CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

MEANINGFUL & RELEVANT

Collaborative learning

Collective Inquiry: working together to determine the topic, creating questions, deciding on methods, assigning work

Co-creating

Student led inquiry

Higher order thinking skills

Developing leaders

Being a member of a high -performance team

Authentic Assessment: how do we assess what students are really learning? How do we know they have made meaningful connections to the learning?

Being an "expert"

Experiential learning

Active learners

CULTURALLY CONNECTED

Teaching culutral intelligence

Preparing students to work on cross-cultural teams

Cultural awareness

Connecting with local and global community

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE

Asynchronous platforms

Synchronous platforms

Skype, Zoom

Discussion boards: Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, Google docs

Global Connected Classroom

Learning landscapes: learning and work from anywhere

Teaching responsible global citizenship

Authentic assessment in a digital landscape

Responsible use of technology

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Flexibility in work environments

Ability to work on cross-cultural teams

Problem solving in a digital landscape

TEACHER AS FACILITATOR

Ongoing instruction and support

Model appropriate communication (both professional and culturally sensitive)

Clear expectations

Mentors