Join us at the Flat Classroom Conference in Japan March 8-10, 2013!

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69031678@N00/5475400906" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="Flat Classroom Conference 2011" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="160" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5475400906_abca170817_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 240px;">Flat Classroom Conference 2011 (Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69031678@N00/5475400906" target="_blank">ToGa Wanderings</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8107002@N03/5478339430" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="Flat Classroom Conference" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="179" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5478339430_1779e63621_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 240px;">Flat Classroom Conference (Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8107002@N03/5478339430" target="_blank">superkimbo</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a personal invitation for you to attend the </span><a href="http://www.flatclassroomconference.com/conference-asia-2013.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Classroom Conference Japan</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">, to be held at the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.439306,139.65403&spn=1.0,1.0&q=35.439306,139.65403%20(Yokohama%20International%20School)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Yokohama International School">Yokohama International School</a>, March 8-10, 2013. In addition you are invited to bring students as this is a unique conference format that joins both educators and students together in a challenge-based format. You and/or your colleagues are very welcome to come as independent educators without students, but we want you to also consider this as an opportunity for your school to embrace the full conference purpose. The conference environment is 1:1, and provides a sound model for those schools that are already 1:1 or are moving in that direction.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">In order to recognize and appreciate the challenges facing our host country, Japan, our Conference theme will be: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">How do we help each other?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are fortunate to have very close relations with two intermediate schools in the tsunami-hit Tohoku region of Japan, as well the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.tisweb.net/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Tohoku International School">Tohoku International School</a>. In order to highlight the opportunities that we have to support others, in our local environments, participants will be asked to develop project ideas that respond to the conference theme locally and globally, while working in small groups. This is an excellent chance for students especially to integrate with CAS and community and service ideas.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">For educators the conference format provides Web 2.0 skill development, multimedia creation skills and global collaboration pedagogy. Team work will cement ideas and opportunities for implementation beyond the conference. Students will leave the conference with leadership skills, technology skills, presentation skills, and a better understanding of diverse cultures and collaboration. Groups will have a chance to see Yokohama and Tokyo and make new friends while working towards an action project. The </span><a href="http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/fcc/conference-schedule/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Conference Schedule</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> shares essential objectives and workshops.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Internationally acclaimed</span><a href="http://www.flatclassroomconference.com/presenters-japan.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">leaders</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> include </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://cogdogblog.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Alan Levine">Alan Levine</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://wearejustlearning.ca/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Sharon Peters">Sharon Peters</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://123elearning.blogspot.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Julie Lindsay">Julie Lindsay</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://mscofino.edublogs.org/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Kim Cofino">Kim Cofino</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">as well as </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.simonmay.co.uk/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Simon May">Simon May</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read more about the</span><a href="http://www.flatclassroomconference.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Classroom® Conference</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> on the website. Come and join the Flat</span><a href="http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Classroom</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Conference community</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and learn more about previous live events. Learn more about Flat Classroom® through the book:</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flattening-Classrooms-Engaging-Minds-Collaboration/dp/0132610353/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1321982379&sr=8-1&al_rs=#al_rp" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time.</span></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flattening-Classrooms-Engaging-Minds-Collaboration/dp/0132610353/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1321982379&sr=8-1&al_rs=#al_rp" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make your plans now!</span><a href="http://www.flatclassroomconference.com/register-now-japan-2013.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">REGISTRATION</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Classroom® Conference Japan March 8-10, 2013 is OPEN NOW.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brought to you by </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Classroom® Conference and Live Events Inc.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Directors, Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Classroom Administrator, Steve Madsen: </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:conference@flatclassroom.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">conference@flatclassroom.org</a></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Website:</span><a href="http://flatclassroomconference.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">flatclassroomconference.com</span></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Community:</span><a href="http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">flatclassroomconference.ning.<wbr></wbr>com</span></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Further details on the Website for Japan 2013:</span><a href="http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/fcc/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">blogs.yis.ac.jp/fcc/</span></a><br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=cdcd1aee-ee68-4bbb-a22a-de1fd616b1f3" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Join us at the Flat Classroom Conference in Japan March 8-10, 2013!

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