The World acclaimed FLAT Classroom project goes from strength to strength with many new initiatives being launched in February.
Here are some of the latest projects:
- Flat Classroom Project – Deadline for next project is January 23, 2013 APPLY NOW!
- Digiteen and Digitween Project – Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013 APPLY NOW!
- ‘A Week in the Life…’ - Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013 APPLY NOW!
- NetGenEd - Project based on the Horizon Report published in January each year – Deadline February 1, 2013 - APPLY NOW!
- K-2 ‘Building Bridges to Tomorrow’ Project – Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013 - APPLY NOW!
- Eracism – A Global Debate, A Global Community - Deadline for next project is February 7, 2013. Apply Now
For further details and updates of all these projects and so much more please visit the
FLAT Classroom Blog
I am pleased to be able to announce the following Flat Classroom® Conferences:
International School, Dusseldorf, Germany - December 6-8, 2012
Yokohama International School, Yokohama, Japan – March 8-10 2013
Register for either (or both!) using the links above. I would highly recommend early registration to ensure your participation in these hugely popular conferences organised by Flat Classroom® co-founders, Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
As we all get settled into the New Year routine it’s time to look ahead at upcoming opportunities for collaboration and professional networking – Where did January go to?
Here are a few not to be missed happenings:
ISTEC (International Schools Technology Exchange Committee)
This is a ‘free’ opportunity for ICT Teachers/Technicians/IT Directors to get together to share ideas and keep up to date with the latest developments in the world of IT as it affects learning and teaching today.
Bromsgrove International school, Bangkok, Thailand (Wiki)
Friday 10th February 2012 (10:00-15:00)
Twitter Hashtag: #istecbromsgrove
21st Century Learning Conference – Hong Kong
The 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong conference brings educators from within and beyond the region together to interact with ideas and experiences designed to make them better prepared, informed and enthused to be able to bring out the best in the digital native learners they influence.
StuCon2012 - A student-led technology conference
At HKIS in Hong Kong
Dates: March 16-17, 2012
Flatclassroom Digiteen Project
A global hands-on project for middle and early high school students, (typically Grade 6-9)
Twitter: @digiteen
Global Conference on Technology, Innovation, Media & Education
Online – February 7-9, 2012
IPC South East Asia Summer School
SJI International Elementary School, Singapore
7th – 9th March 2012
If you have any conferences, events or opportunities for professional networking that you would like to promote then please let me know 
cliver@digitallearningworld.com
The following Flat Classroom projects and opportunities are coming up in the near future. Please make sure you sign up or contact Flat Classroom for more information.
Flat Classroom Project 11-2 (March-June 2011) – Application Deadline March 1 HOWEVER there is room to add a couple more classes if you apply in the next few days. Details:
http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/flat-classroom-project.html
Digiteen Project 11-2 (March-June 2011) – Application Deadline March 1 HOWEVER there is room to add a couple more classes if you apply in the next few days. Details:
http://www.digiteen.org/apply.html
“A Week in the Life…….” 11-1 (March-June) – Application Deadline March 15. Following on from the success of the pilot project last semester, this project for Elementary level students will commence again before the end of March.
Read about the project:
http://aweekinthelife.flatclassroomproject.org/About+this+project
(and explore the completed project on the same wiki)
Apply via this form:
http://tinyurl.com/fcpesapplication
Eracism Project - Please note this will be run again starting September 2011, more details to come soon.
http://www.eracismproject.org/
http://eracism.flatclassroomproject.org/
Flat Classroom Certified Teacher course 11-1 – Another FCP certified teacher course will be launched by the end of March. Further details to follow. Meanwhile, you may review the structure of the pilot course that ran last semester at:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1-NN1u4zo_HPQwTgog91HCksDwLOV_OqZaJM5o_pBn_4
Application for the Flat Classroom Certified Teacher course on this form:
http://tinyurl.com/flatclassteachercertapply
Thanks to Julie Lindsay, Flat Classroom Director, for all this information.
The Flat Classroom Conference 2011
February 25th-27th 2011
Beijing BISS International School
Although registration for the Student Summit is now closed there are still limited places for the Leadership Workshops. More information at:
http://www.flatclassroomconference.com/index.html
You can join the Flat Classroom Ning Site at:
