tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510600682664660622024-03-13T20:58:09.893-04:00Our Global ProjectsBuilding Bridges of Learning and Sharing across the WorldFran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-88706968346860537442015-08-26T23:58:00.002-04:002015-08-26T23:58:41.484-04:00QR Code Scavenger Hunt - Global Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-86157838639257399952015-07-08T21:55:00.003-04:002015-07-28T16:39:59.243-04:00Conquistadors Connect 2015: Madrileños & Clearwater teens<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"When people come into your life, you have no idea how they will change it. These people have changed my life so much within these short two weeks. They will never know how much they meant to me. They showed me how to appreciate the small moments in life. They helped me transform as a person, and they taught me about many things I did not know (especially more Spanish). I hope to see everyone again and share memories with them. The memories that we have made these two weeks will stick with me for my whole life. I wish everyone luck as they continue their journey in life. This is not goodbye for us but it is see you later. Hasta luego mi familia!"</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>~from 13-year-old Florida participant as posted on her social media account</i></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Whether it is because you want to bring an exciting new aspect into your teaching methods, or you would like to encourage more movement and active learning, or perhaps you want to differentiate learning, there are various reasons to implement “centers” into the World Language classroom. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>On this particular occasion, I was able to volunteer as a cultural guest speaker in order to share my knowledge of the “Cinco de Mayo” celebration of Puebla, Mexico. The lesson and centers were used in Spanish 1 classes consisting of students from Grades 6 - 8.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The lesson began with a 2-minute video to introduce the “Cinco de Mayo” historical background. Next, using Haiku Deck (and 2 decks), I introduced 20 new vocabulary words through images, oral response and pronunciation “gimmicks,” along with a little TPR. Finally, students were separated into six groups of 3-4 students for centers for small-group play. </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Tierra de Dulces (Candyland) - using stuffed colorblock die, 4 game pieces (Go-go’s), a gameboard (hand-made on foam board), and the Haikudeck cards (images printed on cardstock as a PPT, with 9 slides on each page, cut apart) Students move along, while identifying cards by naming the correct word/phrase in Spanish.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Lotería (Mexican Bingo) - Using a simple “table” in Word/Pages, within 16 boxes, I copied the images randomly into the boxes, and then labeled the Spanish terms under each image. Second, I randomized it and made 3 different boards. Third, I made a black-and-white copy of the PPT (9 slides on each page), cut them out, and placed them in a SOLO cup (for individuals to draw upon). Taking turns, students would draw one card from the cup, and give the group a clue or riddle, in Spanish. All of them would place a penny, or Bingo marker on the word, if they have it. First to get four in a row yells Lotería and wins the game.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Cabeza Arriba (Head’s Up) - created with the Card Creator app and allowing students to use my cell phone, a group of 3-4 students played the game. This game resembles Charades, but backwards. Whomever gets the most points (or most answers guessed correctly) wins. </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Tiny Tap - Students can independently create an interactive question-and-answer session using the images from Haiku Deck, and their own voice/written questions to test for comprehensibility.<br />
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Hope these activities prompt your own creation of CENTERS, whether it be for “El Cinco de Mayo” or any other vocabulary unit you have. Happy active learning!<br />
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Uno más: Here is another resource I have from a teacher from Schoology:<br />
<a href="http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/whats-new/celebrate-the-cinco/">http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/whats-new/celebrate-the-cinco/</a><br />
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Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-74022266943672470232015-04-29T23:13:00.004-04:002015-04-29T23:13:47.362-04:00Where did April go? #edcampBranford<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our friend and fellow education colleague from Munich, Germany was gracious enough to spend some time on Wednesday afternoon at a local private Catholic school teaching German culture classes to 6th and 7th graders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you, Elizabeth, for being a global educator and for engaging the students with your wonderful stories and perspective! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This last week, I had the amazing opportunity to present both a workshop and a concurrent session alongside fellow iPad Gurus and Spanish teachers Donna Guzzo, Janet Robles and Michelle Olah at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) in Atlanta, Georgia. During our sessions, we emphasized the benefits and creativity possibilities for students in a 21st-century learning environment that does not emphasize rote-learning but rather authentic use of target language, thus honing learning and innovation skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration & creativity) </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and problem-solving skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the workshop, Donna, Janet and I worked with educators in separate "centers" to demonstrate 3 apps, and then facilitated their productivity with these apps. We discussed possible activities, projects and tasks in which to use these creativity & productivity apps in the WL classroom (as soon as Monday). Educators make the BEST STUDENTS, and their creative juices were flowing. In my center, we utilized Aurasma, Padlet, and Nearpod. