Instilling Global Citizenship through On-line Collaboration Learning Platforms

Session Title: Instilling Global Citizenship through On-line Collaboration Learning Platforms

Name and Title: Adam Carter, Teacher & Global Citizen School or Organization

Name: Schutz American School

Name(s) of Co-Presenter(s): Adam Carter

Area of the World from Which Will Present: Japan (Asia)

Language in Which Will Present: English

Target Audience: Administrators and teachers looking for constructive ways of using interactive web platforms to connect their schools with other schools in global projects.

Short Session Description: Using on-line collaborative projects to instill global citizenship

Session Strand (use the "tag"): 6-12

Full Session Description: This session will introduce the importance of instilling global citizenship in students and will then describe some of the most effective on-line platforms that connect schools from around the world in order to address contemporary social and environmental issues. The session will also provide school administrators with easy-to-follow steps on how best to kickstart these projects within their schools.

Other Websites / URLs Associated with Session: http://www.asacollective.org, www.tigweb.org/tiged,www.iearn.org, www.flatconnections.com, http://shoutlearning.org/about.html,www.nais.org/Articles/Pages/Challenge-20-20-Program-Details.aspx

Bio: Global Educator with passion for instilling global citizenship in students of all nationalities through history/social studies and social action projects. In seventeen years of international experience, has traveled, taught, worked and studied in over eighty countries. In extensive cross-cultural experience, has developed formative friendships and partnerships and has delivered motivational speeches to schools, conferences and universities about his efforts to combine social activism and education. Socially-engaged, politically-savvy and endowed with lingual and social skills needed to connect with educators and students across many cultures. Creating and publicizing own non-profit organization has proved ability to tackle multi-faceted projects on a solo basis. Possesses a great rapport with kids of all ages and works well under pressure.

Email: adrockisland@gmail.com

Tags: 6-12