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As a Global Teacher, I strive to help my students understand how their learning connects to others across our world. I want them to understand the importance of learning about other cultures and traditions. Building this perspective helps students develop empathy for others and truly sparks conversations that lead to collaborative learning. Currently I use literature, real life events, Skype in the Classroom, videos, and global connections to help open my students to the big world around us. We make connections across academic areas. I even have a Virtual Reality headset that all my students share. They love using Google Expeditions and other apps to connect their learning, but that takes time when you have 20 students and one device. This Google Expedition Kit will allow me to take up to five of my students on virtual reality field trips where their learning can be extended and more in depth conversations can be had through small group instruction which will lead to more collaborative projects within our classroom, help build connections with families through sharing our travels, and spark that curiosity in my students that have them looking for more information. It is never too early to set goals and that is what I want to do with my first graders. I want them seeing what is out their in this world and how they can contribute and be apart of transforming it as they develop into global citizens. Won't you help me bring the world to them?

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As a Global Teacher, I strive to help my students understand how their learning connects to others across our world. I want them to understand the importance of learning about other cultures and traditions. Building this perspective helps students develop empathy for others and truly sparks conversations that lead to collaborative learning. Currently I use literature, real life events, Skype in the Classroom, videos, and global connections to help open my students to the big world around us. We make connections across academic areas. I even have a Virtual Reality headset that all my students share. They love using Google Expeditions and other apps to connect their learning, but that takes time when you have 20 students and one device. This Google Expedition Kit will allow me to take up to five of my students on virtual reality field trips where their learning can be extended and more in depth conversations can be had through small group instruction which will lead to more collaborative projects within our classroom, help build connections with families through sharing our travels, and spark that curiosity in my students that have them looking for more information. It is never too early to set goals and that is what I want to do with my first graders. I want them seeing what is out their in this world and how they can contribute and be apart of transforming it as they develop into global citizens. Won't you help me bring the world to them?

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