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Due to personal family reasons, Donna and Janet had to leave the conference early. Therefore, because I prefer to present with a "partner-in-crime," Michelle Olah stepped in during our iCreate session. Attendees participated in live tutorials of 3 apps, as Michelle and I called on one volunteer to come up to the front and utilize the chosen app for the first time. Applications we facilitated included Photo Mapo, Educreations, and Tellagami. Again, the educators in the room were eager for the active-learning pieces. We had a lot of laughs, and immediately tweeted out during our session the digital artifacts that were produced. Amazing learners! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As an <i>Educator Innovator</i>, Jennifer Williams champions teachers every day to develop and implement instructional pedagogies that engage new digital literacy practices. Both an educational leader and the recipient of the American Montessori Society’s Research Award for 2015, Jennifer works with university programs and pre-service Montessori teachers to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Breaking through century-old methods, she works to find ways to effectively prepare beginning teachers to integrate technology into Montessori classrooms and lessons. Together with teachers and students, she uses technology as a meaningful learning tool discovering practices that complement and enhance traditional Montessori tenets in powerful and transformational ways. Jennifer examines ways teachers can challenge themselves to co-learn with students and explore as digital composers in common learning spaces. Through her vision of providing all students with authentic opportunities for international collaboration and relevant learning with use of advanced teaching practices and latest technology, she seeks to empower teachers and students to prepare for their futures in a world that will prioritize creativity, innovation, and exploration. At Calliope Global, she strives to inspire educators from around the world to be curious and motivated in efforts to lead meaningful change. Seeing the world through a global lens, Jennifer believes in the power of teachers to act as change agents to transform the educational landscape of our world in new and innovative ways. It is my pleasure to nominate my colleague, friend, and inspiration, Jennifer Williams, as a <i>2015 Digital Learning Champion</i>!</span></div>
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Four years ago, as I started in my doctoral program, I was ready and prepared to make some life sacrifices. Quickly, sleep was replaced by studying, social events were replaced by writing, and words in my life, such as relax and unwind, were replaced by words like quantitative and qualitative. I immersed myself in research and was ignited by the way one study would lead me to five more. However, along the way and without notice, my reading identity had changed and reading for pleasure was lost. Though I am always reading, I realized recently that something was missing. So, I started to reflect and quickly found that it was the connection that I so missed. Connection to characters, connection to stories, connection to other readers. Book clubs just don’t seem to exist in my current world of academic research and educational studies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This past weekend, in efforts to inspire my “re-connected to reading” self to books, I sent out a tweet to my PLC on Twitter asking for great book recommendations. Soon after, the amazing Sean Gaillard <a href="https://twitter.com/smgaillard" target="_blank">@smgaillard</a> responded with a suggestion. This sparked a connection with Connie Rockow <a href="https://twitter.com/crockow8" target="_blank">@crockow8</a> and Lena Rockwood <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_LMR" target="_blank">@Dr_LMR</a>. Connection turned to conversation. Conversation turned to collaboration. And collaboration turned to creation. Within hours, #Read4Fun was formed! Together, the four of us were energized and eager—each motivated to share our excitement surrounding books! We tweeted to each other from the grocery story, the beach (sorry northern friends---yes, the weather here in Florida was nice enough for a beach day yesterday), and then from bookstores. We gathered books for our reading lists and started to tell others. Very soon, more people started sharing similar stories of how they, too, missed the readers they were years ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday, while conducting a Professional Development learning session at a World Languages Department learning community event at Freedom High School in Tampa, I introduced the educators to Kahoot by playing a Kahoot... and they were instantly hooked! Of the tech tools discussed, Kahoot was definitely the audience favorite! It was rumored to me that one of the teachers would be creating a Kahoot that very night to play with her students the next day. Now, that's excitement!! Don't forget, if you are pressed for time, you can search for an already-made-Kahoot among the "public" Kahoots on their website, duplicate it, and then edit it to your taste and needs. User-friendly, simple, and fun are all great aspects of this tool to the educator!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, because global projects and collaboration are my passion, and I have been dreaming about doing this myself, here is an AWESOME post written by Heidi Samuelson (@swampfrogfirst) about combining Kahoot and Skype to create the ultimate classroom experience. Please let me know if you try it out yourself, and send me details and pics. I would love to share! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heidi, your students must think your class is AMAZING! Happy connecting! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">@Edtechnerd (Bryan Miller, Pine Crest School) </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">@TanyaAvrith (Amplified IT)</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">@ThankYouKatie (Katie Evans, Edutopia)</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">@KatieKjewett (Katie Jewett, St. Cececia's School)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">@Langexploration (Language Exploration Enrichment)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In case you missed it, here are Fran's slides and handout for her FETC concurrent session: Global Connections with Apps: Talk It Up! </span><br />
