creating a world class learning environment
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Creating a World Class Learning Environment through the Global
DimensionNick Falk
George GlassAnne Jakins
Aims
• Supporting the individual through international partnerships
• Introduction to our case studies• Impact on teaching and learning• Creative use of ICT• CPD for teachers
Every IndividualIndividual Matters
Proof of Life – Questions and AnswersProof of Life – Questions and Answers
Every Child Matters and the International Dimension
Before we can exchange information with our international partnership schools, we should be secure in our own identity.
“providing skills and confidence for greater independence in adult life”
Henry’s social story
Our Five Year Partnership with Finland
• SEN/ICT partnership with Kampula School
What Makes Me Finnish
Developing Communication Skills with Finland
Otso will speak for himself
Motivation
Soft skills
Raising standards
Watch this face
Sharing emotional literacy through animation
eTwinning/ComeniuseTwinning/Comeniusmanagement tools supporting management tools supporting
2121stst Century Schools Century Schools
Raising Standards Motivating & engaging all students in enjoying
learningDeveloping skills,
knowledge & understanding.
Enabling ‘Student Voice’ and taking
responsibility for their learning
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• Inclusion Inclusion • Community CohesionCommunity Cohesion• Parental engagement in Parental engagement in
learninglearning• Learning extended out with Learning extended out with
classroomclassroom• Life skills for an Life skills for an
interconnected globalise interconnected globalise worldworld
• Provides a real context to Provides a real context to robustly meet existing robustly meet existing curriculum outcomes.curriculum outcomes.
eTwinning/ComeniuseTwinning/Comeniusmanagement tools supporting management tools supporting 2121stst Century Schools Century Schools
Community CohesionCommunity Cohesion
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• Developing soft skills• Raising confidence & self esteem• Collaborative working• Independent learning• Building a sense of community• Understanding local and global
citizenship issues• Effective communication through
the use of new technologies• Ability to function within different
learning environments and styles• Engage with and motivate others
constructively • Empathy, tolerance and
perseverance in challenging activities
eTwinning/Comenius/ISAeTwinning/Comenius/ISA management tools supporting teachers in management tools supporting teachers in
2121stst Century Schools Century Schools
• CPD for teachers through PDW and local Ambassador supportCPD for teachers through PDW and local Ambassador support• Pedagogical exchange and development via portal & project colleaguesPedagogical exchange and development via portal & project colleagues• Opportunity to engage in challenging cutting edge 21Opportunity to engage in challenging cutting edge 21stst C teaching & learning C teaching & learning
methodologiesmethodologies• External evaluation and recognition for all IE External evaluation and recognition for all IE actions• Provide equality of opportunity for every childProvide equality of opportunity for every child
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Practical Steps
• Students identify partnership schools using Google Earth – exchange of information about local environments.
• Select a suitable area in the school grounds – remove centre of potato
• Place trap• Collect and analyse contents• Exchange information with partnership
school.
Developing Scientific Skills
• Podcast exchange with Reunion
Enjoyment, Raising standards, 24/7 learning, peer learning, ICT skills
Curriculum Integration
Community Cohesion and Enterprise
• Ugandan Beads
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialoguesan eTwinning mobile learning projectan eTwinning mobile learning project
Digital Diary Dialogues is a creative ‘student voice’ focused innovative ‘mobile learning’ eTwinning project. The focus of this project is cross curricular, multi age and stage with peer to peer learning activities at the core and is based on the use of the Nokia N95 as a ‘learning tool’ for students in Finland, Scotland, England and Afghanistan creating and exchanging micro blogs and learning objects.
ChallengesChallenges
• Finding meaningful connectivityFinding meaningful connectivity• Overcoming unreliable electricity supply and lack Overcoming unreliable electricity supply and lack
of Internet accessof Internet access• Creating opportunities for effective cultural Creating opportunities for effective cultural
exchange.exchange.• Professional development for teachersProfessional development for teachers• Developing creative solutionsDeveloping creative solutions• Engaging external organisations to provide Engaging external organisations to provide
supportsupport
Effective use of mobile phone technology as a learning and communication tool
Using international links as a creative means of motivating students
Mobile phone safetySharing pedagogies across the partnership
Extended learning
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
Week 1 Week 1 Getting to Getting to know youknow you
8am 11am 1pm 8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm4pm 8pm
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
Week 2 - Life in a Week MondayMonday - sports and games - sports and games
TuesdayTuesday - school clothes and - school clothes and environmentenvironment
WednesdayWednesday - curriculum and - curriculum and school activitiesschool activities
ThursdayThursday - friends (who and - friends (who and where)where)
FridayFriday - family and home - family and home
SaturdaySaturday - clothes and social - clothes and social lifelife
SundaySunday - food - food
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
Week 3Week 3
What makes What makes me happy. me happy.
