_The Flat Classroom™ Project
_The Flat Classroom™ Project
is a global collaborative project that joins together middle and
senior high school students. This project is part of the emerging tend
in internationally-aware schools to embrace a holistic and
constructivist educational approach to work collaboratively with others
around the world in order to create students who are competitive and
globally-minded. The project was co-founded by Vicki Davis (Westwood Schools, USA) and Julie Lindsay(Beijing
(BISS) International School, China) in 2006when Julie (then in
Bangladesh) and Vicki joined their classrooms together for the first
time to study and emulate the emerging flattened learning environment.
The Flat Classroom Project 2006
is featured in Chapter 13, 'If it's not happening it's because you're
not doing it', of the 2007 edition of Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat' upon which it was based. (pages 501-503)
Flatten (or Lower) the Classroom Walls
MCPS is taking a project-based approach to implementation of the 21st Century Model of Change. Through the completion and/or continuation of key projects each year, the District will modify existing practice and culture through integration of the six key elements of the 21st century model.
One of the main goals of the project is to 'flatten' or lower the classroom walls so that instead of each class working isolated and alone, 2 or more classes are joined virtually to become one large classroom. The project is designed to develop cultural understanding, skills with Web 2.0 and other software, experience in global collaboration and online learning, awareness of what it means to live and work in a flat world, while researching and discussing the ideas developed in Friedman's book.
_Flat Classroom® Projects
Flat Classroom® Project
http://www.flatclassroomproject.net
Digiteen™ Project
http://www.digiteen.
Eracism™ Project
http://www.eracismproject.org
'A Week in the Life...' Project
A Week in the Life - Elementary level project
The Flat Classroom® Conference+
http://www.flatclassroomconference.com
NetGenEd™ Project
http://www.netgened.org