Global+Literacy+and+21st+Century+Skills+-+IB+Teachers

=Global Literacy and 21st Century Skills=


 * Aldrich Elementary IB Teachers, Elizabeth King and Emily Krebs[[image:Aldrich.png align="right"]]**


 * Description of the Session:** Would you like to witness the 21st Century Skills in action? If so, this is the session for you! Not only will you be able to see first hand how 21st Century Skills look and sound, but you will also get a taste of the International Baccalaureate Program and how the two are intertwined. Emily Krebs and Elizabeth King come to us from the only elementary International Baccalaureate school in Nebraska, Bess Streeter Aldrich. These teachers will share lesson examples that incorporate principles of both 21st Century Skills and IB. Come join the fun


 * Activities & Links to Sites Used in the Session:[[image:03.jpg width="239" height="158" align="right" caption="Picture from: Time Magazine--http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373664,00.html"]] **

Classroom Application: This site was used to focus on Global and Cultural Literacy but students also benefited by applying the skills of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
 * Time Magazine's "What the World Eats" Photo Essay:** This site shows photos from around the globe of one family and what they eat in one week. The cost of the food is also given along with a picture of the family with their supplies.
 * **Link:** @http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373664,00.html


 * __Tiny Seed__ Music, Motion and Creativity Lesson:** Using the Eric Carle book, __The Tiny Seed__, participants[[image:Instruments.jpg width="400" height="280" align="right"]] used various musical instruments to represent the different nouns (tiny seed, the wind, thunder, etc) or characters in the book. Active participation, movement, children's literature and the **//21st Century Skill of creativity//** were included in this lesson. Cards were distributed to participants with the "character" and a drawing of the instrument they would be using. Participants then went to a table and found their instrument and practiced making the sound they wanted to use to represent their character from the book.Chimes were used the wind, finger symbols for the tiny seed, etc.


 * Greetings Activity:** Using a number of different languages, participants learned phrases to greet others from different cultures. The phrases used were:

** Sorida ~ Que pasa ~ Aloha ~ Gutentag ~ Shalom ~ Good Day ~ Konichiwa ~ Paka ~ ** (greetings from Zimbabwe, Spanish language countries ~ Hawaii ~ Germany ~ Hebrew cultures ~ Australia ~ Japan ~ Russia) The phrases were spoken by the group in unison as the instructor flipped over the cards to hide the written phrases. Within a few minutes the group knew the greetings and gained confidence in the greeting. The greetings were "chanted" as they were learned, helping to learn the rhythm of the language.


 * A 21st Century "Pool"** (placemat--see below in the photo) was given to each participant along with a deck of cards containing each of the 21st Century Skills. As this activity (and the others in the session) was completed, participants reflected on the 21st Century Skills present by the activity.


 * Song Lyrics Activity:** This activity was used in an "inventions" until for third grade students. Using the Brad Paisley song and video, "Welcome to the Future", participants were given a printed copy of the song lyrics that they could use while the video was played. The focus of the activity was took look at how the world had changed and participants were encouraged to reflect on the innovations mentioned in the lyrics and displayed in the images on the video.


 * Link to Lyrics**: @http://tinyurl.com/ltlaws
 * Video on YouTube:** media type="youtube" key="Y0Yg9wjctRw?fs=1" height="190" width="320"

Presenters then shared how the topic of inventions were discussed with the students and a few images of the inventions the students created were shared with a document camera.


 * Linking International Baccalaureate Focus to 21st Century Skills Activity:** Using the 21st Century Skills outlined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the International Baccalaureate primary years focus of: inquiry, thinking, communicating, taking risks, gaining knowledge, being principled, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective participants were asked to help link the two skills. Cutouts of the 21st Century Skills and the IB primary year focus areas were used in this linking activity. (see images