Meet the Flat Classroom - January 2013

When you Go Flat You Never Go

Back!Meet the

Flat Classroom®

Directors

Vicki Davis

Julie LindsayJanuary 2013: http://www.slideshare.net/flatclassrooms/

In This Session We Will….

Share pedagogical approaches to connecting and collaborating in the classroom K-12, and beyond!

Explore Flat Classroom® Projects and browse tools and resources available for global collaboration

Share stories of connected learning 

Come to an understanding of what a flattened classroom is and how any teacher can flatten their classroom walls now

Introduction Who is the Flat Classroom®?

Directors and co-founders Julie Lindsay @julielindsay

Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher

Coordinator: Lisa Durff @durff

Where can you find us?

flatclassroomproject.net flatclassrooms.ning.com

flatclassroomconference.com

@flatclassroom

#flatclass

What do we do? Flat Classroom® Projects LLC

Flat Classroom® Project and all other projects Kindergarten to High School

Certified Teacher program

Flat Classroom® Conference and Live Events Inc. a 501(c) 3 Non profit Conference

Bringing together teachers and students for a challenge-based event

Digiteen and Digitween Projects Digital citizenship project kids under and over

13

Flat Classroom® Book!

Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One

Step at a Time

Published January 2012

www.flatclassroombook.com

More than a book…

projectsand

pedagogy

Essential Questions

1. Why Global Projects?2. How do I define criteria for evaluating global

projects?3. Where do I find global partners?4. When do I know I’m ready?

1. Why global projects?

Julie LindsayGlobal Collaboration Consultant@julielindsay

Vicki A. DavisTeacher, IT Director

@coolcatteacher

Drag picture to placeholder or click icon to add1. Why?

To teach abstract tasks we need:– Nuance– Unique situations– Coachable moments– Critical thinking– Problem Solving– Projects where student’s CAN’T copy from Wikipedia, a dictionary, a

textbook, or online source– Unique situations– Interpersonal situations– Collaboration– Technology– Co-creation– Diversity– Personalized learning experiences!

1. Why?

Can you get such learning experiences in

a textbook?

1. Why?

The truth about global collaboration in education.

1. Why?

Thomas FriedmanThe World is Flat"The more you have a culture that naturally glocalizes - that is, the more your own culture easily absorbs foreign ideas and best practices and melds those with its own traditions - the greater advantage you will have in a flat world."

1. Why?

Klossner’s (2010) 90-9-1 principle

P 128 1. Why?

Because social media

behavior cannot define how students

interact in educational

spaces online.

POLL:How many projects have you already done in your classroom?A. None

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

E. 4 or more

2. How do I define criteria for evaluating global projects?

Vicki A. DavisTeacher, IT Director

@coolcatteacher

Julie LindsayGlobal Collaboration Consultant@julielindsay

• Student age• Curriculum integration• Amount of time each week• Flexibility• Technology availability• My own technology proficiency

2. How?

The Evolution of Global Collaboration in Education P 7

2. How?

P 236 – Chapter 10Designing a global collaborative project

2. How?

Revisiting: Project Design Relationships

2. How?

Flat Classroom® Global Projects

Flat Classroom® Project

Digiteen™ and Digitween™ Projects

‘A Week in the Life…’ Project Gr3-5

NetGenEd™ Project

Eracism™ Project

K-2 Project Building Bridges to Tomorrow

@flatclassroom

@digiteen

@netgened

@eracismproject

@flatclassroom

@flatclasskids

P10-11*

P11-12

P13-14

P12-13

P13

NEW!

*See the frameworks for each model on referenced page numbers.

Agreeing on core and optional outcomes with stakeholders p 45-47

2. How?

Agreeing on core and optional outcomes with stakeholders p 45-47

2. How?

P 10-11

2. How?

This is the Flat Classroom® FrameworkWe use to outline projects. It uses the Connection Planning Tool p 51-55 andFlat Classroom Framework p 244-249

Flat Classroom Project

2. How?

Digiteen Project

P 41

2. How?

Eracism Project

2. How?

NetGenEd Project

“A week in the life…”

2. How?

2. How?Cindy Shultz, Flat Classroom™ Certified Teacherhttp://whenmissoulawasyoung.weebly.com/index.html

Perspective DetectivesCynthia Sandler, Flat Classroom™ Certified Teacherhttp://tinyurl.com/persp-detect

OPEN ENDED QUESTION: Any other examples you want to share?

“Successful global collaborative

projects start with planning and

designing meaningful and understandable

interaction.” Brain Storm

global

connected

project-based

students and teachers

collaborative

Collaboration Primer

• 2 or more people working together– Higher order thinking skill

• Local: – geographical proximity– more opportunity for synchronous communication– often cultural and linguistic differences minimized.

