Your Name and Title:

Barbara Morganfield, Ed.D. Associate Clinical Professor

School:

Southern Methodist University

Co-Presenter Name(s): N/A

Country from Which You Will Present:

USA

Language in Which You Will Present:

English

Target Audience

Higher Education - Teacher Educators

Short Session Description:

Exploring how teacher educators can flatten their classroom walls.

Full Session Description:

Through Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis’ Flat Classroom Projects (2013), many K-12 educators throughout the world are flattening classroom walls and providing extraordinary opportunities for students to connect, collaborate and learn from others around the globe. Through these projects, students use Web 2.0 technologies and incorporate 21st Century Skills, cultivating a rich understanding of culture and developing global awareness. This session aims to identify ways similar projects can be incorporated in college and university teacher education programs giving future teachers opportunities to develop the skills they will eventually be expected to teach.

This session intends to examine the questions:

1. What opportunities are available for teacher educators to flatten their classroom walls?
2. How can teacher education faculty collaborate to develop global collaborative projects for their students?
3. Can existing Flat Classrooms projects be redesigned to meet the needs of our future teachers? How?
4. What are the challenges in developing global collaborative programs for teacher education students?
5. What are the constraints that must be considered?
6. What are the benefits?
7. What are next steps?

Join this session and participate in a lively discussion focusing on flattening classroom walls in teacher education.


Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/Home

References:

Lindsay, J., & Davis, V. (2013). Flattening classrooms, engaging minds: Move to global collaboration one step at a time.  New York: Pearson