This document discusses global education and outlines Diana Gross's journey working in global education. It provides examples of how teachers can incorporate global projects into their classrooms using tools like blogging, Twitter, and Skype to connect students globally. The benefits are that it prepares students for the 21st century by promoting skills like collaboration, creativity, and cultural awareness. Teachers also benefit from collaborating with other teachers worldwide and having ready-made resources.

1. Diana Gross
Global Citizen Media
www.GlobalCitizenMedia.org
GlobalCitizenMedia@gmail.com

2. WHY all theTALK about
Global Education?
“Global Initiatives.”

3. Personal Journey
 New Jersey Public Schools, English teacher 1997-2001
 Johns Hopkins University Literacy Consultant, 2001-
2003
 Garrison Forest School, 2003 - present
 English teacher 2003-2007
 Technology Coordinator/ DigitalThinking teacher 2007-2011
 Global Educational Correspondent
2011 – present
WHY??

4. Preparing Students for
the 21st Century
What are employers looking for?
Alan November, International Education Leader
1. Collaboration
2. Creativity
3. Problem Solving
4. Awareness of global issues that affect growing global
markets…
5. “Empathy”

5. TheTravelingTeacher Project
Russia
Serbia
Mongolia
Austria
Cambodia
Vietnam
Croatia
Thailand
Italy
Malaysia
Rwanda
Myanmar
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Indonesia

6. Connecting Globally
 Blogging --- www.TravelingTeacherBlog.org
 Twitter
 Skype

7. TWITTER
EDUCATIONAL HASHTAGS http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
#GlobalClassrooms
#GlobalEd
#Kinderchat
#1stChat
#2ndChat
#sschat
#mathchat
#SciChat
#EngEdu

8. Skype in the Classroom

9. Sample #1

10. Skype in the Classroom Projects
Sample #2

11. BLOGGING

12. Edublogs in My Classroom

13. Edublogs Sample #2

14. Benefits of Blogging
 Student SelectedTopics = Student Directed Learning/
Research
 Student SelectedTopics = Desire toWrite Well
 Develop Global Communication Skills
 Students Become “Experts”
 Writing for a Real Audience
 Receiving “Real” Feedback
 World Becomes Smaller

15. The Global Classroom Project
NextTwitter Chat: May 11th and 12th:
http://theglobalclassroomchats.wikispaces.com/Chat+Schedule

16. Benefits for theTeacher
 Collaborate with other teachers around the world.
 Many resources available online have lesson plans already
created = saves on lesson planning time.
 Students engage more.
 Students strive to create higher level work.

17. SUGGESTIONS
 Start slowly
 Choose one global avenue to start
 Be gentle with yourself and your students
 Support one another
 Relax and enjoy, step by step.

18. Diana Gross
Global Citizen Media
www.GlobalCitizenMedia.org
GlobalCitizenMedia@gmail.com