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The World is Flat and Your Classroom
Can Be, Too
Learning and teaching with global
peers in the Flat Classroom
Project
Agenda
• Introductions• 21st-Century Global Leadership• Flat Classroom Projects• Roundtables
– Round One– Round Two
• Reflection and Sharing
21st-Century Global Leadership
“Global Competence is the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to understand and act creatively and
innovatively on issues of global significance.”
Council of Chief State School Officers’ EdSteps Project
Global Leadership Performance Outcomes
• Investigate the World: Discover and Explore Global Knowledge
• Recognize Perspectives: Apply Cross-Cultural Understanding
• Communicate Ideas: Connect and Collaborate across Boundaries
• Take Action: Participate and Contribute Globally
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief, National Council of Teachers of English, 2007 http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/PolicyResearch/21stCenturyResearchBrief.pdf
National Council of Teachers of English21st Century Literacies
tinyurl.com/21cglobal
"One World - One Web" by PSD, Creative Commons License on Flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/2731067095/in/set-72157604703336122/
"The Network" by Hugh Macleod, Creative Commons License on gapingvoid.comhttp://gapingvoid.com/2007/04/09/the-network/
“Teaching students about the world is not a subject in itself, separate from other content areas, but should be an integral part of all subjects taught. We need to open global gateways and inspire students to explore beyond their national borders.”
~Vivien Stewart“Becoming Citizens of the World”Educational Leadership, April 2007
Project Overview / RoundtablesRound One• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)
Round Two• Grown Up Digital and The
Horizon Report (Honor)
Project Overview / RoundtablesRound One• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)
Round Two• Grown Up Digital and The
Horizon Report (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)
Project Overview / RoundtablesRound One• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)• Educational Networking on
the Ning (Mia)
Round Two• Grown Up Digital and The
Horizon Report (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)• Collaborative Writing on the
Wiki (Connor)
Project Overview / RoundtablesRound One• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)• Educational Networking on
the Ning (Mia)• Social Bookmarking using
Diigo (Connor)
Round Two• Grown Up Digital and The
Horizon Report (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)• Collaborative Writing on the
Wiki (Connor)• Digital Information Literacy
and Online Research Skills (Helena)
Project Overview / RoundtablesRound One• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat
Classroom (Talia)• Educational Networking on
the Ning (Mia)• Social Bookmarking using
Diigo (Connor)• Creating Multi-Media Mash-
Up Videos (Helena)
Round Two• Grown Up Digital and The
Horizon Report (Honor)• The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom
(Talia)• Collaborative Writing on the
Wiki (Connor)• Digital Information Literacy
and Online Research Skills (Helena)
• Synchronous Student Summits in Elluminate (Mia)
Roundtable Discussion Questions
• What did you hear?• What stood out to you?• What surprised you?• What did you notice?• What are you
wondering?• What intrigues you?
• What are you thinking now?
• What else would you like to know?
• How might you apply this idea in your own classroom or school?
Reflection and Sharing
3 New things you learned
2 Ideas you found interesting
1 Action you plan to take