What is the global read aloud? The Global Read Aloud was started in 2010 by Pernille Ripp with the goal of having "one book to connect the world." Since 2010 over 4,000,000 students have participated! Different books are chosen each year for different age levels. (Here are the 2018 choices. Each spring, Ms. Ripp finalizes the list of contenders and opens it to the public to vote.) During 6 weeks in October and November, teachers all over the globe read their chosen book aloud to their students. Those classes also have a lot of opportunities to build or find opportunities for global connections and collaborations. My entire school participated last year. Our 5-8 building read A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. This October we'll be doing it again school wide with Refugee by Alan Gratz. I am an advocate for this program and what it can do for: building classroom/school community, developing global awareness, fostering global collaboration, providing authentic audiences, and developing sympathy and empathy in our students. It is a game changer. It can revolutionize how your kids think about the world around them and the people in it. It is a game changer. It can revolutionize how your kids think about the world around them and the people in it. How did I find collaboration partners and authentic audiences?
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