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Looking for a classroom outside of the U.S. for my students to collaborate with

Posted by Deb on March 22, 2010 at 11:17am in Introductions
I teach a class based on the theories of Daniel Pink and Thomas Friedman. I specifically concentrate on the theme of "empathy," and we read "The Latehomecomer" and "A Long Way Gone" to help develop these themes. We also look into globalization as far as how it affects high school seniors in their job prospects and future. I am looking for students/classrooms elsewhere in the world for my students to collaborate and communicate with regarding these issues and themes.
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  • Dr. Rita Oates March 28, 2010 at 9:31am
    Deb, I see you are already part of the ePals Global Community, which is great.

    You can post your request on the Teacher Forum for "ePals wanted" also. http://www.epals.com/forums/125.aspx is the link.

    Make your subject line or title as specific as you can be in that limited space to get the greatest number of people reading what you are looking for!

    I see you responded to another teacher's post on "globalization" already in the teacher forum! Maybe you have matched up with her already.

    It would be fascinating to involve students in India and China, who are studying English to take jobs from Americans.
    The International edition of the Miami Herald, for example, has one editor in Miami and all the rest of the editorial staff are in a company in India. They have good English and have to have much knowledge of US culture, politics, sports, etc., as the newspaper is printed in English (in Latin America for travelers who want US news in English). How is that for globalization? (And loss of US jobs...they can hire five trained journalists in India for the price of one in the US.) Indians like the jobs because they are top pay for their country, and they can still live in their own communities rather than needing to move to the US to make top $$.

    US hospitals have people who read x-rays in India and write up reports (cheaper than paying someone in US) and there's a lot more going on too in other areas that I bet your students don't know about. It would be fascinating to hear career aspirations from high school age students in India and China who are in ESL programs.
  • Joy Bender Hadley March 27, 2010 at 5:52pm
    Our school (9th-12th) uses Daniel Pink and we might be interested in being included. I'd like to hear more about this.

    Joy Bender Hadley
    North Star Academy
    Marquette, Michigan
  • Durff March 27, 2010 at 1:52pm
    Have you looked at the flatclassroom projects? The current project is ---> http://flatclassroom10-1.flatclassroomproject.org/
  • Stephen Hernon March 27, 2010 at 11:20am
    I am interested in incorporating many similar themes and topics to my senior elective class on international issues. Could you, Deb, or anyone else send me more information about what you cover in this class (such as syllabi or course readings/projects)?
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    Lucy Gray March 22, 2010 at 4:34pm
    You should look up Karl Fisch, a tech director in Colorado, who has a couple of freshman classes reading A Whole New Mind and blogging about the book. Also, Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis have a project going that focuses on A Whole New Mind. All three are members of the GEC, so do a search in the directory here and send them a message if you're interested in collaborating.

    Lucy Gray
    Founder, GEC
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