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7 (1/2) Steps to Flatten Your Classroom
The document emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions in education to help students succeed, such as focusing on their life skills rather than just test scores. It outlines a framework with essential steps for teachers to connect effectively with themselves, their students, and the world, advocating for collaboration and technology integration in teaching practices. Additionally, it discusses the significance of cultivating a growth mindset and the role of digital citizenship in modern education.
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7 (1/2) Steps to Flatten Your Classroom
- 2. Why aren’t wefinding the right answers in education?
- 3. We’re asking thewrong questions
- 4. How can Ihelp my students do better on the test? WRONG QUESTION
- 5. How can Ihelp my students have a more successful life? RIGHT QUESTION
- 6. How can Ikeep my students quiet? WRONG QUESTION
- 7. How can Iexcite my students about learning? RIGHT QUESTION
- 8. How can Ikeep all the strangers in the world away from my students? WRONG QUESTION
- 9. How can Iconnect my students to the world so they can make friends? RIGHT QUESTION
- 10. Essential Questions forToday What are the steps I should take to connect myself and improve my teaching? What are the steps take to connect my students? How has technology changed what we should be teaching? How can I create successful connections that empower learning? How do I cultivate good digital citizenship? What are some ideas and examples of global connections for all grade levels and subjects? Where are some simple places I can start connecting today? Where can I get the slides and links from today?
- 11. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP 4.CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE 5.CHOICE 6.CREATE 7.CELEBRATEand Re-create Cultivate Good Things that Matter
- 12. John Seely Brown,VisitingScholar, University of Southern California “…you can’t just drop new innovations into a classroom and hope that the instructor will invent effective ways to use them.To fully utilize a new teaching technology, you often need to invent new teaching practices as well.” Gamifi-ed Project: An Intergenerational Learning Community http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com Westwood Students (9th graders) & Masters Students from University of Alaska Southeast & Gamifi-ed MOOC ReinventingWriting Hashtag: #KCDTTL @coolcatteacher Part 1: How has writing been reinvented?
- 13. Step 1 CONNECT Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31
- 14. 4 Essential Waysto Connect 1. Connect with yourself 2. Connect myself to others 3. Connect with my students 4. Connect my students to the world
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- 22. FIXED MINDSET A beliefthat you are what you are right now and can never improve or change.
- 23. GROWTH MINDSET A belief thatyou can grow, improve, and learn
- 24. 2 Step StrategyforTransformational Change STEP 1: Innovate Like aTurtle
- 25. Can I change? WRONGQUESTION
- 26. How will Ichoose to change today? RIGHT QUESTION
- 28. Connect Yourself Tip#1:RSS Reader Feedspot (Feedly is also good) I use Mr. Reader on my ipad If you liked iGoogle use netvibes
- 29. Connect Yourself Tip#2:Newsmap www.newsmap.jp
- 30. Connect Yourself Tip#3: Flipboard Flipboard on the Web and Mobiles
- 31. How can Ilearn something when I’m so busy? WRONG QUESTION
- 32. Which PLN toolwill I set up and read 5 minutes a day? RIGHT QUESTION
- 33. 15 minutes 2-3 timesa week
- 42. “Working with people acrossthe world has challenged me.” “The majority of my partners wanted to contribute something meaningful to the project.” Horizon Project Students http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com Casey tells her story P 29
- 43. ©Vicki Davis andJulie Lindsay Taxonomy of global connection p 54-56
- 44. Classroom Wiki (2005)K12 Online Conference Teacher Collaboration Wiki (2006) Flat Classroom™ Project (2006-2012) Horizon Project (2007- 2008) Digiteen Project (2007- 2012) Digiteen Island in Open Sim (2008-2010) Arab Israeli Conflict Simulation (2009, 2011, 2013) Flat Classroom Conference – Doha, Qatar (2009) NetGenEd Project (2009-2013) – with Don Tapscott Flat Classroom Live at ASB Unplugged, Mumbai (2010) India Immersion Project (2010) Eracism Project (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Flat Classroom Conference China 2011 China Immersion Project (2011) Hope for Slaves (2012) Gamifi-ed (2014) Physics of the Future (2014) Shark Tank App Building (2014-2015) H&R Block Budget Challenge (2014-2015) A Global Project Journey
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- 47. Sciracy – PaulineRoberts - NEIGHBORHOOD
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- 50. Sue Sadler –TravelingRhinos
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- 52. My Favorite PLNBuilding Tool www.youtube.com/coolcatteacher
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- 57. Interpersonal F2F Interactions “Thenovelty and addictiveness of technology will harm our relationships and productivity unless we take control.” Flat Classroom Book www.flatclassroombook.com
