Looking forward to modding #bcedchat tonight with @DAliceMarsh on one of my favourite reading events: Global Read Aloud (or Read Dahl Loud depending on your emphasis) coming from the fabulous mind of @pernilleripp#GRA18
Hi #bcedchat! Carrie, k to 9 computational thinking and coding at Science World - interested in hearing about how #GRA18 went! I participated in the French version last year @ProjetELM.
As I principal on the pacific, I was happy to introduce #gra18 to my staff and have happily been hearing many read alouds... sometimes even when I Assembly... #bcedchat
Q1: Now more than ever educators are encouraging and being encouraged to make global connections with others around the world. Why do you feel this is important to a large number of educators? #bcedchat
Q1: Now more than ever educators are encouraging and being encouraged to make global connections with others around the world. Why do you feel this is important to a large number of educators? #bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 A1: Eg. of the power of cultural awareness:
Yesterday at a VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir concert, 3 men from Africa drew our attention with their ability to sing with their whole bodies while exuding extreme joy. Part 1 of 2?
#bcedchat#GRA18 A1: Pt 2 of 2
They made me realize I am under constraint as I am not free to utilize my whole body. Their dancing while singing was infectious and created changes/increasing freedom in the audience. Their perspective was needed to help us look at our own.
A1: I think that it is important to reach out beyond our classroom to create authentic learning experiences that engage Ss. It also allows us to learn from others, develop empathy, & break down the 4 walls to take learning into new directions. #bcedchat
A1: Besides being really cool to make friends elsewhere, we can watch how others’ practices. I’m really curious about places moving to no-subject schools. #bcedchat
A1: I think that it is important to reach out beyond our classroom to create authentic learning experiences that engage Ss. It also allows us to learn from others, develop empathy, & break down the 4 walls to take learning into new directions. #bcedchat
A1: Besides being really cool to make friends elsewhere, we can watch how others’ practices. I’m really curious about places moving to no-subject schools. #bcedchat
Q1: Now more than ever educators are encouraging and being encouraged to make global connections with others around the world. Why do you feel this is important to a large number of educators? #bcedchat
A1: we are all connected and by purposefully creating opportunities for our students to see beyond their school/city/province and connect with the world is the most amazing thing. #bcedchat
#bcedchat A1: with such diversity in our schools, Ss can show how it is a positive force to the rest of the world. We as educators need to facilitate this. Make it contagious. #vsblearns
A1: we are all connected and by purposefully creating opportunities for our students to see beyond their school/city/province and connect with the world is the most amazing thing. #bcedchat
A1: Being connected to educators around the world helps me see where I can improve my practice but also helps me remember why I'm grateful to live and teach where I do! #bcedchat
A1: Teaching in French, my students often feel like they are the only francophones - this project helped them connect with students "like them" across the country #bcedchat
And books can be an amazing way to show that while languages and clothes may be different, certain emotions are often cross-cultural! Love Hate & other Filters by Samir’s Ahmed @SamiraAhmedUK is great for that! #bcedchat
Q2: If you participated in the Global Read Aloud, #GRA18, this year, what was your favourite aspect of it? If you did not, but you’ve participated in other global learning experiences, please share your favourite experiences too. #bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 A1: Have we had a 'broad' enough definition of empathy in our teaching? Or our examples usually about cultural issues? Global empathy would be a powerful force! A peaceful force?
A2: I haven’t done #gra18 but have connected though #skypeathon and other global connects. Professionally, have used WeChat to connect to Asian educators. #bcedchat
A2- We read "The Refugee". Ss loved the book and also the connections we made to other students with Skypes, Padlets and Kahoots. The Hyperdocs that were shared to go with the book were incredible and students loved all the info. #bcedchat#GRA@pernilleripp
Q2: If you participated in the Global Read Aloud, #GRA18, this year, what was your favourite aspect of it? If you did not, but you’ve participated in other global learning experiences, please share your favourite experiences too. #bcedchat
The idea that students and adults were all reading together at the same instance is very powerful to me. We are all united through our love of reading! ❤️#bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 Your response made me think of the power of "The Teaching Gap", a book on research into Math 8 teaching in the US, Germany and Japan. Really impacted our views of how we teach and why. It was a powerful global shakeup that affected how I teach.
