globaledcon 2013

GLOBAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE2013

C O U N T RY D AY W O R L D S C H O O LL A R G O, F L O R I D A

B E TT Y J A N E M A C KAY J E N N I F E R W I L L I A M S

M O N T E SS O R I S C H O O L

One Montessori World: Connecting Montessori Students & Teachers

from around the World

Today’s Agenda

Montessori Education

Importance of Global Collaborations

One Montessori World Project

United States & Spain

Montessori Programs

Lower Elementary 1st-3rd grades

Instruction in English & Spanish

Global Project with Integration of Technology

Investigation… Discovery…

What is Montessori Education?

21st Century Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Collaboration

Communication

Country Day World SchoolInternational Program

Significance of International Programs

Knowledgeable about other cultures 

Sensitive to other cultures

Comfortable communicating in a world language

Familiar with major global issues and current events

Able to examine issues from different perspectives using critical-thinking skills

International Program Pillars

Sister Schools

International Travel

International Students

World Languages

Global Projects

Global Projects

Through these collaborations and projects with students in schools across the globe, we prepare our students to be competent and compassionate citizens in an increasing global world.

One Montessori World

Lessons in:

Language

Geography

Biology

Math

Practical Life

*with integration of technology throughout all

Goals & Objectives

September/October: Identify Friendship Schools   October: Global Handshake: A Lesson in Language   November: My Place in the World: A Lesson in Geography   December: International Festivities: A Lesson in Cultural Studies   January: Global “Exchange”: A Lesson in Mathematics   February: Backyard Biomes: A Lesson in Biology   March: Our Montessori World Celebration: A Lesson in Practical

Life

Hello from Florida Hola from Spain

Global “Handshake”: A Lesson in Language

Working Collaboratively…

Independent Study…

Next Steps…

Toolkit: How to Start your Own Project

1. WEBCAM:Videoconferencing, Skype, Facetime

2. COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE:

think.com, google sites, wikispaces, blogger

3. NETWORKS: iEARN, TakingITGlobal, GlobalEd Ning, ISTE

4. Web 2.0 TOOLS: VoiceThread, Voki, GoogleDocs, GoogleMaps,

GoogleEarth

Essential Readings for Teachers

Connect with Us!

www.onemontessoriworld.blogspot.com

Betty Jane MackayLead Montessori Teacher bjmackay@countrydaylargo.com

Jennifer WilliamsDirector of Education

jwilliams@countrydaylargo.com