Journeys for educators, parents, & students.
Knowing your opportunities & possibilities is the first step.
Start Talking.
What happens when you string your thoughts together aloud? What happens when you synthesize what you knew before and what you just learned?
Engage with learning by responding to others’ experiences while simultaneously connecting to children’s perspectives & globalization.
Student Journey*
“I am most inspired by stories. That’s really helpful. I get inspired to be more adventurous and work harder. It helps my vocabulary grow with different skills and different languages. And it helps with geography, even though I’m good at history.”
— Ten-year-old student
“[EPE* is important because] we don’t just keep talking about our own lives. It’s nice to know what’s happening other places.”
— Ten-year-old student
“I think differently about the world because I didn’t really think the world was that interesting, but now I’m thinking every part of the world has a different culture and that’s what makes it special.”
— Ten-year-old student
Parent Journey*
“I think my child changed tremendously from the EPE* conversations. She has more questions about deeper world issues beyond just the surface. When I give her an answer to a question, she looks for deeper meaning.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
“She has been able to verbalize her emotions and thoughts more clearly in a way that surprises me sometimes.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
“He has learned about topics we would never bring up at home.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
“[It helps them to] better understand the world and how each individual “fits in” to the world/relates to others.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
“It gives them a shared experience with others that they may not have interactions with otherwise.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
“Definitely changed in her ability to understand that others live and have different experiences.”
— Parent of ten-year-old student
*Note: The feedback given from students and parents were taken after a full school year of doing the Global Conversation Videos from Monday to Friday each week.
Educator Journey
Teacher Talk
Something honorable about being a teacher is that your students remember you for the rest of their lives. So much time is spent together every day learning, questioning, and creating! Add to your impact by integrating educational conversations with global context and lifelong learning connections
Connected Curriculum
Apply, apply, apply the standards! Bounce between concrete, reflective, abstract, and active experiences with your students & each video.
Connected Class
Respecting each other's different interpretations, opinions, questions, goals, and connections are essential for a classroom and beyond. Use the videos to encourage 21st-century thinking in daily conversation!
Focusing on Conversation
Questions & Reflection
How prepared do you feel to help achieve curriculum goals & requirements to support your child?
How prepared do you feel to share global opportunities with your child?
What interests your child?
What problem(s) is your child interested in solving?
As an educator and citizen of society, I understand that we need more support in the classroom. There is a disconnect between educational expectations and reality. ex.pat.ed will give educators & parents an authentic, practical tool to empower social dialogue in conversation and complement teaching/parenting styles, curriculum, and community.
Learning builds momentum like a wave.
Openness: Starting something new is a change and we can approach it with an open mind.
Contemplation: Getting used to critical thinking sounds like asking many questions and having doubts.
Connection: From pushing your thinking with analysis & evaluation, connections are found.
Application: Use your opinion to elaborate preferences and perspectives when making decisions.
Going deeper: We have different experiences & thoughts to navigate our interests in learning.
Going forward: You can refer to the video conversation later! Time to learn something new.