Global Learning

Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds

There is "so much good" in my readings about the #flatclass projects going on around the world that it's hard for me to contain the information.  Global learning and global connections are an area that is new to me so I find it very intriguing and cannot get enough info!

I'm reading Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis as it was assigned through my EdTech Masters program and certain passages just jump off the page at me!

"Today, the boundaries of learning exist only between the known and unknown...The teacher sets the tone for learning by being a willing participant in the learning process." (p. 33)

"Behind students engaged in learning is a teacher who is engaged in a personal learning journey." (p.34)

"Before you can build a bridge across the world, you have to build a bridge with your own administration." (p. 45)

"Delegating a new project entirely to the IT department may make sense, but excluding everyone else may kill the use of the technology in the long run.  If you goal is successful adoption of technology, it may be more logical to take the slower route that involves teachers and students.  You can't have a grassroots movement to use technology by involving only the 'trees' (administrative staff); rather, you must involve people at all levels of the organization." (p.49)

And my favorite one that I posted to my Twitter feed:

"The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are." C.S. Lewis #pln #edtech #txed
— Jamie Locklin (@jamielocklin) February 19, 2014

I can't wait to see where this learning takes me and my students!