wemta - going global presentation

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GOING GLOBALPreparing Students

to be Citizens of the WorldLucy GrayUniversity of Chicago Urban Education Institute

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4


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"...the future belongs to

the nation that besteducates its citizens"

-Barack Obama



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A world class education system meansglobally connected schools



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TODAYS CONTEXT



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The 21st Century Student

New Connections

Connected Individuals

New Communities

Virtual Communities

New Content

Collaborative Communities

Connected in innovative and new ways



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Millennials Want to Learn



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Millennials Want to Learn

With technology

With one another

Online

In their time

In their place

Doing things that matter



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Education Map of the Decade:

Trends, Hotspots and Dilemmas

http://www.kwfdn.org/map/http://www.kwfdn.org/map/http://www.kwfdn.org/map/


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Education Map of the Decade:

Trends, Hotspots and DilemmasParticipatory pedagogy

Personal digital media

Media-savvy youth

Technologies of cooperation

Media rich pervasive learning

Integrating digital natives and digital immigrants

http://www.kwfdn.org/map/http://www.kwfdn.org/map/http://www.kwfdn.org/map/http://www.kwfdn.org/map/


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The New Media Consortium

Horizon Report 2009 K-12

Emerging technologies

Time to adoption

1 year or less

2 to 3 years

4 to 5 years



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The New Media Consortium

Horizon Report 2009 K-121 year or less

Collaborative environments

Online communications tools

2 to 3 years

Mobiles

Cloud computing

4 to 5 years

Smart Objects

The personal web



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The Global Achievement Gap

21st Century SkillsCritical Thinking andProblem-Solving

Collaboration acrossNetworks and Leadingby Influence

Agility and Adaptability



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The Global Achievement Gap

21st Century SkillsInitiative andEntrepreneurialism

Effective Oral andWritten Communication

Accessing and AnalyzingInformation

Curiosity andImagination



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HOW DO YOUPREPARE STUDENTS?



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EdutopiaFebruary/March 2008

http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-world-citizens

http://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-world-citizenshttp://www.edutopia.org/sage-advice-world-citizens


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First you help them define the term citizen

of the world. Then you help them learn

what being a good citizen means -- tothemselves, to loved ones and family, to the

school community, to the surrounding

community. Ones actions can be directly

linked to ones values (beliefs, feelings, and

actions that are important to us), so starting

with a basic understanding of ones values is

essential to any meaningful discussions oncitizenship. The global context is

meaningless unless students are good citizens

of their own nation.



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Right before our eyes, all that the education sectorhas controlled, dismissed, manipulated, validated,

embellished, fictionalized, and ranked within an aura

of tradition and ritual may be accessed by point-and-

click. We need to stop chasing exponentially

expanding content. Inquiry, problem recognition and

solution, creativity, knowing ones strengths and

weaknesses, communication, and relationships arewhat students must be prepared for.



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Becoming a world citizen requires knowledge

and experience of other cultures; U.S. schoolsdo not provide knowledge or experience.

Rather, they provide a cursory glimpse of

others in order to exemplify how not to be

American. Diversity Day does not createworld citizens, it patronizes cultural

difference and touts xenophobia, and always

winds up pandering American culture as

Eurocentrically defined. Only travel andimmersion in other cultures creates world

citizens.



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Prepare students to be citizens of the world

bybeing one yourself. Teach from a global

perspective.



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Asia Society

Globally Literate EducatorsAsia Society Partnership for Global LearningTeachers are:

Skilled and knowledgeable

Critical thinkers and problem solvers

Culturally aware

Aware of world events and global dynamics

21st Century Literate

Collaborative Use media and technology effectively in their work

Responsible and ethical citizens

http://www.asiasociety.org/education/pgl/article-teacherprofile.htmhttp://www.asiasociety.org/education/pgl/article-teacherprofile.htm


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http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/about_us/vision.phphttp://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/about_us/vision.phphttp://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/about_us/vision.php


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MY STORY



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Apple Distinguished Educators

Global Awareness 2006The World is Flat

A Whole New Mind

Berlin & Prague

Rethink. GlobalAwareness.

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=98http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=98http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=98http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=98http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=98


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Classroom 2.0



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Global Ed Collaborative



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GEC Features

Searchable member list

Latest activity

Forums and blogs

Links to resources

EventsProject database

Videos and photos



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GEC Features

Searchable member list

Latest activity

Forums and blogs

Links to resources

EventsProject database

Videos and photos



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Apple Distinguished Educators

ADE Institute Asia 2008Visited six Singaporeanschools

Worked with educatorsfrom Singapore, HongKong and assortedinternational schools

Worked in teams tocreate collaborativeprojects



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EXAMPLES



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Basic Project



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Next Steps



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Deep Cuts

Sample Video33Tuesday, March 24, 2009
http://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/08MultiAge/index.htmlhttp://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/08MultiAge/index.htmlhttp://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/08MultiAge/index.htmlhttp://globaleducation.ning.com/video/717180:Video:22497http://globaleducation.ning.com/video/717180:Video:22497


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TOOLS OF THE TRADE



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Apple Inc.

Tools of the Trade

Photobooth (photos, video, green-screening)

iChat AV (videoconferencing, recording)

Garageband (recording, podcasting)

iWeb (publishing of blogs, photos, podcasts)

iPod or iPod Touch - microphone attachments & apps

Apple Learning Interchange (social networking)



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Suggested Toolkit

Still or video camera-

Check out Woot.com

Web Cam -

Chat client -

Digital recording device or web site-

Collaborative workspace -

Project partners-



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Suggest Toolkit Items

Sharon Petershttp://wearejustlearning.pbwiki.com/

http://wearejustlearning.pbwiki.com/http://wearejustlearning.pbwiki.com/


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Recommendations

Learn to network; network to learn

Keep it authentic

Start small

Join a group project

Keep it authentic

Develop a customized vision of 21st century learningfor your classroom, school and district



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