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Creating Global Networks #cpstt
Lucy Gray gave a presentation on creating global learning networks at the Chicago Public Schools Tech Talk on February 1, 2013. She discussed the benefits of connecting classrooms globally, providing examples of organizations and tools that facilitate collaboration between educators and students worldwide. Gray emphasized building professional relationships through social media participation and joining existing global projects in order to develop students' 21st century skills through authentic, globally-connected learning experiences.
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- 1. Creating Global Learning Networks LucyGray Chicago Public Schools Tech Talk February 1, 2013 1
- 2. Where the h***is Matt 2012 2
- 3. 3 Download PDF ofslides here: http://www.lucygray.org Underlined text and most images are hyperlinked. Click on these to access web sites.
- 4. Our Agenda Overview The GlobalEducation Conference Tips for Global Project Success Rationale for Going Global Learning Spaces and Tools PLCs and Orgs You Should Know For Educators and Students Demos Google Hangout on Air Skype Steps to Getting Connected 4
- 5. Lucy Gray 5 Consultant Co-Founder ofthe Global Education Collaborative and Conference Apple Distinguished Educator Google CertiďŹed Teacher Middle School Computer Science Primary Grades Image Source: http://www.ďŹickr.com/photos/genista/6898950/
- 6. The Global EducationConference and Network http://globaleducationconference.com 6
- 7. Mission 7 The Global EducationConference Network is a community of practice where people connect and build the professional relationships necessary for effective collaboration across borders. Via this social network, educators and organizations from all over the world share conversations, resources, projects, and initiatives with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards solving real-world problems. Our ultimate goal is to help prepare students for a rapidly changing and complex world.
- 8. Over 600,000 uniquevisitors 8
- 9. 15,000 members from 150+countries 9
- 10. GEC Network Features Groups Searchablemember list Latest activity Discussion forums and blogs Links to resources Events Project database Videos and photos 10
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- 12. Conference Basics 12 Free No registrationrequired The conference takes place around the clock for 5 days during International Education Week (November 12 - 17, 2012) All presentations are webinars given in an easy-to-use video conferencing tool called Blackboard Collaborate Sessions are recorded and archived indeďŹnitely Participants can chat in a backchannel and ask questions of the presenters Volunteers help plan the conference and moderate sessions The entire conference is designed to empower teachers.
- 13. 2012 Keynotes Sasha Barab HassantuBlake Hussainatu Blake Jenny Buccos Karen Cator Chua Chor Huat Mary Clisbee Dale Dougherty Ilona Dougherty Gavin Dykes Jeremy Gilley Beth Kanter William Kist Bobbi Kurshan Larry Johnson Dana Mortenson HĂŠla Nafti Liz Nealon Andrew Revkin Dan Russell Seymour Simon Bron Stuckey Michael Trucano Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Narcis Vives Tony Wagner Doris Wu Randi Weingarten 13
- 14. 14 Build Professional Relationships. Keepit simple. Join existing projects. Evolve.
- 15. @oline73: Can you distillwhy globally connected classrooms are vital in 2010? Photo source 15
- 16. We have urgentproblems that need to be addressed and, in order to prepare our students to work on these problems, we must connect them globally. We must teach them how networked learning leads to networked problem solving. We must connect ourselves in order to understand this process. 16
- 17. âThe Highly ConnectedTeacherâ 17
- 18. CCSSO and Asia SocietyâsPartnership for Global Learning Comprehensive resource addressing global competence Download a copy here. Attend the PGL conference 18
- 19. From Educating forGlobal Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World 19
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- 21. Additional Resources 21 Esther Wojcickiand Michael Levine Teaching for a Shared Future: American Educators Need to Think Globally EdWeek: Global Learning blog by Tony Jackson
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- 42. 42 The Writerâs ClubRobSbaglia
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- 47. A Whole NewMindKarl Fisch 47
- 48. The iEARN ProjectBook 48
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- 51. Step 2: Followand Lurk 51 Search for organizations and people that you know in all of these communities. Check out Lucyâs global education Twitter list: https://twitter.com/elemenous/global-education/members Join Lucyâs Global Education Google+ Community: http://tinyurl.com/globaledgoogle
- 52. Step 3: Addto the Conversation Be generous with your knowledge and resources, and youâll ďŹnd that you will reap rewards. In Facebook, use the @ symbol to refer to pages or people that you follow. In Google+, use the + sign for the same purpose. In Twitter and Google+, use hashtags such as #globaled, #edchat, #fourthchat. For more on hashtags, check Cybrarymanâs collection: http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html 52
- 53. Step 4: Joina PLC & Explore Global Education Conference Future of Education Classroom 2.0 EdReach EdWeb GETideas.org Skype in the Classroom Others? 53
- 54. Step 5: ThinkAbout Your Students How are you going to connect them to other classrooms? Are they going to participate individually or as a whole class? What projects are authentic and relate to your curriculum? Are you going to join an existing community and/or project? Are you going to design a project and build a collaborative space yourself ? What 21st century skills will your student developing by participating? How will digital citizenship be addressed? 54
- 55. Final Recommendations Learn tonetwork; network to learn. Jump into social media when you can. Develop professional relationships with virtual colleagues in PLCs and through social media. Keep projects and experiences authentic. Join an existing group project OR Start small and design very structured projects. 55
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- 57. Lucyâs Contact Info 57 lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com http://lucygrayconsulting.com http://globaleducation.ning.com Username:elemenous On Skype, Twitter, YouTube, Diigo, Flickr, Delicious