Revisiting my PLNs ended up with a lot of new searching on topics related to Global Education. I was really inspired by iLEARN’s Global book club initiative and started looking for something similar and possibly more local in French.
Translations for global education in French include « éducation globale », « éducation mondiale », and « éducation interculturelle » as well as others. I found it challenging to find the same PLN discussions in French on this topic.
Based on the ideas I got from my research in English, I posed a question related to participating in or creating a regional or even international reading event such as a « Battle of the books » or « international book club » in French. Since I did not find one individual whose work I would like to follow, I reached out to a Canadian PLN « J’enseigne en immersion française » with the question or idea. I got a few likes, including one from an author friend, but so far the only comment was that it was a good idea. I hope to hear from someone who knows of an established project or who would like to collaborate on this.
The PLN « J’enseigne en immersion française », created by l’ACPI (L’Association canadienne des professionnels en immersion), is a very active facebook group that I have been a member of for a few years. While there are some great questions, I rarely find or make the time to participate and share my resources or ideas. I find overall the most active chats are ones where a teacher is simply looking for a quick assignment. The questions that require more resource support or reflection tend to not get as many responses. People are so busy and many like me simply cannot or do not want to devote even more time to engaging online.
I will update the photo if I receive another response.
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