One of my favorite things to do in the classroom was to find ways students could somehow learn from people in other parts of the world, whether it was peer to peer, or speaking with experts in various fields. In fact, I have a presentation I offer on this to schools. With Skype in the … Read more
My second monthly article for NEO has been published. The title is, How Distance Learning Fosters Global Collaboration, and it may have some helpful resources for you. (Last month’s article was, How to Use Design Thinking in the Classroom.) For additional resources on global collaboration, you might also want to refer to this post. As … Read more
I got to be a small part of an interesting project on my last day at Advanced Learning Academy. One of my colleagues, Dan Mallette, teaches a class for the high school students called, “Global Changemakers.” Inspired by the World Art Drop Day in which the Southwest School of Art participates annually, Dan tasked his … Read more
The amazing @tersonya (Sonya Terborg) shared an incredible tool on Twitter the other day that I think a lot of readers of this blog will like. It is called, “The Unit Planning Game.” Based on the 17 Global Goals adopted by UN delegates in 2015, “The Unit Planning Game” will help educators and independent learners … Read more
One of the presentations I gave at TCEA was called, “Global ‘Heart’ Warming,” – a title that one of my friends later told me should be changed because it didn’t really describe the presentation very well. (I’ll take new name suggestions in the comments below.) However, I thought I would share the presentation here for those … Read more
UPDATE 1/26/2021 – The Virtual Valentines site is now ready for 2021! Go to the link below to get more info! Also, here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Last year my 1st grade GT students got to participate in the Virtual Valentines project. When you sign up for the project, you … Read more