The Global Classroom Project officially launched its 2012-13 program. The presentation provided an overview of the project's origins and community spaces for connecting international teachers. Teachers from several countries showcased their projects involving Skype calls, Twitter chats, and cultural exchanges between students. The goals for the coming year include better engaging teachers from diverse regions and backgrounds in global collaboration activities.

1. The Global Classroom Project
Stories & Project Launch 2012-13
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Beirut, Lebanon
Bucharest, Romania
Michael Graffin (@mgraffin) - Australia
Govinda Panthy, Nepal Effie Kyrikakis, Greece Lin-Lin Tan, Taiwan
Sebastian Panakal, India Karen Stadler, South Africa

2. Session Recording
This presentation was held on November 16, 2012 as part of the Global Education Conference 2012.
It was recorded, and you can watch the presentation in BlackBoard Collaborate by following this link:
http://bit.ly/GCPLaunch2012-13

4. Aims of the Session
• To provide an overview of the origins,
history, and the community spaces
which define the The Global Classroom
Project
• To enable international teachers to
showcase their #globalclassroom
projects and experiences
• Introduce you to Govinda Panthy and
the SAV School, Nepal
• Mark the official launch of Global
Classroom 2012-13
Magic Skype Moment at #ACEC2012.
Skyping with @SAVSchool, Nepal

5. The Story So Far
Global Classroom 2011-12 ran from October 2011- June 2012, hosting
over 15 major projects, and helping connect teachers worldwide.
Highlights included presenting at the Global Education Conference 2011,
and establishing the monthly #globalclassroom Twitter Chats.
Global Classroom 2012-13 launches today at #GlobalEdCon12
• 42 Countries
• 6 Continents
• 330+ Teachers
• 1/3 Active Members in 2011-12

6. Our Community Spaces
"We're building the online spaces where teachers can engage in
global conversations with teachers around the world"
Contact Directories for our K-3, Grades 4-6, and 7-12 Teachers

7. "Global Classroom is about encouraging global
connections and conversations between teachers
and students around the world ...”
Steve Sherman
We invite teachers to:
•Join a project / Flat Stanley exchange
•Establish connections with teachers and classes in other countries via blogging, penpal,
or skype exchanges
•Share, build and promote their own global projects via our blog and wiki
•Join as a teacher mentor, assisting teachers with project design, best practice, etc

8. Stories from the Global Classroom
Australia
Nepal
Greece
India
Taiwan
South Africa

9. Michael Graffin - @mgraffin
Perth, Western Australia
A story of Connecting, Mentoring, and Learning - Globally

10. Learning with Technology @ the SAV
School, Nepal
An introduction to the Internet Google Hangout with Mars Science Connecting with the World via Skype
Laboratory (Curiosity) Engineer
CONNECT
Skype: govinda_prasad_panthy
Twitter: @SAVSchool
Email: gopisu@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook/gpanthy

11. Govinda P. Panthy, SAV School, Nepal
I've found the Global Classroom project very much beneficial to bring
the whole world to the classroom. Many new people, many new projects,
many new ideas, great assistance in learning; fun and worthy. More
than that I've opportunity to learn to integrate EdTech in teaching. It
gives opportunity to have direct contact to the teachers and students.
Lucky the EdTech users!
GC project is a great tool to integrate students into global education and
enrich our teaching experiences with the help of dedicated teachers
across the globe.
Find Out More:
http://savschool.wordpress.com
http://openworldcause.com

12. Winners Education, Athens Greece
Effie Kyrikakis, Academic Director
Global Classroom is a group of educators committed to facilitate learning
through collaboration and technology. Being part of this community has
opened to our classes and students a window to the world!
http://winnerseducation.wikispaces.com/
Skyping with
the USA
bal Project
Thought Glo
The Sunny
Presenting Greek poetry at
UNESCO Innovation Days
WorldFriends Project, on Scratch

13. Sebastian Panakal
Kerala, India
Thanks to Michael Graffin of Global Classroom, who convinced our Finance
Minister of the power of ICT enabled teaching: a rural school in a remote village
was granted a handsome fund for a Multi-Media Lab.
Global Classroom has been a boon to us in Kerala, thanks to the team's cross-
cultural connections and trans-disciplinary learning.
Train Online Online
http://elearning-rajettan.blogspot.in/
Video: Zero to Hero
Twitter: @sebastianpanaka

14. Kerala's Global Classroom
Thank you Global Classroom!
A team of three teenagers have started an
online English Language Training Centre in a
member's home.
•Accepting a honorarium to cover their
expenses, the team connects weekly with
schools abroad on Skype and has a cultural
exchange where everyone actively participate.
•They engage online English teachers from
abroad to volunteer at the training centre.
Parents oversee management, making it a
cosy family affair.
•They blog to promote their business while
developing language skills. Now students
manage as Moms produce the potted plant
container the students used to make!

