Your Name and Title: Anne Mirtschin, ICT Teacher, Australia
School or Organization Name: Hawkesdale P12 College
Co-Presenter Name(s): All session participants
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Australia
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teachers, Global Community Members
Short Session Description (one line): An unconference session, encouraging participants to discuss how to make the world their classroom.
Full Session Description
This session will be run on an informal and organic basis where participants will actively help build the content using the conference virtual room and tools. The results will also be added to an online document that will be shared after the event. Discussions will take place around the following questions but the nature and direction may change depending on the participants and their needs.
Why is global education important?
What are the challenges to global education? How can these be overcome?
Where do we find others to connect with?
What personal traits should a global learner develop/possess?
Share favourite apps, tools, global projects etc for global connections and collaboration
Classroom stories with global impact
Tips for successful global connections and collaboration
How to overcome language barriers when English is not the common language
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: The World is My Classroom presentation, eJourneys with Generation Y
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