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Thursday August 24, 2017
9:00 PM EDT

Jigsaw_Learning Aug 24 @ 9:00 PM EDT

Ready, Fire, Aim - Taking Action to Collaborate in Schools #abed #atplc #edchat #jlcrm https://t.co/Yme178val3
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:00 PM EDT

Welcome to tonight's #atPLC on building #equity in #globaled partnerships for the classroom. I’m Jennifer D. Klein, author of @globaledguide
participatechat Aug 24 @ 9:00 PM EDT

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jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:01 PM EDT

Please introduce yourself and share your favorite #globaled resource for finding a partner or project to connect your classroom. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:04 PM EDT

Q1: Have you facilitated a #globaled partnership before, and how equitable and/or humanizing have the learning experiences been? #atPLC
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:04 PM EDT

John Miller, Head of an intel American school in Mexico City. I use @Kiva to set the stage for Ss to better understand the world. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:05 PM EDT

I love @Kiva and have seen some amazing classroom projects through use of their platform and connections to their community! #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx, @Kiva, @Kiva
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:07 PM EDT

Steph Irizarry, director @addalingua in Zeeland, MI. We partner w/ schools to implement hi quality #dual Lang programs. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:08 PM EDT

Welcome, Steph. I’m heading a Colombian school now and #dual language is a central facet—would love to hear about your work! #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry, @addalingua
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:09 PM EDT

A1: I have encouraged Mystery Skype and worked with @OStarfish taking Ss to visit orphanages and under resourced schools in Panama #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:10 PM EDT

A1: @addalingua partners w/ schools all over US w/ high quality #duallang programs. ❤️alliances we form w/ international staff. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Sounds awesome. How did you feel about the #equity and asset mindsets of students on your end when they engaged with their partners? #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx, @OStarfish
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT

Q2: How might we ensure students explore global issues w/curiosity about what they can learn (asset mindset), not charity/privilege? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT

I’m curious about the relationship with international partners—what does that look like and how equitable do you feel they are? #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry, @addalingua
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:13 PM EDT

Definitely cld have been better with a bit more prep. Ss did great written reflections and nightly discussions helped for context #atPLC
In reply to @jdeborahklein, @OStarfish
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT

I find reflection to be so key to students really digging into their biases and sense of self/other. Great to hear! #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx, @OStarfish
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A2: starts w/ Ts modeling curiosity and respect. Be on the lookout for savior mindset. #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT

A2: HUGE in @addalingua prof learning. Imperative to tug on ❤️strings. REAL contexts&relationships 4kids are important. #atplc
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:16 PM EDT

Well put. If teachers model a savior mentality, students won’t question that approach to engaging the world. #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Yes—context, relationship, and rapport. Seeing partners as fully human is emotional at its core. #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry, @addalingua
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:19 PM EDT

A2 (cont'd): #duallang progs, teachers r often from abroad. Early elem Ss ❤️ their Ts & it builds authentic "lean in" 2lang&culture. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT

Q3: How might we ensure #globaled learning experiences and solutions are equitable and asset based in a partnership? #atPLC
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT

I also encourage to Ss to be thoughtful in their comparisons. Back up perceptions with facts/research #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT
A2: I think face-to-face conversations, even virtual, go a long way to seeing others as whole and having something to teach us. #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT
  
  Q2: How might we ensure students explore global issues w/curiosity about what they can learn (asset mindset), not charity/privilege? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:21 PM EDT

I like that. I heard Wade Davis speak and his claim that “Other cultures are not a failed attempt to be you” really resonated. #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:22 PM EDT

A3: starts w/ #equity as the intentional outcome not a serendipitous byproduct. Adults on both sides need to plan it that way! #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:23 PM EDT

A3: Love it when it's goal-oriented and not solely a charity case. Both contexts working toward common goal -- PBL in global context #atPLC
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:23 PM EDT
That's awesome. Not familiar with Wade Davis. Do you have a link to share? #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:21 PM EDT
  
  I like that. I heard Wade Davis speak and his claim that “Other cultures are not a failed attempt to be you” really resonated. #atPLC
  In reply to @mexusmx
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:23 PM EDT
I love how you put this. Making it intentional is so key. Even the best intentioned teachers sometimes slip into deficit mindsets. #atPLC
- mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:22 PM EDT
  
  A3: starts w/ #equity as the intentional outcome not a serendipitous byproduct. Adults on both sides need to plan it that way! #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:24 PM EDT

A2: Have to humanize it. Show multiple facets to a location and cultural context in order to flip paradigms. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:25 PM EDT

He is exceptional. National Geographic anthropologist. I’m reading “The Wayfinders” right now and love it. https://t.co/pG2w2vFENW #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:26 PM EDT

I agree—multiple facets to places and the people who live there. Undo the assumptions that people who live differently are lesser. #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:27 PM EDT

I am reminded of the dangers of a single story. https://t.co/tcCPt3pIHY We need to help kids see cultures from multiple angles. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:28 PM EDT

