Going Beyond

The why and how of globally connected teaching and learning.  

Chic Footechic.foote@helix.ac.nz

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Meeting the ChallengeHanding over the locus of control • Inspiring• Encouraging

Scaffolding learners who are• Curious• Creative• Caring

Global Citizenspgl-corbis1-1_1.pngasiasociety.org

What year are you preparing your students for?Heidi Hayes Jacobs

plpnetwork.com

Learning is an endless journey…..

• Authentic

• Action Based

• Use of prior knowledge to build ‘new’ knowledge

• Reflective

www.theverge.com

How do you model this ……….?

Thinking Differently About Learning

• How thin are your classroom walls?

• Do you talk to strangers globally?

• Are you transparent in modeling the skills and dispositions needed?

• What does this mean for Learning Landscapes in the 21st C?

Source: Three Starting Points for Thinking Differently About LearningBy Will Richardson http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/guest-post-three-starting-points-for-thinking-differently-about-learning/

It begins with us….

How Are We Modeling The Learning?

• Personally

• Professionally

• Classroom

• Wider Learning Community

• Globally

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Roles and Responsibilities

Purpose

Knowledge Creation

Application

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Global Communicators & Collaborators

Digital Learning Roles

Curriculum Reviewers

http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/The-Digital-Learning-Farm-Flyer.pdf

21st Century Fleuncey Project. http://fluency21.com/

Fluency in Learning

What does this mean?

For the teacher?

Develop and follow a personal professional global network: PLN

Globally Connect, Communicate, Collaborate

Identify follow and use new forms of communication and expression

Model expectations of the learner

Make learning visible

Establishing clear processes –work flow fluency (Silvia Tolisano)

Transparent – Reflect and Share

Source: Silvia Tolisano

http://langwitches.org/blog/

http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Next-Steps-Checklist-template.pdf

So how do we make this a reality?

Becoming a Global Educator Changing Behaviours

21st CLearning

ReviewCurrent

Behaviours and Practices

ReflectOn Changes

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RevisePrevious

Behaviours and Practices

RenewEstablish Revised

Behaviours and Practices

Changing Behaviours

TrySomething New

Establish Routine

Follow Links

Reflect

Respond

Jump In• Follow• Read and learn• Respond and share

Apply

• Skype, Twitter, Blogs• Images, Video, Infographics• Talk to Strangers: Experts, Peers,

Eye-Witnesses

Amplify • Upgrade Units

With thanks to Silvia Tolisanowww.langwitches.orgAdapted from:http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/globally-connected-learning.pdf

What does this mean…..

For the Learner?

Owning and leading learning

Questioning, curious and creative

Communicate, cooperate, collaborate

Coaching and tutoring others

Curators of Learning

Take Action

Authentic Audience and Purpose

LearnerCompetenciesSelf MotivatedSelf Directed

Reflective

Literacies BasicGlobal

NetworkInformation

Media Digital

(Citizenship/Identity)

Skills Communicate Collaborate

ConnectCreate

Think Critically, Problem Solve

Presentation Designers and

Communicators

Information Curators

FindEvaluateAnalyzeRemix

Present & Share Fluent Demonstrator

Evidence of Learning & Sharing

Tutorial Designers

ConnectedTo the world

Adapted from: Silvia Tolisano http://langwitches.org/blog/http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Next-Steps-Checklist-template.pdf

The Possibilities are Endless…..

commons.wikimedia.orgblogs.independent.co.uk

cevikarda.com

lehigh.edu

userlogos.org

Guides and Processes

Source: http://langwitches.org/blog/

There are many sources• Identify your goal/purpose

• Choose one that “speaks to you” and your goal/s

• Engage/interact with the developer/educator

• Adapt to suit your style

• Involve the learners in developing and reviewing

• Feedback to the original developer

Blogging to Learnwith thanks to Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano www.langwitches.org

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Twitter Pathway – An Example

Check twitter feed over a cup of coffee• sort & sift

using tweetdeck

Open Link from @lindayollis

Takes me to http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/make-scratch-cat-move

Links to: http://youtu.be/aNyBd--l2c0

Uploaded to https://www.facebook.com/HelixConsultingNZ?ref=hl

Shifting From…….. Meets requirements

Topic focused

Context specific

Knowledge Acquisition

Teacher generated, organised and led

Task oriented

Classroom based

…………..To Balanced, purposeful, relevant

selection

Big ideas & Conceptual Understanding

Skills and Competencies

Knowledge Generation

Transfer & Application

Student generated. Teacher facilitated and guided as needed

Problem/Action based

Globally connectedhttps://vimeo.com/65334954

Establishing a Globally Connected Learning Community

http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/10/30/becoming-a-globally-connected-teacher/

Considerations: How is global awareness and education important to NZ

students?

How do we effectively develop the focus on Global Awareness/Global Competencies in our crowded curriculum?

How effectively do we infuse culture BEYOND food, music, games, festivals, language or art?

What do we need to do as educators in order to implement a globally connected learning environment?

Adapted from questions developed by Silvia Tolisano http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/10/30/becoming-a-globally-connected-teacher/

Global Competencies

http://www.edsteps.org/CCSSO/DownloadPopUp.aspx?url=SampleWorks/Matrix_Print_Apr8.pdf

Global Citizenship

Big Idea

The qualities of citizenship affect the global "footprint" we create now and in our future world.

1. Identify goal?

2. Identify problem/s to solve

3. Critical Skills to be applied

Potential Global Collaborations and Connections

How will you:

Investigate the world

Recognise Perspective

Communicate Ideas

Take Action

How could you use these to engage the global community (chose one)

Blogging

Twitter

Skype

What other Digital skills might be applied?

Big Idea:The qualities of citizenship affect the global "footprint" we create now and in our future world.

Blog Skype Twitter Other

Global Competencies

Recognise Perspective

Communicate ideas

Investigate the world

Take action

Resources

Task

Select a concept or big idea

Identify 2 curriculum goals

Go to http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/ and explore possible resources

Lessons Learned……. Before our learners can be globally connected we MUST be!

We do not need to know it ALL!

Let our LEARNERS LEAD

Change IS happening….we must be a part of the changes.

Forget the tools and think about SKILLS – then select the most appropriate approaches – or let the Learners chose those with relevance and purpose

Its not as hard as it looks!

FAILURE is an essential LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

REFLECT – CREATE – SHARE

A Few Other useful tools

Show Me

GapMinder

Visual thesaurus

Zooburst

Goggle Art Project

Goggle SketchUp

Museum Box

Mentimeter

Livebinders

ScratchED

Haiku Deck

Educreations

Educlipper

EduTecher

Etc etc etc

Tiki Toki

TimeToast

Resources Skills not Tools

langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SET-Skills-not-Tools.pdf

Skype Mystery Class

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/mclass/About.html

https://vimeo.com/25284448

Paul Solopek

http://www.c21hub.com/globalpartnership/2012/12/12/out-of-eden-paul-salopeks-walk-from-ethiopia-to-patagonia/

Around the world with eighty schools

http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.net/about-2/

Teddy Bears Around the World

http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/teddybearsaroundtheworld/

Flat Classroom Project

http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/

Sources

Silvia Tolisano www.langwitches.org http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Langwitches

Andrea Hernandez http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/wheres-authentic-audience.html

Lisa Neilson http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/3-great-reasons-to-use-twitter-in-your.html

Who Owns the Learning? Preparing Students for Success in a Digital Age. Alan November. (2012)Solution Tree

Currciulum21 Essential Education for a Changing World. Edited by Heidi Hayes Jacobs (2010) ASCD