SPSEA keynote talk, Feb 2018

5. KASSERIAN
INGERA?

6. The world has changed.

7. 15 Years Ago…
• The iPhone and mobile technology hadn’t been invented yet
• YouTube didn’t exist
• Social Media didn’t exist. Facebook andTwitter weren’t created yet
• No Uber, Airbnb, Paypal
• Videoconferencing was very expensive and limited (No Skype, GHO)
15 years ago, thinking globally was a luxury.
Now, the world is interconnected like never before.

8. Source: ausbil.com.au

9. How has education changed?

10. How can children learn to be good
citizens and life-long learners when
they often are not allowed to be citizens
of their own schools and classrooms?
What are the qualities of a good citizen?
A life-long learner?
A responsible member of society?

14. What character trait is most important for you to be
successful in life?

18. Does the learning in classrooms matter to
students?
• Long-term learning cannot take
place without emotional
connection with content
• Extrinsic v. Intrinsic Motivation
• Empathy correlates with both
happiness and success in life

19. Why Global Learning?
• Cultural Understanding
• Emotional Experiences
• Communication,
Collaboration, Critical
Thinking, Creativity
• Student Empowerment

21. South Elementary Global Connections
• Song/Cultural Exchanges
• Virtual Valentines
• Exchange Skype/YT Video
Messages
• Data Collection in
Collaborative Spreadsheets
• Quadblogging
• Slow Twitter Chat
• Collaborative PBL Projects
• Mystery Skype
• Skype Teacher Exchange
(guest teacher from
another location)
• Digital Post Cards

22. Fundraising, by itself, does not build empathy.
Students need relationships with others who are
different than they are.
Service projects should always be a two-way street.

24. PROJECT LINC

26. The Magic Words
“We should do something about that.”

27. HIP Academy - Mukuyuni Bridge Project

29. That’s great for your students.
But, how do I do that?

30. Growth Mindset

31. Virtual Field Trips
• Skype in the Classroom: education.skype.com
• Discovery Education: discoveryeducation.com/featured-programs
• Exploring by the Seat ofYour Pants: exploringbytheseat.com
• JASON Learning: jason.org
• LivingMaths: livingmaths.com

32. SANCCOB

34. Mystery Skype
• Similar to "20 Questions"
• Each class takes turns
asking Yes/No questions to
figure out location of the
other class.
• Variations: animals,
numbers, elements,
occupations, etc. instead
of locations.
• Builds critical thinking
skills and content
knowledge.
• Creates opportunities to
connect with other
locations to have Q&A
sessions about culture.
Resource to get started:
MysterySkypeOneNote.com

35. Skype in the Classroom:
Education.Skype.com

36. Overcoming Time Zone Issues

37. The 5 Clue
Challenge
• Use SkypeVideo Message or
YouTube to leave 5 clues for
partner class to guess
location, animal, etc.
• After each clue, students will
pause video, do research, and
take a guess.
5cluechallenge.weebly.com

42. How do I make connections?

43. Twitter
Not Just for DonaldTrump Anymore!
• As of a year ago, over 4.2 million tweets per day were related to
education, most by educators
• Hashtags allow you to curate and organize what you see
• There is an educational hashtag for almost every content area,
grade level, and educational interest area

48. Great Twitter Chats for Beginners
Preservice Teacher Chat
pretchat.weebly.com
2nd & 4th Thursday – 7PM
New Teachers to Twitter Chat
en2t.weebly.com
Saturdays – 9AM

49. Tweetdeck.com

50. A Few Educational Hashtags
#SciChat #MysterySkype
#MathChat #GlobalEd
#SSChat #ArtsEd
#EngChat #EdTech
#GTChat #EdChat
#SpEdChat #21stEdChat
#TeachersMatter #EdCamp
#TeachersLeading #Education
#KinderChat #STEM
#1stChat #CompSci
#2ndChat #MusicEd
#3rdChat #ElemChat
#4thChat #MakerEd
#5thChat #DigCit
#Paedchat #KTIchat
#STEM #TeachSDGs

55. BEWARE OF
IMPOSTER
SYNDROME

58. FINDYOUR
MARIGOLD
JENNIFER GONZALEZ
WWW.CULTOFPEDAGOGY.COM/MARIGOLDS

59. STUDENTS

62. Every problem in the world has a solution
trapped inside our students’ passions.
Helping them see the connection
is our job as teachers.

65. Connect with Me
Twitter: @msoskil
Website: michaelsoskil.com
Email: mrsoskil@gmail.com
Link to this presentation: bit.ly/
Available from Amazon atTeaching4IR.com