Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay shared pedagogy and projects to do with Flat Classroom and global collaboration. Included updates from Flat Classroom Projects and Flat Classroom Conference and Live Events Inc.

1. When you Go Flat You
Never Go Back!
Meet the
Flat Classroom®
Directors
Vicki Davis
Julie Lindsay
January 2013: http://www.slideshare.net/flatclassrooms/

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

4. What do we do?
 Flat Classroom® Projects LLC
 Flat Classroom® Project and all other projects
 Kindergarten to High School
 Certified Teacher program
 Flat Classroom® Conference and Live Events
Inc. a 501(c) 3 Non profit
 Conference
 Bringing together teachers and students for a
challenge-based event
 Digiteen and Digitween Projects
 Digital citizenship project kids under and over 13

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. Essential Questions
1. Why Global Projects?
2. How do I define criteria for evaluating global
projects?
3. Where do I find global partners?
4. When do I know I’m ready?

8. 1. Why global projects?
Teacher, IT Director
@coolcatteacher

9. 1. Why?

10. To teach abstract tasks we need:
– Nuance
– Unique situations
– Coachable moments
– Critical thinking
– Problem Solving
– Projects where student’s CAN’T copy from Wikipedia, a dictionary, a
textbook, or online source
– Unique situations
– Interpersonal situations
– Collaboration
– Technology
– Co-creation
– Diversity
– Personalized learning experiences!
1. Why?

11. Can you get
such learning
experiences in
a textbook?
1. Why?

12. The truth about global
collaboration in education.
1. Why?

13. Thomas Friedman 1. Why?
The World is Flat
"The more you have a
culture that naturally
glocalizes - that is, the
more your own culture
easily absorbs foreign ideas
and best practices and
melds those with its own
traditions - the greater
advantage you will have in
a flat world."

14. Because social
media
behavior
cannot define
how students
interact in
educational
spaces online.
Klossner’s (2010) 90-9-1 principle
1. Why?

15. POLL:
How many projects have you
already done in your
classroom?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4 or more

16. 2. How do I define criteria for
evaluating global projects?
Teacher, IT Director
@coolcatteacher

17. • Student age
• Curriculum integration
• Amount of time each week
• Flexibility
• Technology availability
• My own technology proficiency
2. How?

18. 2. How?
The Evolution of Global Collaboration in Education P 7

19. P 236 – Chapter 10
Designing a global
collaborative project
2. How?

20. Revisiting: Project Design
Relationships
2. How?

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

22. Agreeing on core and
optional outcomes with
stakeholders p 45-47
2. How?

23. Agreeing on core and
optional outcomes with
stakeholders p 45-47
2. How?

24. Flat Classroom Project
P 10-11
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
2. How?

25. Digiteen Project
2. How?

26. Eracism Project
P 41
2. How?

27. NetGenEd Project
2. How?

28. “A week in the life…”
2. How?

29. Cindy Shultz, Flat Classroom™ Certified Teacher 2. How?
http://whenmissoulawasyoung.weebly.com/index.html

30. Perspective Detectives
Cynthia Sandler, Flat Classroom™ Certified Teacher
http://tinyurl.com/persp-detect

31. OPEN ENDED QUESTION: Any
other examples you want to
share?
“Successful global
collaborative
projects start with
planning and
designing
meaningful and
understandable
interaction.”

32. global

33. connected

34. project-based

35. students and teachers

36. collaborative

37. 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 of an asynchronous approach

38. The Evolution of Global Collaboration in
Education
P7

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

40. 7 Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
Part II of the Book covers the
6.CREATE
steps, p 31 7.CELEBRATE

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

42. 3. Where do I find global
partners?
Teacher, IT Director
@coolcatteacher

43. How to find Project
Partners? 3. 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 globalclassroom2012-13.wikispaces.com/
Taking IT Global www.tigweb.org/tiged/

44. How to find Project
Partners? 3. 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)

45. How to find Project
Partners? 3. 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
#wrldchat Let’s talk global education!

46. How to find Project
Partners? 3. 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

47. OPEN ENDED QUESTION:
Where do you connect with
other educators?

48. 4. When do I know I’m ready?
Teacher, IT Director
@coolcatteacher

49. Am I willing to redesign my
curriculum to embed a global
project into what my class does?
“Designing a global
collaborative experience
involves transcending the
obvious real time linkup,
fostering higher order thinking
and providing opportunities for
cultural understanding while
usually making a product that
impacts others in a positive
way. ”
4. When?

50. Discuss!
How can we design learning
experiences that embrace
global education as well as
enforce rigor and relevance?
Are these the same?

51. The question is will you…
4. When?

52. What questions do you still
have?

53. Finding the right fit…
Teacher, IT Director
@coolcatteacher

54. 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/

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

56. 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.
http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/flats.html

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

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