This document summarizes a presentation by Lucy Gray on preparing students to be global citizens. The presentation discusses the importance of connecting classrooms globally in light of trends towards globalization, collaboration, and solving complex problems. Examples of projects that connect classrooms internationally are provided, such as Flat Classroom Project and Challenge Based Learning. Resources for facilitating global projects, like videoconferencing and collaborative tools, are also reviewed. The presentation emphasizes developing a vision for global citizenship and maintaining professional relationships to support global education initiatives.

1. Going Global
Preparing Students to be Citizens of the World
NWAIS • October 2013
Lucy Gray
Lucy Gray Consulting
lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
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2. Backchannel:
https://todaysmeet.com/cpstechtalk
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Slides available at:
http://www.lucygray.org
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@elemenous on Twitter
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3. Where is Matt?
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4. Where’s Matt 2012?
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http://goo.gl/aQ0DU

5. Agenda
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Setting the Stage
My Story
The Context
Vision and Mindset
Mapping This Space
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The Global Education Conference
& Network
Example Projects
The Global Classroom Teacher’s
Toolkit
Final Tips
Questions?

6. Today’s Meet
https://todaysmeet.com/cpstechtalk
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7. Poll #1
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Have you ever facilitated a project connecting your
class to another outside your school?

8. Poll #2
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Why is it important for us to connect our classrooms
to the world at large?

9. Poll #3
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What are some barriers or challenges to connecting
your classroom?

10. Lucy Gray
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Consultant
Co-Founder of the Global
Education Collaborative and
Conference
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google Certified Teacher
Technology Coach
Middle School Computer
Science
Primary Grades
Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/genista/6898950/

11. ACM - Urban Education Program
Marilyn Turkovich
Uptown/Edgewater
St. Thomas of Canterbury
Dimensions in Multiculturalism
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12. Charter for Compassion

13. Apple Distinguished Educators
Global Awareness 2006
The World is Flat
A Whole New Mind
Berlin & Prague
Rethink. Global Awareness.
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14. Classroom 2.0
Link
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15. Global Education Collaborative & Conference
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16. Mission
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The Global Education Collaborative is a community of practice where
people connect and build the professional relationships necessary for
effective collaboration across borders. Via this social network, educators
and organizations from all over the world share conversations, resources,
projects, and initiatives with a strong emphasis on promoting global
awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards
solving real-world problems. Our ultimate goal is to help prepare students
for a rapidly changing and complex world.

17. Over 900,000 unique visitors
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18. Over 18,000 members from
160+ countries
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19. GEC Features
Archived Presentations from Past Conferences
Affinity groups
Searchable member list
Latest activity
Discussion forums and blogs
Links to resources
Events
Project database
Videos and photos
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20. Brandon Wiley

21. Learning 2.012The Education Project
2010
Apple Asia Distinguished
Educator Institute 2008
and Apple workshops in
2012
Connecting Globally
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22. The Context
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23. Arne Duncan
Diane Ravitch
A NEW
NATION AT
RISK
MOMENT?
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Rahm Emanuel

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Factory Model = Compliance
Learning By Doing Model = Communication, Creativity, and Collaboration
Where do you
stand?

25. @oline73: Can you
distill why globally
connected
classrooms are vital
in 2010?
Photo source
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26. We have urgent problems that need to
be addressed and, in order to prepare
our students to work on these
problems, we must connect them
globally.
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We must teach them how networked
learning leads to networked problem
solving.
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27. Why global education?
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Competition
Understanding
Cooperation
Progress for the entire planet

28. The influence of new media
The push for 21st century skills
The “highly connected teacher”
The urgency presented by
complex global problems
Factors Within This Context
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29. Millennials Want to Learn…
With technology
With one another
Online
In their time
In their place
Doing things that matter
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30. “The Highly Connected Teacher”
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31. Creating Innovators
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32. Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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33. CCSSO and
Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning
Comprehensive
resource addressing
global competence
Download a copy here.
Attend the PGL
conference
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34. Asia Society PGL:
Defining Global Competence
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35. Graduation Performance System
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Common Core

37. High Noon
Issues involving
the global
commons
Issues
requiring a
global
commitment
Issues needing
a global
regulatory
approach
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38. Flat Classroom Project® & Book
Julie Lindsay & Vicki Davis
Steps to Flattening Your
Classroom
Project Development
PD Toolkit
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39. Additional Resources
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EdWeek: Global Learning blog by Tony Jackson

