1. The World is Flat
and Your Classroom
Can Be, Too
Learning and
teaching with global
peers in the Flat
Classroom™ Project

2. Agenda
• Introductions
• 21st
-Century Global Leadership
• Flat Classroom™ Projects
• Roundtables
– Round One
– Round Two
– Round Three
• Reflection on Learning/Next Steps

3. A little about us and our school
• Helena – the ISA community
• Talia – student/teacher relationships
• Mia – personalized studies
• Connor – global perspectives
• Honor – interdisciplinary, project-based
learning
The International School of
the Americas

4. The International School of the Americas

5. “Global Competence is the
knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to
understand and act creatively and
innovatively on issues of
global significance.”
Council of Chief State School Officers’ EdSteps Project

6. Global Leadership
Performance Outcomes
• Investigate the World: Discover and Explore
Global Knowledge
• Recognize Perspectives: Apply Cross-Cultural
Understanding
• Communicate Ideas: Connect and Collaborate
across Boundaries
• Take Action: Participate and Contribute
Globally

7. "One World - One Web" by PSD, Creative Commons License on Flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/2731067095/in/set-72157604703336122/

8. "The Network" by Hugh Macleod, Creative Commons License on gapingvoid.com
http://gapingvoid.com/2007/04/09/the-network/

9. “Teaching students about the
world is not a subject in itself,
separate from other content
areas, but should be an integral
part of all subjects taught. We
need to open global gateways
and inspire students to explore
beyond their national borders.”
Vivien Stewart
“Becoming Citizens of the World”
Educational Leadership, April 2007

13. Introductory Roundtables
Round One
• The World is Flat and A
Whole New Mind (Honor)
• Educational Networking
(Mia)
• Social Bookmarking
(Connor)
• Multi-Media Mash-Ups
(Helena)
• The 3 C’s: Connect,
Communicate, Collaborate
(Talia)
Round Two
• The Horizon Report and
Grown Up Digital (Honor)
• Emerging Technology
Trends (Talia)
• Information Literacy and
Research Skills (Helena)
• Collaborative Writing on
Wikis (Connor)
• Student Summits (Mia)

14. Round Three – Deep Dive
• The 3 C’s and collaborative writing on the wiki
(Talia)
• Internet research and social bookmarking
(Connor)
• The 3 C’s and educational networking (Mia)
• Video projects and student summits (Helena)
• Flat Classroom Projects and other ways to
connect your classroom to the world (Honor)

15. Reflection on Learning/Next Steps
3 New things you learned
2 Ideas you found interesting
1 Action you plan to take