#EdmodoGS4Echat Archive
Titled Teaching in the Global Landscape – Mindful Multiculturalism in Today’s Classroom, this live one-hour discussion will be hosted by Edmodo (@Edmodo) and The Global Search for Education (@cmrubinworld) with Featured Guests Dr. William Gaudelli (Department Chair and Associate Professor Teachers College –@TeachersCollege), Jessica Kehayes (Executive Director Education Asia Society – @AsiaSocietyEDU), and Dana Mortenson (Co-Founder and Executive Director World Savvy –@WorldSavvy).
Wednesday March 2, 2016
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Thanks for hosting today’s chat. delighted to be participating
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hi Bill Gaudelli, global educator, professor of social studies, chair of arts and humanities, Teachers College, Columbia U
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I'm Heather, I homeschool my children. :)
We'll be starting with Q1 in 3 minutes. Please introduce yourself, if you haven't already
I am Wendy and I teach senior business classes
Hello, friends! This is Vicki Davis a teacher in Camilla, Georgia connecting my kids to diverse learners of all kinds!
Hello! Jodie from BVSD in KS
HI Jessica Kehayes, Exec Director of Education at . So glad to be here!
Hi Vicki - great to see you!
Thank you! Excited to chat!
Hi all, Dana Mortenson (), ED of . Thrilled to be with you all!
Hi-- a first timer from sunny Las Vegas. It's 82* right now!
So happy to be here, my dear friend, Cathy! Thanks for all you do!
Glad to join ! We offer cultural stories from around the world to classrooms & so we are really excited for tonight's topic
A1: It’s preparation for living in more diverse communities, & civic engagement, anywhere we live
Being open to others—seeing and listening to them---with a wilingness to change your thinking and doing as a result.
A1: Understanding, respecting, and teaching to incorporate diverse perspectives and ideas, build global competence in Ss.
A1: Every culture is different. EVery school is different. Kids should connect to other types of schools & students.
So happy that could join the chat! We love your resources!
welcome! thrilled to have you
A1: Students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. Let them open the book of others by learning together
A1: Global competence: Understand global issues, weigh perspectives, communicate ideas, take action: https://t.co/bGh5dLbhwG
absolutely. Honoring the differences in cultures, student, experience is key
Well said and the Asia Society is SUCH an incredible resource!!!
A1:Exploring a variety of people,perspectives,points of view.Voices,ways of living,ways of communicating.
A1: Recognizing the value in diversity, incorporating varied viewpoints, helping Ss see themselves as agents of change.
Students as agents of change is soooo important!
Thanks! So glad you find our resources useful!
. Hello everyone from Maryland!
A1: Ss feel comfortable sharing their personal heritages, unique experiences & come to realize their commonalities.
A1: Being open-minded to different people and ways of learning.
sorry I'm late. I teach engineering in huntsville, AL.
A1:Diversity is our common future and this prepares us for that!
Question 2 is coming in 3 minutes :)
A1: teaching students to value those who think differently over than those who think similarly
welcome to the chat from AL!
A:1 - For us, multicultural education celebrates difference, diversity, and humanity
A1: Learning & Sharing about different cultures. Celebrating differences, engaging in global learning activities
A1: It's essential prep for work. Check out Future of Jobs report https://t.co/nDsAxMt5WY for glimpse of future needs
We all belong to the same global village.
Tweeting out question 2 in one minute -
Bridges not walls, I love this. Timely!
A1.Teaching international students-it is about accepting, respecting, learning different cultures and how they impact all
We are building the bridges today that the society of tomorrow will walk across.
Well said https://t.co/RhAKD3XCq1
A1.Teaching international students-it is about accepting, respecting, learning different cultures and how they impact all
Sorry I'm late! Pam, Charleston SC. Special ed & personalized learning teacher.
A1 providing a supportive environment for diversity and genuinely appreciating cultural differences
A2: We’re seeing lots of districts incorporate global competence into their strategic plan, not just at classroom level
A2: Schools need to encourage teachers to connect with other teachers around the world. connected learning & sharing.
This is really great - it's always so great to hear what students have to say
A2: Prepare them for diversity and encourage them to learn the cultures.
A1: Multiculturalism in education is recognizing, celebrating and understanding differences.
A2: Encourage teachers to leave their comfort zone, understand social positions who they are. https://t.co/Wm9M8qAwzg
A2: PD that provides strategies to easily integrate multiculturalism, but it has to be made a priority.
Thank you! Our students often say it best
I love this, because it transcends this notion of tolerance, to celebration and acceptance
P2:Brainstorming here but in HS we have so much to learn from each other:ELA/Social St./Science. Collaborative learning!
A2: Close partnerships between universities and school districts to understand needs, constant feedback
teach them about the role of empathy, active listening, and community engagement in education
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A2: That multi-tiered support (classroom-school-district) is crucial to globalize the learning culture
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A2 Encourage exploration of cultures and ideas.
A2: Here’s how one MN principal uses global competence to build resilience among her staff, students https://t.co/p1fjXWCAkK
A2: Students can study just about anything but working alongside they become more culturally sensitive. It just happens.
A2: Diverse learners need a teacher prepared to assess and meet their individualized needs.
A2: Schools should give teachers the tools 2 investigate diversity w in classrooms & seek out external cultural exchanges.
A2: We are having interesting conversations on Mad About Mattering https://t.co/rj72RgYPqs kids learn when they interact
love this, bc what's important is that diverse perspectives are organically sourced; opposite of 'othering'
A2:Global Skype, Current Events, Speakers, Integrate Multiculuralism. Offer training & help to get global activities started
A2: This is't a checklist, but an ongoing process that leverages diversity as an asset, across the system
There is definitely a transition that happens - it takes trust building to prevent "othering" from happening.
A2 A school could host interactive professional development that helps break through general bias.
Wow - Global Competence "makes better human beings. It builds a culture of empathy." Felix Ruano, HS student
A2. Lose the textbook & embrace tech- Tedtalks, Skype, news from around the world, make classes feel safe for conversations
A2 . Don't tell students. Demonstrate, show and let them discover!
agree completely. Hence the 'journey', not the checklist mentality
A2: Focus PD: Assess Ss' needs, develop teaching for next stage of learning, evaluate, repeat: https://t.co/PtEiTsermE
Yes! It is the journey upon which kids learn. Checklists don't work.
making classrooms feel safe is so important. also mentioned trust.
A2: T's should incorporate content, stories & communication w/other cultures, not just in-house(skype, groups, etc.)
A2: Teachers grasp of how they are soc in the world, by race/ethnicity, class, gender and on invites students thnk similar
Yes! This is important. Teachers need to be able to feel comfortable with their students.
Well said! Both locally and globally!
Q3: What are ways to foster independent thinking while still promoting diverse learning styles? https://t.co/7G2XlxbGZb
A3: Important to encourage independent thinking through problem and challenge based learning
which method/tool have you seen best adopted by students?
A3: Engaging diverse students in collaborative problem solving, organically elevate unique perspectives w/o ‘othering’
A3: Students should have choice, voice, and audience when doing projects
A3: Create a community in the classroom—students as owners of their learning. Student choice, voice https://t.co/xVlCz7f4hk
A2 A teacher could use to virtually connect with another class across the globe! I did it! Twice! 😆
Yes! Choice and voice. Should be the goal for student experience.
