Categories: All - flexibility - mentorship - collaboration - technology

by Andrea Wright 5 years ago

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CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

The concept of a global community in contemporary education emphasizes the development of 21st-century skills such as problem-solving and flexibility within digital and cross-cultural work environments.

CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

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