Mali Bickley

Background

About Mali Bickley

Mali Bickley has 32 years experience as a classroom teacher. Over the past 8 years, she has used ICT and successfully integrated literacy and content area curriculum to have her students connect, communicate and collaborate with several classes from around the world. As a classroom teacher, Mali is using Global Education Projects to integrate reading and writing strategies into meaningful projects that connect students globally. Mali’s students have successfully collaborated with each other and students around the world to make a difference in the lives of others. Her students won the My Hero Project’s Ron Kovic Peace Award for their film “Imagine Peace”: an international art and music collaboration. Mali was awarded the Mindshare Learning Report inaugural innovation in teaching award in 2008. Mali is a trainer for the Adobe Youth Voices program and trains teachers internationally to integrate media into programs. She is an Adobe Education Leader. Mali has presented workshops and webinars on a variety of topics: International Collaborations, Enbedding 2.0 Tools into Classroom Practice,Digital Storytelling and Social Justice for many organizations including NECC 2008 keynotes, iEARN, World Vision, Adobe Education Leaders Summit.