Global Collaboration, Project Based Learning and the Common Core State Standards: Common Core as a common ground for a better world

Your Name and Title: Diane Midness, Director of Professional Development

School or Organization Name: iEARN-USA

Co-Presenter Name(s): Tim Kubik, BIE; Angela Guy, Willowridge High School, Houston, TX; Deanne McBeath, Village Charter School, Trenton, NJ; Linda Giesen, John S. Armstrong Elementary School, Dallas, TX

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Teachers, Administrators

Short Session Description (one line): Global collaboration and project based learning easily can be used to have students master the Common Core State Standards.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): iEARN-USA and the Buck Institute of Education are showcasing how project based learning plans in the classroom and with global collaboration do align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Teachers will share project work their students have done and how well it helped them meet the CCSS standards.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://us.iearn.org, http://bie.org, http://www.corestandards.org/

Replies

France October 29, 2011 at 12:20pm

great Project Diane

A.Flore
Sushmita Hodges October 27, 2011 at 11:12am

Hello,

My seniors and sophomores at St Paul Academy (MN) have over the course of the last 5 years participated in several different project based learning opportunities with other schools in India, US and Australia. I am interested to know more about how you define Common Core Standards for an independent school involved in such collaborations.

I would love to participate in this session based my experience.

Thanks,

Sushmita Hodges

Upper School World history and Modern Asia teacher

1712 Randolph Ave

St. Paul, MN-55105
- Diane Midness > Sushmita Hodges October 27, 2011 at 1:02pm
  
  Hi Sushmita,
  
  We will be showing alignment from specific projects to the Common Core State Standards that have been adopted by 45 states in the USA. http://www.corestandards.org/ Just today there was an article featured in the ASCD Smart Briefs "Common Core Found to Rank with Respected Standards"
  
  http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/26/10standards.h31.html?t...
  
  You may find that your school may have standards similar.
  
  I just found some great videos by the James Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy that can help others understand the Common Core State Standards. http://www.hunt-institute.org/knowledge-library/articles/#articles-...
  
  Diane
Diane Midness October 26, 2011 at 3:06pm

I am pleased to announce that Deanne McBeath will share how the Finding Solutions to Hunger plan has been adopted by her school in Trenton, New Jersey aligns with the Common Core State Standards.

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