CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
TEACHER AS FACILITATOR
Ongoing instruction and support
Mentors
Model appropriate communication (both professional and culturally sensitive)
Clear expectations
21st CENTURY SKILLS
Problem solving in a digital landscape
Ability to work on cross-cultural teams
Flexibility in work environments
DIGITAL LANDSCAPE
Responsible use of technology
Authentic assessment in a digital landscape
Global Connected Classroom
Teaching responsible global citizenship
Learning landscapes: learning and work from anywhere
Asynchronous platforms
Discussion boards: Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, Google docs
Synchronous platforms
Skype, Zoom
CULTURALLY CONNECTED
Connecting with local and global community
Cultural awareness
Teaching culutral intelligence
Preparing students to work on cross-cultural teams
MEANINGFUL & RELEVANT
Active learners
Experiential learning
Being an "expert"
Authentic Assessment: how do we assess what students are really learning? How do we know they have made meaningful connections to the learning?
Collaborative learning
Being a member of a high -performance team
Student led inquiry
Developing leaders
Higher order thinking skills
Collective Inquiry: working together to determine the topic, creating questions, deciding on methods, assigning work
Co-creating
