nepa reading association anniversary dinner 2016
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Connected Classrooms and a New World of Learning
NEPA Reading Association
Scranton, 2016Mike Soskil @msoskil
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STEM is not Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics.It is a culture of problem
solving in which all disciplines are used in conjunction to
make the world better.
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Literacy is the means through which every man, woman, and child can realize his or her full potential.
–Kofi Annan
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Does the learning in classrooms matter to students?
Photo Credit: Flickr/cristic • Long-term learning
cannot take place without emotional connection with content
• Extrinsic v. Intrinsic Motivation
• Empathy correlates with both happiness and success in life
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How do I get started?
Rachel’s Story
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Why Global Learning?
• Cultural Understanding
• Emotional Experiences
• Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity
• Student Empowerment
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National Council of Teachers of English
21st Century Literacies• Develop proficiency and fluency with the tools of technology• Build intentional cross-cultural connections and relationships
with others so to pose and solve problems collaboratively and strengthen independent thought
• Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes
• Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information
• Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts• Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these
complex environments
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It’s hard to change the world when you don’t know much about it.
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South Elementary Global Connections
• Song/Cultural Exchanges• Virtual Valentines• Exchange Skype/YT
Video Messages• Data Collection in
Collaborative Spreadsheets
• Quadblogging• Slow Twitter Chat• Collaborative PBL
Projects• Mystery Skype• Skype Teacher Exchange
(guest teacher from another location)
• Digital Post Cards
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Distance Teaching Project
distanceteaching.weebly.com
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Project LINChttp://projectlinc.clubefl.gr/Kansas Students – Microsoft Video
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Once Upon a Flower Time
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Children who feel the joy of doing good for others continue to look for new ways to make
a positive impact on the world.
They grow to be the problem solving leaders of the next generation.
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HIP Academy - Mukuyuni Bridge Project
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Children are never too young to change the world.
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Beth Heidemann’s KindergartenersCushing, Maine
Hanif and Gethera Video by the Ms. Heidemann & the Cushkins
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That’s great for those students.
But, how do I do that?
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TheGlobalReadAloud.com
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Virtual Field Trips
• Skype in the Classroom: education.skype.com• Discovery Education: discoveryeducation.com/featured-programs• Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants: exploringbytheseat.com• JASON Learning: jason.org• LivingMaths: livingmaths.com
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Mystery Skype• Similar to "20 Questions"• Each class takes turns
asking Yes/No questions to figure out location of the other class.
• Variations: animals, numbers, elements, occupations, etc. instead of locations.
• Builds critical thinking skills and content knowledge.
• Creates opportunities to connect with other locations to have Q&A sessions about culture.
Resource to get started: MysterySkypeOneNote.com
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Overcoming Time Zone Issues
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The 5 Clue Challenge
• Use Skype Video Message or YouTube to leave 5 clues for partner class to guess location, animal, etc.
• After each clue, students will pause video, do research, and take a guess.
• 5cluechallenge.weebly.com
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Twitter Not Just for Donald Trump Anymore! • As of 2014, over 4.2 million tweets per day
were related to education, most by educators
• Hashtags allow you to curate and organize what you see
• There is an educational hashtag for almost every content area, grade level, and educational interest area
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A Few Educational Hashtags#SciChat #MysterySkype#MathChat #GlobalEd#SSChat #ArtsEd#EngChat #EdTech#GTChat #EdChat#SpEdChat #21stEdChat#TeachersMatter #EdCamp#TeachersLeading #Education
#KinderChat #STEM#1stChat #CompSci#2ndChat #MusicEd#3rdChat #ElemChat#4thChat #MakerEd#5thChat #DigCit
Most states have their own hashtag (ie - #PAedChat)
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Tweetdeck.com
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Finding Global Connections• Twitter/Tweetdeck• Have students contact
experts• Facebook• Friends/Family
Twitter for Global Connections#SkypeMT - Skype Master Teachers#GlobalLearning@SkypeClassroom
#GlobalClassroom#Skype2Learn#MysterySkype
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Every problem in the world has a solution trapped inside our students’
passions. Helping them see the connection is our job as teachers.
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