Designing curriculum for global understanding

STRAND CFlat World Learning

Designing Curriculum for Global Understanding 

Flat Classroom Live! 2013, HawaiiLEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

Julie Lindsay

Why global projects?

Discuss!

What is ‘collaboration’?

What is ‘global collaboration’?

What conditions must exist to support global collaboration in learning?

Brain Storm

Collaboration Primer2 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

Getting Started with Global Projects

Find like-minded educators

Design Outcomes

Select Tools

Manage for Success

Challenges of Embedding Global Collaboration

Going Beyond the

‘Wow’

Engaging learners and

leaders

Shifting traditional pedagogies

Having realistic

expectations

Global Collaboration 1.0

Global Collaboration 2.0

Global Collaboration 3.0

Evolution of Global Collaboration in Education

The Evolution of Global Collaboration in EducationP 7

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. ”

Project Design Relationships

7 Steps1.CONNECTION2.COMMUNICATI

ON3.CITIZENSHIP4.CONTRIBUTION

&

COLLABORATION

5.CHOICE6.CREATION7.CELEBRATION

Step 1 Connection

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ConnectionPersonal Learning Network (PLN)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/375671790/in/pool-rss

ConnectionPull Technologies

1.RSS Reader2.Tablet-Sized Devices3.Handheld Devices4.Social Bookmarking5.Joining Online Conversations6.Networking Organizations7.Location Based Apps

ConnectionTaxonomy

© Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, ‘Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds’. Pg 55

Discuss!

What technologies do you use to connect with your PLN?• RSS• Social bookmarking• Blog• Twitter• Other?

Brain Storm

Step 2 Communication

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Two types to sustain a global project

Communication

Traditional ClassroomSeparated by LocationSeparated by Time

Flat ClassroomUnified by the InternetUnified by asynchronous communication tools

SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS

Step 3 - Citizenship

Discuss!

What is YOUR definition of digital citizenship?

Brain Storm

Digital Citizenship“…the norms of behavior with regard to technology use” Ribble and Bailey

CitizenshipGlobal competency and confidence

© Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay 2011

Enlightened Digital Citizenship model

Map of world’s Facebook connections Source: Facebook December 2010

Step 3: Citizenship

Technology Access

Citizenship Chapter begins on p 98

You can run into the 21st Century when you know how to use 21st century tools.

Technical Awareness

“To blindly accept a website’s profile settings is to hand over your digital destiny.”

Individual Awareness

“The novelty and addictiveness of technology will harm our relationships and productivity unless we take control.”

Social Awareness

Cultural Awareness Everyone is not just like me. Everyone is like me in some ways.

Step 4 Contribution and Collaboration

Online Existence“The weakness is that if there is a problem, and you e-mail them, they can just ignore the email, or they can just do their own thing and not listen to what you ask of them.”Student in the Horizon Project

Technopersonal skills - SynchronousCollaboration

Technopersonal skills - AsynchronousCollaboration

Co-CreationCollaboration

Discuss!

What is ‘co-creation’?

Can you have co-creation without the 3 R’s of global collaboration?

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Step 5: Choice

Personal Interest Projects

“Invention” projects

Dramatic Projects

Opinion “voice”

opportunities

Oral Debates w/ follow up

Backchannels

Deep Research projects

(proposed by student)

Wikis • Wiki Composition• Writing• Research

• Programming• Organizing• Widget finding• Mentoring

• Acting• Presenting• (Get on film)

• Camera• Photography• Graphic Design• “looks”

• Record audio files• Audacity editor• VoiceThread• Animoto

• Outdoor dig storytlngor photography

• Maps• Environmental

research

• Discussion mgt• Cell phone enabled Blogging or pics, twitter• Live streaming

• Reflecting• Opinion• Reporting on

group issues

Discuss!

What are the reasons for giving students choice in their learning?

What are the characteristics of teachers in the choice-rich environment?

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Step 6 - Creation

To be able to Create is a 21C Learning Objective

Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

Step 7: Celebration

CelebrateNew friends

New achievements

A sense of accomplishment

Making the world a better place

Enhanced cultural understanding

Vienna International School Summit

7 Steps1.CONNECTION2.COMMUNICATI

ON3.CITIZENSHIP4.CONTRIBUTION

&

COLLABORATION

5.CHOICE6.CREATION7.CELEBRATION

Discuss!What are the CHARACTERISTICS of a GOOD Global Project?

Brain Storm

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

How important is collaboration and co-creation in global project design? Does this importance differ depending on the age of the participants?

Project Management

Shared expectations

Support for Success

Reflect and Redesign

Project Design ToolsAvailable on the wiki:

Flat Classroom Framework SampleBlank Flat Classroom Framework

Form (writable)Connection Planning ToolGlobal Project Design Template

Pg.257

Pg.257

Blooms Revised Taxonomy

Research Framework

SAMR and TPACK

SA

MR

The SAMR Ladder

Where do I find global partners?

How to find Project Partners?#1 Social Networks

3. Where?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 globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/

Taking IT Global www.tigweb.org/tiged/

How to find Project Partners?#2 Established Networks

3. Where?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?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

How to find Project Partners?#4 Conferences

3. Where?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!

Discuss!

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

Brain Storm

STRAND CFlat World Learning

Collaboration & Sharing 

Exploring Emerging Technologies in the

Classroom

Horizon Report K-12 2013

Emerging Technologies