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technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After my action research
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This year’s conference schedule is available and ready for
download at <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Educational-Technology-Conference/Information/HOME.aspx">http://fetc.org/Events/Educational-Technology-Conference/Information/HOME.aspx</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year, I am trying to befriend my 3-hole
puncher!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is nothing like newly
printed papers, hole punched, and organized into a binder!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, I took out my highlighter and started
selecting sessions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I work best
through brainstorming and collaborating, I always love attending session with
my colleagues and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contact
friends this week to plan out must-attend sessions, workshops, and times to
meet at the exhibit hall, Makers’ Hub and STEM Demo Area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After presenting in an IGNITE session at
ISTE, I have a new obsession with these new, innovative, and fast-paced style
sessions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year, I can’t wait to get
to all the ASPIRE sessions to get ready-to-implement ideas from
transformational leaders and experts in the field!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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#3: Identify Your “Must-Meets” & Start the Conversation<o:p></o:p></div>
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At each conference, I always set out to meet three or four
change-agents that have inspired me to be a better teacher and leader. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My “must-meets” always tend to include an
influential educator and also an organization or company that has made my
teaching practices better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next, after I
find my “must-meets” and identifying their sessions, I start the
conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reach out on Twitter and
through email and let my “must-meets” know I am looking forward to
connecting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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#4: Set Out to Share & Connect<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have seen first-hand the importance of connection and
collaboration and firmly believe that strong relationships and friendships are
key to happiness and success as a teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, for FETC, set out to share and connect!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Print up some simple business cards or
contact cards with all your information including school, email, Twitter
handle, and research interests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
headshot or QR code are also great add-ons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Make sure to update all your social media accounts with your current
information and then start sharing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can use the hashtag #FETC to share your plans for the conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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#5: Meet up with Your PLC & Celebrate!<o:p></o:p></div>
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FETC is a great time to celebrate your accomplishments and
share your goals for the future with members of your Professional Learning
Community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love how hallways and
corridors of the conference center are alive with conversations and any moment
at FETC is a great time to develop relationships and meet new friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Utilize the scheduled social events and lunch
and dinner hours to meet up with friends from the past!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Can’t wait to see you all next week!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s keep the conversation going!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are your goals for FETC 2015?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224655897466543427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-55952683490995773492015-01-06T23:00:00.000-05:002015-01-10T22:22:13.020-05:00"Rainbow at noon, more rain soon"...or so goes the proverb<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was September, and it was the time I usually teach the students about how to talk about the weather, <i>en español.</i> That time of year in Florida is always interesting because the weather is still very warm and we typically get a lot of thunderstorms. Unfortunately, when the weather is poor, the students do not get to play outside at recess; therefore, they are quite interested to know when the rain will "go away."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just as students apply the National Standards "5 C's" or five goals that focus language learning, by using <u>comparisons</u>, students will develop insight into the target language and culture (as well as their own). From an early age/level, their classroom investigations should provide them with a deeper understanding of how Spanish culture reflects the perspectives, practices, and products of the people who speak Spanish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, bring in the Educational Technology instruments. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Use the "Weather+" and "Google Earth" apps to investigate the weather and location of Latin American countries. Utilize information found to create "El Pronóstico de Tiempo" of certain country capital cities around the world. Next, find a teacher in one of those countries with whom you can Mystery Skype using the "Skype" app, and then, discuss the weather. Communicating or interacting with an authentic classroom in another part of the world allows students to hone their valuable (interpersonal mode of) communications skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This time, in addition, I created a beautiful Haiku Deck presentation to capture my student's interest, and also to help orally teach the words of a song I used to utilize from the <i>Realidades</i> program. Later, the Haiku Deck slides (as seen below) can be printed as "board game play cards" for a mean game of Spanish-style Candy Land!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are a couple links to use and/or share:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Watching videos in Spanish provides students with the opportunity to practice their (interpretive mode of) communication skills. Simple use of an appropriate video from YouTube is a great example of integrating technology into instruction to enhance learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Un video de SAS Curriculum Pathways:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is unusually cold here in Florida as I edit this post. Keep warm, wherever you live in the world; and please let me know if you have more ideas about how to engage students with weather lessons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have to admit, though, that I stole the wonderful premise from a high school Spanish teacher in Pinellas County. But, I did add my own creative flair and parameters to the activity with the elaborate instructions and further global sharing! Students were asked to create personal car License Plates as a writing and speaking prompt for language class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://exploramos.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Clswk_license%20plate_082714.docx"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://exploramos.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Clswk_license%20plate_082714.docx</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, the same activity was completed by global peers at Colegio Decroly in Madrid. They also used U.S. license plates, instead choosing a state that they wish to visit one day. Here are our global partners' responses including videos of the oral presentations: <a href="http://herecomestheclass.wix.com/herecomestheclass#!License-Plates/c1fks/F7BF49C7-6E35-4AB0-BDBE-D417C4F77F2F">http://herecomestheclass.wix.com/herecomestheclass#!License-Plates/c1fks/F7BF49C7-6E35-4AB0-BDBE-D417C4F77F2F</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are so excited to connect with them! </span></div>
<br />Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-67988872464724307502014-10-11T14:36:00.002-04:002015-03-05T23:50:18.465-05:00Amazing Inventions <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check out our page at Cardboardchallenge.com:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday, students participated in the Global Day of Play and Cardboard Challenge. The event stemmed from a movement started by 9-year-old Caine who built a cardboard arcade. The school celebrated the event two years ago, and the students and families had so much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is Kaitlyn's creation this year, inspired by her favorite game at Chuck E. Cheese! Leo got rich, I believe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The game is made out of cardboard and a blower. All materials were recycled materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To find out more or participate, please see the following links:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://cardboardchallenge.com/">http://cardboardchallenge.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://cainesarcade.com/">http://cainesarcade.com</a></span><br />
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<br />Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-67019886637876163722014-10-10T12:01:00.003-04:002014-10-11T14:35:26.746-04:00Are we ready for Caine's Arcade today?<a href="http://cardboardchallenge.com/event/caines-arcade-cardboard-challenge-at-country-day-world-school/#twitter_auth">http://cardboardchallenge.com/event/caines-arcade-cardboard-challenge-at-country-day-world-school/#twitter_auth</a><br />
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<br />Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-4415284859698897742014-09-24T20:37:00.002-04:002014-09-24T20:37:33.840-04:00And a couple more reasons to Go Global!!!!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/16678584" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="427"> </iframe> <br />
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/TransparentLanguage/the-importance-of-globalmindedness-in-education" target="_blank" title="The Importance of Global-mindedness in Education">The Importance of Global-mindedness in Education</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TransparentLanguage" target="_blank">Transparent Language, Inc.</a></strong> </div>
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/TransparentLanguage/9-ways-to-raise-globallyminded-children-from-home" target="_blank" title="9 Ways to Raise Globally-Minded Children at Home">9 Ways to Raise Globally-Minded Children at Home</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TransparentLanguage" target="_blank">Transparent Language, Inc.</a></strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love working at a school that teaches English, Spanish and Chinese! Our students are so lucky!