Q4: What kinds of local or classroom experiences might help to prepare students for an equitable #globaled partnership? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Yes—exactly. Including their own… https://t.co/FGRBxZdPwD #atPLC
- SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:27 PM EDT
  
  I am reminded of the dangers of a single story. https://t.co/tcCPt3pIHY We need to help kids see cultures from multiple angles. #atPLC
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:30 PM EDT

A4: seek out local immigrant communities that have come from the place where you are partnering. Why did they leave? #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:32 PM EDT

A4: "myth busters" - name assumptions, and then BUST 'EM through convos, images, and constructive dialogue. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:32 PM EDT

That’s a great suggestion. Bringing the global into a local context helps keep Ss from seeing challenges as outside their world. #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:33 PM EDT

I love that take on myth busting. Absolutely true it can make all the difference. #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:33 PM EDT

A4 (cont'd): Also used pen pals/e-pals, cross-cultural surveys on daily life, etc. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:34 PM EDT
A4: Exploring indigenous knowledge and culture locally can go a long way to approaching global indigenous with an asset mindset. #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:28 PM EDT
  
  Q4: What kinds of local or classroom experiences might help to prepare students for an equitable #globaled partnership? #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:34 PM EDT

A4 (cont'd): Also, before moving abroad, we were taught to gut-check internally before judging. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:35 PM EDT
I remember doing “what I think I know” exercises before international experiences, followed by “what I’m realizing now” once there. #atPLC
- SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:34 PM EDT
  
  A4 (cont'd): Also, before moving abroad, we were taught to gut-check internally before judging. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:36 PM EDT

Q5: How might we involve students in monitoring #globaled #equity and strategizing solutions when deficit mindsets emerge? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:37 PM EDT
A5: Relying on the teacher doesn’t dig as deep as students learning to think critically & avoid slipping into sympathy over empathy. #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:36 PM EDT
  
  Q5: How might we involve students in monitoring #globaled #equity and strategizing solutions when deficit mindsets emerge? #atPLC
mexusmx Aug 24 @ 9:38 PM EDT

A5: find stories and testimonies that show courage in the face of adversity. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:39 PM EDT

Agreed—and stories that demonstrate other forms of brilliance beyond western education and book smarts… development takes all kinds. #atPLC
In reply to @mexusmx
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:42 PM EDT
That is so important right now. Plus meeting people learning English helps encourage them to take dual language seriously. #atPLC
- SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:40 PM EDT
  
  Also LOVE bringing Ss into immersion Lang communities--authentic&inspires Ss 2 c major contributions immigrants make 2 our community.
  In reply to @jdeborahklein, @mexusmx
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:43 PM EDT

A5: Empower Ss to spot inequities when they see them. Strategies for empathetic understanding go a long way in practice. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:44 PM EDT

Q6: How might local partnerships help humanize #globaled issues in our classrooms and broader communities? #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:44 PM EDT

A5 (cont'd): I also think it's important to teach agency and advocacy through role plays, mock experiences, and real interviews. #atPLC
Ben_educating Aug 24 @ 9:45 PM EDT

Never get tired of watching this! @unfoldthesoul Using CFA's to makes us better teachers for ALL #EASDchat #atplc https://t.co/JeuvIubzly
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:45 PM EDT

Absolutely. I found my students checked each other—and me—once they knew what to look for and cared about maintaining asset mindsets. #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:46 PM EDT

These are excellent suggestions—I need to include you in my next book! #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:48 PM EDT
A6: Making direct connections locally can go a long way to helping students see the world in more concrete terms as well. #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:44 PM EDT
  
  Q6: How might local partnerships help humanize #globaled issues in our classrooms and broader communities? #atPLC
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:49 PM EDT

A6: By businesses&educational orgs publicizing partnerships, we'd begin to normalize dialogue on #globaled. +dialogue=+understanding #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:50 PM EDT

That’s an interesting idea. Can you share an example of how you’ve done that in your work with schools? #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry
SNIrizarry Aug 24 @ 9:51 PM EDT

A6 (cont'd): As #globaled becomes more known...we stand a real shot at seeing each other 4 what we know...not 4 what we don't know. #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:52 PM EDT

Q7: What is considered “controversial” #globaled in your school or program, and how might you push those boundaries effectively? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:53 PM EDT
A7: My school in Colombia seems averse to anything even slightly political. Tricky view because I believe education IS political. #atPLC
- jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:52 PM EDT
  
  Q7: What is considered “controversial” #globaled in your school or program, and how might you push those boundaries effectively? #atPLC
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:56 PM EDT

I love it—and will definitely be investigating more about your work and programming. #atPLC
In reply to @SNIrizarry, @addalingua
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:59 PM EDT

Thank you for joining #atPLC tonight; it was my pleasure to moderate this important conversation about #equity in #globaled!
jdeborahklein Aug 24 @ 9:59 PM EDT

Check out this recent review of my new book, @globaledguide, at https://t.co/s7ZaVVdpX7. Thank you @JaniceWard09 for the praise! #atPLC