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Space Real Estate Agents?
A Teacher's Heart Smiles when... A teacher’s heart smiles when students become creative, enthusiastic and take ownership of their work. This was the case with the 4th grade class at my school. Their...
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Celebrating Language, Culture & History via Skype
Students from Jacksonville, Florida/USA and Binyamina, Israel recently celebrated Jerusalem Day together. A true opportunity to share Language, Culture & History via Skype. A grandfather in Israel...
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Global Awareness & Collaboration Project- Elementary School
If you are ready to weave global awareness & collaboration into your elementary school classroom, consider participating in the Teddy Bears Around the World Project For the third year, Teddy Bears...
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Looking for “Experts” to Help Us Learn With Perspectives About Christopher...
A new school year has started for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. We are off to a fantastic start. I am working with our 5th grade teacher and class on their Christopher Columbus Social Studies...
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Out of Eden: Paul Salopek’s Walk from Ethiopia to Patagonia
I am thrilled to share with Langwitches’ readers an amazing learning opportunity. Take a look at the Out of Eden site and let your imagination run wild how you could get your students excited about...
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Where the Hell is Matt- Evolution
I have been following the “Where the Hell is Matt” videos since 2006. I always thought the video is a great hook for students into geography. There are three versions available with a clear evolution...
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Amplification of a Transportation Unit & a Survey
In a unit on Transportation, our Kindergarteners read a large picture book “On the Move!” by Donna Latham Students got so interested into learning about different ways people around the globe got...
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Global Students- Global Perspectives Projects
I am pleased to share with you an opportunity for Middle School Students to collaborate on a global perspectives project. Mark Engstrom, the Assistant Principal and Middle School Geography teacher at...
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Building Content Knowledge: Collaborate and Curate
Mark Engstrom. 8th grade Geography teacher and Assistant Principal at Graded- The American School of São Paulo, has redesigned his entire course. Students move through the modules of this blended...
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Be the Fly on the Wall: Mystery Skype
There can never be enough examples from the classroom to share. The benefits are many, from creating a ripple effect of digitally documenting and sharing to a glimpse in someone else’s classroom by...
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