Living and learning globally. The importance within a classroom

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy - School Pedagogics, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: The following essay will discuss the importance of integrating students to think positively within a global context, making connections with others to promote international mindedness and to iterate the importance of working collaboratively together. Providing students with the correct tools to think critically and globally will promote collaboration, sharing of ideas and opinions and opportunities for students to engage with their peers and other students from different countries and nationalities.

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a PhD in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master's degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom. Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on 'International Mindedness'.