Session 28

Title: Exploring the International Education and Resource Network......Learning how to Connect With the World

Session Description:

During this session, participants will be introduced to the International Education and Resource Network and discover strategies on how to connect your class and school to classes throughout the world.
We will also explore a few projects, how to initiate a connection with a teacher to collaborate with, showcase your work in a variety of 2.0 tools and empowering your students to work with others to make a difference in the world.

Presenters: Jim Carleton, Mali Bickley

Jim Carleton has been a classroom teacher for 24 years. Presently Jim is the Information Communications and Technology consultant at the Simcoe County District School Board in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Jim is passionate about using technology to connect students together globally to make a difference in the world. He has won numerous local and national awards for his work in using ICT to connect students from around the world in meaningful projects. Jim is the county coordinator for the Canadian division of the International Educational and Resource Network (iEARN) and also a member of several organizations that focus on global collaboration and responsible use of ICT.

 

Mali Bickley has 27 years experience as a classroom teacher. Over the past 6 years, she has used ICT and successfully integrated literacy and content area curriculum to have her students connect, communicate and collaborate with several classes from around the world. As a classroom teacher, Mali is using Global Education Projects to integrate reading and writing strategies into meaningful projects that connect students globally. Mali’s students have successfully collaborated with each other and students around the world to make a difference in the lives of others. Mali is the assistant country coordinator of iEARN Canada and designs and facilitates many international projects.

Both Jim and Mali have given workshops on Collaborative Global Education projects and integrating ICT into classroom practice to several schools, districts, universities and interested organizations, such as Taking it Global, World Vision, ECOO and NECC both nationally and internationally. They have clearly seen how students become highly engaged in global collaborative projects that use ICT. Jim and Mali feel the rewards of teaching include seeing how students become passionate about the connections they have made with others.