Your Name and Title: Dr. Mechelle Bryson, Executive Director
School or Organization Name: Westlake Academy
Co-Presenter Name(s): Maru Busico-Flight, Instructional Technologist
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Westlake, Texas (North Texas)
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): K-12 Teachers, Administrators and Central Office Directors of Curriculum & Instruction
Short Session Description (one line): Authentic International Mindedness in action.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
This session will offer participants a variety of tools designed to enhance authentic international mindedness and global collaboration in their classrooms and schools. Global collaboration is a 21st century readiness skill. In order to compete in a global economy, our students need relevant opportunities to develop communication and collaboration skills while cultivating an international perspective of the world in which they live, tweet and post.
Educators will have an opportunity to learn how to:
- Build a pathway to global collaboration.
- Form a professional network of educators committed to global collaboration.
- Create authentic international learning experiences.
- Utilize the global collaboration continuum to increase international mindedness in their classrooms.
Through a first hand account of Westlake Academy’s First Annual International Mindedness Educator Symposium 2015, the presenters will share their journey to authentic learning embedded in international mindedness. International mindedness is a cornerstone of Westlake Academy’s International Baccalaureate programmes. As such, Westlake Academy seeks to strengthen global awareness through three constructs: multilingualism, intercultural understanding and global engagement. We believe that to actualize international mindedness, student must engage in ongoing collaborative global projects with other students in IB schools across the globe.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: tinyurl.com/WAeducatorsymposium
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