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through Project Based Learning
Embedding Global Collaboration
into the Curriculum
Donna Román
5th grade teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School in Geneva, IL.Master degrees in Reading Instruction and Educational LeadershipCertified Flat Classroom® teacher and an iEARN Master Trainer.
twitter: @donnaromanblog: http://donnaroman.tumblr.com
Passion is Contagious because it’s Authentic
“As much as I want to 'leave my mark' and make a difference in the life of my students, that is really not what happens…. It might have also be that she connected with her own passion and enthusiasm for wisdom because she saw mine; but the bottom line is that she connected to herself.”
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Why?
Prepare our students for a globally dynamic future
Provide authentic learning opportunitiesTeach curriculum in an engaging wayIncrease exposure to a variety of viewpoints Offer integrated content that is investigated
deeply Create more diverse PLN for both teachers and
studentsCreate an environment where international
collaboration and interaction are valued
First let’s look as some Examples
iEARN Holiday Greeting Card Exchange
Google Earth Tour
Participating Schools
• POS Socka, Nova Cerkev, Slovenia • Village Christian Schools, Sun Valley, CA USA • Listowel Eastdale Public School • Listowel, Ontario Canada • Islamabad College of Arts and Sciences,
Islamabad, Pakistan • Empowering Children School, Congo town,
Freetown, Sierra Leone • School № 4, Marx Saratov Region, Russia • Wen Ya Elementary, Chia Yi City, Taiwan• Mill Creek Elementary School, Geneva, IL USA
Students Making Cards at Wen Ya, 2011
Meeting our partner class in Taiwan
after the project was completed
It’s up to you to make deeper connections
Prague, Czech Republic
Yarmouth ME, USA
Beijing, China
Long Island NY, USASalem, MA
USAGeneva, IL USA
London, England
Mumbai, India
A Week in a Life Flat
Classroom
Flat Classroom A Week in the Life
5th Grade Curriculum Cultural Universals
Housing and Transportation
Leisure School TimeFood and CelebrationsClothing and
Language
Point of View
Point of View Writing Project
(POV)
•Persuasive writing using a topic where we have different experiences•Read and discuss different viewpoints on edmodo.com•Final reflections after discussing POV
Image: 'vanishing point' http://www.flickr.com/photos/99771506@N00/3146028811
Reading Across the Globe
A global approach to cultural difference
Participating Schools:International School of
Prague, Prague Czech Republic
Mill Creek , Geneva, ILDenton Ave, Long Island,
NYPhoenix School, Salem, MAShanghai Community
School, Shanghai, ChinaKingsclear, New Brunswick
CanadaYarmouth Elementary,
Yarmouth, ME
Global Collaboration
Is not an ‘add on’ It’s an approach to pedagogy, a strategy of
instructionAligns with curriculumGetting beyond the “Wow” factorThe power of connection with teachers
around the worldWhen starting, use an industry recognized
and trusted organizationWhat about the language issue?
Types of Connections
One time connections to enhance any topic such as Weather Geography Natural disaster War
Short term projects Holiday Cards
Longer projects Read Across the Globe All Flat Classroom projects
Developing ongoing relationships with schools and teachers is key to having all of these available
Project Based Learning
PBL is focused on questions that drive students to encounter concepts of a subject hands-on.
Students engage in problem solving, decision making, and investigative activities.
Students learn from these experiences and apply them to the world outside their classroom.
Wikispaces
Open a word document to keep track of all of your user names and passwords you’ll be making today! You can email to yourself or print it out at the end of the day
Click on Student Network Tools folder on desktop
Click on the Eagle, IntranetClick on Kane County Institute (in yellow
area on top)Click Join this wiki
Start with a Reputable OrganizationHere are a Few Examples
Flat Classroom Fees are around $2. per student Focus is on connection of teachers and students
iEARN School and classroom subscriptions huge network more short term projects
Global Classroom Newer organization No fee
Global Education Collaborative Source for information, news, and collaborative projects
Flattening Classrooms. Engaging Minds
Glocalization
Friedman “Think global, act local.” maintaining a local identity in culture and lifestyle while learning about other cultures and lifestyles.
Understanding the world to better navigate the terrain
Global competencyInternational mindednessCultural awarenessGlocalisation!
Seven Steps to Flattening your Classroom
Step 1: ConnectionStep 2: CommunicationStep 3: CitizenshipStep 4: Contribution & CollaborationStep 5: ChoiceStep 6: CreationStep 7: Celebration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitlinator/95534056/
Create a Global Communication Center with Google
Step 1: ConnectionConnecting begins with you, the teacher
Become a teacherpreneur:
Recognize an opportunity.Customize your classroom to fit your learnersTake a risk
Pull technologies Online presenceNetworking organizationsDevelop a daily routine
Timebridge
Connect your students with others
across the globeTaxonomy of Global Connection
Level 1: Intra-connection (classroom) Level 2: Interconnection (school) Level 3: Managed global connections
Greeting Card Exchange Level 4: Student-to-student (teacher-managed)
Reading Across the Globe A Week in a Life
Level 5:Student-to-student (student managed)
Step 2: Communication
Opportunities:• Synchronous -- live meetings or chats/Skype• Asynchronous - blogs, wikis, video 'handshakes'• Blended -- social networks
Challenges:• Time Zones• Holidays/vacations• School day
Start with a Handshake
High School youtube
High School video
Glogster Poster
Elementary Animoto
Communication
Web 2.0 & Multimedia tools
Sample Handshake to start conversations
Step 3: Citizenship
• Discussions within class and among classes
• Reliable, responsible, ethical online standards
• Agreed practices for copyright, intellectual property, fair use, and Creative Commons
• Teacher monitoring Project Monitoring Portals Class Monitoring Portals
Netvibes Wiki notifications Edmodo notifications RSS Feeds
Creative Commons
What is CC and How does it Work?
