Transcript Presentation - introduction to CC

An Introduction
British Council Contacts Jamaica
Morland Wilson
Project Delivery Manager
Kadeon RichardsProject Manager in School
28 Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica
www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline
• What is Connecting Classrooms?
• Connecting Classrooms is a global education
programme, which offers:
– School partnerships - get the support you need to build a
sustainable relationship with a link school
– Professional development for teachers - get equipped to
tackle global themes in the classroom with our fully funded,
regional face-to-face workshops and online courses
– British Council International School Award - gain recognition
for your school.
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Aim of Connecting Classrooms?
To develops trust and
understanding between
different communities, and
gives young people the
skills and cultural
awareness they need to live
and work in a global society.
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• Schools partnerships
• Young people are able to collaborate directly with their international
peers, bringing challenging global issues to life and creating meaningful
cross-cultural relationships.
• The British Council offers funding of £3,000 for partnerships between
schools in the UK and other countries.
• The grant must be use for at least one teacher from each of the schools
to visit. It covers the cost of flights, accommodation, travel insurance,
local transport, visas, vaccinations, and food.
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• Schools partnerships
– Jamaica has 15 schools visiting the UK between
now and March 2015
– So far over 35 schools have visited the UK in the
past 3 years
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• Professional Development
– Draw on the experience and knowledge of education
practitioners and experts from around the world.
– Ideal opportunity for teachers to share experiences,
increase knowledge, discover new ways of doing things,
network and inspire one another
– Courses are designed to suit new and experienced in
teacher in international learning and global citizenship.
– There are fully funded opportunities
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• International Schools Award
– Supports your school in embedding international
learning into the curriculum.
– Gives pupils and teachers a new perspective on
the world, and the skills to work in a global
economy.
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Benefits?
• Connecting Classrooms equips students with
a deeper understanding of:
– other countries and cultures
– their rights and responsibilities as global citizens
– skills needed to work in a global economy and
build a fairer, more sustainable world.
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Benefits?
• Teachers also benefit from:
– gaining understanding of other countries'
education systems
– being better equipped to teach about global
issues
– improving their own teaching skills.
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MORE RESOURCES
Everything you need
for schools online
partnerships
Downloadable
pdfs offer as
helpful guides
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Information about several English language resources
can also be found here
Click
here
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Click on
these links to
get access to
the various
English
language
resources
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http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/
www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teachingresources
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MORE PROJECTS
Commonwealth
Classrooms
Commonwealth Class is a
special initiative that provides
teaching resources, online
debates and interactive
activities for schools to mark
the run-up to the 2014
Commonwealth Games.
http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/projects-andresources/commonwealth-class
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BBC News School Report http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport
/
Engage young people with
news and international current
affairs, hear young people’s
voices and stories, and
encourage young people to
think about the ethics of
news-making. Students aged
between 11 and 16 will work
together to set their news
agenda and publish stories
that are important to them in
their own words.
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What do I do next
 Register your school on
http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org
 Search for a partner school and start discuss your
project idea
 Once you and your partner have decided on a project
do apply for Grant deadline (30 May 2014)
 Next round is in October 2014
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