Dear Dr. Seret,
I want to thank you for all that you do in your community, for daring to innovate, for dreaming big, and for finding ways to create a better tomorrow.
– Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
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PARTICIPATE IN OUR UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Prepare students to become Global Citizens
Aligned with the D.O.E. Social Studies Scope & Sequence Units
Learn more about our Middle School Program
Description of Program
MS Slideshow
Sample Lesson Plan
6th Grade FILMeds with DOE alignment:
China (Beijing Bicycle) India (Life of Pi) Islam – Saudi Arabia (Wadjda)
8th Grade FILMeds with DOE alignment:
Communism: The Lives of Others Holocaust: The Counterfeiters
Changing Societies: Afghanistan, Iran
Learn more about our High School Program
Description of Program
HS Slideshow
Sample Lesson Plan
High School FILMeds for Global History:
A Separation The Lady Spirited Away The Other Son Terraferma
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What are FILMeds?
- FILMeds consist of several film clips and scenes woven together in a digital video format.
- FILMeds are a digital companion to the multi-disciplinary book World Affairs in Foreign Films by Roberta Seret (McFarland Publishers).
- FILMeds include lessons in geography, history, government and human rights that offer an introduction to global hot-spots.
- FILMeds include questions to stimulate classroom and group discussions about a country’s geopolitical position.
To view a FILMed sample click here:
Click on the images below to view each FILMed (password protected)
FILMeds for High School, College, and Adults
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FILMeds for MIDDLE SCHOOL
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FILMeds for 6th Grade
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FILMeds for 8th Grade and High School
HOLOCAUST COMMUNISM
CHANGING SOCIETIES
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Film Reviews by Roberta Seret
Oxford University Press

Hannah Arendt, Germany
The Artist and the Model, Spain
Timbuktu, Mali
The German Doctor, Argentina
The Lady, France/Myanmar
The Act of Killing, United States/Indonesia
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WORLD AFFAIRS IN FOREIGN FILMS 2nd Edition By Roberta Seret, McFarland Publishers, July 2011. To order: Amazon.com Mc Farland Publisher Endorsements: “now the major opus in this academic area” – Professor John Broughton, Chairman of Film and Media, Columbia University Teachers College.

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