Cathy Wolinsky, Betsye Sargent ,Toni Olivieri-Barton and Donna Román

Presenters

Cathy Wolinsky

• Instructional Technology Integrator in Yarmouth, ME, USA

• Participated in A Week in the Life... Pilot

• Certified Flat Classroom Teacher

• iEARN Teacher Leader• twitter: @cathywo• yestechchat.blogspot.c

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Toni Olivieri-Barton

• Technology Coordinator at Shanghai Community International School, China

• Participated in 2 Flat Classroom Projects, 1 Digiteen Project, 1 A Week in the Life Project

• Certified Flat Classroom Teacher

• twitter: @toniobarton• blog:

toniobarton.wordpress.com

Betsye Sargent • Founder, Head, and teacher at     the Phoenix School in Salem,    MA, USA• Master's degree in Early   Childhood Education• Participated in A Week in    the Life... Pilot • Certified Flat Classroom   Teacher Twitter@phoenixschoolFacebook:  ThePhoenixSchool, Salem, MA

Donna Román • 5th Grade teacher in

Mill Creek School, Geneva, IL, USA

• Master's degrees in Reading, Instructional and Education Leadership

• iEARN Master Trainer• Certified Flat Classroom

Teacher

Twitter @donnaromanBlog: donnaroman.tumblr.com  

Global Project Design Model from:

Flattening Classrooms, Engaging MindsMove to Global Collaboration one step at a Time

by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay Co-founders of FlatClassroom Projects, LLC 

and FlatClassroom Conference and Live Events, Inc. 

http://www.flatclassroombook.com Coming out in February 2012

 

To apply for the Flat Classroom Certified Teacher program: http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/certified-teacher-program.html

Project Design Essentials

• Project Aims• Curriculum and Standard Alignment• Student Level/Age• Working Mode: Individual/Team• Required Inputs/Optional Inputs• Required Outcomes/Optional Outcomes• Workflow• Assessment & Evaluation

Seven Steps Design Principles

Step 1: ConnectionStep 2: CommunicationStep 3: CitizenshipStep 4: Contribution & CollaborationStep 5: ChoiceStep 6: CreationStep 7: Celebration

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How many of you have a Personal Learning Network?

Yes  No

Step 1 ConnectionConnecting begins with you, the teacher

• Pull technologies• eBook subscriptions• Hand-held devices• Social bookmarking• Online presence• Networking organizations

 Become a teacherpreneur: • Recognize an opportunity.• Customize your classroom to fit your learners• Take a risk    GO GLOBAL!

KindleDiigo

iPhone/Android

TwitterBLOG

Connect your students with others across the Globe

Taxonomy of Global Connection• Level 1-Intra-connection (classroom) 

• Level 2-Interconnection • Level 3-Managed global connections                                                             

• Level 4-Student-to-student (teacher-managed)    A Week in the Life....    Read across the Globe• 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* Getting students to respond    to one another 

   

People who are passionate about global collaboration stay connected 

 

 

CommunicationWeb 2.0 & Multimedia tools:• Google groups • VoiceThread• iMovie • email• Blackboard Collaborate 

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

  

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

 

Do you incorporate choice to your students' assignments?

YesNo

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

ExamplesArabspring - Yarmouth High schoolhttp://arabspring.wikispaces.comhttp://arabspringcomments.blogspot.comhttp://sandersegypt.blogspot.comhttp://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/research/transformation

Add projects that you would like to share:  http://ispycommunity.wikispaces.comhttp://aweekinthelife11-2.flatclassroomproject.org/

Step 7: Celebration

Skype

Reflection after project is over to celebrate

Student Summit meeting --    Blackboard Collaborate 

What did you learn in this session?Please type on the board:

 Resources

• Flat Classroom Certified Teacher program: http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/certified-teacher-program.html

• FlatClassroom Certified Teacher Projects:o http://readacrosstheglobe.wikispaces.como http://arabspring.wikispaces.como http://phoenixkidsviewtheworld.wikispaces.com/

• wikispaces.com• edmodo.com• voicethread.com