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Me and You: Building Tomorrow Through Design Thinking (an International Preschool Collaboration) |
Participate and share : Poster
Regina Harp Emilio Arriaga Nayeli Posadas Marco Salinas Maria Emilia Canton Rebecca Morales
Learn how a Mexican kindergarten class used technology and design thinking to connect with other kindergarten students from around the world. See how they learned about differences, comparing and contrasting realities to imagine a society of peace founded in respect, tolerance and humanism, creating solutions against prejudices.
| Audience: | Principals/head teachers, Professional developers, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Mac, PC, Chromebook Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
| Topic: | Global collaboration |
| Grade level: | PK-2 |
| Subject area: | World languages, Social studies |
| ISTE Standards: | For Students: Knowledge Constructor
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| Additional detail: | Student presentation |
Taking advantage of the Digital Skills developed by our students by learning in a remote learning environment due to the Covid 19 pandemic, we decided to extend our school’s walls beyond frontiers opening our doors to the acquisition of knowledge by the exchange of ideas with children from around the world. Join this session to discover how Highlands International School’s Mexican Kindergarten students used Technology and Design Thinking to connect with students from Everest School (Michigan, USA), Colegio Everest Madrid (Spain) , and Colegio Everest Santiago (Chile) to exchange ideas about their culture and reality learning about diversity to build a society founded in empathy and tolerance.
Students used their school’s iPad to have a first encounter with their peers from other countries in other to reflect with them about their school, their lives, and community to NOTICE the similarities and differences found in our realities. They used their senses to look closely at things in their environment to share them with their peers. Later on, after several encounters guided by their teachers they began to understand each of their realities. As soon as they were able to conceptualize their different identities, they used a diverse range of technological tools, such as those found in Apple Creativity and Productivity tools to share their ideas and WORK TOGETHER to BUILD tomorrow’s society. They created an interactive ebook to teach other children about diversity, tolerance, and respect being the ground rules of peace inspired in their friendship and interactions. Their learning process was documented and uploaded to our "Me and You: Learning from our differences to build tomorrow’s society" Blog through the whole process. They received feedback from their teachers and classmates in order to improve their ideas and take action.
In this project, English, Spanish, Arts, Science, and Technology were addressed transversally, leading students to practice their second language, to strengthen their Spanish, and to develop the sense of empathy to other cultures. The main purpose and objectives for this presentation are:
To share with the audience a Success Story in a 1:1 instructional program, including the challenges faced, and the final products.
To share how 5 preschool classrooms from different countries were able to connect and work cooperatively towards a common goal learning to work in diverse environments since childhood.
To share how Design Thinking and Technology were implemented to enhance and leverage learning experiences founded in children’s reality developing creativity and communication skills.
To share with the audience student creations and proposals that contribute to a a better world.
To share with the audience the digital and communications skills developed by our students through remote learning.
To give our students an international platform to share their ideas.
Outline:
Content and Activities:
Students and their teachers will share with the audience their experience, strategies, and learning process. The audience will participate by listening and asking questions to broaden the perspective of the project. Also, by sharing ideas that leverage our experience and learning.
Time - each participant will be able to stay as long as they want in the stand to, but, in general, they will take about 5-10 minutes listen to how the project developed, the challenges faced, and to share ideas.
Sources:
Goldman S, (2016) Taking Design Thinking to School: How the Technology of Design Can Transform Teachers, Learners, and Classrooms. Routledge, USA.
Noel, L., & Liub, T. (2017). Using Design Thinking to Create a New Education Paradigm for Elementary Level Children for Higher Student Engagement and Success. Design and Technology: An International Journal, 22, 1-12. Retrieved January 1st, 2018, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1137735.pdf.
Wrigley, C., & Straker, K. (2015). Design Thinking pedagogy: The Educational Design Ladder. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 54(4), 374-385. doi:10.1080/14703297.2015.1108214
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