• Global: – Collaborators geographically dispersed (eg cultural and

linguistic differences or different time-zones)– requires more of an asynchronous approach

The Evolution of Global Collaboration in EducationP 7

Wiki-centric Global Collaboration using Web 2.0 ToolsAuthentic Problem Solving using Real-World Topics

‘Flat’ learning – teacher to student, student to student

7 Steps to Flatten Your Classroom

1.CONNECT2.COMMUNICAT

E3.CITIZENSHIP4.CONTRIBUTE

& COLLABORATE5.CHOICE6.CREATE7.CELEBRATE

Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

Flat Classroom® Global Projects

Flat Classroom® Project

Digiteen™ and DigiTween™ Projects

‘A Week in the Life…’ Project Gr3-5

NetGenEd™ Project

Eracism™ Project

K-2 Project Building Bridges to Tomorrow

@flatclassroom

@digiteen

@netgened

@eracismproject

@flatclassroom

@flatclasskids

P10-11*

P11-12

P13-14

P12-13

P13

NEW!

*See the frameworks for each model on referenced page numbers.

3. Where do I find global partners?

Vicki A. DavisTeacher, IT Director

@coolcatteacher

Julie LindsayGlobal Collaboration Consultant@julielindsay

How to find Project Partners?#1 Social Networks

3. Where?

3. Where?

Description URL

Global collaborative project ideas inspired by the Learning 2.0 educational network

globalcollaborations.wikispaces.com/

Flat Classroom Educator Network flatclassrooms.ning.com

Global Education Conference globaleducationconference.com/

Global Classrooms globalclassroom2012-13.wikispaces.com/

Taking IT Global www.tigweb.org/tiged/

How to find Project Partners?#2 Established Networks

3. Where?

3. Where?

Location URL

iEarn http://www.iearn.org/

ePals http://www.epals.com/

Skype Education http://education.skype.com/

Flat Classroom Projects http://www.flatclassroomproject.net

eTwinning (europe online)

http://www.etwinning.net

How to find Project Partners?#3 Hashtags

3. Where?

3. Where?

Location URL

#flatclass Conversations around the principles of merging classrooms and co-creating together

#globaled Global education conversations

#globalclassroom Conversations around global classroom conversations

#edchat Lots of conversations happen on this hashtag in education

#wrldchat Let’s talk global education!

How to find Project Partners?#4 Conferences

3. Where?

3. Where?

Location URL

K12 Online Conference(online only) - free

http://k12onlineconference.org/

Global Education Conference (online only) – free

http://www.globaleducationconference.com/

ISTE ($) http://www.iste.org

Flat Classroom Conferences (Free for virtual $ for f2f)

http://www.flatclassroomconference.com

Lots of conferences by curriculum area

Look for them!

OPEN ENDED QUESTION:Where do you connect with other educators?

4. When do I know I’m ready?

Vicki A. DavisTeacher, IT Director

@coolcatteacher

Julie LindsayGlobal Collaboration Consultant@julielindsay

Am I willing to redesign my curriculum to embed a global project into what my class does?

“Designing a global collaborative experience involves transcending the obvious real time linkup,

fostering higher order thinking and providing opportunities for cultural understanding

while usually making a product that impacts others in

a positive way. ”

4. When?

Overview of Designing and Managing a Global Collaborative project begins on p 236

Discuss!

How can we design learning experiences that embrace global education as well as enforce rigor and relevance? Are these the same?

Brain Storm

4. When?

The question is will you…

What questions do you still have?

Finding the right fit…

Vicki A. DavisTeacher, IT Director

@coolcatteacher

Julie LindsayGlobal Collaboration Consultant@julielindsay

Flat Classroom® Certified Teacher

14-week online course

Learn alongside other educators how to flatten your own classroom

Global collaboration design and pedagogy

Design your own project with other global educators like you!

fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/

Our Live Events Flat Classroom®

Conference 2009 – Doha, Qatar

2011 – Beijing, China

2013 – Japan

Flat Classroom® Workshops Hong Kong 2009

Mumbai 2010, 2012

USA (educators) 2008, 2010

DigiTeacher™ Workshop ISTE 2010, 2011, 2013?

Mumbai 2012

Announcing F.L.A.T.s!Flat Learning Action Talks The online talk you'll want to hear!

Regular online sessions featuring inspirational ideas from global

educators and students.

http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/flats.html

Announcing Project Databank!The best global ‘clearing house’ of

projects in the world

Open NOW for applicationshttp://projects.flatclassroomproject.org/

Is there a Flat Classroom in your

future?Join us

flatclassroomproject.net

[email protected]

flatclassrooms.ning.com

@flatclassroom

#flatclass