- 58. Technopersonal Skills Why didyou delete stuff off the wiki? BTW I didn’t delete anything Sorry for accusing you, the history makes it look like you OMG I JUST SAW THE HISTORY ON THE WIKI..Really sorry for any problems
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- 60. We need Intra-personalconnections
- 61. Connect With Myself PastSelf Future Self Read old journal entries Write letters to myself Review old pictures Write in my journal Look at past work Create a CD or DVD of my work this year
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- 63. How can Ido this when I’m so overwhelmed now? WRONG QUESTION
- 64. What are someprojects I can join that are already organized (so I don’t have to stress)? RIGHT QUESTION
- 65. How to findProject Partners? #1 Social Networks 3. Where?3. Where? Description URL Global Project Ideas http://globalcollaborations.wikispaces.com Global Education Collaborative Http://globaleducation.ning.com Taking IT Global http://www.tigweb.org/tiged Classroom 2.0 http://classroom20.com
- 66. How to findProject Partners? #2 Established Networks 3. Where?3. Where? Location URL iEarn http://www.iearn.org/ ePals http://www.epals.com/ Skype Education http://education.skype.com/ Global Classroom Project http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/ eTwinning (europe online) http://www.etwinning.net
- 67. How to findProject Partners? #3 Hashtags 3. Where?3. Where? Location URL #skITsummit2015 or YOUR CONFERENCE HASHTAG Connect with people in your state to do projects! #globaled Global education conversations #globalclassroom Conversations around global classroom conversations #edchat Lots of conversations happen on this hashtag in education #mysteryskype Mystery Skype hashtag on Twitter is also a place where you can find partners
- 68. How to findProject Partners? #4 Conferences 3. Where?3. Where? Location URL K12 Online Conference (online only) - free http://k12onlineconference.org/ Global Education Conference (online only) – free http://www.globaleducationconference.co m/ ISTE ($) http://www.iste.org Lots of conferences by curriculum area Look for them!
- 69. 21st Century Skills 21stCentury CONNECTIONS
- 70. 4 Essential Waysto Connect 1. Connect with yourself 2. Connect myself to others 3. Connect with my students 4. Connect my students to the world
- 71. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT
- 72. Step 2 COMMUNICATE Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31
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- 81. Understanding the MiddleEast through a Simulation Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher 9th Grade Students Westwood Schools Camilla, Georgia USA Dr. Jeff Stanzler Leah Stilman, Eliza Bivins-Fink, Crystal LaBrosse University of Michigan http://aic.conflix.org
- 82. How can Imake it easy to communicate across the world? WRONG QUESTION
- 83. How can Imake sure my students can understand and use synchronous and asynchronous communications methods? RIGHT QUESTION
- 84. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE
- 85. Step 3 CITIZENSHIP Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31
- 87. Best Software EverInvented to Be Safe Online P 103
- 88. We need tobe strong against online threats Identity Theft Cyberstalking Viruses, Malware Spyware Phishing Pharming Intellectual Property Thieves P 102
- 89. My Strategy: Truthor Fiction Bellringers Take current true or false things from Snopes and push kids to find out for themselves. protect students by posing scams that people are falling for now!
- 90. How can Imake everything perfect when my students are online? WRONG QUESTION
- 91. How do Iuse teachable moments to help us all fail forward and learn? RIGHT QUESTION
- 92. 5 Steps toInternet Safety 1.Stop 2.Screenshot 3.Block 4.Tell 5.Share P 104-105
- 93. SELF: Assess yourself:Communications and your Ability Inventory A Living Example. Brain Storm And he’s wearing a pink shirt! Zipper Johnson He has a funny name!
- 94. Chat Room –Day 1 Part 1 Ziiiiiiiiiippppppppppppeeeeeeeeer Yes? ZZZZZZZiiiiiiiippppppppeeeeerrrrr Yes? ZZZZZiiiiiipppppppppppeeeeeerrr Yes? What is wrong? ZZZZZiiiiiipppppppeeeeeerrrrrrrr! Guys, this isn’t funny. I feel like you’re making fun of me. It is just that zzzzzziiiiiippppppeeeeerrrr is a funny name, that’s all.
- 95. Chat Room –Day 1 Part 2 Hello, this is Mrs. Smith, Zipper’s teacher. I know that sometimes things seem funny but a person’s name should be respected. But Zzzzzziiiiiippppppppeeeerrrrr is such a funny name. Who are you, anyway? Please be respectful, or I will remove you from the chat. We’re just saying his name. Besides, our teacher is right here and you’re not our teacher. Fine. we’ll just take this over to Facebook,you can’t do anything about it there! See you there, ZZZiiiiipppppeeer. You are not to move to Facebook. Do not make fun of Zipper’s name. This is not OK. You are banned from the chat. I’m Zipper’s friend, that’s not cool.
- 96. Facebook Phase 1–That Night. Friend Request Sent I will ignore their friend request!
- 97. Facebook Phase 2–That Night. Friend Request Sent Already friends Cool! I want as many friends as I can get.
