This document provides information about empowering students to change the world through global learning opportunities. It discusses how connecting classroom learning to students' emotional experiences and the real world can foster intrinsic motivation and long-term learning. Various global collaboration projects are described that give students chances to communicate, problem-solve, and learn about other cultures through technologies like Skype and video exchanges. The goal is to help students feel empowered to make positive impacts on issues in the world.

1. Empower
Students
to Change
the World
MIEE US Forum
Denver 2016
Mike Soskil
@msoskil

2. Does the learning in classrooms matter to
students?
Photo Credit:
Flickr/cristic • Long-term learning cannot
take place without emotional
connection with content
• Extrinsic v. Intrinsic
Motivation
• Empathy correlates with both
happiness and success in life

3. STEM is not Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics.
It is a culture of problem solving in
which all of these disciplines are
used in conjunction to make the
world better.

4. Growth Mindset

5. Why Global Learning?
• Cultural Understanding
• Emotional Experiences
• Communication,
Collaboration, Critical
Thinking, Creativity

6. It’s hard to change the world when you
don’t know much about it.

7. South Elementary Global Connections
• Song/Cultural Exchanges
• Virtual Valentines
• Exchange Skype/YT Video
Messages
• Data Collection in
Collaborative Spreadsheets
• Quadblogging
• Slow Twitter Chat
• Collaborative PBL Projects
• Mystery Skype
• Skype Teacher Exchange
(guest teacher from another
location)
• Digital Post Cards

9. Distance Teaching Project
distanceteaching.weebly.com

10. Project LINC
http://projectlinc.clubefl.gr/
Kansas Students – Microsoft Video

11. Students are never too
young to change the
world.
Hanif and Gethera Video by the Ms. Heidemann & the Cushkins

12. HIP Academy - Mukuyuni Bridge Project

13. How do I get started?

15. edtechchatnchew.weebly.com

16. Virtual Valentine Project
virtualvalentines.weebly.com
#k12Valentines

17. KidWish Project
kidwish2016.weebly.com/

18. Global Video Exchange
hnyctt.me/videxchange

19. awesomesquiggles.weebly.com

20. Mystery Skype
• Similar to "20 Questions"
• Each class takes turns
asking Yes/No questions to
figure out location of the
other class.
• Variations: animals,
numbers, elements,
occupations, etc. instead
of locations.
• Builds critical thinking
skills and content
knowledge.
• Creates opportunities to
connect with other
locations to have Q&A
sessions about culture.
Mystery Skype Video: youtu.be/OrV8KxSr5gA

21. MysterySkypeOneNote.com

22. Overcoming Time Zone Issues

23. The 5 Clue
Challenge
• Use Skype Video Message or
YouTube to leave 5 clues for
partner class to guess
location, animal, etc.
• After each clue, students will
pause video, do research, and
take a guess.
• 5cluechallenge.weebly.com

24. 5 Clue Challenge – Mystery Location #1

25. 5 Clue Challenge – Mystery Animal #1

26. 5 Clue Challenge – Mystery Animal #2

27. Mystery Location – Denver
Let’s make a 5 clue challenge video for
Denver!

28. Project Kakuma – Koen Timmers

29. Virtual Field Trips
• Skype in the Classroom: education.skype.com
• Discovery Education: discoveryeducation.com/featured-programs
• Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants: exploringbytheseat.com
• JASON Learning: jason.org
• LivingMaths: livingmaths.com

30. Finding Global Connections
• MSFT Ed Community
• Twitter/Tweetdeck
• Have students contact
experts
• Facebook
• Friends/Family
Twitter for Global Connections
#SkypeMT - Skype Master Teachers
#GlobalLearning
@SkypeClassroom
#GlobalClassroom
#Skype2Learn
#MysterySkype

34. Every problem in the world has a solution
trapped inside our students’ passions.
Helping them see the connection
is our job as teachers.

35. Connect with Me
Twitter: @msoskil
Website: michaelsoskil.com
Email: mrsoskil@gmail.com