Flat Classroom Conference Leadership Workshop, Beijing 2011

What is the Leadership Workshop?

The Leadership Workshop will allow educators to explore methods and strategies that provide a fuller understanding of what it means to flatten your classroom and lead and/or support an international global project and associated pedagogical approach. Instructional design for authentic collaboration, use of emerging technologies, and interaction with the Student Summit are key characteristics of this project-based event.
The 3-day  'Flat Classroom Leadership Workshop' has these essential aims:
    • To promote academic excellence through the use of leading technological tools.
    • To simplify and document pedagogical best practices for such projects.
    • To duplicate successful flat classroom practices and encourage the open proliferation of such projects as a standard part of global education and digital citizenship.
    • To focus on challenge-based learning ideals within a Web 2.0, global collaborative context
    • To promote leadership skills for 21st century learning amongst participants of all ages with an increasing leadership role for students in education practice.,

Who should attend?

Educators from K-12 and tertiary levels, administrators, technology directors, curriculum coordinators, pre-service educators and anyone interested in learning more about Web 2.0 tools and pedagogy that will provide opportunities and support for embedded global collaboration.

What will you do?

More coming soon!