The Jordan Journey

Building Bridges: Uniting Classrooms Around the World with Global Collaborators

Episode Summary

Jared and Kiera sat down with Kaye Rizzuto, the consultant for the Dual Language Program, Social Studies, and World Languages in Jordan School District to talk about how students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others both locally and globally.

Episode Notes

The Jordan School District’s Teaching & Learning department is proud to introduce the Jordan Journey podcast. The Jordan Journey is a monthly education podcast featuring teacher stories from across the Jordan School District in Utah.

In this episode, our hosts Jared Covili and Kiera Beddes sit down with Kaye Rizzuto, the consultant for the Dual Language Program, Social Studies, and World Languages in Jordan School District.

Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:

  1. How does the DLI program open students to the wider world around them? How does it impact their schools and communities?
  2. What are some important procedures to put into place when having students engage in learning about different backgrounds and perspectives?
  3. Can you share a specific project or activity where your students collaborated with others beyond their local community? What was the impact on their learning and perspective?

Don’t forget to listen to our “Pitstop” segment where we shout-out something awesome happening in Jordan School District.

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Special thanks to Kiera for the sound editing and Kiera & Jared  for hosting.