CONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

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The Future of Technology

Ved Kelly Cone

People to Contact for Our CFP

Ved Brian Croxall

What is literacy?

Ved Emma Vaisman

Implementing Technology in the Classroom

Ved Sallie Draper

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