Global Project-Based Learning With Technology Activity Book

This book focuses on helping teachers and students get started with global project-learning in the classroom and community.

Diversity in language and culture among students and staff can either be an obstacle or an opportunity to grow. Global project-based learning is a model for working with diverse students to utilize the differences into distinct learning advantages.

Whether the projects include local populations or working to include students from other countries, global project-based learning provides concrete techniques for valuing diversity, integrating technology in project-based learning, and growing community support at schools. This standards-based approach helps students learn to work globally through achieving local or statewide standards with applications for the classroom and community.

Activities include strategies for:

• Connecting students with the culture(s) of their family origin
• Building bridges between the school and the local community
• Establishing dialogue and/or working projects between local and global communities
• Enhancing language classes in all grades
• Helping students create meaningful understanding of other people and cultures
• Learning and applying new problem solving strategies in global projects
• Develop new communication skills with people outside school and current culture
• Achieving state standards through application of global-based learning
• Develop new appreciation and understanding for the importance of global issues
• Connect to many other resources to continue global project-based learning curriculum across all content areas