15. The Global Classroom Project 2011-2012 in Taiwan
Lin-Lin Tan, Taiwan
workonlittledreams.blogspot.com
For Students:
It enables students to have distinct
direct contact with peers/teachers of
other nations in order to gain new
perspective about the world they live in.
Involved In:
•Skype lessons
•Global Lunch Table Project
•Sunny Thought Project
•Oddizzi Class Pals

16. It provides teachers with various choices of projects in order
to integrate students into international education and
enriches our teaching experiences.
Teachers around the world in the Skype
group (Global Classroom) are dedicated
and help one another in the platform.
This creates sense of belonging.
It is a whole new way to bring
the world to the classroom.

17. South Africa joins the Global Classroom
Karen Stadler
ICT Co-ordinator - Elkanah House Senior Primary, Cape Town
• Students should make global connections so
that they can gain a better understanding of their
place in the world - a balanced perspective.
• Through inquiry and meaningful connections,
learning outside of the classroom is optimised.
• Teachers should make the connections first -
they'll soon want to include their students - and
colleagues!
• Fun - this is an important part of learning too,
especially at foundation and intermediate level.
@ICT_Integrator
http://karenstadler.wordpress.com
www.elkanah.co.za
karens@elkanah.co.za

18. Highlights of the past year
1. My own project: 2. Our Grade 6s reading their stories
Crazy Crazes to the 6th Graders from the Vonsild
http://crazycrazes.wikispaces.com School in Denmark
3. Our Skype chat with a 6th Grade class in
Farmington Hills,
Michigan, USA
4.The Global
Classroom
Memento 5. Our Skype
Scrapbook chat with a Year
2 class in
Margaret River,
Western
Australia
6. An impromptu Skype with
Govinda Prasanthy Prasad and a
Grade 5 class from Nepal.

19. It's all about the students!
Sarah
Abigail
Tyra
Matthew

20. Lessons Learnt
• Global collaboration is about
empowering people and
building community, not
about the latest technology
• By sharing ideas, and
professional support, we can
help teachers transform
their teaching practice.
• Teachers, working together,
are capable of turning
dreams into reality.

21. Goals for 2012-13
We will be:
•Exploring new ways to better engage and support primary AND
secondary teachers' engagement in global collaboration
•Expanding, and improving our online collaboration spaces
•Experimenting with ways to better include teachers and students from
non-English speaking countries and less privileged economic situations.
•Building a promotional & fundraising partnership with Open World
Cause and Govinda Panthy's SAV School in Nepal

22. Global Classroom Lead Teachers
This project was made possible through the efforts, creativity, and active
involvement of teachers around the world.
We'd like to officially recognise:
Australia / New Zealand: Anne Mirtschin, Rob Sbaglia,
Kimberley Rivett
Asia: Jennifer Fenton, Linlin Tan, Tasha Cowdy, Govinda
Panthy
Europe: Effie Kyrikakis, Cristina Milos, Tom Sale, Rawya
Shatila, Clive Elsmore, Stefan Nielsen
Africa: Karen Stadler, Brenda Hallowes
Americas: Lu Bodeman, Claudia Ozceta, Deb Frazier, Tina
Schmidt, Kyle Dunbar, Louise Morgan, Laurie Renton, Julie
Simmons, Theresa Allen, Jen Hollis Smith

23. Global Classroom 2012-13 Launch
Edmodo Penpals
The Global
Classroom
Crazy Crazes Scrapbooks
Flat Friends &
The Malala Project Mascot Exchanges
Christmas Around
the World
And more in the pipeline ....
http://globalclassroom2012-13.wikispaces.com

24. Questions, Thoughts, Comments?

25. Find Us Online
Twitter: @GCPorganisers
Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/theglobalclassroomproject
Wiki (2011-12): globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com
Wiki (2012-13): globalclassroom2012-13.wikispaces.com
Blog: theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com

26. The Global Classroom Project Co-Founders
Michael Graffin is a third year relief (substitute) teacher in Perth, Western
Australia. He has yet to teach a class of his own, but takes pride in his role in
leading the creation of the Global Classroom community. He still has no idea where
this project will ultimately take him, but is happy to go along for the ride.
Michael blogs at http://mgraffin.edublogs.org, and tweets as @mgraffin.
Deb Frazier, from Ohio, USA, is currently teaching and learning with 20 very
excited first graders who love learning as much as she does! She began her
teaching career as a special education teacher/intervention specialist, and finds her
special education background a true blessing working in the early years!
Deb blogs at http://deb-frazier.blogspot.com/, and tweets as @Deb_Frazier.