A2. We participated as a middle school and it was wonderfully to have the the staff sharing ideas with each other and collaborating over the novel. Students were talking about it in the halls with each other. #bcedchat
A2. My favorite aspect was going old school on our connections. 250+ postcards written and ready to be mailed! Students loved checking our mail daily to see who wrote us. #bcedchat
A2 I love launching t by doing a school-Read of Ronald Dahl’s the Enormous Crocodile. I always get told it won’t work in an Assembly because of ...... yet it always seems to captivate the crowd.... #bcedchat
A2: My favorite part of past years, was rekindling Ss love for reading. Reading to Ss at all ages helps them develop a positive relationship with books. #bcedchat
Yep...and this is why I worry about some reading programs - I want students to share connections to stories and suggestions to great reads, not scores and rewards #bcedchat
Q3: One of the (not so) secret encouragements by the GRA is to encourage the use of picture books in more classrooms - even into secondary grades. What is a picture book that you have used (or could use) with older learners? #bcedchat
I have loved using Mystery Skypes to connect with other classes!! My students absolutely loved them. Connected with classes close by (@KylaLCameron!) and far away (US, NB, ON)! #bcedchat
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@TeacherTrish_U, @brynmw, @KylaLCameron
I also find it's a great way to have discussions about various literary elements, connections to self, text, world, etc. It's about the sharing of ideas. With reflection thrown in. #bcedchat
I always upload to my iPad so the pics (and words) can be followed along with. My daughter made it clear read alouds don’t work for her unless she can track the text - and I can’t easily unlearn this... #bcedchat
A3: I really enjoy using picture books. I have been using Chris Van Allsburg's books for years and they have helped proved a platform for so many ideas, lessons and writing responses #bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 Rose's quote made me realize a time a friend from the Caribbean read some
Bible verses. I had never imagined those verses in anything but the Middle East desert. Hearing her accent had me 'seeing' lush tropical forests/ added so much richness to my understanding
Join the 48-hour global event to help raise awareness of different cultures, values, and perspectives and support quality education for children around the world. Schedule your #skypeathon calls today! #MicrosoftEDU
Q3: One of the (not so) secret encouragements by the GRA is to encourage the use of picture books in more classrooms - even into secondary grades. What is a picture book that you have used (or could use) with older learners? #bcedchat
A3- I think every picture book could and should be used with older readers. When I taught gr 6/7 I tended to read one picture book a day. I can't think of a picture book that I couldn't use with my students. #bcedchat
Q3: One of the (not so) secret encouragements by the GRA is to encourage the use of picture books in more classrooms - even into secondary grades. What is a picture book that you have used (or could use) with older learners? #bcedchat
A3: I loved Peace Dancer - the images are great & there is so much depth to the story. Le hareng rouge is amazing! Only images - no text, wide variety of characters - & in the back pouch there are stories that follow people in the park but you can also make up your own. #bcedchat
Absolutely. I've noticed this more so with reading them to my daughter. I'll be bringing in some of hers. Hoping to have students become inspired and write their own at the end of the year. #bcedchat
#bcedchat A3: Wow there are too many to choose. I don’t use as many as I would like in my role, but I do know the upper Intermediate Ss love them when use them again.
#bcedchat#GRA18 A3: A math parallel --> books with pictures of how many is the easiest way for students to begin to see 'big' numbers. I've seen this a million times.
My EN12 students read aloud picture books, discussed & decided what makes a powerful story & then created picture book versions of classic novels. #bcedchat 📚
Q4: Let's expand our scope a little more...Passions matter - what are some other books you would recommend that can build passionate readers? #bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 And the precious times with our own children were bundled in our laps, eagerly anticipating what I might do next as I read to them so they could correct or laugh.
