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The 21st century teacher should be able to : Global awareness in schools: opportunities, challenges and ideas - live chat. New perspectives: Looking at education through a global lens can be an enriching experience for students and teachers.
Join us to debate global education on Thursday 8 November. Photograph: Reuters In an increasingly interconnected world, educators, employers and communities all want to see students developing as global citizens; young people that are internationally-aware, tolerant, and able to communicate with people from range of cultures, backgrounds and traditions. In the article, Why global awareness matters to schools, due to be published on the Guardian Teacher Network on Monday, Jeremy Sutcliffe profiles a report called The Global Skills Gap: preparing young people for the global economy, which reveals that employers rate knowledge and awareness of the wider world as more important than a candidate's degree classification or A-level results.
The report also finds that businesses believe schools should be doing more to help young people think more globally. Our panel: Using technology to connect with schools in other countries. Sandra Underwood teaches MFL at Lytham St Anne's Technology and Performing Arts College in Lancashire.
Since 2008 she has been involved with the EC's eTwinning programme, managed in the UK by the British Council, which enables schools across Europe to 'twin' virtually to work on joint projects. This has subsequently led to two Comenius projects, where the school received European funding to support their international partnership work. Since 2008 she has been involved with the, which What inspired you to partner with schools overseas? International work has always been a passion of mine and, as a teacher of languages, it seemed to be the easiest subject in which to make inroads. Nnecting and collaborating with schools across Europe. Kate Keaveny, teacher, Cossington C of E Primary School In October 2010 my head sent me to a one day conference on the international curriculum.
Working at a small school we were aware that we needed to present the wider world to children in a more engaging way but no one was sure how. At the conference I met lots of inspiring teachers, all of whom had fantastic stories of collaboration and pupil engagement with the wider world. I came away with lots of leaflets, information and ideas. After a couple of days I sifted through the information I had gathered and stumbled upon some information on eTwinning - an online community and collaboration space for schools and further education colleges across Europe.
Once registered, I began to explore the website and found a range of projects covering every subject possible. Following this initial project I found myself hooked. So what makes eTwinning so unique? In collaboration with Yvonne I have been able to visit schools in the Netherlands.
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What’s that, you say? Well, there is so much downtime during the holidays where kids and adults spend hours just passing the time… why not try out some new apps on your phone? Many of these apps were found by The Teaching Palette, be sure to check out their fantastic site for more helpful resources! From learning the ABCs to doodling, there’s plenty of terrific apps out there that will pass the time but also educate. If you have other apps you want added to this list, just add them in the comments. *Most of the links below are to the iTunes store which will open another window and/or iTunes. Great Apps For Kids (And Adults) Alphabet Animals Perfect for your talented toddler, this game is packed with colorful animations, animal sounds, and tons of tips for learning their letters.
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