ISTE 7: Global Collaborator

ISTE: GLOBAL COLLABORATOR

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Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures to broaden mutual understanding.

Use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts, and community members, to examine issues and problems from a variety of viewpoints.

Contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

Explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.

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The Global Collaborator ties into Criterion 7 and 8 of the Danielson framework.

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resources

Reasons to be a global collaborator

6 resources for fostering global educationHow do educators teach the skills and competencies that fall under the large umbrella of global learning? Here are six resources that offer perspectives, lessons and project ideas that you can use to enhance your students

highlights

Don’t let language barriers hinder global learningSkyping with students around the globe can be an enriching experience, but one common obstacle — communication barriers — can derail even the most organized global learning experiences.

Overcome language barriers, like:

Global Youth Debates Global Youth Debates is a Flat Connections global project that provides a unique global collaborative experience for joining diverse cultures in authentic debate to foster global competence,...

4 skills the littlest learners gain from global collaborationKindergarten and PK students can participate in cross-cultural communication and collaboration with students around the globe. Learn how during this Professional Learning Series webinar.

1. Increased respect for others

2. Global citizenship

3. A broader worldview

4. Career skills

Tear Down That Wall: Joining the Global Classroom Community to Instill Global Citizenship | EdutopiaGuest blogger, traveler, teacher and speaker Adam Carter introduces three web-based platforms for connecting classrooms around the world, which he calls the first step in the hands-on communication and collaboration of global citizenship.

1. Think outside the box

2. Teach global citizenship

Collaboration Outside the Classroom

7 steps for starting a global collaboration projectEducators can follow these 7 steps for creating a global collaboration project that will foster digital age skills like digital citizenship.

Empower global citizens with PBLThe Monuments Project doesn’t just teach students about history. It challenges them to do the work of historians. In the process, students are also learning what it means to be engaged global citizens who can leverage technology to collaborate, research, educate and motivate others.

IDEAS

Global Read Aloud: The little idea that couldGlobal Read Aloud connects classrooms around the world who have read the same book.

Global Read AloudOne Book to Connect the World

One Teacher's Blogpost on ISTE 7

Join Us For The Winter Around The World Project - TackkTo celebrate the winter season we are gathering stories, songs, poems, illustrations, and photographs from students all of ages, teachers, and schools around the world. Once we have gathered all of the winter stories in the collaborative Google...

The Largest Online Gathering of K-5 Classrooms (ever!)The Largest Online Gathering connected K-5 classrooms from across North America & beyond for an interactive singalong with Dave Ruch on October 27, 2016.

Teapot Project: Take 2, Part 1Several years ago, we began a teapot project. Created in collaboration with teachers from China and YIS in Japan, the idea took off and has been running the last several years. The teapot has trave…

Global School Play DayGlobal School Play Day is a an event promoting the importance of unstructured play in schools. Unstructured play helps children develop 21st century skills.

ISTE Standard: Global Collaborator Standard : Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working e...

LEFT: A teacher's blog post on ISTE 7

BELOW: Consider looking outside the district for resources and/or people to connect with your classroom.

other out-of-the-box ideas

Consider using Twitter with your students. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Terrific Tales of Teachers and Twitter in the ClassroomDiscover these stories about how teachers employ the social media power of Twitter in the classroom, and their tips and cautions for every educator.

15 Ways To Use Twitter In Education (For Students And Teachers Alike) - eLearning IndustryWant to know how to use Twitter In Education? Check 15 incredible ways to use Twitter In Education, whether you are a teacher or a student!

Teacher invites Twitter into the classroomTwitter can connect students with scientists in real time. But engaging tweens in an open social network also requires caution, one teacher warns.

Consider using Blogger with your students. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Blogging in the classroom can help both students and educatorsMost people share a similar memory from their days in school: writing reflections in a special notebook doled out at the beginning of the year. Teachers were likely the only ones who read what was written, and students probably never looked at what they wrote again, either.

Building Authenticity Through Student Blogs - EasyBib BlogStudents love an audience. Look no further than their social media presence to get an idea of how much today’s generation of students craves a like, retweet, or favorite. Loops, views, and share numbers are worn as a badge of honor. Gone are the days when every student despised the …

How to Inspire a New Generation of Writers Through BloggingThe moment has finally arrived. It’s every teacher’s dream. Students are no longer writing for a grade or for their teacher. Instead, they are writing for t

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