Your Name and Title: Don Hulin, Principal
School or Organization Name: Hoover High School
Co-Presenter Name(s): Jennifer Hogan, Assistant Principal
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Alabama, United States
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): School administrators, district office personnel
Short Session Description (one line): Creating a school culture and climate that supports and promotes global classroom collaboration
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): As classrooms become more diverse, students and teachers recognize the importance of understanding different cultures. Additionally, in today’s world of a globally-interdependent economy, students need to know how to think innovatively, critically, and with a global perspective. By providing global education experiences through digitally connected classrooms, it will give students the opportunity to not only learn about other cultures but to learn with students from other cultures. How can school leaders help prepare teachers for this shift in mindset to bring down the walls of their classroom and invite in other cultures to be a part of the learning? In this session, we will share the impact of the mindset of the school leaders, strategies to prepare teachers for this shift, and tools that can be used to implement a globally-connected classroom.
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