Connected Educations --> Connected Classrooms
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Connected Educators Connected Classroom
Darren Cambridge, @dcambrid, American Institutes for Research
Bloomington, IN November 5, 2013
Backchannels for Today
http://todaysmeet.com/mccsc_connected #mccsc
Objectives
• Begin a plan for (further) connecting your classroom the world – Identify a learning objective for students that could be more
powerfully addressed through using technology to make global connection
– Envision an aligned learning activity for making the connections
• Build (or grow) your personal learning network to help you learn what you need to know to implement and improve your activity idea – Identify initial tools and strategies for making connections – Brainstorm strategies for making time – Commit to first steps to begin getting to put your idea into action
Four Types of Global Connections
• Celebrations
• Encounters
• Ongoing exchanges
• Authentic collaborations
http://bitly.com/bundles/dcambrid/1
Celebrations
http://bit.ly/globalcelebs
Encounters
Guest Experts Mystery Skype
Ongoing Connections
#globalclassroom #kinderchat#edchat
Authentic Collaborations
Brainstorm with Partner or Group
• Learning objectives a global activity or project could help address
• Share your ideas in Today’s Meet(http://todaysmeet.com/mccsc_connected)
Brainstorm with Partner or Group
• Ideas for activity or project designs that address your learning objective
• What you’d need to learn to pull it off
• Share your ideas in Today’s Meet (http://todaysmeet.com/mccsc_connected)
• Tweet your best ideas at the end of the session#mccsc
Brainstorm with Partner or Group
• What you’d need to learn to pull off your idea
• Share your ideas in Today’s Meet (http://todaysmeet.com/mccsc_connected)
• Tweet your best ideas and learning goals using #mccsc
Getting Started
• Starter kit • Edutopia and EdSurge
Guides • Profiles• Badges• Community directory• Archives• Book clubs • Calendar• Follow #ce13
http://bit.ly/CEMGettingStarted
Learn from the Pros
Connected educators …
• Build relationships within their school, across their districts and states, and across the globe
• Are open to new ideas and differing views • Take an inquiry approach to teaching and
leading • Share what they do and learn in multiple ways• Seek out opportunities for substantive
collaboration • Are invested not just in their kids but in the
larger profession’s impact on society
Connected educators began small
• Pick a manageable thing to do regularly in small increments
• Use the buddy system
• Find a role model using the profiles
• Balance focus and diversity
Making it Count
• Argue for time and recognition for your work as a connected educator
• Draw on examples from the Connected Educator Month district toolkit
Commit to something
Your simple learning plan
• What will you do regularly over the next month to learn what you need to know to advance your idea?
• When will you do it? How you you fit it into your day and week?
• How can you use this activity to build the habits of a connected educator?
• Brainstorm with partner or group • Write • Tweet and/or share via Today’s Meet
(http://todaysmeet.com/mccsc_connected & #mccsc)
Stay in Touch
Darren Cambridge @dcambrid
dcambridge@air.org | dcambrid@gmail.com
#ce13 @edcpcp
http://bitly.com/bundles/dcambrid/1http://bit.ly/CEMGettingStarted
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