This document discusses teacher inquiry into using technology to facilitate meaningful peer-to-peer learning between students at different schools. It provides background on the Elementary Connected Classrooms initiative and poses the inquiry question "How can we effectively use technology to deepen meaningful connections between students in different schools with a focus on peer to peer learning?". Examples are given of online literature circles and collaboration projects between students. Attendees are asked to brainstorm ideas for using technology to connect students for peer learning.

1. Teacher Inquiry: Meaningful Peer to Peer
Learning Using Technology
Elementary Connected Classrooms Team SD #74 (Gold Trail):
Errin Gregory Chris Lewis Charlee Marlow Nicole Patterson

2. First, questions for you...

3. Place
Place

4. Chris’ Daily Commute

5. History of the Elementary Connected
Classrooms (ECC)

6. ECC Success Stories

7. Authentic Collaboration

8. Extended Learning Community

9. ECC in their own words

10. Online Literature Circles

11. Gatherings

12. Year Long Inquiry Project

13. Sustained Professional Development

14. (Digital) Citizenship

15. ECC goes beyond...

16. English Connected 8/9 & Shared Learning

17. Growing Innovations Project - Rural Schools
OECD - Innovative Learning Environment

18. Last year...

19. Expansion & new team members

20. This year...

21. Teacher Inquiry 2014/2015:
“How can we effectively use technology to
deepen meaningful connections between
students in different schools with a focus on
peer to peer learning?”

22. Recent examples...

23. Increasing Focus

24. Motivated by Peers

25. Sharing Perspectives

26. Transformed Thinking

27. We need your help!
Brainstorm ideas you’ve used or would like to
try to ‘use technology to deepen meaningful
connections between students in different
schools with a focus on peer to peer learning’.
~10 minutes
Paper/Felts
Google Doc

28. Possible Ideas to Try

29. Special thank you to:
You for coming and helping us to learn!
Mike Silverton and Dennis Wong (CUEBC)
Brooke Haller (photos)
Kansas Allen (ECC mom - photos)
Danielle Fredrickson (EA at AES - photos)
ECC students past/present (photos)
Teresa Downs, Superintendent SD #74

30. SD74 Online
www.about.me/connectedlearning
Errin Gregory @erringreg
Chris Lewis @learningteach
Charlee Marlow @CharleeMarlow
Nicole Patterson @froglady37