CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

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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