Sara Bruun is a teacher from Sweden who discusses bringing the world into the classroom through various digital tools and international collaboration projects. She advocates for task-based language teaching that focuses on real-world tasks over isolated grammar lessons. Some methods discussed include connecting classes via Skype to visit museums or have guest speakers together, running an international reading club where classes in different countries read and discuss the same book, and linking classes in Sweden and Tanzania to teach about sustainability and reducing plastic pollution through shared documents, video calls, and social media. Bruun emphasizes that technology alone does not impact students and the teacher is what makes the difference.

1. Bildkälla: 3oneseven.com/world-in-hands/
Sara Bruun - Sweden
Slides to download: slideshare.net
Bring the World into your Classroom

2. Sara Bruun
Teacher English/ German
Secondary school
Ed Tech
Development manager
Author
Blogger
Lecturer
@SaraBruun3

3. Task-Based Language Teaching
(TBLT)
TBLT is an educational framework for
language instruction in which courses are
structured around tasks.
Not structured around the learning of language forms
(e.g. grammar)

4. Reading is important-
Literature combined with digital tools
increase students’ motivation

5. Skype in the Classroom
Connect your class with guest speakers, visit a museum or play
Mystery Skype
”English for real”

6. The International Reading Club
Classes from different parts of the world
read the same book:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

7. - You need to be patient
- The project started with
Canada, Usa,India, Ukraine
and Spain.
- The teachers planned the
project in shared Google docs
- The students used FlipGrid and Snapchat
- Our curriculum is very demanding
- Suddenly the teachers didn’t answer anymore!
Collaboration with other countries isn’t always a
walk in the park!
A FLOP!

8. Global Goals- Life below water
One class in Sweden and one in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
- The school in Tanzania had one
computer that worked
- Discussions via Skype
- Shared Google Docs
- Instagram
- Learning English is very important: a way out of poverty
Aim:
- Teaching students in both countries about a
sustainable future #stopplasticpollution
- Communicate in English

9. #stopplasticpollution
#globalgoals
iMovie and Youtube

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11. Bring the world into your classroom
FlipGrid
Skype in the
Classroom
Empatico.org

12. Digital tools connect your
classroom to the world
- Use them wisely
- A digital tool itself does not have
an impact on the students
The teacher makes the
difference

13. Questions?

14. Twitter:@SaraBruun3
www.bruunsklassrum.blogspot.se
Contact:
info@sarabruun.se
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15. Download the
FlipGrid APP
And scan the QR-code!
A fun way to make presentations
and posters interactive!
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