Interested in connecting your classroom to others abroad and

collaborating on issues that matter? Join Narrative Atlas - an online

community focused on global competencies, digital literacy and
reaching the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Here is what you can expect during your journey on Narrative Atlas!

Guided Activities
Students are given a series of tasks
using the platform's rich set of tools:
with a couple clicks, they can create
and post videos and images, share
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To exhibit their learning publicly,
students document their work and
learning resources, make maps, and present their solutions both in their
more--all in one secure place home communities and online.

Private groups are created

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Students and teachers from the two
classrooms are added to a private
online group. Their first activity is to
complete a personal profile (answers to
“Who Am I?” prompts) to introduce
5 Students Collaborate
Students communicate and
themselves to the group. collaborate on action plans to take
action locally to address an SDG.

Classrooms are matched

We help pair your classroom with a
classroom in another part of the world.
An online teacher group is created to
help you and your counterpart finalize
your area of investigation, plan
activities, and ensure outcomes align to
one another's curricular needs.
Students Investigate
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students learn about a particular
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affects their local community, and
teach their new friends about what
their community is doing to address
the challenge.
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Technology Assessment/Training
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21st Century Skills and Global Competencies

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Communication
Collaboration

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Ongoing Collaboration with Partner
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empower students and teachers to take action on critical issues locally
and globally by providing them tools to learn and share knowledge.

Our team comprises teachers, school leaders, and administrators and is

guided by a distinguished panel of experts.

Collaborative Technologies
We employ technologies that offer all learners the
opportunity to collaborate with peers in other countries and
explore the world through the use of mapping, digital
storytelling, cross-cultural dialogue, and citizen science.

Partnerships & Collaboration

Our partners provide us with the tools and
philanthropy to promote dialogue and collaboration
between local and global communities.

Global Citizens
Our projects focus on student-centered learning and
nontraditional teaching to impart “global competencies” and
“21st century skills” that will enable students to address global
problems, such as those included in the U.N. Sustainable
Development Goals.

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