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A location for students to share work.....note: gapminder!

I think graphic designers who work with museums to develop static or interactive displays are sometimes very good at thinking about how to represent information so it is visually appealing and helping to foster comprehension. We might reach out to people who do this type of work at some point to consult with students or to offer feedback on our students' work.

James--Should I assume from your note that you have seen Hans Rosling videos where he demonstrates gapminder? I think the Econ teacher in my previous school told me there was a way for students to enter their own data sets into the software; not sure.

Could we use this rubric [or version therof] for evaluating student summatives?

"In a study of sustainable architecture, students work in pairs to create a scale site plan, scale floor plans, scale exterior elevations, a scale architectural model of the home, and a pamphlet explaining the design."

This site allows teachers to search for prospective collaborating students and teachers. You can search by age range, language spoken, academic subject, key words, geographical region, etc. In my initial attempts to look around at projects, the quality of engagement seems to be lacking in many cases. Still, there are some interesting tools if any of our students wanted to make their work accessible to this online community.

"Set Up Web 2.0 Tools and Get Started An ePals Project Workspace is created for you once your project is approved. Use the blog, Discussion forums, file exchange library, calendar, and wiki to execute your project. The workspace is private to you and your collaborative partners."

http://www.newtechnetwork.org/services/learning-management-systems I'm thinking about how we might use technology to support the interdisciplinary connections in our work. New Tech Network describes their LMS that integrates with Google apps.

A 5-minute overview of connectivist pedagogy with some tangible examples. The specific technology tools and products may vary, but this is a simple iterative process of guided inquiry, incorporating resources beyond the walls of a class/school.

"The FIDS framework cultivates the I CAN mindset that allows children to believe they are not helpless, that change is possible and they can drive it. It develops the 21st century skills and creative confidence in people empowering them to use their creative agency to design innovative solutions." http://designthinkingguide.dfcworld.com/

"DESIGN FOR CHANGE is the largest global movement designed to give children an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action. Children and adults learn through the Design for Change Challenge that "I Can" are the two most powerful words a person can believe. Children who have discovered this are changing their world. This year, Design for Change reaches 34 countries and over 300,000 schools inspiring hundreds of thousands of children, their teachers and parents, to celebrate the fact change is possible and that they can lead that change! The challenge asks students to do four very simple things: Feel, Imagine, Do and Share. Children are dreaming up and leading brilliant ideas all over the world, from challenging age-old superstitions in rural communities, to earning their own money to finance school computers to solving the problem of heavy school bags - children are proving that they have what it takes to be able to 'design' a future that is desired." - See more at: http://www.dfcworld.com/about.html#sthash.156lf0CC.dpuf

teachers share resources and talk about how they use this tool with their students http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/#.U2bFe62SxsY

from the designer of this software: http://www.gapminder.org/donations/ Building a fact-based world view Gapminder is a non-profit foundation based in Stockholm. Our goal is to replace devastating myths with a fact-based worldview. Our method is to make data easy to understand. We are dedicated to innovate and spread new methods to make global development understandable, free of charge, without advertising. We want to let teachers, journalists and everyone else continue to freely use our tools, videos and presentations.

Jesse is a good friend of mine. He is now teaching Sustainability at the College of Charleston, but in the past has founded an NGO www.ecofficiency.org He did this TEDx talk while he was at UC Irvine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwGLENEuNGM He starts by saying, "Sustainability ... is a vague concept ... that has been manipulated by a wide variety of people and organizations in order to push projects and ideas... that aren't what I would call sustainable." He's done a lot of work with US and international schools over the years and would, no doubt, be willing to skype in to talk to our students.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/a-global-community.html?ref=opinion This link shows reader letters in response to the original article... and the writer's reply to those letters.

He is a journalist/filmmaker who might be available to talk to our students or visit the school. He presents at Global Issues Network conferences. I think he lives in Beijing.

Added him as a follow on twitter