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BARBARA ANNA ZIELONKA USES ICT TO
CONNECT HER STUDENTS TO THE WORLD.
I
BY LEISA GRACE WILSON
first heard of Barbara and the work she
was doing with her students in Norway,
when the top 50 finalists of The Global
Teacher Prize 2018 were announced. What
struck me about her was how practical and
effective the methods she was using were, in
getting her students to become connected
21st century learners. To my delight she was
chosen as a top ten finalist, which meant that
I would get the opportunity to meet and
interview her when she came to Dubai for the
awards ceremony. I not only got the chance
to interview her, but I also had the honour of
being a part of her master class during which
she explained how she uses technology to
engage her students. She also shared with
us some of her favourite technology tools
and applications. The session was extremely
engaging.
Barbara teaches English and International
English at Nannestad High School, Norway.
It is a public school with academic and
vocational programmes.
In 2007, she earned her master’s degree
from the University of Silesia, Poland. She
knew that she wanted to move abroad
at some point in her life. She had visited
Norway several times, and it felt natural to
move there and start one of the biggest
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