Professional Development Without Borders: TWB Canada Sharon Peters wearejustlearning.pbwiki.com A presentation for Dr. Toledo’s class April 16 2009

Personal Learning Environments/Networks Who is responsible for your learning? Diagram: Dr. Alec Couros

At 59 million, teachers are the largest professionally-trained group in the world 100 million children do not go to school, 66% - girls 850 million illiterate adults HIV-AIDS infections, domestic violence, the sex trade, military gangs are dominated by the undereducated … and the key to social and economic development

At 59 million, teachers are the largest professionally-trained group in the world

TWB-Canada is a non-profit NGO devoted to closing the education divide through teacher professional development and community education.

Cape Town Naivasha, Laikipia Districts TWB Canada July-Aug ‘08

teacherswithoutborders.org International site

TWB Canada July-Aug ‘08 South Africa - 3 weeks Team of 5 Canadian teachers Needs assessment with Khanya and Edunov a Two sets of w orkshops for developing ICT skills in teachers in two townships Follow-up visits

South Africa - 3 weeks

Team of 5 Canadian teachers

Needs assessment with Khanya and Edunov a

Two sets of w orkshops for developing ICT skills in teachers in two townships

Follow-up visits

TWB Canada July-Aug ‘09 South Africa - 4 weeks Team of 6-8 multinational teachers + SA teachers Partnering with Edunova, Khanya and others Two sets of workshops for developing ICT skills in teachers in two townships 1 week of bootcamp workshops for admin leaders Follow-up visits

South Africa - 4 weeks

Team of 6-8 multinational teachers + SA teachers

Partnering with Edunova, Khanya and others

Two sets of workshops for developing ICT skills in teachers in two townships

1 week of bootcamp workshops for admin leaders

Follow-up visits

Kenya: 4 weeks Needs assessment with District Educator Officers (2 districts), Kenya Institute of Education and Canada High Commission (CIDA), partnering NGOs Two sets of workshops (Secondary, Elem) for teachers of English, math, and science Follow-up visits to schools in the area Visits to school facilities with special needs Report of recommendations made to KIE Identification of Kenyan teachers to lead workshops next year TWB Canada July-Aug ‘08

Kenya: 4 weeks

Needs assessment with District Educator Officers (2 districts), Kenya Institute of Education and Canada High Commission (CIDA), partnering NGOs

Two sets of workshops (Secondary, Elem) for teachers of English, math, and science

Follow-up visits to schools in the area

Visits to school facilities with special needs

Report of recommendations made to KIE

Identification of Kenyan teachers to lead workshops next year

Kenya: 4 weeks Two sets of workshops (Secondary, Elem) for teachers of English, math, and science in two districts with Kenyan teachers 1-2 weeks of ICT training in West Kenya Follow-up visits to schools in the area Visits to school facilities with special needs Report of recommendations made to KIE TWB Canada July-Aug ‘09

Kenya: 4 weeks

Two sets of workshops (Secondary, Elem) for teachers of English, math, and science in two districts with Kenyan teachers

1-2 weeks of ICT training in West Kenya

Follow-up visits to schools in the area

Visits to school facilities with special needs

Report of recommendations made to KIE

Profiles Fezeka High School Thananga Ng’anga Teacher at Miti Mingi High School John Michuri Principal of Tigithi Sec. Paul Mwaniki, CTC

Partnering NGOs www.edunova.org www.olpejetaconservancy.org www.educationwithoutborders.ca

Ways to Participate Join Teachers Without Borders Canada Facilitate a class-to-class project Sponsor a teacher to go abroad Participate in an online mentoring relationship Spread the word!

Join Teachers Without Borders Canada

Facilitate a class-to-class project

Sponsor a teacher to go abroad

Participate in an online mentoring relationship

Spread the word!

Global Projects begin.....

... with Globally-Minded Educators

We need globally-minded educators Skills and competency building Models and inspirations WHY GO GLOBAL?

Getting Connected Skills Built Relevance Engagement Cool tools and online spaces Award-winning examples from ordinary teachers Project Opportunities and Portals

Getting Connected

Skills Built

Relevance

Engagement

Cool tools and online spaces

Award-winning examples from ordinary teachers

Project Opportunities and Portals

Skills Built Multiple Literacies: digital, cultural, media Cross-cultural communication Critical thinking Synthesis and summary Info literacy, research, validation, authentication of facts Negotiation and collaboration

Multiple Literacies: digital, cultural, media

Cross-cultural communication

Critical thinking

Synthesis and summary

Info literacy, research, validation, authentication of facts

Negotiation and collaboration

(Tapscott) Whereas previous generations value loyalty, seniority, security and authority, t he NetGen’s norms reflect a desire for creativity, social connectivity, fun, freedom, speed, and diversity in their workplaces.