What makes What makes me sad.me sad.
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
Week 4 – SpringWeek 4 – Spring
Y10 students created and Y10 students created and micro blogged learning micro blogged learning objects via the mobile objects via the mobile
phonephoneImages of the signs of Images of the signs of
spring created by students spring created by students using mobile phone digital using mobile phone digital video and stills exchangedvideo and stills exchanged
Text message haikus Text message haikus expressing their thoughts expressing their thoughts
and feelings about the and feelings about the coming of spring. coming of spring.
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
eTwinning Views from the front line…..
Spring
PHONE to WEB
Language ExemplarsLanguage Exemplars
Kites 4 KidsKites 4 Kids eTwinning eTwinning and and
Connecting Connecting Classrooms Classrooms
Kites 4 KidsFollowing
instructions
Mobile technology
and QR codes
Design and construction
Science and maths
Values Literature
Technologies explored
Kites in Finland
The Kites are Flying
• Michael Morpurgo • Writing skills, self esteem• Breaking down barriers – support ASC
““The reality is that knowledge rather than The reality is that knowledge rather than being found in books and in lectures or being found in books and in lectures or on the Internet is actually constructed in on the Internet is actually constructed in collaboration among learners” collaboration among learners” (Brown & Duguld – 2002)
Digital Diary Dialoguesan eTwinning mobile learning project
A word of encouragement from the people who really matter…….
QR codes and the mobile web.
Connecting the physical and digital in teaching and learning.
Solutions – Developing Digital DialoguesSolutions – Developing Digital Dialogues
• Developing and extending the original conceptDeveloping and extending the original concept• Using mobile phone technology as a robust teaching Using mobile phone technology as a robust teaching
and learning tooland learning tool• ICT training for Afghan teachersICT training for Afghan teachers• Student driven, cross phase language and literacy Student driven, cross phase language and literacy
based learning across the curriculumbased learning across the curriculum• Peer to peer supportPeer to peer support• Project model to address limited access to schoolProject model to address limited access to school• Enriching the learning experience for allEnriching the learning experience for all
Year 2 – Developing Digital DiariesYear 2 – Developing Digital Diaries
Extending the initiative:Extending the initiative:
• The importance of considering curriculum The importance of considering curriculum objectivesobjectives
• Using a web based linkUsing a web based link• Overcoming the lack of electricity with mobile Overcoming the lack of electricity with mobile
phones and solar chargersphones and solar chargers• Literacy and language deliveryLiteracy and language delivery• Student based communication Student based communication
eTwinningeTwinningprovides a context to achieve provides a context to achieve
Soft Skills developmentSoft Skills development
Co-operative workingIndependent learningBuilding self confidenceDeveloping a sense of communityUnderstanding local and global citizenship issuesEffective communication through the use of ICTAbility to function within a variety of learning and teaching styles
Equality of opportunity for every pupilProvides opportunity and a framework to be creative and innovative A context for teaching & learning from basic engagement to cutting edge
Successful learnersConfident individualsResponsible citizensEffective contributors
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
• Effective use of mobile phone technology as a learning and communication tool
• Using international links as a creative means of motivating students
• Mobile phone safety• Sharing pedagogies across the partnership• Extended learning
Digital Diary Dialogues Week 1
Getting to know youGetting to know you8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm8am 11am 1pm 4pm 8pm
Pedanet - Web tools for educational institutions and teachers
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues
Week 2 - Week 2 - Life in a WeekLife in a Week
Daily focusDaily focus
Monday sports and games
Tuesday school clothes and environment
Wednesday curriculum and school activities
Thursday friends (who and where)
Friday family and home
Saturday clothes and social life
Sunday food
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues Week 3Week 3
What makes me happy. What makes me happy. What makes me sad.What makes me sad.
Digital Diary DialoguesDigital Diary Dialogues Week 4Week 4
SpringSpring
Science of SpringScience of SpringY10 students created and micro blogged learning objects via the mobile phone in Y10 students created and micro blogged learning objects via the mobile phone in response to questions from our primary pupils and students in our other partner schools. response to questions from our primary pupils and students in our other partner schools. Temperatures were also recorded and exchanged daily.Temperatures were also recorded and exchanged daily.
Images of SpringImages of SpringImages of the signs of spring created by students using mobile phone digital video and Images of the signs of spring created by students using mobile phone digital video and stills exchanged to show how and when spring arrives in our different landsstills exchanged to show how and when spring arrives in our different lands
Emotional responses to springEmotional responses to springHaikus and poems created by our students expressed their thoughts and feelings about Haikus and poems created by our students expressed their thoughts and feelings about the coming of spring. These were transmitted using the Nokia 95.the coming of spring. These were transmitted using the Nokia 95.