Creating a world class learning environment

Creating a World Class Learning Environment through the Global

DimensionNick Falk

George GlassAnne Jakins

Aims

• Supporting the individual through international partnerships

• Introduction to our case studies• Impact on teaching and learning• Creative use of ICT• CPD for teachers

Every IndividualIndividual Matters

Proof of Life – Questions and AnswersProof of Life – Questions and Answers

Every Child Matters and the International Dimension

Before we can exchange information with our international partnership schools, we should be secure in our own identity.

“providing skills and confidence for greater independence in adult life”

Henry’s social story

Our Five Year Partnership with Finland

• SEN/ICT partnership with Kampula School

What Makes Me Finnish

Developing Communication Skills with Finland

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Motivation

Soft skills

Raising standards

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Sharing emotional literacy through animation

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2121stst Century Schools Century Schools

Raising Standards Motivating & engaging all students in enjoying

learningDeveloping skills,

knowledge & understanding.

Enabling ‘Student Voice’ and taking

responsibility for their learning

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• Inclusion Inclusion • Community CohesionCommunity Cohesion• Parental engagement in Parental engagement in

learninglearning• Learning extended out with Learning extended out with

classroomclassroom• Life skills for an Life skills for an

interconnected globalise interconnected globalise worldworld

• Provides a real context to Provides a real context to robustly meet existing robustly meet existing curriculum outcomes.curriculum outcomes.

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Community CohesionCommunity Cohesion

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• Developing soft skills• Raising confidence & self esteem• Collaborative working• Independent learning• Building a sense of community• Understanding local and global

citizenship issues• Effective communication through

the use of new technologies• Ability to function within different

learning environments and styles• Engage with and motivate others

constructively • Empathy, tolerance and

perseverance in challenging activities

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• CPD for teachers through PDW and local Ambassador supportCPD for teachers through PDW and local Ambassador support• Pedagogical exchange and development via portal & project colleaguesPedagogical exchange and development via portal & project colleagues• Opportunity to engage in challenging cutting edge 21Opportunity to engage in challenging cutting edge 21stst C teaching & learning C teaching & learning

methodologiesmethodologies• External evaluation and recognition for all IE External evaluation and recognition for all IE actions• Provide equality of opportunity for every childProvide equality of opportunity for every child

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Practical Steps

• Students identify partnership schools using Google Earth – exchange of information about local environments.

• Select a suitable area in the school grounds – remove centre of potato

• Place trap• Collect and analyse contents• Exchange information with partnership

school.

Developing Scientific Skills

• Podcast exchange with Reunion

Enjoyment, Raising standards, 24/7 learning, peer learning, ICT skills

Curriculum Integration

Community Cohesion and Enterprise

• Ugandan Beads

Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialoguesan eTwinning mobile learning projectan eTwinning mobile learning project

Digital Diary Dialogues is a creative ‘student voice’ focused innovative ‘mobile learning’ eTwinning project. The focus of this project is cross curricular, multi age and stage with peer to peer learning activities at the core and is based on the use of the Nokia N95 as a ‘learning tool’ for students in Finland, Scotland, England and Afghanistan creating and exchanging micro blogs and learning objects.

ChallengesChallenges

• Finding meaningful connectivityFinding meaningful connectivity• Overcoming unreliable electricity supply and lack Overcoming unreliable electricity supply and lack

of Internet accessof Internet access• Creating opportunities for effective cultural Creating opportunities for effective cultural

exchange.exchange.• Professional development for teachersProfessional development for teachers• Developing creative solutionsDeveloping creative solutions• Engaging external organisations to provide Engaging external organisations to provide

supportsupport

Effective use of mobile phone technology as a learning and communication tool

Using international links as a creative means of motivating students

Mobile phone safetySharing pedagogies across the partnership

Extended learning

Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues

Week 1 Week 1 Getting to Getting to know youknow you

8am 11am 1pm 8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm4pm 8pm


Week 2 - Life in a Week MondayMonday - sports and games - sports and games

TuesdayTuesday - school clothes and - school clothes and environmentenvironment

WednesdayWednesday - curriculum and - curriculum and school activitiesschool activities

ThursdayThursday - friends (who and - friends (who and where)where)

FridayFriday - family and home - family and home

SaturdaySaturday - clothes and social - clothes and social lifelife

SundaySunday - food - food


Week 3Week 3

What makes What makes me happy. me happy.

What makes What makes me sad.me sad.


