By Ned Kirsch, Superintendent at Franklyn West Supervisory Union, Vermont Ignite speech at Global Education Day, ISTE Conference 2015 Strategic implementation of a global partnership program, IVECA, with district-wide education goals

1. Engaging Global Community
Partners through IVECA
Promoting Intercultural Competence of
the 21st Century Students
Ned Kirsch (@betavt), Superintendent
Franklin West Supervisory Union, VT
IVECA International Virtual Schooling
Global Education Day @ ISTE 2015

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3. • Rural district
• Farming Communities
• 25% FRL
• 96% White
• 84 miles from Montreal, Canada
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6. How We Innovate
• 1:1 iPad Deployment 6-12 (3:1 K-5)
• Global Connections
• Ed Camp
• STEM Focus
• Digital Learning Specialists
• FWSU Action Plan
• Personal Learning Plans
• Social Media
• Proficiency Based Grading
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8. FWSU Action Plan
• Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning
FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry,
problem solving and creative learning opportunities.
• Target 2 - Leadership in a Student Centered Learning
Environment
FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative
opportunities for local and global student-centered learning.
• Target 3 – Flexible Learning Environments
FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day,
promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering
creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all.
• Target 4 – Engaged Community Partners
FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas
and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their
community, state, and world.
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9. Target 4
• Action Step
Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project
related to units of study
• Indication of Success
– Learning outcomes will be expanded to encourage curiosity,
communication, and digital citizenry
– Students challenge convention and make contributions in
their community, state, and world
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10. • What do we want for our students?
• What do we expect?
• How do we define community?
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11. Lost In Translation
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12. Intercultural Competence
• The ability to communicate appropriately and
effectively with people of other cultures:
– Appropriately: Valued rules, norms, and expectations of
the relationship are not violated significantly.
– Effectively: Intended outcomes are accomplished
productively through the adequate communications and
collaborations based on understanding, respect,
interpretation and application of cultural diversity and
universality.
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14. IVECAInternational Virtual Schooling
• Promoting Intercultural Competence
• IVECA helps students to communicate with one
another in different cultures and countries. The
program provides a virtual environment that
enables students to share subject matters and
socialize within the program.
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15. IVECA & FWSU
• 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade classrooms
• 30% of all students
• 15 teachers
• Korea and Mexico
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17. • Something you model
• Something you foster
• Something you teach
• A natural, learned, or innate behavior?
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What is Collaboration?

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