Two fourth grade classes interested in collaborating with other fourth graders. We would like to have the students study the cultural differences and similiarities of the games that are played on the playground at recess each day. Our students play s
Read more…Frequent GEC contributor Valerie Becker and her Islands Around the World project was featured recently on Skype's web site. Please check out this article and Valerie's postings here. She has posted many videos detailing her previous project on whalin
Read more…Below I have posted information about a European Union funded education project Chain Stories for early language learning via 'Inter-comprehension'. The posting is about how schools, that learn in one of the Romance languages, can take part in the pr
Read more…Hi world! Unfortunately the school that i teach in blocks the Skype site in such a way that we are unable to download it. Upon investigating....i was told that Skype is too risky and that 'predators/nasty folks' could potentially 'hack' into when ki
Read more…What is ONE thing that you will try in your classroom or in your own professional development routine this year? Add your ideas and thoughts to this online document using something called Wallwisher. Wallwisher is a very interesting tool! http://www
Read more…Interested in teaching or researching abroad? In partnership with the Academy for Educational Development and the U.S. State Department, iEARN-USA is offering two exciting opportunities for educators interested in spending a semester or a year abroa
Read more…Hi, Please check out the Schools for Peace project in preparation for International Peace Day on September 21 http://schoolsforpeace.wikispaces.com/ We would also like to develop this project throughout the year.
Read more…http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html Last year we shared pictures and thoughts about our participation in Pinwheels for Peace in a VoiceThread created by Christine Southard. After September 21, 2009 please share your classes e
Read more…Greetings GEC Members - Given the success last week of our first panel discussion, I'm organizing additional ones for October and November. Please read the following information carefully. 1. If you are interested in serving as a panelist, please s
Read more…Hi folks! Each year, I've run a project inviting students in different parts of the world to introduce their communities using digital video. I've posted the details for this year's project at the following address: http://nextvista.org/projects/Pro
Read more…I am interested to see if anyone knows of any surveys that follow how receptive teachers or their students are to global approaches in the context of K-12 subject matter ?
Read more…There's a new publication from Edutopia that gives great tips for starting the US school year. You can register and download it for free here: http://www.edutopia.org/ten-top-tips. The Global Education Collaborative is mentioned in Tip #4! Thanks, Su
Read more…I've created a Google Spreadsheet where people can list their project information. This is the form view. To see all projects that have been listed, click here. Make sure to check back often to see if anything new has been added to the list. Let me
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