Presentation at ISTE 2013, San Antonio

1. Do you Co-Create at the
Elementary Level?
Flat Classrooms Do!
Julie Lindsay – Director, Flat Classroom® Projects
…with Flat Classroom Teachers!
flatclassroomproject.net
#flatclass

2. Three Parts to Presentation
1. Introduction to the Flat Classroom
2. Global Collaboration Strategies for Success
3. Stories from the Flat Classroom

3. • 1. Introduction to the Flat Classroom

4. Fla$ened
Classroom
Blended
Learning
Challenge
-­‐based
Project
-­‐based
Flipped
Inquiry
-­‐based
The
Flat
Classroom
is
Holis0c

5. The
‘flat
classroom’
is
a
pedagogy
supported
by
technology
h$p://www.flickr.com/photos/59217476@N00/5617505546/

6. What
is
‘Collaboration’?
Something
we
do
already

7. Partnership
for
21st
Century
Skills
h$p://www.p21.org/overview

8. P21C
Skills
CommunicaTon
&
CollaboraTon
Communicate
Clearly
• ArTculate
thoughts
and
ideas
effecTvely
using
oral,
wri$en
and
nonverbal
communicaTon
skills
in
a
variety
of
forms
and
contexts
• Listen
effecTvely
to
decipher
meaning,
including
knowledge,
values,
aZtudes
and
intenTons
• Use
communicaTon
for
a
range
of
purposes
(e.g.
to
inform,
instruct,
moTvate
and
persuade)
• UTlize
mulTple
media
and
technologies,
and
know
how
to
judge
their
effecTveness
a
priori
as
well
as
assess
their
impact
• Communicate
effecTvely
in
diverse
environments
(including
mulT-­‐lingual)
Collaborate
with
Others
• Demonstrate
ability
to
work
effecTvely
and
respec`ully
with
diverse
teams
• Exercise
flexibility
and
willingness
to
be
helpful
in
making
necessary
compromises
to
accomplish
a
common
goal
• Assume
shared
responsibility
for
collaboraTve
work,
and
value
the
individual
contribuTons
made
by
each
team
member
h$p://www.p21.org/overview

9. ISTE
NETS.S

10. ISTE
NETS.T

11. Why
Global
Collaboration?
Global
competency
InternaTonal
mindedness
Cultural
awareness
GlocalisaTon!
The
cross-­‐cultural
skills
and
understanding
needed
to
communicate
outside
one’s
environment
and
to
act
on
issues
of
global
significance.

12. De5ining
the
Global
Collaborative
Classroom
A
classroom
that
is:
• connected
• engages
with
mul0ple
audiences
• engages
with
diverse
resources,
and
tools
• creates
authen0c,
collabora0ve
learning
outcomes.

13. Challenges
of
Embedding
Global
Collaboration
Going
Beyond
the
‘Wow’
Engaging
learners
and
leaders
Shieing
tradiTonal
pedagogies
Having
realisTc
expectaTons

14. • 2. Global Collaboration Strategies for Success

15. 7 Steps
1. CONNECTION
2. COMMUNICATION
3. CITIZENSHIP
4. CONTRIBUTION &
COLLABORATION
5.CHOICE
6.CREATION
7.CELEBRATION

16. Step 1
Connection
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248

17. Connection
Taxonomy
©
Vicki
Davis
and
Julie
Lindsay,
‘Fla$ening
Classrooms,
Engaging
Minds’.
Pg
55

18. Step
2
Communica0on
h$p://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248

19. Teacher
MeeTngs

20. Step
3
-­‐
Ci0zenship

21. ©
Vicki
Davis
and
Julie
Lindsay
2011

22. Step 4 -
Contribution and
Collaboration

23. Technopersonal skills - Synchronous
Collaboration

24. Technopersonal skills - Asynchronous
Collaboration

25. Co-Creation
Collabora0on
©
Emily
McCurran,
Flat
Classroom®
CerTfied
Teacher

26. Step
5:
Choice

27. Choices
for
different
learning
styles
http://k-2buildingbridges.blogspot.com/2012/04/voicethread-sharing.html

28. Step 6 - Creation
To be able to
Create is a
21C
Learning
Objective

29. Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

30. From
Create
To
Co-­‐create
Challenge
yourself……….

31. Co-creating a Popplet with students around the globe.
Robyn Thiessen - Vancouver, B.C.

32. Step 7:
Celebration

33. Celebrate
New friends and achievements
Reflect and evaluate
A sense of accomplishment
Making the world a better place
Enhanced cultural understanding

