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MAGPI Fellows Global Studies Team. Sally Bair Carmela Curatola Knowles Tara Walter Susan Calvin. 1 st Video Conference. Video conference with two US Schools Students introduced their schools and communities Students shared their findings from the videos they reviewed
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MAGPI FellowsGlobal Studies Team Sally Bair Carmela Curatola Knowles Tara Walter Susan Calvin
1st Video Conference • Video conference with two US Schools • Students introduced their schools and communities • Students shared their findings from the videos they reviewed • Extra testing was needed because of connectivity challenges • Weather created planning and execution challenges • Kids were delighted to be connected in spite of it all!
2nd Videoconference – International • PA schools videoconference with a school from Mexico or Portugal • All schools create “culture quilts” • Our school • Our classroom • Our favorite hobbies • Our favorite foods or Where we live • Sharing of culture quilts across the schools • Sharing of either a video or activity for the other schools, for example, singing school song
3rd Videoconference • Videoconference with Elementary Schools from U.S. • Reflecting on International VC • What have they learned about other countries and kids? • Participating U.S. Schools share their individual projects • Discuss positives of videoconferencing (collaborations) • Reflect on whole experience