Week 4 – SpringWeek 4 – Spring

Y10 students created and Y10 students created and micro blogged learning micro blogged learning objects via the mobile objects via the mobile

phonephoneImages of the signs of Images of the signs of

spring created by students spring created by students using mobile phone digital using mobile phone digital video and stills exchangedvideo and stills exchanged

Text message haikus Text message haikus expressing their thoughts expressing their thoughts

and feelings about the and feelings about the coming of spring. coming of spring.


eTwinning Views from the front line…..

Spring

PHONE to WEB

Language ExemplarsLanguage Exemplars

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Connecting Connecting Classrooms Classrooms

Kites 4 KidsFollowing

instructions

Mobile technology

and QR codes

Design and construction

Science and maths

Values Literature

Technologies explored

Kites in Finland

The Kites are Flying

• Michael Morpurgo • Writing skills, self esteem• Breaking down barriers – support ASC

““The reality is that knowledge rather than The reality is that knowledge rather than being found in books and in lectures or being found in books and in lectures or on the Internet is actually constructed in on the Internet is actually constructed in collaboration among learners” collaboration among learners” (Brown & Duguld – 2002)

Digital Diary Dialoguesan eTwinning mobile learning project

A word of encouragement from the people who really matter…….

QR codes and the mobile web.

Connecting the physical and digital in teaching and learning.

Solutions – Developing Digital DialoguesSolutions – Developing Digital Dialogues

• Developing and extending the original conceptDeveloping and extending the original concept• Using mobile phone technology as a robust teaching Using mobile phone technology as a robust teaching

and learning tooland learning tool• ICT training for Afghan teachersICT training for Afghan teachers• Student driven, cross phase language and literacy Student driven, cross phase language and literacy

based learning across the curriculumbased learning across the curriculum• Peer to peer supportPeer to peer support• Project model to address limited access to schoolProject model to address limited access to school• Enriching the learning experience for allEnriching the learning experience for all

Year 2 – Developing Digital DiariesYear 2 – Developing Digital Diaries

Extending the initiative:Extending the initiative:

• The importance of considering curriculum The importance of considering curriculum objectivesobjectives

• Using a web based linkUsing a web based link• Overcoming the lack of electricity with mobile Overcoming the lack of electricity with mobile

phones and solar chargersphones and solar chargers• Literacy and language deliveryLiteracy and language delivery• Student based communication Student based communication

eTwinningeTwinningprovides a context to achieve provides a context to achieve

Soft Skills developmentSoft Skills development

Co-operative workingIndependent learningBuilding self confidenceDeveloping a sense of communityUnderstanding local and global citizenship issuesEffective communication through the use of ICTAbility to function within a variety of learning and teaching styles

Equality of opportunity for every pupilProvides opportunity and a framework to be creative and innovative A context for teaching & learning from basic engagement to cutting edge

Successful learnersConfident individualsResponsible citizensEffective contributors


• Effective use of mobile phone technology as a learning and communication tool

• Using international links as a creative means of motivating students

• Mobile phone safety• Sharing pedagogies across the partnership• Extended learning

Digital Diary Dialogues Week 1

Getting to know youGetting to know you8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm

Pedanet - Web tools for educational institutions and teachers

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Week 2 - Week 2 - Life in a WeekLife in a Week

Daily focusDaily focus

Monday sports and games

Tuesday school clothes and environment

Wednesday curriculum and school activities

Thursday friends (who and where)

Friday family and home

Saturday clothes and social life

Sunday food

Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues Week 3Week 3

What makes me happy. What makes me happy. What makes me sad.What makes me sad.

Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues Week 4Week 4

SpringSpring

Science of SpringScience of SpringY10 students created and micro blogged learning objects via the mobile phone in Y10 students created and micro blogged learning objects via the mobile phone in response to questions from our primary pupils and students in our other partner schools. response to questions from our primary pupils and students in our other partner schools. Temperatures were also recorded and exchanged daily.Temperatures were also recorded and exchanged daily.

Images of SpringImages of SpringImages of the signs of spring created by students using mobile phone digital video and Images of the signs of spring created by students using mobile phone digital video and stills exchanged to show how and when spring arrives in our different landsstills exchanged to show how and when spring arrives in our different lands

Emotional responses to springEmotional responses to springHaikus and poems created by our students expressed their thoughts and feelings about Haikus and poems created by our students expressed their thoughts and feelings about the coming of spring. These were transmitted using the Nokia 95.the coming of spring. These were transmitted using the Nokia 95.

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