This document discusses how to globalize the classroom and prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world. It recommends that teachers become globally connected themselves by investigating the world, recognizing different perspectives, communicating ideas, and taking action on global issues. Specific suggestions include using online translation tools, participating in global conferences, and setting up flat classroom projects or blogging challenges with international partners. Resources mentioned that can help with globalization efforts include AroundTheWorldWith80Schools.net and VoiceThread. The overall message is that global awareness is important for students in the 21st century.

1. Get Globally Connected

2. Educational Consultant Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano GloballyConnectedLearning.com Langwitches.org

3. What does it mean to Globalize the Classroom?

4. What does a Global Educator Look Like?

5. What can I do to prepare my students for the future?

6. How do I become a Globally Connected Educator?

7. How do you infuse global awareness beyond food, music, games, festivals,language or art?

8. Globally Connected Students Need Globally Connected Teachers

9. Why? How? Resources

10. Why? http://blog.mywonderfulworld.org/

11. Ignorance of how the US fits into the wider world

12. Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a map

13. 20% of young Americans think Sudan is in Asia

14. 50% can’t find New York on a U.S. map

15. 6 in 10 young Americans don't speak a foreign language fluently.

16. 9 in 10 (89%) do not correspond regularly with anyone outside the US.

17. As many as one third (32%) would miss a conference call scheduled with someone in another time zone.

18. Young people in the USA are unprepared for an increasingly global & interconnected future.

19. In an era of ubiquitous interconnection, global awareness does not mean simply learning about other cultures, foods and holidays. Scott McLeod

20. 21st Century Teachers & Learners recognize that EVERYTHING is connected

22. The knowledge, skills, and disposition to understand and act creatively and innovatively on issues of global significance.

23. Investigate the World

24. Recognize Perspective

25. Communicate Ideas

26. Take Action

27. How?

31. Newspapermap.com

32. Be Web Literate: Add Global Perspective to your Searches

33. Use Translation Tools Tom.com-China Sueddeutsche.de-Germany NouvelObs-France Nord-Cinema-France G1 Globo-Brazil Zeit Online-Germany La Información-Spain Spiegel Online-Germ Focus Online-Gmany Komika Magasin-Swedish Marmiton.org-France Elle-France

35. Don’t be a Wallflower

36. Don’t Shout Out into the World

41. Participate in Global Conferences

42. http://www.scribd.com/doc/58497622/Globally-Connected-Learning

43. My Personal Learning Network

45. Resources

51. AroundTheWorldWith80Schools.net

52. VoiceThread- What Could It Mean?

53. Student Blogging Challenge

54. Flat Classroom Projects

55. Global Awareness Projects & Reflection

56. Teddy Bears Around The World

57. Why? How? Resources

58. Questions Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Globally Connected Learning Website: globallyconnectedlearning.com Blog: Langwitches.org/blog Twitter: langwitches Wiki: langwitches.wikispaces.com

59. Image Credits Upside Down Globehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jenmaiser/3694740123/ Drill by Mike Fisherhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/grade6kms/5103565561/

60. Credit & Resources Survey National Geographic- Roper Public Affairs 2006 Geographic Literacy Study http://www.myWonderfulWorld.org Google Maps Google Earth VoiceThread Wikis Blogs Skype