Engaging Global Community Partners through IVECA Promoting Intercultural Competence of the 21st Century Students

Ned Kirsch (@betavt), Superintendent Franklin West Supervisory Union, VTIVECA International Virtual SchoolingGlobal Education Day @ ISTE 2015

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• Rural district

• Farming Communities

• 25% FRL

• 96% White

• 84 miles from Montreal, Canada

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How We Innovate• 1:1 iPad Deployment 6-12 (3:1 K-5)

• Global Connections

• Ed Camp

• STEM Focus

• Digital Learning Specialists

• FWSU Action Plan

• Personal Learning Plans

• Social Media

• Proficiency Based Grading

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FWSU Action Plan• Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning

FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities.

• Target 2 - Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning.

• Target 3 – Flexible Learning EnvironmentsFWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all.

• Target 4 – Engaged Community Partners FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world.

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Target 4

• Action StepDevelop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study

• Indication of Success– Learning outcomes will be expanded to encourage

curiosity, communication, and digital citizenry

– Students challenge convention and make contributions in their community, state, and world

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• What do we want for our students?

• What do we expect?

• How do we define community?

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Intercultural Competence

• The ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with people of other cultures:

– Appropriately: Valued rules, norms, and expectations of the relationship are not violated significantly.

– Effectively: Intended outcomes are accomplished productively through the adequate communications and collaborations based on understanding, respect, interpretation and application of cultural diversity and universality.

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IVECA International Virtual Schooling

• Promoting Intercultural Competence

• IVECA helps students to communicate with one another in different cultures and countries. The program provides a virtual environment that enables students to share subject matters and socialize within the program.

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IVECA & FWSU

• 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade classrooms

• 30% of all students

• 15 teachers

• Korea and Mexico

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• Something you model

• Something you foster

• Something you teach

• A natural, learned, or innate behavior?

What is Collaboration?

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