Collaboration Process

Collaboration Process

Process

ACOT2

Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow - Today

Essential Elementsbull Real-world topic (relevance)bull Actionable Challengesbull Students collaborating on teamsbull Students asking good questionsbull Teachers as Co-Collaboratorbull Leverage existing technologies

Project Based Learning Challenge Based Learning

Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary

Collaborative Collaborative

Learning Focused on Expected Outcomes

Learning Focused on StudentndashDesigned Questions and Solutions

Problem Oriented Sometimes Simulated

Authentic RealndashWorld Problems

Teacher Directed Student Directed Teacher as CondashCollaborator

Limited Access to Information with Technology

247 Access to Tools Experts and Resources with Technology

Activities and Solutions may be Somewhat Scripted

Creative and OpenndashEnded Activities and Solutions

ConceptndashOriented ActionndashOriented

Not Easily Scalable Easily Scalable

Solution Shared Locally Solution Published Online (Global Access) and Put Into Action

Essential Question

The Challenge

Challenge Based Learning - FrameworkBig Idea

Guiding Questions Guiding ActivitiesGuiding ResourcesWeb and iTunes U

Publishing - Student Samples Publishing - Student Reflection

Assessment

Solution - Action

Challenges

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bull Reduce Your Schoolrsquos Paper Wastebull Increase recycling in your communitybull Improve the online behaviors of

youth in your community

bull Make your town more energy efficient bull Tell the story of Warbull Cultural Shift Disprove a misconception

about your generation

Democracy

Create an authentic medium for

strengthening democracy

Student Created Challenge Solution Gov Love Ning

Student Created Challenge Solution Operation iVote Demo

Student Created Challenge Solution The Ideal Voter Site

Student Created Challenge Solution The Democracy of Tomorrow Site

Student Created Challenge Solution What Up Gov Facebook Group

Fitnessbull Big Idea Fitnessbull Essential Question How can kids lead a healthier lifestyle and be more physically fitbull Challenge Change the fitness behaviors of youth to help them be more physically fit

Positive Effects

bull Attendancebull Engagement - (especially with traditionally less successful students)bull Empowerment - Giving students a voicebull Communication and Collaboration skillsbull Community Connections

Scalabilitybull TimelineDurationbull AgeGrade levelsbull CBL as a philosophy not a recipe

Resources to ldquoContinue Climbingrdquo

bull httpchallengebasedlearningorg

bull iTunesU - httptinyurlcomcblonitunesu

Collaboration

Collaboration

Pieces Process Projects

Additional Resourcesbull 100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration httptechlearningcomblogs

26378bull 50 Free Collaboration Tools that are Awesome for Education http

wwwaccreditedonlinecollegescomblog201050-free-collaboration-tools bull Authentic Assessment with Google Forms http

teach42morrowblogspotcom201004google-forms-for-authentic-assessmenthtml

bull Katiersquos Delicious Links for Collaboration httpdeliciouscomkmorrowcollaboration

bull Katiersquos iWeb site for iCollaborate Workshop httpwebmecommrsmorrowiCollaborateHomehtml

bull Building a PLN with Web 20 Tools httpbudurlcombuildapln