Join us for International Games Day this Friday

Come relax, learn a new game, have fun... We look forward to seeing you during all lunches and after school. Join the global community as International Games Day is practiced all over the globe. There may even be an international Minecraft Tournament - Stop in for more information. Twitter hashtag is  #igd15

Global Collaboration Day - What does it mean to be a Global Learner?

Two of our middle school classes took part in Global Collaboration day on September 17 by exploring what it means to be a global learner.  Students from around the world were discussing and sharing similar ideas.  We tweeted out some of our thoughts and viewed responses from around the world.  Connecting our classrooms in this manner made our students think about what it means to be part of the global community on a daily basis as we engage in class and with each other. Some of our posters will become part of an international iBook by VIF education. Students in grade 5 and grade 6 English and Mexican social studies took part.  Thanks to their fabulous teachers Ms. Andrea and Ms. Dominque it was a great collaboration.

World Read Aloud Day

March 4 was World Read Aloud Day.  This day was started to highlight the importance of reading as a primary form of empowerment for all young people.  Each year, educators and librarians from around the world take part by connecting with other classrooms via technology. This year, I found 2 different classrooms in the United States to connect with Ms. Laya's grade 5 LA class.  Our students read a digital version of Chico the Brave from the WeGiveBooks website.  This allowed for both classrooms to see the book projected on a large screen as all schools did not have a hard copy of the book.  We also made this global project local by reading to Ms. Stefanie's kinder class.  The students did a wonderful reading of the story and loved talking with students in Wisconsin discussing the benefits of snow. :). The US collaborations were found via teacher librarian Google+ community.