Online Webinar: Implementing Global Fluency In The Classroom: Activities, tools and lesson Ideas of Leveraging Your Classroom Student's Diversity

I have watched this online webinar and i have got a great information concerning the topic. This webinar was presented by Brad Gosche. He first started talking in general about global fluency, then he define what is global fluency and how it affects education.He said:" Global Fluency is the knowledge,skills, and mindest needed to live and work effectively and successfully in globally connected world." Then he move to talk about how to recognize the role of cultural acumen, and building professional relationships, trust among students, also he mentioned creating tools, techniques and activities to use with students and your school community. Gosche said:" Cultural influences all aspects of our different environments, interactions, and perceptions of others and reactions to our students." He also mentioned ways to develop global fluency, these ways are summarized: 1- stretching the comfort zone, 2- grouping colors and shapes, 3- sample discussion questions and last thing is understanding other's perceptions, backgrounds and experiences. He said that education demands global fluency to work effectively with both students and their families, and that successful educators acknowledge the array of cultures and perspectives in their classrooms and leverage them to enhance each student's learning experience.