Hello @HarMath
For me the voice in my head is my Ma's
I cannot begin to tell you how much of a treat it was the weekly walks to the library to stock up on books for Ma to read aloud to us when we were children
Favorite part was how she would make up Q/A from one page to next
A4 I know that each week being able to pick out a new Dr Seuss book from a huge collection my mom had hidden for us was a thrill - his longer stories are some of my favourites! #bcedchat
Start local...find a teacher you know and set up a meeting time. I often have my class prepare 20Questions to help the guessing start. You don't have to have something that you're both teaching simultaneously, it's about critical thinking and having fun. #bcedchat
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@TeacherTrish_U, @brynmw, @CarrieAntoniazz, @KylaLCameron
And how many Dr. Seuss quotes are then utilized in convocation / grad ceremonies across the world showing the long term power of the multi-sensory 'reading' of these poetic stories?
#bcedchat#GRA18
A4 I know that each week being able to pick out a new Dr Seuss book from a huge collection my mom had hidden for us was a thrill - his longer stories are some of my favourites! #bcedchat
A4 I know that each week being able to pick out a new Dr Seuss book from a huge collection my mom had hidden for us was a thrill - his longer stories are some of my favourites! #bcedchat
A4. We read Harry Potter last year with all of our grade 6's (12 classes). A really fun one to collaborate over. Many kids hadn't read it before and so many went on to read the series. #bcedchat
Q5: Outside of the #GRA, as an educator where do you go to find global learning partners for your students/classes? Where is the best place to make connections? #bcedchat
A4 some students have finally stumbled on one of my boxes of comics...and a dad went crazy over my Asterix collection... books with pictures ain’t just for young readers! #bcedchat
A4: We read the Wild Robot last year, a previous #GRA book. Ss loved it so much, they went out & bought the sequel the day it was released, got it as bday gift for classmates, shared it when they finished reading -even struggling readers were reading it. It was amazing! #bcedchat
We were surprised too! It has become a classic. It surprised me how much fun it was to do as a novel study. We incorporated ADST by designing our own wands and had letters floating from lights. So memorable #bcedchat
We really can’t assume all/any great reads are being read...many feel that they know the story because of the movies...but as with so many film adaptions, so much that can’t be put into a 2 hour film... #bcedchat
There are lots of blog / online ressources too. Here's a link to my a Mystery Skype through the eyes of my students - this is the one we did with @KylaLCameron's class :) https://t.co/ZTmSwz49cI#bcedchat
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@DAliceMarsh, @TeacherTrish_U, @brynmw, @KylaLCameron, @KylaLCameron
#bcedchat I'm meditating on the concepts of multi-sensory approaches to learning. Reading aloud, pictures, words, smells, textures, humour etc. create long term retention/engagement. Throwing in broader perspectives of #GRA18 seems to support all these. Imagination plays a role.
Interesting you say...I had some students power through reading The Hate U Give, because they think that books are more powerful than movies and didn't want the book to be ruined before it's movie release. #bcedchat
Q5: I always seek connections through SKYPE opportunities within Microsoft Education. I've been very successful and continue to build global connections #bcedchat
A5- My hands down favourite global learning partner (aside from GRA) is @zelfstudie the Global Innovation Projects that he develops and runs are incredible. So many global connections and work are put into his projects. Follow him and if recommends it I would try it! #bcedchat
Q5: Outside of the #GRA, as an educator where do you go to find global learning partners for your students/classes? Where is the best place to make connections? #bcedchat
I had a student lend it to me when they knew I had a trip coming up! I have never seen so many kids rally around a book - and the conversations around differences, bullying, etc. were amazing. #bcedchat
#bcedchat#GRA18 A5: As a semi-retiree I haven't been looking but taking part in ed chats in other parts of the world have led to many relationships of people I know would connect me with other students in other lands.