40. Vision & Mindset
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41. !
Edutopia
February/March 2008
http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-world-citizens
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42. First you help them define the term “citizen of the world”. Then
you help them learn what being a good citizen means -- to
themselves, to loved ones and family, to the school community,
to the surrounding community. One’s actions can be directly
linked to one’s values (beliefs, feelings, and actions that are
important to us), so starting with a basic understanding of
one’s values is essential to any meaningful discussions on
citizenship. The global context is meaningless unless students
are good citizens of their own nation.
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43. Right before our eyes, all that the education sector has
controlled, dismissed, manipulated, validated, embellished,
fictionalized, and ranked within an aura of tradition and ritual
may be accessed by point-and-click. We need to stop chasing
exponentially expanding content. Inquiry, problem recognition
and solution, creativity, knowing one’s strengths and
weaknesses, communication, and relationships are what
students must be prepared for.
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44. Becoming a world citizen requires knowledge and
experience of other cultures; U.S. schools do not provide
knowledge or experience. Rather, they provide a cursory
glimpse of others in order to exemplify how not to be American.
“Diversity Day” does not create world citizens, it patronizes
cultural difference and touts xenophobia, and always winds up
pandering American culture as Eurocentrically defined. Only
travel and immersion in other cultures creates world citizens.
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45. Prepare students to be citizens of the world by being one
yourself. Teach from a global perspective.
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49. Mapping This Space
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50. Connect All Schools
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51. Alcott
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52. The Global Education
Conference & Network
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53. Global Education Conference
http://globaleducationconference.com
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54. Steve Hargadon
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55. Closing Session
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56. 2010 - Brian Mannix
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57. 2010 - Polar Bears International
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58. 2010 - Catlin Gabel School
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59. 2011 - Pam Allyn - LitWorld
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60. 2011 - Greg Jacobs - Louder Than a Bomb
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61. 2011 - The Shoah Foundation
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62. 2012 - Anne Mirtschin- Hello Little World
2012 - Michael Trucano
2012 - Andrew Revkin
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63. 2013 - Kim Cofino
2013 - Julene Reed
2013 - Michael Furdyk
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64. http://globaleducationconference.com
November 17 - 22, 2014
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65. Example Projects
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66. Buck Institute
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Buck Institute for Education

67. Challenge Based Learning
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Challenge Based Learning

68. Lisa Parisi & Donna Roman
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Lisa’s Blog

69. Earth Day Groceries ProjectMark Ahlness
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70. Projects By Jen
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Jen Wagner

71. Around the World with 80
Schools
Silvia Tolisano
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72. Skype in the Classroom

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Mystery Location Calls

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Google Hangouts in Education
G+EduHangout

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Cybrary Man’s Mystery Location Page

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The Global Classroom Project
Deb Frazier
Michael Graffin

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The Writer’s ClubRob Sbaglia

78. Google Lit TripsJerome Burg
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81. Sample VideoValerie Becker
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82. WikiValerie Becker
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More from West Tisbury School

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MyThologyMatt Cauthron

85. A Whole New MindKarl Fisch
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86. Out of Eden

87. EdReach link

88. Melvina Kurashige’s Water Project

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Ben Sheridan Learning 2 Conference Livestream

90. Syria Dear World
Dear World Main Site

91. Guess Where London?

92. The iEARN Project Book
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93. The Global Classroom
Teacher’s Toolkit
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94. Innovation on Earth: Technology
Toolkit
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95. Global Collaboration, Exploration
& Innovation on iTunes U
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96. Apple Inc.
Tools of the Trade
Photobooth (photos, video, greenscreening)
iChat AV or FaceTime (videoconferencing, desktop
sharing recording)
Garageband (recording, podcasting)
iPod, iPod Touch, iPad - apps
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97. Generic Toolkit
Still or video camera
Web cam
Chat client - Skype (free), Google Hangouts
Digital recording device or web site that allows recording
Collaborative workspace - Edmodo, Google Sites, Wikispaces
Networks - Twitter, iEARN, ePals, TakingITGlobal, Global Ed ning
Web 2.0 Tools - VoiceThread, Voki, Google Docs (Forms), Google Maps
& Earth etc.
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Connected Educators Month

100. The Learning Revolution
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Build professional relationships.
Keep it simple.
Join existing projects.
Evolve.

102. Make It Count - Casey Neistat
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103. Slides with clickable links
available at
http://www.lucygray.org
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@elemenous on Twitter
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Additional Resources:
https://groups.diigo.com/group/globaleducation
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On Twitter, search for the following hashtags #globaled, #globaled14 #edchat,
#pblchat, #pbl, #cblearn
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104. Lucy’s Contact Info
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lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
http://lucygrayconsulting.com
http://globaleducation.ning.com
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Username: elemenous
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