SESSION TYPE: Featured Speaker (Panel) SESSION TITLE: Using Technology to Foster Global Collaboration in the Classroom STRAND: Instructional Technology DAY: Friday TIME: 8:30 - 9:45 am LOCATION: Sutton Parlor South, 2nd floor

Seeking to enhance global competency in their students, teachers are looking for examples of how to internationalize their classrooms. In this session educators will share personal examples of how they went beyond learning about the world to engage their students with peers internationally using iEARN's online collaborative project-based learning. They will share how international teacher exchanges, science investigation and student media production helped build global awareness.

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Baer has taught photography, design, and art at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School in Oak Bluffs, MA since 1995. He has an MEd in Instructional Technology from Lesley University and holds teaching certifications in technology, art, and mathematics.

Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs teaches AP Human Geography, Global Studies, and Economics Honors and is Social Studies Department Co-Chair at Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Florida. She also teaches international politics and U.S. government at Valencia Community College. She is a Ph.D. student of public and urban policy at The New School and holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University as well as a Bachelor of International Studies from The School for International Training.

Jessie Gorant is a teacher of the gifted at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Teaneck, New Jersey. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mohsin Tejani, a graduate of Middlebury College and President of Society for International Education in Pakistan, has worked as a Teacher, Teacher Educator, Master Trainer, and School Principal for over two decades. His areas of interest include Teacher Education, ELT, and ICT in education. He has conducted numerous training programs for teachers and has presented at national and international conferences. He currently works with iEARN-Pakistan with Management Systems International on the USAID funded project, ED-LINKS.

Adriana Vilela is an Education Specialist at the Office of Education and Culture (OEC) of the Organization of American States (OAS). The OEC works with Ministers of Education in priority areas of education for the region. Ms. Vilela has worked in education technology integration in the classrooms since 1990. Ms. Vilela received her Masters degree in International Education Development with a focus in Instructional Technology from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York.