Sessions
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects at the iEARN Conference
Jennifer Rose
Helen Keller Middle School
Jennifer has 17 years experience teaching 7th grade Global Studies, and 2 years in Alternative Education. She is a Fund for Teacher Fellow and a National Geographic Certified Educator. She has a BA of Social Sciences in Secondary Education and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction, as well as Global Studies in...Read Full Bio
Jennifer Rose
Jennifer has 17 years experience teaching 7th grade Global Studies, and 2 years in Alternative Education. She is a Fund for Teacher Fellow and a National Geographic Certified Educator.
She has a BA of Social Sciences in Secondary Education and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction, as well as Global Studies in Education
Jennifer has been an iEarn Member since 2015. She has participated in the Water is Life Project (2015-2018), BRIDGE Program (2017), Talking Kites Around the World (2017-18), Girl Rising (2017), and Beauty of the Beasts (2017).
Session Description
Round table discussion on strategies educators can use to engage large groups of students in iEARN projects by offering choice. Discussion will also include the benefits and challenges of allowing choice, making connections to existing curriculum, and tools teachers can use to assess student learning.
What will educators learn and be able to do at the end of the session?
- To review ways educators are engaging large groups of students in iEARN projects
- To identify strategies educators can use to offer student choice in iEARN projects
- To discuss the benefits and challenges of allowing student choice in iEARN projects.
- To share ideas about how educators are incorporating iEARN projects and UN Sustainability goals into existing curriculum
- To illustrate tools used to assess student learning and participation in iEARN projects
- To develop recommendations for future projects
Additional Session Information
Building global citizenship is both rewarding and challenging. Students come to the realization that they are part of a global community at different times, and with different interests. This discussion will inspire teachers to provide students a choice in the projects in which they would like to participate, in the hope that meaningful student engagement will lead to increased action.
Session Resources
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects
This is a slide presentation to be used for a round-table conference session
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects
This is a link to web site I will be sharing as a resource
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects
This is a link to a web site I will be sharing as a resource for participants
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects
This is a link to a document I will be sharing as a resource for participants
Engaging Large Groups of Students in iEARN Projects
This is a link to a grading rubric I will be sharing in the slide presentation for a round-table conference session