Netvibes
Notification Tab
Step 4: Contribution & Collaboration
• Mechanism for equal and fair contribution• Determine project expectations• Consider tech access of your partners • Can be assigned as 'homework' with older students• Teachers model this as they problem solve and
collaborate throughout project • Wiki development for collaboration • Use of discussion tab on wiki or Edmodo
More Collaboration Tools
Work synchronously on shared documents
Share large files, video, photos
Step 5: Choice• Students customizing their own
learning• Technology as discovery learning• Active teachers as coaches
Step 6: Creation
• Co-creation within a school, between schools & globally
• Innovation and creativity as higher order skills
• Publishing for a broader audience
Tools for Creation
Step 7: Celebration
Skype
Reflection after project is over to celebrate
Student Summit meeting on Blackboard Collaborate
Student showcases for parents
Things to Consider
•Curriculum alignment•Availability of tools •Administrative support•Time frame •Partner reliability•Consents and authorizations•School policy
Flat Classroom© Options
Created by Beatrice
Flat Classroom Project™
Based on The World is Flat by FriedmanLearn about technology trendsStudents construct PLNsUpper middle and high school
Flat Classroom Final Project
The Digiteen™ Project Flat Classroom
•Middle and early high school students, (Grade 6-9, 11-15 year old)• Teach and promote digital citizenship•Responsible online choices • Researching current digital citizenship topics
The purpose of the project is to educate on and promote effective Digital Citizenship and responsible online choices as well as immersing students into an educational community for learning and collaborating.
Culminating Digiteen Project Baden Middle School
Eracism Project™ Flat Classroom
Global student debate that joins diverse cultures Understanding the world’s problems through debate Middle and High School 4 person debate team per school, with the remaining students
in the class being researchers around the topic
Sample topic:"Government regulation requiring immigrants to adopt the beliefs, habits, and language of the dominant culture does more harm than good."
Project Description Clip
NetGenEd™Flat Classroom
Use Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World and The annual Horizon Report
Middle and High School Student assume roles such as project
manager and editor to self-manage wikisUse of research and industry leaders to
compile reports Example Final Project on Learning Analytics
Elementary Flat Classroom
Bridges to Tomorrow™
K-2 is conducting it’s
pilot project
A Week in the Life™
Flat Classroom Certification
Flat Classroom Teacher Certification
iEARN
Leaning with the world not just about it……..
130 Countries30 Languages40,000 Educators 2 Million Youth200+ projects at all age levels
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
iEARN Project Center
Side by Side projectFolk Tale
Project
Future Generations
SUE School Uniform
Exchange
Global Classroom
Global Classroom Project Background and Information
Global Education Conference
Wiki for Educators
Global Education Ning The Annual Online Conference
TakingITGlobal Inspire, Inform, Involve
“TIGed is a community of globally-minded educators interested in empowering their students to think and act as world citizens, a collection of resources that facilitate the inclusion of global perspectives in the classroom, and a virtual classroom that allows students to use collaborative technology in order to connect with people from around the world and learn about global issues.”
A Touch on Common Core Standards
Fewer, Higher, Clearer•Drawbacks of teaching skills and subjects in isolation•Integrating skills throughout the subject areas•Integrating subject areas throughout skill instruction•PBL and Global Projects lend themselves to depth and integration
Example: Repeatedly practicing the English Language Arts key points in a variety of authentic settings:
• Reading • Writing• Listening and Speaking • Language • Media and Technology
How Can I keep Track of all THIS?!
Flattening Classrooms. Engaging Minds
Interested in learning more by joining a book club?
CUSD 304, we start March 12th contact [email protected]
Outside of 304, a free book club starts March 11th
Book Club Link
•I have had the opportunity to work with some of the best teachers in the world.
•I have had to step up to keep up with these teachers, and it brings out the excellence in all of us.
•Challenging ourselves as a group is like climbing a mountain together. We all feel empowered, invincible, humbled, and honored, and it makes us all stronger. We are tethered together and are committed to success for all.
•The world is changing and anyone that is responsible for children can help them by giving them tools to work in a global society.
•There is no going back. Technology is here, rapidly changing, and crucial in our lives. We can use it to our advantage, and we can teach our kids how to use it responsibly.
•Collaboration, as opposed to competition, is the skill of the future. Let’s teach our kids this skill as we live as examples with the other professionals we work with.
•In any field, pushing ourselves to learn and grow wherever our passions lie brings out the beauty and power in each one of us, and that is so radiant it transforms the people around us.
http://donnaroman.tumblr.com/
Now What?
Go to animoto.com and make your own handshake
Go to the KaneCountyInstitute wiki and
Check out •Flat Classroom•iEARN•Gobal Classroom •Global Education Conference
