Your Name and Title: Tania Rashid, Education Support Coordinator
School or Organization Name: TakingITGlobal
Co-Presenter Name(s): TBD
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Canada
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s):
Short Session Description (one line): Exploring TakingITGlobal’s free thematic virtual classrooms, pre-populated with lesson plans and resources related to a range of important issues.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
TakingITGlobal (TIG) operates an online community of young leaders where they have access to tools and resources to motivate and inspire each other to make differences, learn about issues that matter, and find ways to constructively channel their energy and ideas. www.tigweb.org has reached over 450 million youth since its launch in 2000.
As TIG's vibrant global community has evolved, educators have sought to integrate its resources and focus on action-based learning into their teaching. This was made easier in 2006, with the launch of the TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) program. TIGed comprises a community of educators interested in empowering their students to think and act as world citizens, a collection of resources that facilitate the inclusion of global perspectives in the classroom, and a virtual classroom that allows students to use technology to learn with and about peers the world over. Currently there are over 10,000 education from 3,800 school worldwide are engaged with TIGed.
This session will introduce participants to TIGed thematic virtual classrooms. Each thematic classrooms comes pre-populated with lesson plans, resources related to a range of important issues, and can be customized to meet needs of students and curriculum.
As a result of participating in this session, participants will:
Be introduced to TakingITGlobal and TakingITGlobal for Educators online community;
Understand the importance of global awareness and citizenship;
Develop a solid understanding of all thematic classrooms available on the TIG website
Learn how to find the support that they need moving forward.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/resources.html
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