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Take Your Classroom Global!

PGL12June 29, 2012

Kate Gatto & Sara Hassan

Introduce Yourself!

• Where are you from?• What is your role in education?• Why did you decide to attend PGL12? This

workshop?

Agenda

• What is TakingITGlobal (TIG)?• tigweb.org site tools exploration• What is TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed)?• tiged.org site tools exploration• Virtual classroom platform• TIGed Programs • Student Outcomes

TODAY’S STUDENTS WILL …

… “sell to the world; buy from the world; work for international companies; manage employees from

other cultures and countries; collaborate with people all over the world in joint ventures; compete with people on the other side of the world for jobs and markets; and tackle global problems such as AIDS,

avian flu, pollution, and disaster recovery.”

(Vivien Stewart, “Becoming Citizens of the World,” Educational Leadership)

Today’s students need to be prepared toCOMPETE in a global knowledge-based

economy AND COOPERATE across borders toaddress global issues.

… Both of which require the effective use of technology.

Technology enabled youth empowered to be global citizens.

Social Network for Social Goodwww.tigweb.org

Young people everywhere are actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world

Inspire, inform, involve

TakingITGlobal attracted

5,154,048visitors in 2011

Crowdsourced Translation

into 13 languages

Arabic, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish

Informal Learning Communitywww.tigweb.org

CommunityAction ToolsResourcesYouth MediaGlobal IssuesRegions

HOW MIGHT YOU UTILIZE TIG’S TOOLS AND RESOURCES IN YOUR

TEACHING PRACTICE?

The Impact

89% increased cultural awareness

82% talk more about local/global issues

66% increased their volunteer activity

Food for thought…

“Children know more about what’s going on in the world today than their teachers […]. They’re

immersed in a media environment […] that was unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at

school today versus 100 years ago, they are more similar than dissimilar.”

(Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn.

(The Partnership for 21st Century Skills)”

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TIGed: Bridging Formal & Informal Learning

Student

VoiceGlobal

Citizenship

Environmental

Stewardship

TIGed’s Program Pillars

www.deforestaction.org

WhyTIGed

Students and teachers plug into the world’s largest multilingual community of global leaders, which they

can engage with while using TIGed and after.

Student impacts:Connected, Technologically savvy, Informed

Globally minded, Inspired, Empowered

Educators can help to make this

happen!

THANK YOU!education@takingitglobal.org

www.tiged.orgTwitter: @TIGed