Journey Summary
This session is your chance to delve into global collaboration as a way to provide opportunities for our students to go beyond the classroom and connect with other students, countries, cultures, and experts from around the world. Participating in projects involving others helps students develop communication and collaboration skills as well as have a higher awareness to the world outside of their classroom. Technology makes it easier to connect with others and celebrate the diversity of our world. You will consider the levels of thinking that these kinds of lessons can help learners reach, explore tools for stepping beyond the classroom, and identify potential projects for your class.
Curriculum-framing Questions
Essential Question
- How can I prepare students to succeed in our culturally diverse world?
Unit Questions
- Why do students need to be globally competent?
- What makes for a successful global collaboration?
- How might global collaboration support higher-level thinking skills, multiple levels of technology usage, and the development of 21st century skills?
- How can I support global collaborations?
Content Questions
- What are global collaborations?
- What is global competence?
- What tools support communication and collaboration?
Introduction
Global collaboration allows students to reach beyond the classroom. These types of authentic learning experiences engage students in investigating local and global issues while learning from multiple perspectives and developing relationships with a variety of learners and experts. As we expose students to global collaboration, we can help foster a community that is accepting of others.
Theory Behind Practice
All eMINTS materials are grounded in research-based best practices in K-12 education.
Digging Deeper
Agenda
- Opener: Global Teaching
- Exploring Global Collaborations
- Going Global: Tips & Tricks
- Making Global Connections
- Closer: Tic-Tac-Toe
Classroom Visit w/Students
Ask your facilitator to provide support as you engage students in collaborating with others outside the classroom. Your facilitator could conduct mini-lessons to introduce a new communication tool that will aid with global collaboration.
Classroom Visit w/out Students
Ask your facilitator to brainstorm possible global collaboration projects. Have a planning conversation with your facilitator to plan a project and/or have a reflecting conversation after a project. Ask your facilitator for help in identifying good tools and projects for your classroom.
Agenda
Before the Session
- Exploring Global Collaborations – Part 1
- Going Global Tips & Tricks – Part 1
During the Session
- Opener: Global Teaching
- Exploring Global Collaborations – Parts 2 & 3
- Going Global Tips & Tricks – Part 2
- Evaluation
- Closer: Tic-Tac-Toe
After the Session
- Making Global Connections
Classroom Visit w/Students
Ask the facilitator to assist with student discussions and/or the development of your classroom Digital Citizenship Agreement.
Classroom Visit w/out Students
Have a planning or reflecting conversation about the Digital Citizenship Agreement. This discussion might include how to develop the agreement and/or making a plan for its introduction or implementation. Consider how students might have an active role in the creation process.
This module is designed as a “flipped” learning experience. You will complete work both inside and outside of the face-to-face session providing you with the flexibility to learn on your own time and then bring your newfound knowledge to the training session.
During the training session, you will use the information you covered prior to the session to complete hands-on/mind-on activities. After this session, you will use all of your knowledge to create an activity for your classroom that reflects constructivist principles.
Find out more about Flipped Classrooms and what it looks like in K-12 Classrooms.
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