</span>Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-40579498540461036172014-08-02T23:37:00.001-04:002014-08-02T23:37:56.578-04:00A place to start...global projects<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/hmoorman/global-collaboration-projects">http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/hmoorman/global-collaboration-projects</a><br />
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While I was viewing my Twitter feed tonight, I came across this incredible resource for organizations and websites to help one get started with Global Projects.<br />
Happy exploring!Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-80873992082866649262014-07-28T00:22:00.005-04:002015-01-06T17:49:22.966-05:00Five weeks in America -- from a Spaniard's point of view<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4wQGml6hqgiXYlWPMqm78TQzt9VvHqRmCvOZPOquV35ToY45xSbARe_lMla2kol-AF4PLo4tcd3hFnYMjtjbonRSF1vtxxbg23GpP3coiD0kBhyphenhyphen2zU9TmdT2rBRuKSSqaSOjk-TYeeNR/s1600/photo-28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4wQGml6hqgiXYlWPMqm78TQzt9VvHqRmCvOZPOquV35ToY45xSbARe_lMla2kol-AF4PLo4tcd3hFnYMjtjbonRSF1vtxxbg23GpP3coiD0kBhyphenhyphen2zU9TmdT2rBRuKSSqaSOjk-TYeeNR/s1600/photo-28.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What have I learned staying in America????</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">HI I'M PATRICIO DLM.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SPAIN:Here in America the difference between Spain and America is that in USA, there's lots of cool stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">DIFFERENCES:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1; The drive-through, you can do lots of stuff much quicker with the drive-through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2; The time, first of all, there are 6 hours of difference and in the EEUU, you Americans wake up at 8 or 9. We spanish people wake up at 11 or 12. Then you go to bed at 11 and we go to bed at 2am and that's the reason. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3; The technology: you Americans are really advanced in tech, instead we Spanish have or use the stuff that you were using one year ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4; The food: the food that you eat every time is chicken. We Spanish, we eat lots of different kinds of food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite things:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">--Adventure Island and theme parks, camps, and most of the people I met were really nice. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why would I come back?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">--Chick-Fil-A, things are cheaper, to see the friends I made, and Luciano & Giovanni</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why should Americans visit Spain?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">--To stop being fat. Not going thru drive thru, not being lazy, professional soccer, learn Spanish language, at the beach we can go out as far as we want bc there are no sharks, there are different terrains and buildings on top of hills.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">¡Adios!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Pat is a 13-year-old boy who spent five weeks in Florida with an American family. Pat's parents and the parents in this American family are longtime friends who met about 20 years ago. They met because a girl from Italy decided to spend the summer in Florida with a host family. The mom in the 2014 American host family is one of the blog owners/writers/editors.) </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span lang="0" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"I live in a small house but my window looks out to the world."<br />Confucius</span></span></blockquote>
Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-20741821307203412912014-07-03T09:16:00.000-04:002015-05-30T15:22:52.799-04:00ISTE 2014 Ignite Presentation by Jennifer Williams: Collaborative Learning Spaces <iframe frameborder="0" height="400" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/36592570" width="476"></iframe><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Consider for a
moment a noun: a naming word that is a person, place or thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good morning, my name is Jennifer Williams.