34. • Flat Classroom Projects for Elementary Level

35. ‘A
Week
in
the
Life…’
A
Flat
Classroom®
Project
for
Elementary
School
students
Grades
3-­‐5,
age
8-­‐10

36. Essen0al
ques0ons
which
will
be
answered
as
part
of
the
project
• What
are
the
similari0es
and
differences
among
children
around
the
world?
• How
can
we
connect
with
each
other
through
our
commonali0es?
• How
does
your
geography
where
you
live
impact
your
topic?

37. 1.
Do
some
research
on
a
week
in
the
life
of
children
in
your
school
around
these
NINE
topics:
• School
0me
• Languages
• Clothing
• Housing
• Transporta0on
• Leisure
0me
• Holidays
• Celebra0on
• Environment

38. 2.
Collect
mul0media
and
share
with
team
members
• Mul0media
choices:
video,
audio,
slideshow,
cartoons,
etc.
• Share
mul0media
online
via
team
wiki
pages
• Discuss
differences
and
similari0es
between
mul0media

39. 3.
Complete
a
final
project
demonstra0ng
your
informa0on
to
the
rest
of
the
group.
• Each
classroom
will
be
responsible
to
assemble
a
number
of
team
projects
• Upload
finished
projects
to
the
wiki
• View
all
the
group
projects
and
compare
and
contrast
the
results.

40. Project
Tools
-­‐
Students
• Edmodo
–
Our
‘social’
educaTonal
network
– Students
in
teams
– ‘Handhake’
–
introducTons
– Share
ideas,
converse,
solve
problems
• Wikispaces
-­‐
Our
collaboraTve
working
area
– Co-­‐create
wiki
pages
with
material
share
for
each
topic
• Other
Web
2.0
tools

41. Workflow
AWL
–
Part
1
Mul0media
Collec0on
Wiki,
Edmodo
Sharing
raw
mulTmedia
Team
Forma0on
Edmodo
Organize
by
Teams
In
Teams,
individual
handshake
Classroom
Handshake
Edmodo
Join
the
AWL
12-­‐2,
Class
Handshake,
teachers’
comment,
interact

42. http://k2-12-2.flatclassroomproject.org/

43. AIM: TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE
BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT AND
ALSO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR
CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION AND BY
SHARING BETWEEN CLASSROOMS.
BUILDING BRIDGES TO TOMORROW

44. TO CONNECT CLASSROOMS AROUND THE
WORLD IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS AND
COLLABORATIONS AND TO SHOW THAT CO-
CREATION OF IDEAS AND PRODUCTS IS
POSSIBLE AT THIS LEVEL OF EDUCATION
OUR CHALLENGE:

45. CREATING THE HANDSHAKE
¢ Handshake phase
— In your groups of 5-6 reach out and ‘shake hands’
over the next week.
— Share this handshake experience with the rest of us
via the wiki and Ning
¢ Tools for the handshake?
— You decide!
— Skype?
— Google Earth?
— Another Web 2.0 multimedia tool?
— Share ideas and surprise us

46. Essen0al
ques0ons
which
will
be
answered
as
part
of
the
project
• Can
very
young
students
effecTvely
connect,
communicate,
and
collaborate
in
a
global
project?
• What
does
this
look
like?
• What
products
can
students
in
mixed
classroom
teams
co-­‐create?
• What
acTviTes
and
structure
can
we
design
and
implement
to
scaffold
this
collaboraTon?

47. 1.
There
are
7
possible
topics:
1. How
We
Play,
2. CelebraTng
Together,
3. Going
to
School,
4. Part
of
a
Family,
5. Making
a
Meal,
6. Sharing
Stories,
7. The
View
from
the
Window
(landscape,
geography)
–
Everyone
does
this

48. 2.
Collect
mul0media
and
share
with
team
members
• Mul0media
choices:
video,
audio,
slideshow,
cartoons,
etc.
• Share
mul0media
online
via
team
wiki
pages
• Discuss
differences
and
similari0es
between
mul0media

49. 3.
Complete
a
final
project
demonstra0ng
your
informa0on
to
the
rest
of
the
group.
• Each
classroom
will
be
responsible
to
assemble
a
number
of
team
projects
• Upload
finished
projects
to
the
wiki
• View
all
the
group
projects
and
compare
and
contrast
the
results.