And this is absolutely the case for this series. One simply has to read about Hermione advocating for the rights of house elves. Amazing and left out of the movies 🙂 #bcedchat
Building a larger #PLN through my educators' podcast has been SO inspiring. Connecting with other passionate educators around the world energizes, forms allies, expands perspectives, and shows us new possibilities for learning! It's why I've become a Twitter evangelist. #BCedchat
Q6: Many educators still remain hesitant or are unsure where to start making global connections - what are some benefits of connecting with classrooms from other countries? What methods of connecting work better than others? #bcedchat
A5 : @sr_tutor has a great ressource : https://t.co/t1OKhY9384 that has links to the Digital Human library & other global connections, I use a lot of @SkypeClassroom, @Twitter to connect w/ Ts, to then connect w/Ss. And all the Ts I have met at proD around the world! #bcedchat
We did a unit on the ocean-I sought out SKYPEs with oceanographers, marine biologists, or more specifically a (shark) expert to bring into the classroom through SKYPE. It helped me connect with professionals around the world, it also brought a global touch to the class!#bcedchat
A1: Learning potential explodes when the walls of not only our classrooms but also our countries are taken down! I interviewed @Mrs_Gilchrist, for example, on my #Characterspeaks#podcast all the way over in Japan. SO great to grow with a global educator like her! #bcedchat
Having spent most of my life in “isolated communities” (where walmart is a day trip) asynchronous communication such as twitter is invaluable to make first connections - to have such a tool allows people who want to tweak education know they aren’t isolated in thinking #bcedchat
A5 : @sr_tutor has a great ressource : https://t.co/t1OKhY9384 that has links to the Digital Human library & other global connections, I use a lot of @SkypeClassroom, @Twitter to connect w/ Ts, to then connect w/Ss. And all the Ts I have met at proD around the world! #bcedchat
A6: I think if hesitant start small watch an @EBTSOYP before signing up to participate. Or do your first #mysteryskype with a teacher you know. Also if you fail let your students know and show them that you are willing to keep trying. #bcedchat
Q6: Many educators still remain hesitant or are unsure where to start making global connections - what are some benefits of connecting with classrooms from other countries? What methods of connecting work better than others? #bcedchat
Through Microsoft Ed I was able to funnel & hone in on specific scientists. I reached out through their platform, scheduled it. My students had prior knowledge on polar bears, sharks, dolphins, & turtles so I sought out those experts to enhance our unit #bcedchat
I know that @EBTSOYP hosts oceanographers and biologists all the time as well as a host of other scientists. If you haven't checked out the website you should! #bcedchat
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@DAliceMarsh, @smcmaster4, @bcedchat, @EBTSOYP
I did the same with our adaptation unit- bringing in a scientist from Vancouver. My students really benefitted from these global experiences. It opened the world up to possibilities. #bcedchat
I will certainly refer to the #bcedchat archives tonight. Totally missed tonight's chat. Had an interview with a doctoral student. It was pretty awesome and can't be in 2 places at once. Hope the chat went well with @dalicemarsh@technolandy. Looks like it has, as I lurk.
A1: Making global connections allows you to be part of a larger community of teachers, share ideas and resources. They also allow us to see how educational practices are influenced by culture and heritage. #bcedchat
A7: Watching youtube videos or reading online about other places and how they are dealing with a situation. Having Ss share out after coming back from international trips about what they saw, heard, learnt. #bcedchat
A7. I have students conduct News Story Analyses. They have to bring in/share news reports from around the world at least once a month each. We then watch/read as a class and discuss what's going on elsewhere and how it affects us. #bcedchat
#bcedchat I remember my AHA moment in research when Lynn Fels utilized poetry as a recording tool in research. The added dimensions crystallized so much detail & clarity.
A7 I believe we need to encourage multiple perspectives if we truly want to be a multi-cultural society...and that means learning from our past so we don’t make the same mistakes as we (or others) made previously #bcedchat
A6: you could start with classrooms in same Districts. Get the experience and see how local issues could move to global. #bcedchat Work with what you know.
A7 while I wish I could walk in other people’s shoes, I can’t so I have to listen to others voices well - really liked @mosesbread72 book from this summer #bcedchat
