{"id":6438,"date":"2023-01-28T13:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=6438"},"modified":"2023-01-31T09:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:01:46","slug":"xw1w","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/ideacon-2023\/xw1w\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Collaboration For Cross-Cultural Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Global Collaboration For Cross-Cultural Understanding<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; background-color: #4472c4; text-align: center;\">On-Demand<br \/>\nPresented by Kevin Bower<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #b90843;\">Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Across the World Once a Week, #XW1W, a teacher-mediated curricular initiative, allows your elementary and middle school learners to engage with classrooms across the world through Twitter. Using a single question every week about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), your students can learn more about their own community and other cultures worldwide. Join us to learn how to get started.<\/p>\n<h3>Download a PDF copy of the slides here.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this <em><strong>Resource Materials<\/strong><\/em> section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Resources from TeachersFirst<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Cross-Cultural Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedadvocate.org\/6-ways-teachers-can-foster-cultural-awareness-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 WAYS TEACHERS CAN FOSTER CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE CLASSROOM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/celebrate-world-thinking-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrate World Thinking Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/teach-your-students-to-be-global-digital-citizens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teach Your Students to be Global Digital Citizens!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might have some descriptive information that you put together that doesn&#8217;t have links. It might include a numbered or bulleted list. There are so many possibilities.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Sustainable Development Goal Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/bring-the-sustainable-development-goals-into-your-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bring the Sustainable Development Goals Into Your Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/student-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals Student Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World&#8217;s Largest Lesson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Mentioned During the Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/listenwise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listenwise<\/a> &#8211; is an example of podcasts (<a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/best-podcasts-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are some additional ones<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phet Simulations<\/a> &#8211; there are a number of other places to find manipulatives and simulations:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/gz.explorelearning.com\/index.cfm?method=Controller.dspFreeGizmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gizmos<\/a> (listing of free Gizmos)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.didax.com\/math\/virtual-manipulatives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Manipulatives<\/a> (Free to use browser-based manipulatives from Didax)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/toytheater.com\/category\/teacher-tools\/virtual-manipulatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A different set of virtual manipulatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Make your own: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wordwall.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Videos<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">In-the-Classroom:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our <em><strong>In-the-Classroom<\/strong><\/em> section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">#XW1W Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=12338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is XW1W?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XW1W is an opportunity for students to interact within a diverse environment through an active learning experience instead of passive interactions in the classroom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/xw1w-participation-tips.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#XW1W Participation Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/xw1w-symbols.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#XW1W Twitter Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">#XW1W Tools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IdeaBoardz<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Organize thoughts and ideas for the weekly question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wakelet<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Curate and collaborate on resources to support answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Slides<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Students share and comment on ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canva Comic Strip Templates<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Create cartoons to respond to the weekly question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=13954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powtoon<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Create animated presentations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/events\/ideacon-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDEACON 2023<\/a> Session Listings Page<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Collaboration For Cross-Cultural Understanding On-Demand Presented by Kevin Bower Session Description: Across the World Once a Week, #XW1W, a teacher-mediated curricular initiative, allows your elementary and middle school learners to engage with classrooms across the world through Twitter. Using a single question every week about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), your students can learn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/ideacon-2023\/xw1w\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Global Collaboration For Cross-Cultural Understanding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6353,"parent":6352,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6438","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","user-has-not-earned"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6438"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6472,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6438\/revisions\/6472"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}