How to unpack and upgrade a traditionally taught lesson for the 21st Century. Examples: Upper elementary Christopher Columbus unit & Middle School Language Arts: Author's Point of View lesson.

1. Upgrade & Bring your Lesson into the 21st Century

2. Globally Connected LearningSilvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearning.comLangwitches.org

4. Christopher Columbus5th Grade

5. Upgrade Your Lesson- 21st Century Skills

6. Upgrade Your Lesson- 21st Century Literacies

8. Upgrade Your Lesson- Roles to Empower Learners Template based on Alan November’s Six Roles for Developing Student Learners

9. Collaborative BrainstormingBetween Teachers

10. Everyone brings something to the table!

11. What do we Know?What do we want to Know?What have we Learned?

12. Reaching Out

13. Looking for Experts to Connect With

14. Collaboration Coordinators

15. Making Contact & Connections Argentina Ukraine

17. Photographer

18. Videographer

19. Formulating Questions

20. Backchanneling

21. Reviewing& Reflecting

22. Authentic Data Collection

27. Analysis

30. Student Engagement

32. Who Owns the Learning?

33. Culminating Project: Planning

34. CC-Newscast Watch Video - http://vimeo.com/16175433

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36. Extend…

37. Author’s Point of View7th & 8thGrade Language Arts

38. Upgrade Your Lesson- 21st Century Skills

39. Upgrade Your Lesson- 21st Century Literacies

40. Upgrade Your Lesson- Roles to Empower Learners Template based on Alan November’s Six Roles for Developing Student Learners

41. A Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

42. Choices…

48. Backchannel Clean-Up

51. Globally Connected LearningSilvia Rosenthal TolisanoGloballyConnectedLearning.comLangwitches.org