Know My World is an educational nonprofit organization that was founded by teachers for: Teachers who Recognize the importance and value of expanding their classroom curriculum beyond traditional pedagogies and approaches. Teachers who want to introduce their students to countries,…
By Elira Stefani, Educational Coordinator, Know My World This spring, I had the opportunity to facilitate a Know My World cross-cultural digital exchange between second grade students from a Catholic school in Toronto, Canada and a mixed-grade group of students…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
In this four-week exchange, elementary classes in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico collaborated on a project about various holidays and celebrations of their culture. To ensure that the time zone difference and any technology breakdowns did…
In an eight week exchange between Texas, USA and Telangana, India students started off their first two weeks by playing a popular game, two truths and a lie, by using Padlet. In this activity students from India posted two truths…
Students from the USA and Indonesia shared about aspects of their cultures and personal interests using asynchronous technology to bridge time gaps and differences. Even with a 12-hour time difference, there was no stopping each classroom to get acquainted and…
In an seven-week exchange students from Jujuy Province, Argentina and Indiana, USA were teamed together for an educational twist on the popular TV show The Amazing Race to discuss their cultures similarities and differences. Based on the different cities they…