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Pernille Ripp on Engaging and Empowering Students With the Global Read Aloud

Most teachers that I know fantasized about being teachers from a very young age. I’m sure I’m not the only one who envisioned what my future classroom would look like or the successes my students would have due to my hard work and attention. My guest on today’s episode, Pernille Ripp, was disappointed to find that the current education system made it difficult for her to fulfill her dreams and provide students with authentic reading experiences.

Instead of being complacent, Pernille decided to focus on two important areas of teaching: engagement and empowerment. What started as a blog ended up having an impact not only in her classroom but around the world. Her program started as an idea to increase engagement in reading but it has transformed into something much more, teaching skills such as empathy. The empowerment of Global Read Aloud fosters connectivity amongst people, which has never been more important than it is today.

Pernille Ripp is a seventh grade teacher in Wisconsin and the creator of the Global Read Aloud (www.theglobalreadaloud.com), a literacy initiative that has connected more than 2,000,000 students since 2010 through the use of technology. She speaks internationally and writes regularly on her blog (www.pernillesripp.com). She is also author of several books including Passionate Readers – The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child and Passionate Learners: Giving Our Classrooms Back to Our Students

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In this episode we discuss:

  • The background behind Pernille Ripp’s journey as an educator

  • How to give students more authentic reading experiences

  • What Global Read Aloud is and why it was started

  • The impact Global Read Aloud has on student’s perspective outside the classroom

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