Deep Learning Supported Computer software is central in the learning sciences because the visual and processing power of today’s personal computers supports deep learning : Computers support reflection in a combination of visual and verbal modes Internet-based networks of learners can share and combine their developing understandings and benefit from the power of collaborative learning from Cambridge Handbook of Learning Sciences, p. 5

Computer software is central in the learning sciences because the visual and processing power of today’s personal computers supports deep learning :

Computers support reflection in a combination of visual and verbal modes

Internet-based networks of learners can share and combine their developing understandings and benefit from the power of collaborative learning

from Cambridge Handbook of Learning Sciences, p. 5

Cool Tools & Online Social Spaces Wikis Skype - Webcasting - Podcasting Blogs Google Docs Content-Learning Management Systems Personal Learning Environments Full descriptions

Wikis

Skype - Webcasting - Podcasting

Blogs

Google Docs

Content-Learning Management Systems

Personal Learning Environments

Full descriptions

These tools offer affordances for students to making meaning

Shared online learning spaces provide opportunities for students to " be human together " (Siemens)

Caveats: Limitations to Global Projects 2 Kinds of Relationships between partnering schools - how to bridge this gap? The Haves - making it meaningful; anticipating cultural differences The Have Nots - differences in edu standards, cost of bandwidth & hardware

2 Kinds of Relationships between partnering schools - how to bridge this gap?

The Haves - making it meaningful; anticipating cultural differences

The Have Nots - differences in edu standards, cost of bandwidth & hardware

Reality-Based Learning Learning situations that empower students to take action for the promotion of societal change

Essential Question: How can Canadian students use technology to promote education in developing nations?

Students from Montréal, Canada

Loise Girls School: where the XOs will be sent Nanyuki, Kenya

Darfur Video Project Youth With Video Proposal

http://take2videos.ning.com /

http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/ The Flip

Karen Guth - teacher at Neveh Channah School in Etzion Bloc, Israel :"I would say that this became a project that engaged the minds, skills, and hearts of our students. It turned the English Bagrut project into an international research, writing, thinking, and teaching opportunity ."

"From all of the work that we have done with other students, I have learned how to look over other people's work and let them edit my own.”

Other Portals Global Virtual Classroom Global SchoolNet iEARN Taking IT Global Teachers Without Borders

Global Virtual Classroom

Global SchoolNet

iEARN

Taking IT Global

Teachers Without Borders

twbcanada.ning.com/

Online Spaces to find us www.youtube.com/TWBCanada twbcanada.ning.com/ www.teacherswithoutborders.org / www.twbcanada.org /

TWB Canada’s Youtube channel

Books of Influence The World is Flat - 3rd ed. (Thomas Friedman) Wikinomics - (Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams) Grown Up Digital – (Don Tapscott) Knowing Knowledge (George Siemens) Three Cups of Tea - ( By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin) Cambridge Handbook of Learning Sciences , (R.Keith Sawyer,ed) Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (George Siemens and Peter Tittenberg)

The World is Flat - 3rd ed. (Thomas Friedman)

Wikinomics - (Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams)

Grown Up Digital – (Don Tapscott)

Knowing Knowledge (George Siemens)

Three Cups of Tea - ( By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin)

Cambridge Handbook of Learning Sciences , (R.Keith Sawyer,ed)

Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (George Siemens and Peter Tittenberg)

Research Self-Regulated Learning / Metacognition (Ley & Young, 2001, Hadwin & Winne, 1996, Boekaerts, 2000) Collaborative knowledge construction environments (Jonassen 1995, Scardamalia & Bereiter, 1994) - computers no longer support ONLY individualized instruction Improvement in motivation, learning and problem-solving behaviour (Hoyles, Healy and Pozzi, 1994)

Self-Regulated Learning / Metacognition (Ley & Young, 2001, Hadwin & Winne, 1996, Boekaerts, 2000)

Collaborative knowledge construction environments (Jonassen 1995, Scardamalia & Bereiter, 1994) - computers no longer support ONLY individualized instruction

Improvement in motivation, learning and problem-solving behaviour (Hoyles, Healy and Pozzi, 1994)

Sharon Peters, TWB Quebec Provincial Contact: [email_address]