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Behind the Scenes: A Conversation with Level Up Village’s Global Success Specialists

There are a lot of parts to Level Up Village that I have yet to discover, so my curiosity led me down an investigative route.… Read More »Behind the Scenes: A Conversation with Level Up Village’s Global Success Specialists

Despite how interconnected our world may seem today, the ability to work collaboratively, think critically, and communicate across cultures—all essential skills for success—continues to be… Read More »A Total Home Run: The Values of Student Participation in the MLB Players Exchange Program

Back to School…. The three most bittersweet words in a teacher’s lexicon. There’s a strange nervous excitement in the air, a starry-eyed twinkle in your… Read More »School Days, School Days, Back to Golden Rule Days: Leveraging “Back to School” for LUV’s “Our School Day” Course

Hello, educators! Are you ready to march to the beat of a different drum? (ba dum PUN) If you’ve been searching for a classroom activity… Read More »Unlock the Symphony of Learning: Why the “Global Sound Artists” Course is a Must-Try in Your Classroom!

Greetings, language teachers and home enthusiasts! Where we live can be one of the most defining features of who we are. It dictates our quotidian… Read More »Home is Where the Art Is: Bringing Down the House with LUV’s “Come See Where We Live”

The value of virtual exchanges in education has never been more apparent than in the recent research undertaken by our colleague in Global Education, Kassandra… Read More »Action Research: Developing Global Competence through Virtual Exchanges

Pets have claimed such a great deal of importance in our daily lives; whether adopted during the lockdown, rescued from a shelter, or bred for… Read More »Tails of Success: Fluffing Up Animals in Our Lives

Music and Society, an upper-level course offered by Level Up Village, can most definitely get your intermediate Spanish class moving and grooving, as they connect… Read More »Summer Jams: Preparing to Run Level Up Village’s Music and Society Virtual Exchange Course with Your Upper-Level Spanish Classes

So, you’ve been window shopping for a good Level Up Village course to do next year with your elementary school children, and you’ve settled on… Read More »Let Me Check My Bag of Tricksters: Teaching Kids the Engineering Design Cycle Through the Folkloric Trickster Figure

Greetings, Level Up Villagers! If you’re considering having your language classes participate in one of the best introductory virtual exchanges, “The People in Our Lives,”… Read More »Power to the People: Preparing Your Students for “The People in Our Lives”