Distance Learning Foundation With support from the U.S. Embassy RELO and TOT Public Company Limited Bangkok, Thailand

Preparing our Students for the ASEAN Community with the 5Cs Session 1: Culture & Collaboration as Core Principles

Goals of Session 1 To explore and discuss 21 st century skills our students need for success inside and outside the classroom To familiarize ourselves briefly with the 5Cs To establish culture and collaboration as foundational principles To apply these two core principles with regards to the ASEAN Community

Let's Explore! What skills do you think our students need to thrive and succeed in the 21 st century? How would these skills be beneficial for the ASEAN Community in 2015? (BKK-Hua Hin-Nong Khai) (2 min)

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Thailand in AEC 2015 Name some opportunities and advantages that the AEC in 2015 will offer for Thailand. What is the role of English language in AEC 2015 and particularly, Thailand? (Hua Hin-Nong Khai-BKK) (2 min)

“Thailand has advantages over other Asean countries in terms of geographical features, weather, races and cost of living. The question is how can we make use of the advantages we have?” “Foreign languages, English in particular, are our big problem. But we can learn them.” Source: thai-aec.com Visanu Vongsinsirikul, director of Dhurakij Pundit University’s Asean Community Preparation Centre (ACPC) Agree or disagree? Additional thoughts?

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs culture collaboration critical thinking creative thinking communication Adapted from P21 (Partnership for 21 st Century Skills

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs critical thinking Your Thoughts… Why is this skill more valuable today than ever before? (any site)

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs critical thinking Question data Analyze & infer Reason & interpret Synthesize & evaluate Form judgments Consider many other perspectives Present individual viewpoints

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs communication Your Thoughts… How is this skill applied for the classroom and the workplace? (any site)

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs communication Your Thoughts… persuade inform entertain Articulating thoughts clearly Listening effectively Multimedia & multicultural motivate

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs creative thinking Your Thoughts… What can innovation in schools do for the larger community and the world? (any site)

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs creative thinking Adapting and originating ideas Taking risks Think in new directions Being open & responsive Failure as a learning opportunity

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs culture collaboration How are these ingredients to success in today’s “global village”? Of the 5Cs, why should we consider these as core foundations for our students in the AEC?

21 st Century Skills The 5Cs culture collaboration Diverse backgrounds, abilities & perspectives Working together to find solutions to ongoing problems Respecting others Flexibility

exploring CULTURE I. Each site gives a definition of culture. II. Then name some specific aspects that define Thai culture. (3 min) (BKK-NongKhai-Hua Hin)

What’s in your bag or box? culture Culture Bag Culture Box

exploring CULTURE Working individually, think of 6 personal things* that represent you and the culture you live in/by. *each of these personal items have to fall into a different aspect of culture (e.g. music, language, clothing) Then….

DRAW YOUR OWN UNIQUE BAG OR BOX WITH THOSE 6 ITEMS ON IT* *If you can’t draw, then writing is fine…

exploring CULTURE Here is my bag… Now let’s get working on yours! (5 min)

exploring CULTURE Volunteers from each site to show and talk briefly about your culture bag or box!

exploring CULTURE How is this activity important for your students? What can they learn from this?

exploring CULTURE How can you adapt this activity in your class? Please discuss what you would change and/or add and why. (3 min)

Culture and Collaboration “Thought Project” (In groups of 4 to 6) You are assigned to interview people of a different culture and background. You then have to produce a visual document of your interviews and present it to class.

Culture and Collaboration “Thought Project” (In groups of 4 to 6) Who would you interview? Where would you go? What would you ask them? What kind of visual document would you prepare as a group? (a brief example of video)

Culture and Collaboration In AESEAN Please take a moment to comment & reflect on how these two Cs, when applied in your classroom, are crucial for AEC 2015 and beyond. Wrap-Up & Reflection

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