Bridging Minds:
a mental framework
“Building knowledge
and building community
to change the world”
Workshop 2009
by Neus Lorenzo
nlorenzo@xtec.cat

Bridging Minds for better citizenship:
pro-action, participation, creativity, responsibility,
innovation, involvement, respect...

The Action- Awareness Models
Multilingual and intercultural attitudes
for dealing with cultural and personal
diversity in a global world
by Neus Lorenzo
nlorenzo@xtec.cat

Traditional teaching sequences
Behaviourist P
Receptive Presentation
Imitative P Practice
Product - creation Production
P

Traditional learning styles
• VISUAL process and global thinking
(Holistic or circular discourse)
• AUDIO process and analytic thinking
(Narrative or lineal discourse)
• KINESTHETIC process and systemic thinking
(Nodular or Network discourse)

Activities 1 & 2:
Awareness
“Let’s find quiescence in
in-between spaces”
by Neus Lorenzo
nlorenzo@xtec.cat

Brindging Minds:
a mental framework
Constructivism A
Activt Awareness
Creative A Aim
Attitude - creation Action
A

Howard Gardner’s propos:

From: Ron Ftzgerald

Bridging Minds Model
•Plural identities
Assessment •Personal strenghts and
weaknesses
•Linguistic diversity
•Integration of personal
and professional
experiences
Awareness
•Share previous experiences
A
•Consider the experiences for reflection
•Develop good practices
•Develop an in-between common project
A A
Action Aim
•Having the vision of a
common project
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it” •Experiencing Bridging
Minds in in-between
(Alan Kay, ICT pioneer) spaces
Aine Ferlong, Mercé Bernaus & Neus Lorenzo

Process Assessment
Growing in
Context (intra-action)
values Wisdom
Time
Building Knowledge
Knowledge
Integrating Information
data
Information Data
Gathering
Identifying Analysing Synthesising Transferring Reflecting
Understanding (inter-action)

Activity 3:
Aim
Learning together about...
TIAMI
by Neus Lorenzo
nlorenzo@xtec.cat

Choose the best meaning for T I A M I

?
? ?
? TIAMI ?
? ?
Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence approach

Activities 4 & ...
Action
Taking into account
Multiple Intelligence

What does bridging minds mean?
Directive
Bridging minds means…
leading
Explanatory
facilitation
Intervencionist
participation
Catalytic
delegation

Developing Competencies
Process
(be)
Knowledge
(think)
Skills Community
(do) (share)

BM Paradigm:
opportunity for individual & social improvement
Competencies for Being
competent, able, useful, happy...
Let’s try!
transformation
sharing
learning
Competition to Have
things, information, friends...
Neus Lorenzo, 2009: Global Consciousness in Europe

Language role
in bridging minds
context and environment
process and strategy
tool and
resource
From: Neus Lorenz, http://espurna.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=34ht42ub57mr3

Teachers’ role students
Action
in bridging minds How?
Working in projects
Participating in web2.0
Vision
colleagues Developing common aims
What? Consolidating
expectations
Mission Learning how (TIAMI)
Who? Changing communicatio
Building inclusive schools getting involved
society Opening to future global
Facilitating social networking
Trainning & sharing results
Adding innovation and networking
Values Researching and experimenting
Why Promoting:
? -Human Rights
-Inclusion & cohesion Descovering responsabilities
-Social transformation Developing shared leadership in education
U
ED
Finding common values Focusing into annual
Learning to learn as a community
Longlife learning fo everybody
international projects for
Knowledge building &
Community building

Bridging Minds:
a mental framework
“Building knowledge
and building community
to change the world”
Workshop 2009
by Neus Lorenzo
nlorenzo@xtec.cat