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What is Level Up Village?
Level Up Village (LUV) is a learning product of Language Testing International (LTI) . Its mission is to globalize the classroom by facilitating global collaboration and cultural exploration between students from around the world. Developed by teachers, language teaching experts, and STEAM subject matter experts and guided by our carefully curated content, LUV builds students’ communication skills as they collaborate with their global peers to explore topics in Arts & Sciences or Languages & Cultures through our safe and secure (COPPA compliant) online platform. Through these video-based exchanges, students enhance their understanding and appreciation of other cultures, strengthen their intercultural communication skills, learn how to collaborate in a global context, gain empathy, and grow into global citizens.
Arts & Sciences Courses
The Arts & Sciences course exchanges are generally 8 weeks, and they are conducted on our secure, teacher-monitored platform through the sharing of asynchronous video. Developed by subject matter experts for students ages 4-18, Arts & Sciences exchanges allow students to pair up with classrooms in other countries to discuss various course topics, such as engineering, scientific exploration, global issues, ecology, music, and language arts and to engage in fun hands-on projects.
Throughout each course, students exchange videos with their global peers to discuss their projects and learn about their similarities and differences. By engaging in the same course with children from around the world, students are exposed to new perspectives, cultural diversity, and a variety of educational systems.
Course topics
Ages 4-8: Global Sound Artists; Global Storybook Engineers 1; Global Storybook Engineers 2
Ages 9-11: Global Scientists A: Water Convervation; Global Scientists B: Water Experimentation; Global Scientists C: Exploring DNA; Global Conversations: I Am Malala; Global Conversations: Esperanza Rising
Ages 11-14: Global Conversations: The Giver; Global Citizenship Series: Climate Change
Languages & Cultures Courses
Languages & Cultures course exchanges (currently available for Spanish-English exchanges) are 4-8 weeks and are conducted on our secure, teacher-monitored platform through the sharing of asynchronous video. Course themes are cultural and relevant to current languages & culture curricula and are broken up by proficiency level.
The Languages & Cultures courses bring together language learners from around the world for a unique exploration of culture. Guided by our carefully curated content, students engage in authentic conversations around key cultural products, practices, and perspectives. They explore topics, exchange videos, and reflect on what they’ve learned, all on our safe and secure online platform. Students practice their language skills while developing 21st century skills, cross-cultural communication skills, and cultural awareness.
Course topics
Level 1: Explorer (Recommended for students who have completed at least 1 year of high school/secondary study or equivalent in the target language & culture. )
The People in Our Lives; Animals in Our Lives; Our Favorite Food
Level 2: Adventurer (Recommended for students who have completed at least 2 years of high school/secondary study or equivalent in the target language & culture.)
What Culture Means to Us; Come See Where We Live!; Our School Day
Level 3: Trailblazer (Recommended for students who have completed 3 years or more of high school/secondary study or equivalent in the target language & culture. )
Music and Society; Global Challenges - Climate Change; Future Plans and Professions
How Does It work?
1. Teachers join the global community of educators on the LUV platform.
2. Each teacher is matched with an educator in another country.
3. Both classes create an online profile and get to know their global peers.
4. Students investigate Arts & Sciences or Languages & Cultures topics and interact through a series of asynchronous videos and responses.
5. Students learn about the topics, make cultural comparisons, and reflect upon the connection they made to their global partners.
What LUV Offers
- A pairing system that allows you to find and connect with the best global partner match for you.
- Courses with themes and objectives that tie directly to international goals and standards (for example, UN SDGs, ISTE Student Standards, and World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages ).
- Flexible modules that adapt to your classroom needs with 4-8 weeks of collaboration time.
- Real-world tasks that focus on building academic knowledge, global citizenship, and intercultural communication skills.
- Student Can-Do Self-Assessment and Teacher Analytic Rubrics that build students’ awareness of their learning and help them reflect, make comparisons, and develop cultural awareness.
- A large libarary of teacher and student support materials for running successful exchanges.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an essential part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which people gain and apply the skills and knowledge to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve goals, demonstrate tolerance and empathy, build healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. Self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, and responsible decision-making are five core components of SEL as outlined in the CASEL Framework that Level Up Village (LUV) Global Connections fosters as part of its curriculum.
Recommended Usage
1-2 hours a week
Video & Screenshots
Educational Impact
Case Studies
LUV is accessible on the desktop, mobile, tablet, and Chromebook. Teachers first register on the platform. Once they are matched with a global partner, they invite students to create their profiles. Children's privacy is of utmost importance to us (we are COPPA certified), so no student data is ever saved and stored. Students use their first name and last name initial to create their user names. If they choose, they can use made up name to create their profiles. WiFi is requried for students to upload their videos and respond to their global partners' videos. Students can record the videos directly in the platform or upload videos from their mobile devices.
30 min - 60 min
Teacher must create the account.
There isn't a separate parent access. However, parents can view their children's video uploads through their children's access.
Level Up Village Pricing
One-Off Fee
Price is per exchange (4-8 weeks) for up to 30 students per exchange. Languages & Cultures exchanges are $300/exchange and $600 for the premium Ambassador Plan. Arts & Sciences exchanges are $600/exchange. Pricing listed here is for US-based customers. Discounts are available for customers outside the USA. A purchase of 10+ exchanges at a time qualifies for a 10% discount. Credits for exchanges are valid for two years from the date of purchase.
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