Coordinating in Crises David Newsham & Carrie Sammut
Just in the last few years.... Asia-Pacific Thailand flooding 2011, political unrest 2010 and 2009, tsunami 2004(also Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia) Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011 New Zealand earthquake 2011 Australia bushfires 2009, flooding 2011, 2012 China Sichuan earthquake 2008 Globally Middle East- current political unrest Peru earthquake 2007 USA- hurricane Katrina 2005 Kenya -political unrest 2007
Today our presentation will focus on 1. Our role as a coordinator 2. How to keep students on task and maintain quality learning during an unplanned school closure 3. How to turn the aftermath of the crisis into a learning experience by incorporating the experience into your curriculum, the learner profile and the core components of the diploma
Before the Crisis Have your admin sorted out . . . ● Have a suitable person identified as an Admin Assistant on IBIS ● Keep your address book up to date with IB contacts (back up to a smart phone or webbased account as well) ● Store e-copies of important documentation and forms using secure web-based file storage (eg dropbox) ● Keep student contact details (e-mail and cell phone numbers) up to date
During the crisis: Changes over time: ● May 1998 - Jakarta Riots ● October 2003 - Jakarta terrorist threats ● August 2007 - Peruvian Earthquake ● May 2009 - Swine Flu ● May 2010 - Bangkok "Redshirt Riots" ● October 2011 - Thailand Floods
On-Line Learning tools ● ● ● ●
Edmodo Google Docs MOODLE Skype
Edmodo â—? free, safe social learning network â—? teachers are able to post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, share content and materials, and network and exchange ideas with their peers www.edmodo.com
Google Docs https://docs.google. com
Google Docs is: ○ An on-line suite of basic office-style applications ○ a real-time collaborative working platform ○ Secure and shareable ○ simple to download for off-line use and storage ○ compatible with MS Office; Open-Office and others
MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment)
MOODLE is: ● Free, Open-source Virtual Learning Environment ● Very widely used by schools, colleges and universities around the world ● Easy to set up on a local server or via a third-party web host ● Suitable for building into a whole-school learning platform ● regentsvle.net
Skype ● voice over internet protocol (VoIP) ● free (if one skype user is calling another) ● allows users to communicate by voice, video, instant messaging ● skype in the classroom - Bangkok borders in Pattaya www.skype.com
From Crisis to Opportunity
After the Crisis – How do you take the situation and turn it into a learning experience? We are going to share a few examples of what we have been a part of.
Example 1 Indian Ocean Tsunami December 2004 - a school's response The Koh Phi Phi Tsunami relief project was developed by The Regent’s School Pattaya in response to the disaster. 2005- short term response to help with clean up and raise money for an electrical generator, helped in building houses with the Thai army 2005-2008-lunch program for Baan Koh Phi Phi school Sept 2007- a new community partner Ban Leamtong School - a small sea gypsy community on Phi Phi Together with architecture students from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, a 10 phase project began to build the sea gypsy's a community centre
Example 2 - Peruvian Earthquake August 2007 -Sunampe, Chincha, Near Lima
Short-term CAS Opportunity - Clean Up
Long-Term CAS Opportunity Classrooms and Community Centres
Example 3 - Flooding in Thailand October 2011- an individual’s response � Jonathan- Year 13 student living in Rangsit (north of Bangkok) had his community and his own home affected by the flooding in October of 2011.
Example 3 – Flooding in Thailand October 2011- a subject teacher’s response ● The goal- to design affordable flood proof housing for low socioeconomic Thai’s ● The DT department is going to work with community partners Habitat for Humanity in conjunction with SOA+D (School of Architecture and Design) on this project