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Let's Talk About You And Me: An International Preschool Podcast

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 20

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Highlands International Preschool
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Highlands International Preeschool
@aleealvarez
I studied Pedagogy at the University Iberoamericana in Mexico City, then I decided to expand my knowledge and studied a master in Neuropsychology and Education in the Universidad Panamericana. I have been a teacher for 8 years and I am convinced that education can change the world. Preschool Teacher at Highlands International School, México

Session description

K-3 students will discuss the power of technology as a tool to connect with others around the world to share and discuss issues that concern us as citizens. Enjoy our classroom podcast to get to know what we learned from other countries and how we can promote cultural diversity.

Purpose & objective

Since we faithfully believe that dialogue is the most powerful tool that humans have, we decided to take it as an advantage to develop this project, at the same time that we faithfully believe that being global citizens gives us the opportunity to build a better society.

That's why we used technology to get closer to people who were far away from us. By using anchor, we created a podcast to connect with people around the world by learning about cultural diversity and the different things they had to offer us.

The children talked about traditions, customs, national holidays, and were able to exchange with people of their age through a really enriching dialogue that led them to reflect on the importance of respecting cultural diversity and working together to build a better world based on similarities and differences realizing that we are all individuals and that we all have a value.

After each activity, students reflected on their learning process answering questions from their teachers to record their classroom podcast. Our classroom Podcast was uploaded monthly to our blog together with articles written by our teachers to share our experience.The main purpose and objectives for this presentation are:

To share with the audience the ways we can connect with people around the world and unite to build a better world.
To share how Storytelling and Challenge Based Learning were implemented through technology to enhance reflection and metacognition developing critical thinking and autonomy in our students.
To share with the audience student and teacher creations and proposals that contribute to a better world.
To give our students an international platform to share their ideas.

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Outline

Content and Activities:

Students and their teachers will share with the audience their experience, strategies, and learning process. The audience will participate by listening and asking questions to broaden the perspective of the project. Also, by sharing ideas that leverage our experience and learning.

Time - each participant will be able to stay as long as they want in the stand to, but, in general, they will take about 5-10 minutes listen to how the project developed, the challenges faced, and to share ideas.

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Supporting research

Thinking Routines: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines.
Impact of modern technology in education https://www.academia.edu/43582805/Impact_of_modern_technology_in_education?auto=citations&from=cover_page

Education in a Digital World https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203108178/education-digital-world-neil-selwyn

Imagining An Ideal Podcast Listener https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15405702.2019.1610175

Kids' College
Enhancing Children's Appreciation and Acceptance of Cultural Diversity https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J005v24n02_06

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Session specifications

Topic:
Communication & collaboration
Grade level:
PK-2
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Principals/head teachers, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices not needed
Subject area:
ELL, Social studies
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Empowered Learner
  • Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
Creative Communicator
  • Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
Global Collaborator
  • Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.
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