And I am a verb trapped in a noun’s body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a teacher of English, this of
course is not easy for me to say as it defies basic rules of grammar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now consider
this : “classroom” a noun that means a room in a school where classes are
taught.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am here to tell you that I
believe classrooms of today, like me, are nouns destined to become verbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Traditional
classrooms, based on factory-style learning environments follow this standard definition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many nouns: room, walls, desks, books,
teacher, students, conventions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->It is time to jump out the box of traditional
spaces that restrict innovation and to redesign spaces for maximum engagement
and integration of technology. These new classrooms can become alive with
action and with verbs: innovating, creating, making, and exploring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All teaching, all learning,<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Students today acquire information and socialize in new and
innovative ways. With immeasurable advances in technology, students are exposed
to experiences with diverse cultures and are afforded complex opportunities of
networked collaboration. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Immersed in tools of the digital age, today’s students
acquire information in fundamentally different ways. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Non-linear
learning of these hyperlinked students has more to do with a network than a
line. It’s about experience, multitasking, and connecting many dots.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With our current educational system designed for linear
learning, we find ourselves following thinking patterns of past generations.
Traditional stand-and-deliver, sit-and-listen pedagogies in a passive learning
setting. In our industrial age designs using teacher-centered instruction, we
are challenged to reflect the changing needs of today’s learners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Static layouts and furniture with limited mobility restricts
interactions between students, teachers, and content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The environment in itself can be a barrier to
learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In innovative
student-centered learning spaces, everyone is part of the experience, the
sharing of knowledge, and the exchange of ideas. The environment is motivating
and is engaging. Within the lives of the people in a place called a classroom, </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">this culture
is fostered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
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teachers in these classrooms, we are educators, facilitators of learning, and
designers of learning spaces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
eduscapers that </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">look for opportunities
to use our space as a change-agent to help students become more skillful curators
of their digital worlds. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We encourage individual voices and we ask why, why not, and what
if?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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examining the landscape of the classroom, we can design </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">collaborative
learning spaces that will support the teaching and learning of 21<sup>st</sup>
century skills needed today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With this
creation of an activity-based learning environment that seamlessly connects
pedagogy, technology, and the space, a new word is formed: eduscapes.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a responsibility to create a vibrant exploratory eduscape for our students
to discover, play, learn, and create.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change the focus from nouns to an emphasis on the verbs. </span>Learning
space design can act as a catalyst to support sustainable change in teaching
and learning in FIVE SIMPLE STEPS!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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teaching and learning, students are invited to explore and are empowered to
design their own learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Apple
TV, Google Glass, iPad, and Nearpod technologies, classrooms can be transformed
into a connected learning space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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methodology and space allows students and teachers to collaborate in the
process of learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Projects allow for
creation, connection, and problem-solving with learning teams. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pedagogies and a focus on active participation and personalization evolves the
role of the teacher from distant lecturer to facilitator of learning. Students
of the digital age are engaged, self-directed, and responsible for the development
of their own knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This design provides
for a shift in ownership of knowledge and allows for all to be teachers and all
to be learners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Creative learning spaces foster skills needed for a technology-infused
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will need to be able to
adapt quickly to change, solve complex problems swiftly with ease, and
critically think not only abstractly, but creatively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in a collaborative learning space, every space is for learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every seat is the best seat and students have
control over how and where flexible furniture is placed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spaces should allow students to easily move
from individual work to group work, and access to content, peers, and teachers must
be available and flexible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, above
all, the student is always at the center of learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
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Angelo, one of the most influential voices of our time, “</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The horizon leans forward offering you space to
place new steps of change.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we
