While at first I was hesitant to use Twitter, I overcame my fears of posting on social media and began to find joy in finding information to share with others. I hope to continue to use this tool when I become a teacher as I know it will assist me with developing my pedagogy.
Carpenter & Krutka's (2014) findings have shown that Twitter can be implemented by educators in a positive manner, with many of their respondents using it for professional development. I have found it to be a great tool to collaborate with peers and share ideas with one another.
Dolan (2016) suggests that geography and outdoor learning are connected through the 3 concepts of space, place and sustainability. Using these concepts provides greater opportunities for student's to be highly engaged in global matters relating to geography.
It's great to see NSW DoE assisting teachers during this pandemic, by providing modules to aid teachers with thinking of creative ways to engage their class whether they're back at school or still at home learning.
From this week, teachers are delivering lessons to both students at school and students learning from home. Get some hacks to manage both and deliver the best possible experience with our confidence-building videos!
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Looks good Cameron, some great content for educators to add to their pedagogy. I know I'll be using this to address global perspectives and assist students with comprehending equality/equity issues.
Teachers! If you are a passionate educator who strives to unite our world then check out this website. It offers an array of quality resources and knowledge with the intention to expand young minds, and build global connections. #GlobalEducation#UoNTeach
What a brilliant concept made by today's youth, educators could assist their student's by expressing themselves through art with a global appreciation theme.
In the face of #COVID19 lockdowns and school closures, young people around the world are expressing themselves through art. Learn more on @voicesofyouth - @UNICEF’s channel by youth, for youth. https://t.co/swnNi6TXNl
ABC Education has nearly 100 #maths#games and #interactives for Year 6 students, dealing with fractions, decimals, statistics, percentages, area, grids, probability and more. Here are the 10 most popular games, as decided by #teachers and #students! https://t.co/hTkX4yfkHg
Using De Bono's '6 Thinking Hats' can result in higher creative thinking in students (Kaur, 2017). Using this method in a geography lesson based on a global perspective allows students' to collaborate by addressing the task together, leading to innovative ways of thinking.
Heard of the FREE app Expeditions? It is an amazing resource that would be fantastic to teach global perspectives and integrated lessons! Students are able to go on virtual excursions across the world! What ways would you use this virtual experience with your learners? #UoNTeach
'8 Ways' is a resource for educators to use to further develop their pedagogies using Indigenous ideologies. As Burgess (2019) states, teachers can greatly benefit from cultural immersion. Follow the link to check it our for yourself. https://t.co/x9hcYmBkJu
With schools still facing restrictions due to COVID-19, a useful tool to engage students with learning at home could be creating tasks using GoogleEarth/MapQuest. Allowing students to find geographical locations and mapping local areas can assist with engagement (Patterson,2007).
Comparing Indigenous cultures such as Maori's or Pygmies to the Aboriginal peoples could be a key indicator in a Global Education topic, this would fit well into all students learning about different backgrounds (Prout, 2012). What other cultures could be compared in this aspect?
Minecraft is an excellent resource to use in any STEAM related areas (Brand, 2013), using this technology to identify similarities between geographical locations can inspire students to be engage in real-world locations.
21st Century & Global Education skills have increasingly become apart of our lifestyles, with digital technologies at our fingertips and being influenced with worldwide news on these devices we must ensure we give students an opportunity to learn (Chu, 2017).
Andreotti (2010) questions whether the concepts of learning cultural education needs restructuring, she has drafted a model on 'Thinking Together' where students debate and critique an area of cultural importance.
Mem Fox's 'Whoever You Are' is an excellent read for learning to understand cultural diversity. Great resource to broaden knowledge in Global Education.
Trilling & Fadel (2009) outline that incorporating 21st Century Learning is a key process in education. As it encourages students to learn how to solve real world problems, such as poverty and diseases through comprehending real world problems.
With many Australian education systems using preventative measures in the classroom to stop the spread of corona-virus. This would be a great opportunity for a Global Perspective lesson to be introduced, to show students the differences in basic human rights across the globe.
Washing hands with water and soap is key to stopping #coronavirus. Yet millions of people can't.
UNICEF is working across the world to make sure handwashing facilities are available #ForEveryChild.
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These curriculum-aligned topics are alphabetised and can be used to facilitate learning for students of all levels! Scroll through to find the one that best suits your needs. https://t.co/EpidSeiU6e #aussieED
This article outlines how educators will need to implement 21st century learning due to the likelihood of schools being closed down in the coming weeks. Could this be an opportunity for educators to create new pedagogies to use for 21st century learning?
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