Young+Voices+Go+Global

**Session Description:**
The workshop “Young Voices Go Global” will explore the 21st century skills of connecting, communicating and collaborating across the globe with your elementary school students. Participants will be exposed to a multitude of ideas, projects, tools, examples and opportunities to connect their own students to a worldwide audience. We will look at and “play” with tools that will carry our students’ voices to an authentic audience.

You will learn 1. how to integrate global awareness into your curriculum. 2. to connect your students to an authentic global audience. 3. about ideas, projects and tools that will facilitate globally connected learning.

Presenter Bio: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano, Jacksonville, FL
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano was born in Germany, raised in Argentina and currently lives in the United States. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish with a Minor in International Studies and a Masters in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Technology. She has worked as a World Language teacher, Technology Integration Facilitator and 21st Century Learning Specialist.

Her passions include globally connected learning, technology integration, 21st Century skills and literacies, as well as digital storytelling.