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Excellent slideshow by @langwitches sharing new curriculum objectives to support globally connected learning.

Blog post on the ISTE Connects blog on communication between different cultures when collaborating globally

Students in Gr 1 at Frederica Academy, Georgia USA introduce themselves to partners in the K-2 Building Bridges to Tomorrow, Flat Connections project http://flatconnections.com

Delighted to see this article in THE Journal about global collaboration, including Flat Connections projects. hats off to Theresa Allen and Avylon Magarey for also sharing their ideas and practices as they join classrooms around the world.

UPDATED link for Global collaboration across the curriculum toolkit I developed in conjunction with Asia Education Foundation, Australia

Global collaboration across the curriculum toolkit created by Julie Lindsay with the Asia Education Foundation.

Sonya Van Schaijik shares her ideas and experiences to encourage others to join and create global projects

"Since the 1990's educators have leveraged the power of the Internet to forge online global collaborative learning. More recently global competency and intercultural understanding in conjunction with cross-border collaboration and digital fluency have emerged as 'future ready' key capabilities. However, learning environments struggle to embed authentic real world learning and build capacity for global connection and collaboration. Julie shares new perspectives on developing a Global Collaborator Mindset and implementing Online Global Collaborative Learning (OGCL) as a pedagogical approach. "