Questions+and+Resources+12+Sept

FOSTERING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Possible Questions:

Q1 Why should we foster global connections? #pypchat Q2 How best can we foster global connections? #pypchat Q3 a) What are the challenges? and b) How can you overcome them? #pypchat Q4 What have been some of your most successful examples of global connections for learning? #pypchat Q5 How do we ensure global connections are relevant to curriculum needs? #pypchat Q6 What tools have you used successfully in organising and carrying out global connections? #pypchat Q7 What authentic learning outcomes might be addressed by global connections? #pypchat Q8 The IB talks about International Mindedness. What does this mean to you? #pypchat Q9 How do global connections promote the attributes of the learner profile? #pypchat

Resources:
How does the IB define international mindedness?

Global Competence

Wiki of Children's Literature for International Mindedness

The Global Classroom Project

Flat Classroom Project

The Cross-Cultural Classroom by Christina Shannahrah in the NY Times, Sept. 2008

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Becoming Internationally Minded, blogpost by @librarygrits

Global Connections with Students - a great list of places/ways to start building global connections from the E-Learning and 1:1 Collaboration wiki

[|Students without Borders] - great article

[|iEARN] (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.