21st Century Literacy and Global Competence Flourish in the

Flat Classroom Project

Presented by Catherine M, Edward M, Scott B, and Honor Moorman

from The International School of the AmericasSan Antonio, Texas, USA

Agenda

• Introductions• The International School of the Americas• 21st-Century Global Leadership• Flat Classroom Projects

– The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom– 21st-Century Literacies– Global Leadership Performance Outcomes

• Discussion/Q&A

A little about us and our school

• Catherine – student/teacher relationships• Scott – personalized studies• Edward – culture, community, global studies• Honor – interdisciplinary, project-based

learning

The International School of the Americas

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

“Being able to read and write in multiple forms of media and integrate them into a meaningful whole is the new hallmark of literacy.”

“Students need to be able to use new media collectively as well as individually.”

~Jason Ohler, “Orchestrating the Media Collage”Literacy 2.0 - Educational Leadership, March 2009

“As new technologies shape literacies, they bring opportunities for teachers at all levels to foster reading and writing in more diverse and participatory contexts.”

~21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research BriefNCTE, 2007

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

“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

The International School of the Americas

“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 in partnership with the Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning

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

Friedman’s Concept of a “Flat World”

“a global web-enabled platform for multiple forms of sharing knowledge and work irrespective of time, distance, geography, and increasingly even language”

Thomas Friedman, “The World is Flat,” MIT World video, May 16, 2005http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266

The Eleven “Flatteners”• Connecting the World Online• World Wide Web• Workflow Software• Uploading: Changing Shape of

Information• Web 2.0• Globalization and Outsourcing• Google• PLEs and Social Networking

• Mobile and Ubiquitous• Virtual Communication• Wireless Connectivity

The

7

C’s

of the

Flat

Classroom

• Connect

The

7

C’s

of the

Flat

Classroom

• Connect• Communicate

The

7

C’s

of the

Flat

Classroom

• Connect• Communicate• Citizenship

The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom

• Connect• Communicate• Citizenship• Cooperation

The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom

• Connect• Communicate• Citizenship• Cooperation• Contribute and Collaborate

The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom

• Connect• Communicate• Citizenship• Cooperation• Contribute and Collaborate• Create

The 7 C’s of the Flat Classroom

• Connect• Communicate• Citizenship• Cooperation• Contribute and Collaborate• Create • Celebrate

The International School of the AmericasSan Antonio, Texas, USA

Flat ClassroomTM Project

Student Summit

21st-Century Global LeadershipTaught by Honor Moorman and Cassie Allen

21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief, National Council of Teachers of English, 2007 http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/PolicyResearch/21stCenturyResearchBrief.pdf

National Council of Teachers of English21st Century Literacies

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

The Future is Now

“In the future, how we educate our children may prove to be more important than how much we educate them.” (p. 309)

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Friedman, 2005, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

21st Century Literacy and Global Competence Flourish in the

Flat Classroom Project

Presented by Catherine M, Edward M, Scott B, and Honor Moorman

from The International School of the AmericasSan Antonio, Texas, USA