More and more teachers across the K-12 spectrum are looking for global partnerships for their students, ideally classrooms in other parts of the world that are interested in collaborative learning. Students want direct engagement with their peers around the world, and creating opportunities for deep collaboration with other global classrooms can help students develop the kinds of intercultural skills they will need to become leaders of constructive change. This session will explore a variety of strategies for finding global partners, for developing collaborative learning experiences that are equitable and foster proficiency in the standards, and for building the kinds of deep relationships which help humanize the world for students and foster their intercultural skills. We will explore a range of global partnership approaches, from the simplest to the most complex, and partnership examples will include ES, MS and HS level experiences. We will also explore existing partnership programs and platforms, several of which reduce the work for teachers through partnership networks, “crowd-sourcing” global opinions, and video conference events.

1. BuildingGlobalPartnerships
fortheK-12Classroom
ISSNSummerInstitute,2016
JenniferD.Klein
Twitter@jdeborahklein

3. ThePartnershipContinuum
• On sticky notes, write down 3-5
partnership experiences you’ve had so
far in your classroom or school (one
per sticky note)
• Place your experiences along the
“partnership continuum,” wherever
they fit best
• Reflection: What have I accomplished
that I can feel good about? Where
are my opportunities to dig deeper in
global partnerships?

4. “Educationalexchangecanturnnationsintopeople,contributingasnootherform
ofcommunicationcantothehumanizingofinternationalrelations.”
--SenatorJ.WilliamFulbright

5. Types of Global
Partnerships
• Exchanges (sharing individual
work)
• Collaborations (working
separately on similar
challenges; sharing and
providing feedback)
• Co-Creations (working on
something together)
KEY INGREDIENTS

6. Non-Classroom CommunityPartners
(LocalandGlobal)
Community Partners can enrich a
project through their experiences
doing the work students are
exploring. Consider including them
in any or all of the following ways:
• Launching a Project
• Expertise during Inquiry
• Feedback at Key Checkpoints
• Final Audience for Student Work

7. Howmightconnectingwithpeopledoingglobalwork
impactourperspectivesonchangemaking?

8. TheHumanizingPowerofLiveExperiences
http://tcge.tiged.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ZmfVBVNq8&feature=g-hist

9. KEY INGREDIENTS
Authenticity
• Students have opportunities to
engage in real perspective
gathering
• Students have opportunities to
create authentic products that
address real global and local
challenges
• Students have opportunities for
outcomes to be recognized by a
local and global audience

10. TurnandTalk
Think about your contributions to
the continuum, and the types of
partnerships that feel possible.
Which kinds of partnership work best
in your classroom or community?
Where do you see opportunities for
growth?

12. Howmightwe,askidsinSanFrancisco,supportthe
rightsofkidseverywhere?

14. Howmightwelearnabouttheworldthroughmusic?
Add video

15. Howmightwelearnabouttheworldthroughmusic?
Add video

16. Howmightweuseourscientificknowledgeofwaterto
solvetheworldwatercrisis?

17. Howdowegetotherpeopletocaremoreaboutthisissue?

18. Whatmightwelearnaboutothercultures
throughTHeirmythology?

19. Howmightweusemathtounderstandandhelpstopthe
EbolaepidemicinWestAfrica?

20. Howmightwesharetheresponsibilityofaddressing
borderlessproblemstheworldisfacing?
https://youtu.be/jpXrWB5di8w

21. AsFrenchspeakers,howcanwehelprecentfrancophone
refugeesnavigatetheirnewlivesinDenver?

23. #hashtags to follow
for opportunities, resources and
finding global partners
#globaled
#globaledchat
#globaled14
#globalclassroom
#edtech
#edtechchat
#pbl
#pblchat
Tweet partnership requests to
@jdeborahklein and I will distribute them
broadly

24. …tryafewtricks
• Find a partner through existing networks
with similar goals
• Start with live communication
• Come to the table with an “empty plate”
• Remember it’s about relationships
• Build slowly and patiently
• Use “one-offs” to fill gaps while deeper
partnerships develop
• Learn more at
http://principledlearning.org/blog-the-shared-world/global-
partnerships-strategies-for-connecting-your-classroom-with-
the-world

25. TakingITGlobal
http://tigweb.org and http://tiged.org

26. http://tcge.tiged.org/

27. iEARN
(InternationalEducationandResourceNetwork)
http://iearn.org

28. TheGlobal
Classroom
Project
http://
theglobalclassroo
mproject.wordpres
s.com/

29. WorldVuze
https://worldvuze.com/

31. HindoKposowa,SierraLeone

32. Goals of Exoticism
Including Observational Mind Sets, Short-Term Projects and
Constant Partner Hopping

33. Conflicting Priorities
Including Timing, Curricular Focus, and District Demands

34. Equipment and Access Parity
Including Internet, Audio/Video Devices, Computers, and
other Project Materials

35. Too Much Focus on “Helping”
Including Voluntourism, Philanthropic Overload, and Related
Attitudes of Superiority

36. (Mis)Perceptions of Academic Capacity
Including Issues of Age and Grade-Level Parity, and Assumptions
about Low Academic Rigor or “Cultural Deficits”

37. Solving For, not With
Including Underestimating Others’ Capacity to Solve their
Own Problems, and Overempowering Students
See Jennifer’s 2014 GlobalEdCon Keynote,
“Meeting in the Middle,” for more on the
equity pitfalls of global education:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/
recording/playback/link/table/dropin?
sid=2008350&suid=D.
0D7D9BC270FBB819792909417BB045

38. TurnandTalk
Consider the partnerships you or
your colleagues have done before.
How equitable were they? How might
you improve your partnerships to
make them more meaningful for all
communities involved?

39. ConstructionTime
Develop an Outreach Plan for future
partnerships, considering the
following:
• Alumnae
• Faculty and Staff
• Parents
• Existing Programs & Other Networks

40. http://youtu.be/Pwe-pA6TaZk
Don’tforgettocelebratethejoysofaconnectedworld,too…

41. JenniferD.Klein
jennifer@principledlearning.org
blog:http://principledlearning.org/blog.html