Showing posts with label global connections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global connections. Show all posts

Friday, April 30, 2010

Kim Sivick

Kim Sivick

Kim Sivick, USA, Primary, World Cultures

Technology coordinator K-5th grades (ages 5-12). Interested in global connections for young students.

4th Grade Culture Studies - currently offline
A place where young students ages 9-11 can connect with people around the world. This blog extends classroom learning and introduces children to global connections.

Theme: elementary, global connections

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Monica D. Mulholland

Monica D. Mulholland

Monica D. Mulholland, USA, College, University, Spanish

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, I now reside in Northern Virginia, USA. In my hometown, I taught English for over twenty years, and, in the USA, I became a Spanish instructor in 2002. I have worked at the High School level but I now focus on college, where I am both a teacher and a learner. I am convinced I will always be both. I just love both activities.

Currently, I am pursuing my PhD degree at Catholic University of America, in Washington DC, and I teach Spanish to undergrads. Technology is my passion and I have been using it as a teaching and learning tool for the last ten years.

Spanish is fun
'Spanish is fun' is dedicated to the practice of the Spanish language in a real-life scenario. My students write about themselves, and they connect with other students or native-speakers of the language.

As they do that, not only do they become more proficient in several linguistic skills, they also live the global community that our world has turned into thanks to the power of technology.

In April 2009, Spanish is fun was awarded the MEAD Award for Leadership at the North East Conference on Foreign Languages.

Theme: languages, spanish, college, university, culture, technology in the classroom, creativity, connections

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Kim Trefz

Kim Trefz

Kim Trefz, USA, Primary, English

I have a passion for teaching grammar and writing and have done so for the past 10 years. I currently teach 5th grade English at the largest all-boys' elementary school in the country.

Mrs. Trefz's 5th Grade Blog
I have created an interactive blog where the students can have a "Techs Book" instead of a "Text Book." This is where they can write with a purpose as they make global connections.

Theme: : Web 2.0, innovative, interactive, teaching grammar through writing, wiki, global connections, technology tools, learning styles, critical and creative thinking.