Our Flat Classroom Global Community on Facebook. Come and share your flat learning experiences around the world. Flat Classroom updates posted regularly.
Created by Theresa Allen, Flat Classroom Certified teacher and Project Manager for Digiteen project for the ISTE 2013 Spotlight presentation - 'Do you co-create at the Elementary Level? Flat Classrooms Do!'
"Thank you to all the amazing students and teachers who participated. If you are interested in Flat Classroom Projects, go to http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/about.html."
This is what makes Flat Classroom so special and unique - A Project Manager who takes the time to blog about the project and suggest improvements.
Australia/Sydney-based award winning educator, Chris Betcher, talks about the long-term advantages for students of connecting and collaborating globally. He includes footage from his students today who worked on global projects over 10 years ago and the impact this had on their lives and future careers.
This keynote was produced for the Flat Classroom Project 12-2, November 2012.
http://fcp12-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Keynote
Chris Betcher: http://www.chrisbetcher.comhttp://twitter.com/betchaboy
Produced by Violet Lindsay from media taken at the Flat Classroom Workshop @ASB Unplugged 2012.
The next Flat Classroom Conference will be in Germany, December 6-8 2012. http://flatclassroomconference.com
Flat Classroom in conjunction with Taking IT Global scheduled sessions for Connected Educator Month, August-September 2012.
Highlight: Flat Classroom Book Club with TIGED - starts Wednesday August 22, 5pm EST
"I wanted to create a post about our current project we are exploring in 6th grade. I am working with a small group of students for a global debate project, Eracism, conducted by Flat Class.
We are debating the following topic: "The use of Facebook by students around the world to communicate with one another does more harm than good.""
Honor Morman, a Flat Classroom Certified Teacher, shares her thoughts about introducing global collaboration into the curriculum.
"Here's what two of my students said about our participation in the Flat Classroom Project, a 12-week project in which we collaborated with 15 other classes in seven different countries to create a vision for the future of education and society based on emerging technologies and the characteristics of the net generation:
"[I learned] how important it is to be a member of a global society-communicating globally and working together as a global community is the only way we can solve global issues and improve the lives of all of us. Communicating and collaborating via the web with global partners is how we will do it in future." -Lara
"[Participating in this project helped me become] a global leader, able to communicate important global ideas and different perspectives across cultures and borders and share those ideas for the betterment of my community and the world." -Katherine"
"Collaborative projects broaden teachers' horizons, too, connecting them with colleagues from around the world. Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) and Julie Lindsay (@julielindsay), founders of the Flat Classroom Project, had never met face-to-face when they launched their first collaborative project several years ago. Now, they have co-authored a book, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds to share their field-tested insights about collaborative PBL. They lead teachers from around the world on several "flat" projects annually, using technology to overcome distances and connect learners in shared inquiry and problem solving. "
Flat Classroom, in conjunction with Taking IT Global - 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds'
Starts August 22 5pm EST, (August 23 7am Australia)
Followed by 3 further sessions over the next few weeks.
Come and discuss global collaboration and how to flatten your classroom.
Thanks to CEM organisers for setting up our Flat Classrooms Global Network on the Connected Educator Month website.
We invite educators globally to come and join our network NOW and tell us, via this website form, what you like about this connected community.
Excellent collaborative work by teachers in the Flat Classroom Certified Teacher 12-1 cohort re designing a handshake for Middle school students using Glogster.