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Mary MacKay

International Outreach K-12

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International Outreach K-12

This is a community of globally-minded outreach leaders interested in empowering K-12 students to think and act as world citizens. This group will give members an opportunity to network with each other, and to highlight their best practices.

Website: http://education.ning.com/group/internationaloutreachk12
Location: Earth
Members: 21
Latest Activity: Nov 8

The Future of Learning about the World is Here

A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY is a short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.
Mary's Slide Presentation from NCTE Convention 2008
"Bringing the World into Your Classroom"

MacKay Presentation @ NCTE Convention, 11/08 from Mary MacKay on Vimeo.

Paper Brainiacs Visit Buckingham Palace
Sara from Carolina Navigators Visits Brainiacs

Discussion Forum

Mary MacKay

Hello! Will members please post your website URLs for group access? 2 Replies

http://education.ning.com/group/internationaloutre you, everyone. I believe it will be a very useful tool for us to have access to a list of all of our URLs. What are some other ways we can use this…

Started by Mary MacKay. Last reply by Gali Beeri Jul 15.

Mary MacKay

Share Your World with Us 2 Replies

Your Favorite Place to Travel? Favorite Quote? What Book is on Your Nightstand?

Started by Mary MacKay. Last reply by Regina Higgins Jul 6.

Tara Muller

Sara Suiter's Presentation at Best Practices Workshop for Classroom Speakers Programs 2009 1 Reply

This PowerPoint is from Sara Suiter's research on K-12 International Outreach Programs. Sara has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Clemson University and currently serves as a 3rd grade teacher at…

Tagged: speakers, classroom, international

Started by Tara Muller. Last reply by Mary MacKay Jun 29.

Mary MacKay

Sharing Files and Documents

You can attach files for sharing using this DISCUSSION feature. Here are two articles by Katharyne Mitchell at the University of Washington that might provoke some thought and discussion: Geographie…

Tagged: education, global, studies, university, program

Started by Mary MacKay Jun 18.

Comment Wall

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Regina Higgins Comment by Regina Higgins on August 7, 2009 at 6:47am
Asia Society's newsletter just reminded us of the International Digital Children's Library. A great resource!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on July 22, 2009 at 7:20pm
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on July 14, 2009 at 8:34pm
Welcome, Gail Keeler @ the Center for European Studies, University of Florida!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on July 6, 2009 at 3:46pm
Welcome, new members!
•Sara Wilkins, UNC Student (and fabulous Navigators program presenter), currently studying in Argentina
•Stacey Sewall, Program Assistant @ UNC African Studies Center
•Bonnie Derr, International Programs Director @ UNC General Administration
•Gail Beeri, International Edu Program Coordinator @ UNC Center for European Studies
•Letitia Hickson, Outreach Coordinator @ University of Hawaii
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Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 30, 2009 at 10:49pm
Welcome, Nicole Koschmann, Outreach Coordinator of the East Asia Program @ Cornell University in Ithica!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 30, 2009 at 10:42pm
Carolina Navigators Program
featuring...
Sara Wilkins "Culture Detectives"
in Mary MacKay's 3rd Grade Class

Culture Detectives 1 from Mary MacKay on Vimeo.

Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 29, 2009 at 10:57am
Welcome Brandy Davila, UNC grad and recent presenter at Tara's International Outreach K-12 Best Practices Seminar at the UNC Center for Global Initiatives!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 29, 2009 at 10:56am
Welcome Tara Muller, Coordinator of the Carolina Navigators Program @ the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 24, 2009 at 8:54pm
Welcome, Heather Littlefield, Community Outreach Coordinator @ the University of Michigan!
Mary MacKay Comment by Mary MacKay on June 22, 2009 at 7:47pm
Welcome, Meredith Casper, Professional School Counselor @ Appalachian State University!
 

Members (21)

Mary MacKay Tara Muller Regina Higgins Gali Beeri Dianne Crowley Paul Wiltsey Mark Carls Julie Lindsay Cara gilpin Meredith Casper Heather C. Littlefield Nicole Koschmann Sara Wilkins Stacey Sewall Bonnie B. Derr Letitia Hickson GAIL KEELER Robin Mcmahon Kelly Brumleve Rachel Clarke Pam Orchard
 
 

Welcome

Welcome to the community for those using Ning to power their educational social network. Also be sure to check out Classroom 2.0 for general discussions of Web 2.0 in the classroom.

Please introduce yourself in the "Introductions" forum post. And to see a list of Ning networks being used in education (or to add yourself!), please visit Social Networks in Education.

And have fun!

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