This document discusses new literacies and designing learning for modern students. It touches on digital literacy, global literacy, citizenship, and collaboration. Ideas presented include using tools like Skype, Google Maps, and crowdsourced projects to facilitate global connections and mindsets. Examples are given of classroom projects between countries. The document advocates developing skills in areas like language fluency, amplification, and professional development to navigate technological changes and embrace positive disruption in education.
15. “The World only
how you learned it)”.
withwhatyou
CAN DO
KNOW
Thomas Friedman
caresaboutwhat
you
(and it doesn’t care
SilviaRosenthalTolisano-@langwitches
38. Don’t just talk
the world,
about
collaborate and learn withthe world!
consult, speak,
Inspired by Vicky Davis, Julie Lindsay and my Global Network.
52. I don’t translate,
nor wonder what comes
first...the verb or the
noun?
I know how to
respond to
something
unexpected.
I am
comfortable
and not
terrified.
I
can relate,
communicate and
connect with
others.
I know that a
language is the sum of
words, common history
and traditions.
It feels
intuitive,
unconscious and
smooth.
Language Fluency