Compilation slides of recent presentations sharing information about the Flat Classroom.

1. When you Go Flat You
Never Go Back!
Meet the
Flat Classroom®
Directors
Vicki Davis
Julie Lindsay

2. In This Session We Will….
 Share pedagogical approaches to
connecting and collaborating in the
classroom K-12, and beyond!
 Explore Flat Classroom® Projects and
browse tools and resources available for
global collaboration
 Share stories of connected learning
 Come to an understanding of what a
flattened classroom is and how any teacher
can flatten their classroom walls now

3. Introduction
 Who is the Flat Classroom®? • Where can you find us?
flatclassroomproject.net
 Directors and co-founders
flatclassrooms.ning.com
Julie Lindsay @julielindsay flatclassroomconference.com
Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher @flatclassroom
#flatclass
 Coordinator: Lisa Durff @durff

4. What do we do?
 Flat Classroom® Projects LLC
 Flat Classroom® Project and all other projects
 Certified Teacher program
 Flat Classroom® Conference and live Events
Inc. a 501(c) 3 Non profit
 Conference
 to help scholarship students from areas of the
world in need.
 Digiteen Project

5. Flat Classroom Book!
Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds:
Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a
Time
Published January 2012
www.flatclassroombook.com
More than a book…

6. projects
and
pedagogy

7. Pedagogical
Approaches to Global
Learning

8. global

9. connected

10. project-based

11. students and teachers

12. virtual participation

13. collaborative

14. What is a Flat Classroom®?
Transforming Education through Global Collaboration

15. Wiki-centric Global Collaboration using Web 2.0 Tools
Authentic Problem Solving using Real-World Topics
‘Flat’ learning – teacher to student, student to student

16. B P i
e r c
s a e
t c
t

17. 7 Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
6.CREATE
7.CELEBRATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

18. CONNECTION
Taxonomy of global
©Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay connection p 54-56

19. COMMUNICATION
Traditional Flat Classroom
Classroom
Separated by Unified by the
LOCATION INTERNET
Separated by TIME Unified by
ASYNCHRONOUS
communications
tools

20. CITIZENSHIP
© Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay 2011

21. CONTRIBUTION &COLLABORATION
•Receive
•Read
•Respond
P 128-130

22. Collaboration Primer
• 2 or more people working together
– Higher order thinking skill
• Local:
– geographical proximity
– more opportunity for synchronous communication
– often cultural and linguistic differences minimized.
• Global:
– Collaborators geographically dispersed (eg cultural
and linguistic differences or different time-zones)
– requires more asynchronous communication

23. The Evolution of Global Collaboration in
Education
P7

24. CHOICE
Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

26. CELEBRATE
Why Celebrate?
Step 7: Celebrate
• Ongoing Improvement – Kaizen
• Retrospection
• Closure
• Sense of accomplishment
• Provide feedback
• Cement cooperative learning experiences
A thought about Retrospection…….
• It would be sad to retire and have it said, “she didn’t
teach 30 years, she taught 1 year 30 times.”
The Chapter on Celebration, Kaizen and
ongoing school-wide improvement begins on
page 215

27. Flat Classroom®
Global Projects
P10-11*
Flat Classroom® Project @flatclassroom
P11-12
Digiteen™ Project @digiteen
P13-14
‘A Week in the Life…’ Project Gr3-5 @flatclassroom
P12-13
@netgened
NetGenEd™ Project
P13
@eracismproject
Eracism™ Project
P13
@flatclassroom
K-2 Project Building Bridges to Tomorrow NEW!
@flatclasskids
*See the frameworks for each model on referenced page numbers.

28. The Flat Classroom Project –
the original project from 2006
Mashup =
Mixture

29. Concept Mashup
• http://www.flatclassroomproject.org

30. P 10-11

31. “A week in the life…”
This is the Flat Classroom™ Framework
We use to outline projects. It uses the
Connection Planning Tool p 51-55 and
Flat Classroom Framework p 244-249

32. Tool #1– The Wiki – Write & Publish
• Flat Classroom Project Wiki

33. Tool #2 – The Ning - Communicate
• Flat Classroom Project Wiki

34. Tool #3 –
Google Calendar

35. Tool #4 – Blackboard
Weekly Teacher Meetings * Summit * Awards Show

36. Why global projects?

37. Where do I find global
partners?

38. How to find Project
Partners? 3. Where?
Where?
#1 Social Networks
Description URL
Global collaborative project ideas globalcollaborations.wikispaces.com/
inspired by the Learning 2.0
educational network
Flat Classroom Educator Network flatclassrooms.ning.com
Global Education Conference globaleducationconference.com/
Global Classrooms globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/
Taking IT Global www.tigweb.org/tiged/

39. How to find Project
Partners? 3. Where?
Where?
#2 Established Networks
Location URL
iEarn http://www.iearn.org/
ePals http://www.epals.com/
Skype Education http://education.skype.com/
Flat Classroom Projects http://www.flatclassroomproject.net
eTwinning (europe http://www.etwinning.net
online)

40. How to find Project
Partners? 3. Where?
Where?
#3 Hashtags
Location URL
#flatclass Conversations around the principles of
merging classrooms and co-creating
together
#globaled Global education conversations
#globalclassroom Conversations around global classroom
conversations
#edchat Lots of conversations happen on this
hashtag in education

41. How to find Project
Partners? 3. Where?
Where?
#4 Conferences
Location URL
K12 Online Conference http://k12onlineconference.org/
(online only) - free
Global Education http://www.globaleducationconference.co
Conference (online only) m/
– free
ISTE ($) http://www.iste.org
Flat Classroom http://www.flatclassroomconference.com
Conferences (Free for
virtual $ for f2f)
Lots of conferences by Look for them!
curriculum area

42. Flat Classroom® Certified
Teacher
 14-week online course
 Learn alongside other
educators how to flatten
your own classroom
 Global collaboration
design and pedagogy
 Design your own project
with other global
educators like you!
fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/

43. Our Live Events
 Flat Classroom® Conference
 2009 – Doha, Qatar
 2011 – Beijing, China
 2012 – Germany
 2013 – Japan
 Flat Classroom® Workshops
 Hong Kong 2009
 Mumbai 2010, 2012
 USA (educators) 2008, 2010
 DigiTeacher™ Workshop
 ISTE 2010, 2011, 2012?
 Mumbai 2012

44. Flat Classroom® Conference
a 501(c)3 nonprofit
Asia 2013
Japan – March 8-10, 2013
flatclassroomconference.com

45. Flyers ( Front )
flatclassroomconference.com

46. Announcing F.L.A.T.s!
Flat Learning Action Talks
The online talk you'll want to hear!
Regular online sessions featuring inspirational
ideas from global educators and students.
Starting again in September 2012
http://flats.flatclassroomproject.org/

47. Announcing
Project Databank!
The best global ‘clearing house’ of projects in
the world
Open NOW for applications
http://projects.flatclassroomproject.org/

48. Is there a Flat
Classroom in your
future?
Join us
flatclassroomproject.net
fcp@flatclassroom.org
flatclassrooms.ning.com
@flatclassroom
#flatclass

49. Visit us!
Julie
http://123elearning.blogspot.com
http://learningconfluence.com
Vicki
http:/coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
http://www.coolcatteacher.com