taught undergraduate courses on global citizenship in Canada and Japan, and has developed and led study abroad courses in Sweden, Japan, Italy, and Austria. For the past four years he and his research students have been engaged in a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project with Japanese and Malaysian high schools.  Paul received his PhD in Education and Social Justice from Lancaster University, UK. He has authored numerous peer reviewed publications on the highly aligned subjects of global citizenship education and Soka education. Enjoy our conversation about his efforts to build greater awareness of interconnection and global citizenship.

    1h 3m

  3. FEB 12

    207. GC Talks with Naomi Otsuka: Finding Beauty in the Questions We Ask about Ourselves and the World

    Naomi Otsuka is an actor, writer, and singer. She is interested in philosophy and the aesthetics of beauty across different cultures. Her curiosity about how people convey their emotions and articulate their values led her down the path to acting. By channeling her own lived experiences and engaging in method acting, she views the process of bringing a character to life as an act of bridging differences and connecting with the humanity of the character. She speaks about the intersection of art and global citizenship. Check out what Naomi has to say about being a global citizen!

    58 min

  4. FEB 5

    206. GC Talks with David Jackson: Igniting the Spark of Learning Within Each Student

    David Jackson is the founding Head of School at the South Bay Classical Academy. Previously, he was Head of School at Canterbury School, a PK-12 independent day school in Indiana. David has over two decades of teaching experience and his subjects included Latin, AP World History, AP European History, and AP Government & Politics. David shares his passion for classical education and how he had personally benefited from this education in his youth. Find out what David has to say about being a global citizen!

    59 min

  5. JAN 29

    205. GC Talks with Toko Itaya: Small Acts of Kindness Make Big Impacts on Language Learning

    Toko Itaya is a doctoral student in curriculum studies at DePaul University. She is a Japanese teacher who has taught high school and undergraduate students in Japan, Brazil, and the United States. She shares her humanistic approach to teaching as a way to open up new possibilities through language acquisition. From her own experiences of learning languages, she speaks about the difficulty of learning a language and the joy of unlocking new aspects of one’s identity as a global citizen.

    1 hr

  6. JAN 22

    204. HGSE Global Citizen: Alexis Redding: Being the Author of your own Story

    Alexis Redding is a faculty member at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research interests include college access, mental health, and human development. After college, she moved to Switzerland and started a tutoring company. Her approach was grounded in a deep commitment to the success of each student and their unique strengths and learning differences. From a decade of tutoring and college counseling, Alexis noticed patterns of behavior where students experienced greater anxiety about what decision they should make. Her research seeks to answer many questions about how teenagers transition from high school to college. Check out what Alexis has to say about being a global citizen!

    56 min

  7. JAN 15

    203. GC Talks with Gonzalo Obelleiro: Cultivating Awareness that People Experience the World Differently

    Gonzalo Obelleiro is Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies at DePaul University. His research interests include curriculum theory, philosophy of education, ethics, and cosmopolitanism. He shares his thoughts about global citizenship through his own lived experiences being from Argentina and moving abroad to the United States and Japan. Many of the anecdotes he shares help to explain global citizenship as an ongoing expansion of one’s own identity in relation to culture and society.

    1h 1m

  8. JAN 8

    202. GC Talks with Emma Sherbine: Bridging the Digital Divide in Sub Saharan Africa

    Emma Sherbine is an educator, social media influencer, UN youth representative, and world traveler. She is engaged in digital outreach in Liberia where she carried out her Peace Corp mission. From South Korea to the USA to Uganda to Liberia, her passion to learn from different cultures and peoples has broadened her perspective on what it means to be a global citizen. She speaks about the digital divide in sub saharan Africa. There is a great need to increase access to the internet and leverage technology to bring about greater societal change in countries like Liberia. Emma is committed to make her impact alongside her friends and community in Liberia by continuing her work from the Peace Corp and engaging more start up ventures within edtech. Check out what Emma has to say about being a global citizen!

    1h 2m
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A podcast that explores the tools, perspectives, and spirit of global citizenship. Who is a global citizen? What value does global citizenship add to one's life and society at large? Do you consider yourself to be a global citizen? Join Scott Bower, a teacher and educator, who explores these questions to map out new pathways towards a future that is hopefully more peaceful, sustainable, and interconnected. Let's all be global citizens!

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  • Creator
    Peace Together
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    214
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Peace Together
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    Be A Global Citizen!