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Project based inquiry in local and global settings
The document discusses Hiller Spires' work collaborating locally and globally through projects involving blended learning, new literacies, and project-based inquiry. It outlines Spires' involvement with China since 2007 through various delegations and partnerships. It then discusses skills needed for the future like problem solving, collaboration, and effective communication. The rest of the document provides examples of project-based learning approaches and tools that can connect classrooms globally to facilitate student-generated, authentic learning experiences.
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- 1. http://bit.ly/1nXEyty New Literacies & Project-BasedInquiry: Collaborating Locally & Globally Hiller A. Spires Professor NC State University
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- 3. CED Delegation toBeijing 2007 US Asia Conference Board 2008 NC/China Summit 2008, 2010, 2012 Chinese Scholar Junzheng Zhang 2009 New Literacies Institutes Beijing 2010, 2013 Student Summer/Winter Camps 2011-2013 Beijing Inst. for Science & Technology 2011 Chinese Scholar Professor Dan Li 2013 Partnership with Suzhou N. A. High School My Involvement with China
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- 5. Spires, Morris &Zhang, 2012 Having Our Say: US & Chinese Teachers’ Perceptions
- 6. 2012 Program forInternational Student Assessment (PISA)
- 7. High-speed, stable, consistent internetconnection
- 8. Globally Competent &Civic Minded STEM & STEAM Knowledgeable Creative Problem Solvers & Critical Thinkers Effective Communicators & Collaborators
- 9. How the demandfor skills has changed Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US) (Levy and Murnane, 2004) Meantaskinputaspercentilesof the1960taskdistribution 40 45 50 55 60 65 1960 1970 1980 1990 2002 Routine manual Nonroutine manual Routine cognitive Nonroutine analytic Nonroutine interactive
- 10. Valued Performances forNow & the Near Future Expert thinking and problem solving involves effective pattern matching based on detailed knowledge. The set of skills used by the stumped expert to decide when to give up on one strategy and what to try next. Complex communication requires the exchange of vast amounts of verbal and nonverbal information. The information flow is constantly adjusted as the communication evolves unpredictably.
- 11. How do you ProblemSolve & Collaborate?
- 12. Partnership for 21stCentury Skills Life and Career Skills Learning and Innovation Skills—4Cs Critical thinking - Communication Collaboration - Creativity Information, Media, and Technology Skills Core Subjects—3Rs And 21st Century Themes http://www.p21.org/ Embracing the 3 Rs + 4 Cs
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- 16. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge(TPACK) Adapted from Mishra & Koehler, 2006 Technological Knowledge Content Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Context Project Based Inquiry (PBI): Process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge Teacher’s Content Knowledge: Expertise in English, History Physics, Calculus, etc. Technology Tools: Audacity Animato Prezi FlipGrid Wikispaces Weebly Voki, etc.
- 17. Ask a Compelling Question Gather & Analyze Information Creatively Synthesize Information Critically Evaluate& Revise Publish Share Act Design Studio Showcase A Project Based Inquiry Approach to Learning Spires, Hervey, Morris, & Stelpflug, 2012.
- 18. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Anderson& Krathwol, (2001); Spires et al (2009)
- 19. Traditional F2F Learning Blended Learning •F2F + Online • 24/7/365 Learning • Just-in-Time Learning What is Blended Learning?
- 21. Video will gohere! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMd- 7Ng9Y8 Embed code: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BYMd-7Ng9Y8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMd-7Ng9Y8
- 22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lori_greig/2202727502/ How You CanConnect Your Classroom! •Global Education Collaborative •Rafi.ki •Flat Classrooms •Global School Net •ePals •Progressive Writing
- 23. Students generate complexintellectual products to demonstrate learning Students learn and collaborate in similar ways found in career and work environments Students are critical consumers and producers of content Teachers are facilitators and academic coaches for high quality student learning
- 24. So let’s giveit a go . . . . http://static.desktopnexus.com/wallpapers/27127-bigthumbnail.jpg Dr. Hiller Spires [email protected] Newlit.org
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