50. PROPOSED OUTCOMES
¢ Co-created product from mixed classrooms
¢ E-Book creation - to be shared via a
variety of devices
¢ Multimedia product eg Voicethread,
Glogster (Gr 3-5 project use these)
¢ Parent/school presentation - school
assembly? Parent conference session?
Open classroom?

51. Workflow
K-­‐2
Building
Bridges
Mul0media
Collec0on
Wiki
Sharing
raw
mulTmedia
Organising
into
communicaTon
format
Team
Forma0on
MulTmedia
and
Individual
handshakes
Organize
Topics
Select
Tools,
Plan
collaboraTon
Classroom
Handshake
Teacher
Ning
Join
the
K-­‐2
12-­‐2
Wiki
Class
Handshakes

52. • 3. Stories from the Flat Classroom

53. Our Flat Classroom
Projects
Our school, Forest Ridge Academy, is located
in Schererville, Indiana, USA.
Several of our classes participated in global
projects this year. They were exciting,
educational, and most of all fun!
A Week in the Life
Teacher Deb Heinz

54. A Week in the Life Skype
5th graders at
Stone Oak
Elementary
skyping with
students at
Blakely
Elementary
Speaker: Cindy Glenn

55. A Week in the Life Project 2013-1

56. A Week in the Life 2013-1 Animal Facts Group

57. AWL
–
Mystery
Handshakes

58. AWL
–
Mystery
Handshakes

59. AWL
–
Mystery
Handshakes

61. AWL
–
Student
Summits

62. Speaker: Toni Barton

65. K-­‐2
Teacher
Web
2.0
Smackdown
• You
believe
global
collaboraTon
has
a
place
in
your
classroom
• You
want
to
improve
digital
ciTzenship
and
cultural
understanding
• You
want
to
foster
global
competency
amongst
students
and
teachers
• You
have
some
digital
fluency
and
access
to
digital
tools
• You
want
to
use
tools
and
skills
in
meaningful
ways
to
connect
with
others
and
learn
together

66. Building Bridges
http://eagleeyecamera.wikispaces.com/
Teachers and Students connected globally
while following journey of two eaglets.
Aaron Maurer - aarmau@gmail.com

67. Building Bridges
This collaborative iBook was created by Grade
1 and Kindergarten students from Bandung,
Indonesia, Borneo, Indonesia and BC
Canada.
Created by @jasongraham99, @mauimickey
and @B_sheridan
Speaker: Jason Graham

68. Building Bridges

69. Building Bridges

70. Anne
Mirtschin
Hawkesdale
P12
College
Australia
h$p://www.murcha.wordpress.com
@murcha

72. Building Bridges – Fran Siracusa

85. K-­‐2
Handshakes
• From
Japan
• From
Texas

86. Handshake
from
Chennai,
India

87. Building Bridges
Woodmen-
Roberts
Elementary
used iMovie
to tell others
about our
Weather

88. Digitween Skype
Catalyst Charter Middle School
Skyped with Hewitt Trusseville Middle School
Digitween 12-2
Speaker: Sandy Wisneski

89. Eracism - Bracket A
"The use of Facebook by students around the world to communicate with one another
does more harm than good."
Students participating in Bracket A are 11 and 12 years old.
Click on the images to hear the debates.

90. Eracism

91. Theresa Allen – Flat Classroom Certified Teacher and Project Manager

92. • Featuring Flat Classroom® Projects
• flatclassroomproject.net

93. When
you
go
flat,
you
never
go
back

94. Is
there
a
Flat
Classroom®
in
YOUR
Future?
Connect,
Collaborate,
Change
flatclassroomproject.net
#flatclass

95. flatclassroombook.com
More than a book……..
A Journey into Learning
Join our teacher network,
flatclassrooms.ning.com

96. Julie
Lindsay
Director
and
Co-­‐founder,
Flat
Classroom®
Flat
Classroom®
Conference
Chair
Global
Educator,
Leader,
Innovator,
Author
@julielindsay
learningconfluence.com

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