Wizer.me: Blending Worksheets. Together. By Alicia Rescigno, Instructional Technologist, Know My World Being an educator in today’s society, we want the best applications for our classrooms. Teachers will take a lot of time from their already busy schedules to look for…
1. Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda by Lauren Alderfer This colorful picture book helps students understand the meaning of mindfulness. Panda teaches monkey the importance of staying focused on one task at a time. After students have read the story, you…
My name is Genevieve Murphy and I am one of the original co-founders of Know My World. I am pleased to share that I am stepping into the director and CEO position with the intention of continuing to move Know…
In a six week exchange middle school students (ages 10-13) in New York and Nepal worked together to understand and combat global warming. The exchange started by pairing students – one student from New York, one student from Nepal. They…
I have been interested in meditation for quite some years now and I am currently taking courses to become a mindfulness and meditation teacher. I would love to incorporate these in the projects I design as an Educational Coordinator in…
Global Education in the Classroom My classroom is always set to give every student access to quality education regardless of their status (family, socio-economic, etc.). Both boys and girls including students with special educational needs have equal opportunities to learn.…
Traveling and living in many parts of the world as a global educator, you meet all kinds of people who are working toward the common good. There are many ways people create communities of care that intersect with education and…
Guest Article by Inna Remez, School of Solone and Feshchenko Evgen Leonorovich, Ph.D The development of global education in Ukraine has significant contrast to countries in which democratic values are traditional foundation of civil society. Root difference is that…
By Alicia Rescigno, Education Coordination Director, Know My World When you have a presentation to create for a meeting or as part of a lesson for your students, most of the time we only think of using Microsoft PowerPoint to…
My name is Tanya Washington. I currently teach fifth grade history, sixth grade geography, and I am our school’s vanguard teacher. As vanguard teacher, I strive to provide 21st century educators with technology support and integration strategies that promote academic…