#3697

All levels Motivation Presentation

Extending the walls of the classrooms Across The Sky

Wed, Aug 9, 15:15-15:50 Asia/Makassar

Location: Sanghyang 2

This presentation will talk about a new global project called, ‘Reading Across the Sky’. What began as a meeting between students and teachers from two countries rapidly spread to other parts of the globe. This is why we begin each meeting by looking at a map of the world so that the students realize that they are talking to their peers across the sky. At the time of writing, the last meeting involved students from ten countries. During the first meeting students listened to a pre-prepared story while in the most recent event it was the students themselves who proposed their own stories. Until now we have relied on simple word of mouth to expand the group, and this has been very effective. However, now we are thinking that participating in conferences would prove to be an excellent way of connecting with other like-minded teachers. The aim would be not only to expand our Across the Sky group, but also to create a template that other teachers can follow if they wish to create their own global read aloud project.

  • Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung

    I have over 10 years experience teaching English as a freelance teacher and I’m working in rural Vietnam now. I'm also an active global volunteer in non-profit educational projects organized by global teachers community. I am a co-founder of Across The Sky project. I am a co-founder of Learning Spaces, Mumbai, India. I host regular virtual meet-ups for reading/storytelling sessions and provide access to digital resources between low - resource schools for my students and Indonesian Students. I am an ambassador of the International Read To Me Day project. I am a country coordinator of KIDS Foundation, India. I am a board member of the Kidlink project. I am also selected to be an advisor of Glory Future Foundation, Bangladesh.

  • Emi Fatmawati

    Coordinator of International Collaboration at SD Aisyiyah Malang, Indonesia