- 98. Facebook Phase 3–Zipper Messes Up (123) 456-7890 I have a new cell phone. I’ll update it on Facebook so it can send me text messages. Posts to Zipper’s wall (123) 456-7890 Zipper has shared his wall to friends of friends
- 99. Cell Phone –Phase 4 (123) 456-7890 We’ve got him now. No one can stop us!
- 100. Facebook– Phase 5 We’vegot him now. No one can stop us! That’s not cool! Screenshot
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- 102. 9 P’s for Proactive Knowledge 1.Passwords 2. Privacy 3. Personal Information 4. Photography 5. Property 6. Permissions 7. Protection 8. Professionalism 9. Permanence Adapted from Reinventing Writing by Vicki Davis
- 103. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP Cultivate Good
- 104. Step 4 CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE PartII of the Book covers the steps, p 31
- 105. Klossner’s (2010) 90-9-1principle Step 4: Contribute & Collaborate Everyone is expected to contribute in a flattened classroom P 128
- 106. Fosters community(Elbow 373) Helps see problems from multiple viewpoints (Howard 10) Co-authoring impacts the writing of individual authors (Aghbar) Improves Learning Experiences (wolf 2010) “Ideal model for constructing, reorganizing and acquiring new information” (Janssen et all 2010) Global collaboration is essential in today’s workplace (Friedman) Shorten time required to solve pressing world problems (Tapscott) Benefits of Collaborative Writing Hong Kong 2011 Students edit wiki with virtual partners ReinventingWriting Hashtag: #KCDTTL @coolcatteacher Part 1: How has writing been reinvented?
- 107. Audience is Important “Technologycreates opportunities for students to do meaningful work that has value outside school, receive feedback on their work, and experience the rewards of publication or exhibition.” Peck & Dorricott, 1994 http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseactio n=evidence&answerID=9&words=audien ce Read
- 108. The Collaborative WritingCloud 9 Wikis Collaborative Writing Apps Blogs Social Bookmarking Graphic Organizers Collaborative Notebooks ePaper Cartooning Cloud Syncing
- 109. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP 4.CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE Cultivate Good
- 110. Step 5 CHOICE Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31 ^
- 111. How can Imake kids want to learn? WRONG QUESTION
- 112. How can Iinspire curiosity and intrigue about what I’m teaching? RIGHT QUESTION
- 113. Sylvia Martinez @smartinez Maker MovementPioneer Bestselling Author What is the Maker Movement and research behind it?
- 114. Passion Projects inPractice Erin Klein
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- 119. 119119 Yoursphere.com./choose2matter #choose2matter and #geniushourare being used together Angela Maiers
- 120. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP 4.CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE 5.CHOICE Cultivate Good
- 121. Step 6 CREATE Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31
- 123. Rebekah’s Invention:The EyeShotContact Camera
- 124. See: 7 Waysto Use Canva to Create Compelling Graphics http://www.coolcatteacher.com/canva-how-to/
- 126. Does this projectmatter to me? WRONG QUESTION
- 127. Does this projectmatter to my students? RIGHT QUESTION
- 128. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP 4.CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE 5.CHOICE 6.CREATE Cultivate Good Things that Matter
- 129. Step 7 CELEBRATE Part IIof the Book covers the steps, p 31
- 131. Project Celebration: StudentSummit “In addition to the in-class required assessment for a global project, it is advised that students are able to celebrate and reflect with others from the project, including teachers and students. ” P 266-267 Showcase: The Student Summit in Action
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- 133. Ways to Celebrate •Hall of Fame • Best of Project • Award Events • Online School Museum • Press Releases • Social Media Posts • Memorabilia • Online Presentations • “Awards” Shows • Crowdsourced Voting • Participant surveys • Certificates • Personal recognition from administrators • “Popcorn” conversations • Reflection spaces • Journaling • Personal portfolios • DVD Recordings PUBLIC PRIVATE
- 134. Step 7 ½ CELEBRATE PartII of the Book covers the steps, p 31 and Re-create
- 135. Marilyn Monroe “Sometimes goodthings fall apart so better things can fall together.”
- 136. 7 ½ Stepsto Flatten Your Classroom 1.CONNECT 2.COMMUNICATE 3.CITIZENSHIP 4.CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE 5.CHOICE 6.CREATE 7.CELEBRATEand Re-create Cultivate Good Things that Matter
- 137. What am Igoing to do next year? WRONG QUESTION
- 138. What am Igoing to do today? RIGHT QUESTION
- 140. 2 Step StrategyforTransformational Change STEP 1: Innovate Like aTurtle
- 141. 2 Step Strategyfor Transformational Change STEP 2: Select your “Big 3”
- 142. Last Essential Question Wherecan I find these slides? www.coolcatteacher.com/skITsumm it2015 (Also 20% discount on new book there too.)