“Please sit down.”
“Please get down from there.”
“Yes, you can go to the bathroom.”
“No, you cannot eat that right now.”
“I’ll wait for everyone to quiet down.”
“Where is your homework?”
“Why are you crying?”
“Where did you put your notebook?”
“Why aren’t you prepared for class?”
“Why is your computer not charged?”
“What are you supposed to be doing right now?”
Does this sound familiar? If you’re an educator it sure does. As an elementary homeroom teacher I remember sitting in complete exhaustion at the end of the day and feeling mentally numb because every ounce of energy was completely zapped. The life of a teacher is no joke. You are FULL ON from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm wearing a variety of colorful hats including teacher, parental figure, coach, therapist, mediator, and cheerleader all at the same time. When the final bell of the day rings you get to grade papers, plan, and prepare for it to repeat all over again the next day. It truly takes passion to be in the field of education. And of course, as passionate educators, we want our curriculum to be full of interesting, engaging, and dynamic projects for our students. While this is at the forefront of our mind there are all the standards that need to be met, and the curriculum mapping, and faculty meetings, and division meetings, and likely some sort of duty and probably an afterschool activity to coach or manage. WHEN is there time to truly create these dynamic projects for your students?
If you’re reading this, nodding your head, picturing yourself in this exact scenario, then Know My World’s facilitated virtual exchange programs are for you! As experienced classroom educators, we designed our programs with you in mind.
Our facilitators support you and manage all the details behind every exchange allowing you to focus on your already full schedule while still being able to provide amazing opportunities for your students to connect with global peers and collaborate on important projects that align with your curriculum and expand their social, emotional, and cultural competencies.
In order for virtual exchange programs to be successful they require a lot of:
- time
- networking
- planning
- communication
- time management
- project development
- tech knowledge
Let us support you in creating meaningful projects and memorable opportunities for your students while reducing your work load significantly by providing:
- A global classroom match
- Teacher introductions
- Individualized facilitation support
- Communication management
- Expertise in social, emotional, cultural, and academic learning
- Expertise in project development
- Structured framework to ease workflow
- Time management support
- Tech support
- Tailored programming aligned to your standards or needs
- Training/ coaching as needed
- Support resources as needed
- Meaningful global peer-to-peer experiences for students.
- Ease
- Trustworthy client relationships
- Reliability
If you’re ready to connect your students to the world click the program you’re interested in so we can get started today! https://knowmyworld.org/virtual-exchange-programs/
| “My students became more friendly and committed. I always asked them to update me on their activities and to always be polite in their communication. I believe they are more sociable now…as compared with the shy kids when we started.” Teacher, Philippines the exchange.” | “My students were very excited to be able to communicate with students from other part of the world, I saw them more open to the possibilities of having more exchanges like this” Teacher, Mexico | “The exchange helped them to be independent and creative. The experience showed them that they can create with other people and not rely on the teacher to give them the information.” Teacher, USA |