have the unique and exciting opportunity to construct this space and take new
steps of change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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alongside your students and connect two seemingly unrelated pieces of a puzzle
and creatively analyze the big picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Enjoy the experience of together connecting the many dots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Change the noun of classroom to a verb of
action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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questioning by asking why, why not, and what if?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you and please enjoy your last day at
ISTE!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking forward to seeing you next
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rjbz11f28y0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224655897466543427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-41197326363768080932014-07-02T16:34:00.001-04:002014-07-02T16:34:29.306-04:00ISTE 2014: Top 5 Quotes that Inspired Me!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>1. "If your dream doesn't scare you, it is not big enough"</i>--Kevin Carroll @kckatalyst</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>2. "Make sure the pedagogy comes before the technology." </i>--Courtney Calfee @ccalfee</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>3. "Making is physical, digital, and social. Making is a universal language." </i>--Dale Dougherty @dalepd</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>4. "The cloud is our campfire where we share our stories." </i>--Amy Burvall @amyburvall</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>5. "Teachers ought to be, should be required to empower our students to personalize learning and make them want to connect." </i>--Fran Siracusa @la_Profe_s</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And LOVED everyone's quotes on their t-shirts! See you next year EduFriends!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224655897466543427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-5915616501275408092014-06-30T17:34:00.003-04:002014-07-01T00:13:51.678-04:00ISTE Ignite Session 3 - Speaker #8 Fran Siracusa - Global Connections with Apps: Talk It Up!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">June 30, 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Presentation:</span><br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/m-s16sBkQzE">http://youtu.be/m-s16sBkQzE</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Script:</span><br />
<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/36491430" width="476"></iframe>Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-92142264647979655892014-06-17T00:16:00.001-04:002015-03-05T23:52:40.916-05:00Effective Communicators and Responsible Participants in a Global Society<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At a middle school, where I had the privilege to work and teach, stakeholders buy into the Mission Statement:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Our Mission is to educate children within a supportive environment to become confident lifelong learners, intellectually discerning thinkers, <span style="background-color: yellow;">effective communicators</span>, and <span style="background-color: yellow;">responsible participants in a global society</span>.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the most important duties I have as an educator is to develop particular skills in my students. The skill of communication and the art of flexibility and responsibility are top priorities in my World Language classroom, as they should be in all schools across America. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I personally take
language learning beyond the classroom "walls" and expose students to experiences with
diverse cultures and networked collaboration. By integrating innovative World
Languages pedagogy with 21st century technologies using the iPad, my course meets the evolving needs of students in a global society while catering to their
individual needs. My Spanish students have "found" international students with whom to speak, question, collaborate, produce and celebrate. Through technology tools and creativity, CDWS students have demonstrated their flexibility, cultural awareness and innovativeness, even in another language! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The unique experiences of a CDWS student prepare them for that connected world in which they will live and work. They are learning the skill of adaptability. How will the rest of the students in the local community compare?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">~Fran Siracusa</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For more inspiration and expert advice, please see this wonderful article by Stacie Nevadomski Berdan:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacie-nevadomski-berdan/working-together-to-raise_b_4275825.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacie-nevadomski-berdan/working-together-to-raise_b_4275825.html</a></span><br />
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<br />Fran Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902930634718578403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251060068266466062.post-62982742529417438262014-06-10T00:27:00.000-04:002015-03-05T23:53:59.610-05:00Because We're Happy -- Global Happiness Project 2014Through an amazing collaboration between schools (Largo, FL, USA and Colegio Decroly, Madrid, Spain), various students investigated the meaning of happiness and its impact upon members of their respective communities. Students participated in the semester-long Global Happiness Project both virtually and in person. Here is their final product:<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">Watch video at this link: <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://youtu.be/_dqVdu1MXkQ" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;"><span style="font-size: large;">http://youtu.be/_dqVdu1MXkQ</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Willkommem" to our guest intern from Munich, Germany: Miss Elizabeth! Elizabeth has joined our school for four weeks as part of her eight-week U.S. cultural experience of her university program. Along with conducting class observations here, Elizabeth has co-taught German language classes to 4th-8th grades as well as Humanities classes in 6th-8th grade classes. "Danke," Elizabeth, for the awesome cultural awareness you bring to our students!</span><br />
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